Bench Made

 High End Commercial Joinery

High End Commercial Joinery

Bench Made are Sydney's go to High-End Joinery specialists. With a focus on detailed and custom built joinery we strive to ensure that your vision can be achieved.
With nearly 30 years trade experience, ranging from joinery installation to project management, you can be sure that we can tackle any 'fit out' that you need. Contact us today for a free quote.

What is a Fit Out?

The term 'fit out' is used to describe the process involved in making an interior space suitable for occupation. It is most popular in office settings.

Once the base construction has been done, a fit out firm is called in to 'decorate' the shell. This is a crucial step in the process as the materials used, the craftsmanship employed and the quality of work will have a great bearing on your company and the way it is viewed by prospective clients or customers. At Bench Made, our motto is 'Quality over Quantity'. We pride ourselves on always giving our best and never signing off a job until our client and ourselves are 100% satisfied. We do detailed and custom built joinery for retail, office and multi-story fit outs. Our office is in Newcastle, Sydney but we service from Brisbane to Melbourne, so call us today for a free quote or to discuss your project.

A commercial fit out is a speciality field in the construction world. What makes the difference between a nice house and an amazing house? Usually, it’s the decor, the furniture and the fixtures. Well, it's the same for a commercial fit out. When you first enter an office what do you notice? Probably the furniture and the layout, right? This immediately sets the tone of the place. Is it cramped, badly designed, cheap-looking? If so then what kind of view will you have of the company? Probably negative. Not the kind of start any company needs. That's why it's crucial to employ a professional fit out company from the beginning, to help with the planning and design of your fit out. The fit out will set the tone of your brand, the scope of your company, whether it is aesthetically pleasing or an eyesore is up to you.

Where To Begin?

An important step in creating your business place is engaging a contractor who can give you a timeline. Also, someone who has a lot of experience, so as to make recommendations as to what can be tweaked and improved using their understanding of material costs and connections, to deliver a project that sits within your budget. Otherwise, it's very easy for a project to run over budget and most generally do, leaving the client high and dry and scrambling to get more money from somewhere. Or shortcuts are taken, leaving the end product sub-standard.

It's no easy task building a place where workers feel comfortable and clients and customers feel happy shopping or doing business there. To achieve this requires a team who have the experience and knowledge to take your vision and make it a reality.

At Bench Made, we pride ourselves on listening to our clients and following their wishes, while offering them expert guidance and insider trade secrets, ensuring the end result is one the client is truly happy with.

We will transform your space into a fully functioning workspace, office, factory or showroom that will be the envy of your competition and will make a real statement to your clients and customers.

Don't wait to contact us when it's too late. By contacting us as soon as possible in the project process, we will be able to offer our expert guidance and assistance, taking away some of the strain and stress and leaving you with the fun part of creating and designing your space. Contacting us early in the game will also enable us to ensure that all the boxes have been ticked regarding the pre fit out stage, so you will get a better idea of what is achievable within your timescale and budget. This can save a great deal of time and headache in the future and save projects having to be downscaled or corners cut.

What's Next?

Before we start a job, we survey the building/structure first to ensure the shell is in good condition and ready to be worked on. Also, to check for any underlying structural defects so as to be able to give you a more accurate timeline and quote.

All our staff are fully certificated and up to date with safety regulations and relevant Australian standards codes. We can also make sure all building permits have been authorised and processed properly to prevent any nasty shocks along the way. When dealing with food places, we can contact the Health Department to check what they expect in terms of passing an inspection. This ensures that timelines are extended due to inspection failures. It's amazing how many times we start on a project to discover that necessary regulations have not been put into place or dealt with.

We pride ourselves on our honesty, we will never try to cut corners or offer inferior materials. Being in the trade for so long has enabled us to make some great contacts when it comes to high quality, low-cost materials. This means that we can pass those savings on to you. It also means that even during a crisis situation we are able to source materials and complete jobs when other joinery firms may struggle.

Types Of Fit Outs

Most fit outs start with a shell or 'white box'. There are different stages of fit outs such as:

Shell and Core. This is the concrete and metal frame of a building, basically, the state of the building before any type of fit out occurs. It is unusable at this stage. This will usually comprise of the structure, base floor, cladding, common areas and external work. It generally includes fitted out reception areas, toilets, lobbies, basements, loading bays etc.

Category A Fit Out. Is usually the basic fitted out interior space. This can include the building's mechanical and electrical installations. A Cat A space will be totally empty, making it easier to sell to occupants who want a 'blank canvas' to create their own space. These fit outs usually include raised floors and suspended ceilings, lighting, air conditioning, internal surface finishes etc.

Category B Fit Out. These shape interior spaces and complete them to the tenant's requirements and specifications. This is the real design part ranging from building different rooms to what kind of pictures will go on the wall. Cat B fit outs are ideal for tenants who know exactly what kind of space they want to create and have definite ideas on how it should look. This is where it's essential to get a good fit out firm in from the start as it's a complex process. A good fit out company will have experience in constructing spaces and will know how to maximise areas to best accommodate a client's fittings and fixtures. They can also offer time and money-saving advice and will ultimately be able to give the client a realistic timeline and budget for the project.
Cat B fit outs generally include office installation, doors and partitions, floor finishes, specialist facilities for meeting rooms, board rooms etc, specialist lighting, reception areas, audio visual equipment, furniture and so on.

Bench Made pride ourselves on our precision and custom joinery, especially when it comes to kitchens, reception desks, vanities, utilities and lounges. With nearly 30 years in the trade, you can rest assured that our craftsmanship is top-notch. If you don't believe us then check out our testimonials from satisfied clients.

Why Choose Bench Made?

Well, apart from the reasons listed above, Bench Made is a company who puts its clients first. We are a small company and so you will never be just another number. Our friendly and experienced team have been hand-picked and will always endeavour to communicate clearly, openly and honestly with you so that your dreams and goals can be turned into a reality. Our team will assess your space and work closely with you to develop a plan that reflects your aspirations and vision for your workspace. We will offer straight forward advice so as to keep your project on budget and on time, offering the best possible workmanship without cutting corners. After the work is completed we won't just cut ties but will be available to answer follow up questions and deal with any issues that arise so that your space continues to flourish in the future and lives up to your expectations.

All regulatory bodies will be dealt with and all regulations and codes followed and implemented so you don't have to stress or worry about any problems occurring in the future. Our motto is 'Quality over Quantity', which is why we choose to keep our client base manageable, so as to always be able to offer that personal touch.

Contact us today for a free quote or even just to talk over a project with us and get some advice.