uphOlstery
We can apply upholstery techniques to all kinds of furniture pieces, from lounge chairs to casegoods
uphOlstery
We will add to our quotation the amount of fabric required for each upholstery piece which is based on a standard width fabric of 137cm and a repeat up to 4cm. If your chosen fabric is significantly narrower or wider we will revise the quantities accordingly.
If the pattern repeat is larger we may require a larger fabric sample to work out the placement and revise the total quantity required. Leather is quoted in square foot (sqft), and we assume a hide size of 50 to 55 sqft. Let us know if the hide size is significantly bigger or smaller. We always quote the amount of material or leather required per item, and is written as COM (Customers Own Material) or COL (Customers Own Leather).
If you are using different fabrics on one item then the simplest way is to highlight in different colours on the shop drawing which fabric, where. We will then get our upholsterers to re quote COM or COL for each for you. We can mix leather and fabric, and of course self-pipe or contrast pipe. FR Inter-liner is used by our factory on all residential projects (and is priced in to the project automatically). Therefore you can use fabrics in natural fibre that pass the cigarette test. It is not necessary for these to pass the Match test. For commercial projects in either a hospitality or contract environment, Crib 5 treatment is required to pass the UK regulations, and will require an FR certificate.
Use of an inter-liner is not sufficient for these areas. Our factory use certified CMHR foam and dacron which passes BS5852. If you require certificates for this please just ask a member of our team. As we do not know the specific requirements of your project we do not make judgements on your fabric durability. However some silks and satin weave fabrics can show all needle marks and so we will use them at your risk only.
For durability it is recommended you look at both rub test results and wing rip and tear test. We’ll require all fabrics or leather 2 to 3 weeks before the ship out date in order to complete the project on time. All fabrics or leather should be sent direct to the correct factory.
