Built-ins in Pickering
Built-ins are cabinets and shelving fixed to the room, drawn to the walls they sit against and scribed on site. Pickering is largely 1990s and 2000s subdivision housing, with older stock near the lake and country properties to the north. Older houses with chimney breasts and alcoves are made for built-ins; newer rooms with flat walls gain a place for them from a run of shelving with a lit centre.
Pickering, on the ground.
Attached garages and wide driveways make delivery straightforward in the subdivisions, while rural addresses need the route confirmed first. Boxes are built and finished in the shop, delivered and scribed to the alcove over [n] days.
Finished basements in Pickering lose height to duct bulkheads, so we measure after framing rather than working from the joists.
Read more about custom cabinetry in Pickering or the full built-ins page.
On the drawings, and on the quote.
- 01Elevations of every alcove and wall, measured at several heights
- 02Closed cabinets below, open shelves above, or any mix, sized to what you own
- 03Window seats and benches with drawers or lift-up storage
- 04Scribe panels, crown and plinth details that run into the existing trim
- 05Lighting wired in the shop where shelves are lit
- 06Delivery and install by our crew, [n] days on site
No figures published. The drivers, in order.
| Driver | What we look at |
|---|---|
| Linear feet and shelf count | Open shelving is the lightest line; closed cabinets with doors and drawers add parts. |
| Site conditions | Chimney breasts, sloped ceilings and out-of-square alcoves add scribing time. |
| Door construction and finish | Painted shaker at one end, veneer or fluted fronts at the other. |
| Lighting and stone | Lit shelves and a stone top on a console add wiring and a fabricator. |
Paint colour and hardware are the smallest lines. Site conditions and what the piece hides set the number.
Asked before the first call.
Do you build alcove units in Pickering?
Yes. Alcove built-ins either side of a chimney breast are one of the most common jobs in Pickering. Each side is measured separately and drawn as a pair.
Are built-ins in Pickering painted on site?
No. Everything is sprayed in our shop, so the room stays clean and the finish is smoother. Scribe edges are touched up after fitting.
Can you get rid of the corner cabinet in our 1990s kitchen?
Usually yes. The fix is often to end the run before the corner, panel the return and put that storage into deep drawers elsewhere. Where the corner has to stay, a pull-out beats a lazy susan for reach and for what you can actually see. We show both options on the elevations.
Our basement ceiling is low after the ducts. Will a bar fit?
Yes, with the heights adjusted. We measure the finished ceiling at the lowest bulkhead and set any upper cabinet or glass rack under it, then keep the counter at a standard working height so it still feels normal to stand at. Everything overhead is drawn on the rendering so you can judge the headroom.