Pricing?

[byron]

Been quoted around £1,200 to recover all the seating in my saloon. Anyone know if this can be considered cheap, expensive or about right. Not a special material and the boat is a Prinnie 435.

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[longjohnsilver]

Had mine done by a local upholsterer, as you know it's smaller than the 435 but also had the cabin included and it cost about £250 + materials so your price doesn't sound too bad. I expect there's a fair few seats in the Princess.

 

[Guest]

I always used to reckon on £100.00 per berth, meaning straightforward non-flash but good quality rectangular type mattresses. If you have curved seating, backrests, knee rolls and so on allow more. £1200 sounds pretty good to me: you'd spend that carpetting a room at home.

 

[hlb]

I've got a quote for £625 +vat for my 35
If that helps!

Haydn

 

[BarryH]

Being in the trade so to speak, its not a bad price, thing to look for 1, is the fabric samples you have been shown fire retardant, 2, is the fabric scotch guarded, 3, will the covers be removeable and machine washable

Regards

 

[tripleace]

Byron, I hope your quote was not from a local trimmer, I had my boat done and had to have it total renewed. Glad to give you the name of who not to use

Simon

 

[Guest]

Had Princess 35 recovered in scotchguard heavy duty material £350 this included helm seat all saloon cushions including bed swabs, 8 scatter cushions and main state room head boards.

 

[ChrisP]

Friend of ours had his Humber 40 redone in grey leather £2500.

 

[byron]

I'm not having Leather... what with OI, Teddy and all the other dogs they invite on board, none of them cut their toe nails and OI has only had 2 or 3 baths in her life.

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[ChrisP]

I know exactly what you mean. Jessica seems to think that the best place to sleep off a run on the beach is on the couch in the saloon. I must admit leather wouldn't be my choice on the boat. Keep sliding off the seat and that's before a drink.

 

[byron]

Yup! I have noticed that before about you Chris, sliding off seats and falling on floors I mean.

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[ChrisP]

This drink tasting is a hard life but somebody's got to do it. I've come to the conclusion, after many years research. That drinks taste better if somebody else pays the bill. Strangely, I can always manage another drink at the end of the evening providing it's not my round. My turn to pay always induces either unconciousness or a need to visit the gents. Any idea why that is? Could it be glandular. Have I got an overactive "Tight as a ducks a**" gland? is this condition terminal? answers on a used beer mat to................

 

[miket]

If its one of the regular Thames area marine trimmers, don't forget to ask which year he thinks it will be finished. Probably the same everywhere.

 

[Guest]

Re: leather

Leather doesn't have to be slithery: in the uk we seem to have thin miserly yet sexy feeling leather, all beaten out to stretch further, praps hence concern about durability. Leather can be made to be extremely grippy with the right finish, and a loose or ruched fit. Another good feature of real leather (like real wood) is that unlike fabrics, it matures nicely with age rather than "gets old". Appropriate perhaps?

 

[Guest]

Re: leather

On this leather subject, went to SBS with client/new friend who has Broom 37, he's in the furniture game, shops/ manufacturing etc, we looked at all the new boats and his comment on the leather was that they put it in because they use the cheap nasty stuff thats really painted and actually cost less to them than a decent fabric.

Paul js.