Many businesses here build up their premises gradually — the frontage this year, the counter next, a cabin at the back after that. That is a sensible way to spend, and it works far better if the stages are planned together at the start rather than treated as separate unrelated jobs.
Planning a frontage that can be added to
If the shopfront goes in now and a counter or cabin follows later, the later work is much cheaper when the first stage anticipated it.
That means leaving the fixing points, keeping the frame system consistent and knowing where the later divisions will land.
So we ask what you eventually want even when you are only ordering the first part. It costs nothing now and it avoids the situation where stage two means undoing part of stage one.
Which part to do first
Where budget is limited, the order matters. The frontage does the most for the business, because it is what brings people in and what secures the shop at night.
Internal divisions can wait; a shop that cannot be locked up properly cannot.
So we would do the front and the door first, then the counter, then any cabin. We say that plainly rather than quoting the whole thing and leaving you to work out what to cut.
Keeping the same system across stages
Frame systems and hardware finishes change between years and suppliers, so work done in stages can end up visibly mismatched.
That is avoidable if the system is fixed at the start and recorded.
So we note exactly what was used on the first stage and use the same for later ones, even years afterwards. It costs nothing to record and it is the difference between a shop that looks designed and one that looks assembled.
How the job works
- Tell us about the jobSend a few photos, rough sizes and what you need. Use WhatsApp or the form. For a repair, a short video of the door moving helps a lot.
- We call you back in about 2 minutesWe confirm what you need and a time to visit. Where we can, we give you a rough price on the call.
- We come and measureWe measure the opening and check the walls, floor and ceiling around it. Anything made to size is made to these measurements, so they must be right.
- You get a written priceIt lists each item, with GST as its own line. If anything about the job changes, we tell you before we go ahead.
- We fit itYou approve the price and pay the advance. Our own team fits the work, checks that every door and window opens and closes properly, and clears up. Most jobs are done in 3 to 4 days.
