Start with the finish schedule, not the drawing

Textured melamine is specified by touch as much as by colour. Two panels can match on a printed sample card and still read differently once one of them has an embossed grain running across it under raking daylight. So the first thing our submittal carries is a finish schedule that states, for every visible surface, the board type, the decorative paper and the texture reference we are pressing with — plus the direction the grain runs on doors, drawer fronts, shelf edges and any matching wall panelling.

We send physical samples with it, one per specified finish, because that is what lets the designer reject a texture before tooling starts. Where a project mixes finishes — for example a two tone melamine layout with a wood-grain carcass and a solid-colour door, or a run of wood grain melamine wardrobes continuing into a vanity — the schedule names each combination and shows which surface carries which finish.

Shop drawings that show what the site team has to coordinate

Dimensioned elevations, plans and sections come as a matter of course, but a submittal earns its keep on the details. For our built-in furniture we mark overall width, height and depth against the finished wall line; where the wardrobe is flush with skirting or architrave, we show that junction. We also record how the unit meets an uneven floor slab, whether a scribe or filler panel is proposed, and where services, switches or air-conditioning diffusers fall behind the carcass.

Door geometry gets its own drawing. Sliding and hinged openings are drawn in the open position so that anyone on site can check clearance to the bed, the doorway and any opposite cabinetry. If the design uses a handleless profile or an integrated door and panelling line, the detail shows the reveal, the edge profile and how adjacent panels align.

Internal layout and hardware on one schedule

Storage planning is where change orders are cheapest to absorb. We list hanging zones, shelf stacks, drawer banks, mirror or pull-out fittings and any lighting, with heights and widths for each. Hardware is scheduled separately by item: hinges, slides, lifts, handles or profiles, plus the make and model reference we are quoting, so substitutions can be discussed openly instead of appearing on site.

For guestroom or high-use residential schemes we also note which fittings are wear items and how spares are ordered, because reordering a single slide after installation is slower and dearer than ordering it with the batch.

Board make-up and edge treatment stated plainly

The submittal declares the substrate, the melamine decorative surface, the core, the panel thickness for doors, carcass and shelves, and the edge banding method — matching ABS on visible edges, with thickness noted. This is the part reviewers check hardest, because it governs sag on long shelves, fixings on tall units, and how a cut edge will look if a unit is trimmed during installation.

What we agree with you before production starts

Dimensions in a submittal are design dimensions. We re-measure on site once the wet trades and floor finishes are done, and issue the verified record for approval before any panel is cut. That single step prevents most of the problems people blame on imported joinery.

Delivery, installation and after-sales in the same document

Wardrobes arrive flat-packed or as assembled modules depending on access, so the submittal states crate marks keyed to room numbers, the packing list, and the delivery window that matches your site programme. Our logistics and door-to-door delivery covers freight, customs paperwork and container loading planning; our installation and after-sales support covers on-site fixing, inspection with a snag list, warranty terms and spare parts supply. Terms are written as they apply to your project rather than as generic marketing promises, so the numbers in the submittal are the numbers we work to.

Where a project needs design input first — matching wardrobes to custom minimalist bedroom storage, or coordinating them with kitchen cabinetry and wall panelling — our interior design services produce the layout and renderings that feed into this submittal, and our custom furniture manufacturer capability covers bespoke sizes, materials and finishes from prototyping through production.