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Installation of kitchen cabinets, granite counter top and granite back splash
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This spring I was in the process of remodeling 2 bathrooms
and the kitchen with a general contractor.
While the general contractor overall did excellent work the custom made vanities
for the bathroom were not as good as I had hoped and they took one month longer
than promised by the contractor. When it
came time to start the kitchen the contractor proposed doing custom cabinets
that would take 6 weeks to build at the house.
Since they could not stay on schedule for the bathroom I suspected that
the kitchen would be a 3-4 month project with 8-10 weeks spent on the
cabinets. This was not going to work for
us and I started to look for other options.
When I told the contractor that we were looking for other options for
the cabinets and the counter top he said any premade cabinets would be of
lesser quality and their would be gaps since the cabinets were premade they
would not fit perfectly.
I went to kitchen Pro Cabinetry’s show room in Northridge
and it was very helpful because they have full size cabinets with counter tops
which helped us design our kitchen.
Things always look different in person and we ended up changing our
minds on the design. I worked with Betty
who became our designer. She was very
helpful in helping us understand our options for different cabinet drawers and
shelves. She also helped us pick out
granite counter tops that would match the cabinets. We left the show room with full size cabinet
doors from 5 different cabinets designs without cost. This was very helpful to take home and
compare with our tile options and the lighting in the kitchen.
I gave Betty the dimensions in the kitchen and she sent a 3d
rendering of her proposed plan. It
really helped us picture what the kitchen looked like. It turned out that the dimensions I sent were
off by 12” and Betty had to redesign the kitchen. We also replaced the window with a larger
window and then Betty had to redesign the kitchen again. She was always very helpful and never complained
when I made changes. Despite the
numerous changes the cabinets always fit perfectly in the design. I chose Kitchen pro because of the knowledge
of Betty and the quality of the cabinets in the showroom. Another major factor is that the cabinets
would be installed in 3 days and then 3 days for the granite installation
including on the wall as a backsplash.
After my experience with other contractors I was very skeptical of this
short time period.
When the time came for the installation the workers always
showed up on time and were able to stay on schedule. The way that they were able to make the cabinets
fit perfectly is they cut them to size at the job site if need. This allowed the cabinets to fit flush with
the wall on all sides. I would
definitely recommend using the installation services of kitchen pro. After everything is said and done I think
that the cabinets for the kitchen and pantry were perfect and better than
expected. Working with kitchen pro was
the best part of the home remodel that we have done so far. If we had done the custom cabinets with our
contractor they would still be working on the kitchen for at least another
month and the quality of the kitchen cabinets are just as good if not better
than the custom vanity that we got from the contractor.
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