BradNaylor
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I was in the middle of preparing the cutting list for a kitchen island on Monday when the customer phoned, having just got back from her holiday. She wanted to know which day it would be arriving.
I explained that our arrangement had always been that I would be making the island this week, and that it would be ready for delivery and assembly next week.
Obviously crestfallen, she protested that she must have it this week as she had 20 odd people coming round on Saturday.
What the hell, I've never been one to duck a challenge, so agreed to have it ready for Friday.
$hit! I'd not even ordered the granite yet! Where was I going to get a piece of Angola Black granite cut, polished and delivered by Friday?
This proved to be the easy bit, thanks to Cheshire Marble in Altrincham. I've never used them before but they are now my preferred supplier.
Four days later it was done. I got the last drawer glued up at 10.30 on Thursday night. I was spraying the drawer boxes at 5.30 on Friday morning.
Normally I would assemble the whole thing in the workshop and deliver it in one piece with some assistance. However, the access to the kitchen was very tight, so I had to assemble the island on site. It is basically two MDF boxes sat on a plinth clad in beech panels and frames.
It is a hand painted finish in acrylic eggshell to match the walls of the kitchen and in contrast to the existing kitchen units.
The client loves it, thinks I am marvellous, and is going to tell eveyone in Wilmslow to beat a path to my door!
:lol:
Speaking of Wilmslow, I was back there today fitting a desk and two bookcases which I made the previous week.
The tops to the bookcases and the knobs are still white because the client made a couple of design changes at the last minute. I had to go back to the workshop and cut and prime new tops as she wanted bigger overhangs than originally agreed.
This job was also hand-painted in acrylic eggshell. I've never gone in for hand-painting before as I am a spray enthusiast, but it has many advantages. Touching up is a doddle, and in this case the client insisted on me leaving the paint with her so she could give it all a final coat. Apparantly she just loves painting stuff!
All in all, not a bad weeks work.
Cheers
Brad
I explained that our arrangement had always been that I would be making the island this week, and that it would be ready for delivery and assembly next week.
Obviously crestfallen, she protested that she must have it this week as she had 20 odd people coming round on Saturday.
What the hell, I've never been one to duck a challenge, so agreed to have it ready for Friday.
$hit! I'd not even ordered the granite yet! Where was I going to get a piece of Angola Black granite cut, polished and delivered by Friday?
This proved to be the easy bit, thanks to Cheshire Marble in Altrincham. I've never used them before but they are now my preferred supplier.
Four days later it was done. I got the last drawer glued up at 10.30 on Thursday night. I was spraying the drawer boxes at 5.30 on Friday morning.
Normally I would assemble the whole thing in the workshop and deliver it in one piece with some assistance. However, the access to the kitchen was very tight, so I had to assemble the island on site. It is basically two MDF boxes sat on a plinth clad in beech panels and frames.
It is a hand painted finish in acrylic eggshell to match the walls of the kitchen and in contrast to the existing kitchen units.
The client loves it, thinks I am marvellous, and is going to tell eveyone in Wilmslow to beat a path to my door!
:lol:
Speaking of Wilmslow, I was back there today fitting a desk and two bookcases which I made the previous week.
The tops to the bookcases and the knobs are still white because the client made a couple of design changes at the last minute. I had to go back to the workshop and cut and prime new tops as she wanted bigger overhangs than originally agreed.
This job was also hand-painted in acrylic eggshell. I've never gone in for hand-painting before as I am a spray enthusiast, but it has many advantages. Touching up is a doddle, and in this case the client insisted on me leaving the paint with her so she could give it all a final coat. Apparantly she just loves painting stuff!
All in all, not a bad weeks work.
Cheers
Brad
:^o :lol:
