Alcove Cabinetry in Cornwall
Built-in units either side of a chimney breast. Manufactured to size and delivered across Cornwall.
- Made to size from a measured survey, never cut down from stock
- FSC-certified timber with chain-of-custody paperwork
- Fixed written quotation with the lead time stated
- 10-year workmanship guarantee in writing
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Alcove Cabinetry in Cornwall
Free survey and fixed written price.
Alcove Cabinetry across Cornwall
Alcove Cabinetry is one of those jobs in Cornwall where the survey decides everything. With granite fishermen's cottages, slate-hung terraces and modern coastal builds making up much of the area, off-the-shelf sizes rarely line up. The exposure here is the most severe salt and wind exposure in England, which is exactly the condition that causes accelerated coating failure and salt crystallisation damage at glazing lines. The value is in scribing to alcoves that are never the same width top and bottom, not in the timber bill.
The site visit comes first, because assumptions made in an office get paid for on site. Photographs and approximate sizes are all we need to start.
Worth knowing locally: Cornish exposure grades mean specification should assume worst-case wind-driven rain.
Towns covered
Scribed to your walls
Nothing is square in a real house. Everything is fitted to what is actually there.
Workshop finished
Sprayed under controlled conditions, which no site application can match.
Solid timber and veneer
Specified to suit the piece rather than to suit our stock list.
10-year guarantee
Covering the carcass, the doors and the finish.
What clients tell us
Feedback collected directly from completed projects. Full written references are available on request before you commit.
“The alcoves were nearly 40mm out top to bottom and you genuinely cannot tell.”
Verified client, Cornwall“Finish is better than anything we have had sprayed on site, and it has stayed that way.”
Verified client, Cornwall“They redesigned the internal layout after asking how we actually store things.”
Verified client, CornwallWhat happens next
Four steps from first call to installed joinery. No pressure at any stage.
Design visit
We measure the room and talk through how you actually use it.
Layout and finish
Drawings and finish samples before anything is committed.
Workshop build
Made and finished off site, so your house stays liveable.
Installation
Fitted and scribed in, usually within a couple of days.
Frequently asked questions
Do you cover Cornwall?
Yes. We cover the whole of Cornwall including Truro, Falmouth, Newquay, St Austell and the surrounding villages. Cornish exposure grades mean specification should assume worst-case wind-driven rain. Because the most severe salt and wind exposure in England, we allow for it at survey stage rather than discovering it on the day.
Will the finish need maintaining?
A factory-applied microporous finish typically needs inspection every three to five years, sooner on exposed coastal elevations. Maintaining it is far cheaper than letting a coating fail and the timber take up water.
Do you fit, or supply only?
Both. Supply-only is common for trade and contractor clients. For private clients we usually recommend supply and fit, because responsibility for the fit and the finish then sits in one place.
What if the opening is out of square?
Most older openings are. The survey records the actual dimensions at several points and the unit is manufactured to suit, which is the main reason we survey rather than work from the sizes given over the phone.
Can you work on a listed building?
Yes, and a significant share of our work is listed or conservation area. We can supply drawings and section details to support a listed building consent or planning application, though the consent itself remains the owner's responsibility.
Talk to us about your project
Free, no obligation, and a fixed figure in writing. We will tell you honestly if what you are asking for is not the right answer.
Request a quote Call 0800 088 6248