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Feature walls in Scarborough
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, basement bars and wall units, laundry rooms and bathroom vanities make up most of the Scarborough work.
Scarborough, on the ground.
Scarborough is largely postwar bungalows and side-splits with closed kitchens, wide lots and limited basement headroom. 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. Driveways are wide and front doors open onto a short hall, so delivery is straightforward and the crew can stage boxes in the garage. 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.
In Scarborough the usable height in a basement is set by the ducts rather than the joists, so we measure the lowest point in the room before drawing anything.
Read more about custom cabinetry in Scarborough 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 Scarborough 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.
My basement has ducts running across the ceiling. Can I still get a built-in bar down there?
Yes. We measure to the underside of the lowest duct and design the bar to that height, then either box the duct in with a matching panel or stop the uppers short and add a single shelf. The shop build starts once the layout is approved and takes [n] weeks.
Do you replace just the doors, or the whole kitchen?
We build complete cabinetry: boxes, doors and drawer fronts, all made in our own shop and dry-fitted before delivery. Refacing an existing carcass is not what we do, because in a kitchen of that age the box is usually the part that has failed, not the door.