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Feature walls in Markham
A feature wall is fluted or slat millwork set out so the rhythm lands correctly at both ends, with any door in the wall built from the same panel. Kitchens with pantries, fitted wall units, mudrooms, closets and vanities.
Markham, on the ground.
Markham runs from heritage frame and brick houses in the Village and Unionville, with sloped floors and original trim, to newer estate housing in Cornell and Angus Glen. Older homes bring plaster walls that are rarely plumb and need packing behind the panels, while newer builds give flat drywall and taller ceilings that suit a full-height run. Newer houses take a truck in the driveway and a level carry, while heritage houses have narrow doors and halls that decide how large a box can be. We measure the wall and every plate on it, machine and finish the panels in our shop, then install against a checked substrate and hold the shadow gaps constant.
An older house in Markham has usually settled, so the plinth is built to absorb the fall and scribed to the floor once the counter line is set level.
Read more about custom cabinetry in Markham or the full feature walls page.
On the drawings, and on the quote.
- 01A setting-out drawing showing where every flute or slat lands, plus a rendering
- 02Fluted or slat panels made in our shop in sequence-matched veneer or paint
- 03Concealed doors with the pattern carried across the leaf and the reveal kept constant
- 04Returns, reveals and a shadow gap at floor and ceiling
- 05Headboard sections with the height set against the bed and the outlets
- 06Stair wall panels scribed to the string and the treads
No figures published. The drivers, in order.
| Driver | What we look at |
|---|---|
| Wall area and returns | A flat wall is straight panelling; every return, reveal and outside corner is a mitre that has to keep the rhythm running. |
| Flute or slat profile | A fine flute means more machining per square foot than a wide slat, and a curved profile takes longer again. |
| Concealed doors in the panel | A door hidden in the rhythm needs a hidden hinge, a pivot or a touch latch, plus a leaf built to stay flat over time. |
| Material and veneer matching | Sequence-matched veneer has to be laid out across the whole wall before cutting, which is more shop planning than a painted panel. |
Each wall is quoted on its own line off the setting-out drawing, so the panelling, the concealed door and the returns are all visible as separate items.
Asked before the first call.
Can a feature wall be installed in an occupied Markham home?
Yes. The machining and finishing happen in our shop, so the site work is fixing panels and adjusting reveals. That keeps the dust and the noise in the room for [n] days rather than across the whole project.
Can the wall carry a television or shelves?
Yes, with blocking behind it. We need the bracket details and the screen size at step 01 so the blocking is drawn in and the panel joints fall where the mount will hide them.
We are in a heritage house in Unionville. Will new cabinetry suit the room?
It can, if the door profile, the plinth height and the hardware are chosen against what is already in the room. We record the trim profiles and ceiling heights at the measure. [Any heritage district requirements] apply to the exterior rather than interior cabinetry, but confirm that with the Town before work starts.
The floor in our old kitchen slopes. Will the counter still be level?
Yes. The counter is set level and the plinth absorbs the fall, then the plinth is scribed to the floor and finished so the difference does not show. We measure the fall along the run at the site visit, which is why the plinth is built taller at the low end than the high one.