Corner storage
banquette

An L-shaped built-in bench with lift-lid storage — modelled to the millimetre and broken into transport modules. Spin it, open the lids, blow it apart, recolour it, read the cut list.

Explore the 3D model →Cost comparison
Starting small? Build Bench #1 first → — a single standalone box, with the TimBuild cut list, grooving spec & shopping list ready to send.
Render of the bench in the room

01Interactive 3D model

Drag to orbit, right-drag to move, scroll to zoom. Click a lid to open it, Ghost/Hide parts to see behind them, toggle the drill & screw points, pull Explode, and try a paint colour.

drag: orbit · right-drag: pan · click, then scroll to zoom · click a lid
Ctrl + scroll to zoom — or click the model first
Watches the bench build itself, stage by stage, in real build order.

02Cut list & sheet layout

Every cuttable part, grouped by material, with the ply parts nested onto 2440×1220 sheets. Prices: Somerset Timbers (Jun 2025, incl. VAT).

03What it costs — three ways to cut it

04How it goes together

Built as modules in the workshop, painted and cured, then bolted together on site. Expand each step for the joinery — where the glue, screws and drill holes go (the coloured dots match the 3D markers).

05Sourcing, painting & upgrades

Who cuts it

Dirk's workshop — free CNC cut + edge + 32 mm drilling, and he pre-builds the carcasses. Cheapest + most precise.
TimBuild Somerset West — Altendorf panel saw, edging, drilling, cutting lists (~R1,200). Paid fallback.
Somerset Timbers = board + hardware supplier (no cut-to-size). Cape Boards / Bob's Boards = alternatives.

Painting

DIY, ~R700–1,200: sand → wood primer → 2 coats Plascon Velvaglo WB / Duram Enamel&Trim, foam roller or HVLP (flat loose panels = ideal).
TimBuild doesn't spray (sells the paint only). Pro booth spray (Phoenix / Cape Spray / Spray Away) ~R5k–14k — overkill for a bench.
Keep Dirk's booth in reserve for at most a final topcoat.
Colours: Plascon (tinted at TimBuild's Plascon counter). A cream like Pieces of Eight or Ballet Cream reads cosy & built-in against the wood — try them on the bench above ↑.