A quotation for a made-to-measure cabinet is only as comparable as the information behind it. Two buyers can ask for the same Santerson Tall Mirror Cabinet and receive very different prices, because height, door layout, finish and delivery terms each move the cost. The checklist below is what we need from you to quote accurately the first time, so you are comparing like with like instead of chasing revisions three weeks into a programme.
1. The room, not just the product name
Tell us where the cabinet is going and who will use it: a guest bathroom in a private villa, a block of serviced apartments, or a shared amenity floor. A tall mirror cabinet in a family bathroom usually needs deeper storage for toiletries and towels, while a project with repeated room types benefits from one specification that can be reproduced across every unit. Send the room layout or a marked-up drawing showing the wall the cabinet will sit on, plus what is already fixed in place: basin, countertop, mirror height, door swing, towel rail, and any pipework or isolation valve you cannot move.
2. Dimensions with a stated reference point
Tall mirror cabinets are made to measure, so we work from dimensions you confirm on site rather than a catalogue size. Please send:
- overall width and height of the wall opening or the area available, measured finished face to finished face;
- the distance from finished floor level to the underside of any window sill, cabinet above or ceiling you want clearance from;
- the depth you need, and the depth you cannot exceed, if the cabinet projects past a vanity or into a doorway;
- wall construction (masonry, stud with boarding, tiled substrate), because it decides the fixing method and whether noggins are needed.
Where several rooms repeat, give the range of dimensions rather than a single average. A tolerance band lets us quote one specification that still fits every bathroom.
3. Doors, interior layout and hardware
State how the cabinet will be opened and what sits inside. Mirror-fronted doors give the cleanest look at the mirror surface; solid-front doors match a vanity or wall panel finish. Then list the interior: number of adjustable shelves, whether you want full-height shelving or shorter shelves for bottles, drawers or baskets at the base, and any provision for charging, an electric toothbrush shelf, or a shaver socket. Hardware choices — hinge type, soft close, handle or handleless edge — should be named in the request so they are priced rather than assumed. If you have a preferred hardware brand or a specification sheet from another project, attach it.
4. Finish, substrate and matching
Finish is where quotes diverge most quietly. Give us the colour or decor reference for the door face, the edge treatment, and the interior panel finish, and say whether the cabinet has to match other joinery in the same project — a vanity, a tall storage unit, a wall panel. If matching matters, send the sample reference you are working to, or tell us the item we should colour-match against. For bathrooms, also state the exposure: an en-suite used daily, a wet room with heavy splash, or a low-use guest cloakroom. That drives which substrate and surface treatment we propose.
5. Lighting and electrical requirements
If your design calls for an illuminated unit rather than a plain mirrored front, say so in the request — see the Santerson LED Mirror Cabinet for how integrated lighting is configured. We need the supply voltage and plug standard of the destination country, the position and height of the spur or junction box, whether the circuit is switched at the wall, and who is responsible for the electrical connection on site. Lighting specification is confirmed per project, so an early note here avoids a second round of drawings.
6. Quantity, phasing and room schedule
Give the total quantity and how it will be installed. A single villa cabinet and forty identical apartment cabinets are quoted differently: the repeat run needs a locked specification, a room-by-room schedule, and agreement on which variations are allowed. Where units differ, attach a simple schedule — unit number, dimension set, finish code, lighting or no lighting — so pricing and production are unambiguous.
7. Packaging, delivery terms and destination
State the delivery address or port, the Incoterms you want quoted (EXW, FOB, CIF or door-to-door), and whether goods go to a central warehouse or straight to site. Site delivery in a city often means smaller packages, lift-size limits and staged drops, which affects how we pack. Tell us the target on-site date working back from your programme, and whether you need labelling by unit or floor for the installer. Our logistics scope covers freight forwarding by sea, air and rail, export paperwork and door-to-door delivery, so we can price either the port leg or the full journey once you confirm the terms.
8. Installation, inspection and after-sales
Say who installs. If your own trades fit the cabinets, we send fixing details and a mounting drawing with the quotation; if you want installation support, tell us the site location and access so we can confirm what is available before pricing. Also state your inspection expectation — pre-shipment photographs, a third-party check, or sign-off against an approved sample — and what you need on warranty and spare parts, particularly for hardware that will be replaced over years of use in a rental or hotel portfolio.
9. Documents to attach
The request goes out fastest when these are already in the email: marked-up dimension drawings with reference points, the room schedule with quantities and finish codes, photographs of the actual wall and existing pipework, the specification or mood board you are working to, and your company details for proforma invoices. If a comparable project has been completed before, name it — an approved precedent shortens detail confirmation considerably.
How this fits a wider fit-out
Mirror cabinets are rarely bought alone. Where a bathroom package also includes vanities, ceramics and shower fittings, we can coordinate the specification across categories so finishes, materials and delivery dates arrive as one programme rather than several separate orders — see our Custom & OEM Service and services for how that coordination runs from design through to handover.
A short version of the checklist
- Project type, room type and end user.
- Dimension set with reference points and wall construction.
- Door type, interior layout and named hardware.
- Finish codes, matching requirements and moisture exposure.
- Voltage, wiring position and responsibility for electrical connection.
- Quantity, room schedule and installation phasing.
- Destination, Incoterms, labelling and required on-site date.
- Installer, inspection standard, warranty and spare-parts needs.
Send those details with your enquiry and we can return a quotation that holds its price through production. If you are still shaping the specification, share the drawings you have and we will come back with the options that fit the space.