Interior Upholstery- Cushion replacement

[olly_love]

We are looking for a reasonable price for a set of 36ft boat cushions, ( fwd & aft berths and saloon)

we have had a few mad quotes for basic flat cushions.

our foam is all ok but the cushions are vinyl and we want them as cloth.

ideally south coast based.

 

[srm]

Can not give you local recommendations but we took our boat cushions to a furniture upholsterer in the next village for recovering. She added zips so we can take off and wash the covers. May be more realistic than a "marine" business.

 

[Ammonite]

Steve at Trimming and Upholstery Services in Southampton | SEW Trim did at great job of replacing all of the covers on mine

 

[lustyd]

mad quotes

What do you call mad though? I often find things sound expensive but then if you work out the cost of fabric (easily £50-£100/m for decent stuff and probably 10-20m required) and then the day rate of a professional skilled person, let's say £250 a day for 4 days the quote will start to appear more reasonable. If new foam was required it would add a considerable cost too so £3-4k wouldn't be unusual in my opinion and is why most people live with worn cushions

 

[olly_love]

Thanks for the suggestion, We have had anything from 4-8k quoted at the moment,
I appreciate that decent closed cell foam is expensive, but trying to gauge the costs at the moment

 

[lustyd]

8k is madness for sure, although Shipshape might get up there if making mattresses

 

[Tranona]

Thanks for the suggestion, We have had anything from 4-8k quoted at the moment,
I appreciate that decent closed cell foam is expensive, but trying to gauge the costs at the moment

Another vote for Sewtrim (post#3). Steve did an excellent job on our GH31 Recovered all bunk cushions and made 2 new backrests 4 end rests and a headboard for well under £2k 3 years ago. Mistake to reuse old foam and later replaced all old for about £350. Photos show end result. BTW Steve also did the seats of my Morgan in leather for almost half the price of other quotes.

 

[jaminb]

A happy Sewtrim customer here. However Steve has warmed me when I need to replace the sculpted foam backs and faux leather trim it will be expensive!

 

[ash2020]

I used to do upholstery in Scotland until a couple of years ago. I will be starting up again when we move to Cornwall soon, near St Austell.
I have a basic charge of £80 plus material for a standard cushion without piping, £95 with piping. Fabric is usually between £30 - £50 per metre and a cushion might take 2m, so ball park £180 per cushion. I did a lot of the 30-40' charter boats and a saloon might be around £2.5k. Obviously new foam bumps it up quite a bit.
That might sound cheap but it gives me £40 per hour and probably £500 markup on fabric for a typical boat.

 

[Ammonite]

To give you a better idea Steve at Sewtrim charged me just over £3k in 2021 to recover all of the cushions on my Moody 36 including new foam for three of the seat bases and the chart table seat..so that's 2 x double berths, 1 x single berth, 2 infills, the chart table seat and 10 saloon cushions with most being shaped rather than flat. I'm sure it would cost more now but I'd use him again with hesitation

 

[Martin_J]

The only thing I would add is not to go too cheap on the fabric.

I have had times where a beer has been split on board... I've taken the cushion out onto the pontoon... hosed it down.. then not long later it's dried off and back on board.

I must have water (or beer) repellent fabric..

 

[doug748]

I used to do upholstery in Scotland until a couple of years ago. I will be starting up again when we move to Cornwall soon, near St Austell.
I have a basic charge of £80 plus material for a standard cushion without piping, £95 with piping. Fabric is usually between £30 - £50 per metre and a cushion might take 2m, so ball park £180 per cushion. I did a lot of the 30-40' charter boats and a saloon might be around £2.5k. Obviously new foam bumps it up quite a bit.
That might sound cheap but it gives me £40 per hour and probably £500 markup on fabric for a typical boat.

Good man.

My local non marine guy charges £100 per cushion Nautalux vinyl supplied, reusing the foam.

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[PCUK]

If you can't find anyone I can make them for you at a sensible price but you'll need to get the foam to me. Near J27 M5.

 

[jane444blue]

Go to Vince at Sputh Coast Furnishings for a quote. Tried lots before finding him by recommendation, price great, quality great. Based at Royal Clarence Marina

 

[steveeasy]

Or get a singer and make your own. these and another four. under £300

Steveeasy

 

[William_H]

It is not a difficult job to do yourself. Go to a fabric shop and pick out what material you want. get a sewing machine and thread. I prefer velcro type fastening the back. ol'will