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Window Seats & Bay Seating in Merseyside
Storage seating scribed into a bay, with a lid that lifts and stays.
- Free measured survey
- Fixed written quote
- Workshop-made, site-fitted
- 10-year workmanship guarantee
- Fully insured
Merseyside is a county of Georgian and Victorian townhouses, terraced streets and post-war regeneration stock. That is exactly the kind of building stock a window seat has to be drawn around, so we allow for it at survey stage rather than on fitting day — walls get checked for wind and plumb, floors for level, and the setting-out is taken from the worst reading, not the best.
How we approach it
Off-the-shelf units are made to standard sizes and then filled out with scribe strips. Our window seat work is cut to the dimensions taken from your Merseyside property, so there is no packing, no filler and no gap that opens up in year two.
How we build it
Moisture matters more than most people expect. Timber is conditioned before machining, and anything going into a kitchen, utility or bathroom is specified in materials that will not swell at the bottom edge. That is why the base of a well-made unit still closes cleanly after five winters.
Finish and materials
You can have it primed for your own decorator, sprayed in any RAL or heritage colour, or left in oiled timber. Oiled finishes can be refreshed at home; sprayed finishes are harder wearing and are what we recommend for kitchens and anything at knee height.
| Guide price | from £890 per linear metre, fitted |
|---|---|
| Lead time | 4–6 weeks from signed drawings |
| Construction | Painted with oak lid |
| Survey area | All of Merseyside, including Liverpool, St Helens, Southport, Birkenhead |
Want a number now? The indicative price tool gives a range in about a minute. A free survey in Merseyside turns it into a fixed written quote.
Towns we cover
Other joinery for Merseyside
What happens next
Four steps, no surprises
Survey
A joiner visits, measures the opening, checks for level and plumb, and talks through how you want to use the space.
Drawings & quote
You get a setting-out drawing and a fixed written price. Nothing is ordered until you have approved both.
Workshop
Parts are machined, assembled and finished under cover while the site carries on with other trades.
Fit & handover
We fit, scribe, adjust and touch in, then walk you through care and adjustment before we leave.
Straight answers
Window Seats & Bay Seating in Merseyside — common questions
Can a window seat be free-standing?
It can be built as a movable box, but scribed and fixed always looks better because the gaps to the reveal disappear.
What height should the seat be?
450mm to the top of the finished cushion, matching normal chair height. If the seat has to sit under a windowsill, the sill height dictates it — we will tell you at survey whether the result will be comfortable.
How do you deal with a radiator under the window?
Either relocate it, or build the seat over it with a ventilated grille front and a gap at the top. Boxing a radiator loses some output, so we size the grille to keep that to a minimum.
Do you supply the cushions?
We supply the seat and can provide the template. Cushions are made by an upholsterer — we can recommend one, and a 75mm to 100mm foam with a fabric of your choosing is the usual specification.
Do you work with architects and builders?
Regularly. We can work to your drawings and specification, price from a schedule, and co-ordinate with the main contractor's programme. We are equally happy dealing directly with a homeowner from a rough sketch.
Start with a measurement
Tell us the space in Merseyside — we’ll tell you what it costs
Every quote starts with a free measured survey, so the price you get is the price you pay. No deposit is taken until you have drawings you are happy with.