Serving Elmhurst, IL and surrounding areas
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In business since 1967
Free estimates
Emergency services offered
"We first contacted Terry and Jody in December of 2013. They had a backlog of work and were not able to start until July. I chose the cabinets in early June and there is a 6-week wait before they come in. Actual work started around mid-July and was not completed until mid-September. Part of the reason for this was that there was a 3 week wait from when the Cambria representatives measured the lower cabinets (they must be in place before measurements will be guaranteed by Cambria) until Cambria could install the countertop. Terry and Jody were very good about keeping me informed constantly, and were overall great to work with. Jody was there at 7 a.m. almost every morning that work was to be done. I left Jody and his workers there while I went to work and they locked up. They did great quality work and the kitchen looks beautiful! The quote I was given for the work was $35,300 but that included a certain allowance for cabinets and for backsplash (done in a plain horizontal stacked subway tile), granite countertops, sink and faucet. I ended up choosing upgrades to the quoted cabinets and quartz instead of granite, with a marble backsplash instead of tile. I asked for a chevron design behind my stove and that ended up costing extra because it takes extra time for the subcontractor to do it, so be aware of that wrinkle if you want a special design. So they ended up charging around $25,000 because I had directly paid for the big ticket items - cabinets, backsplash, countertop, sink, faucet - which all cost more than the allowance. Also, the City of Naperville takes the opportunity to enforce new requirements whenever anyone does work needing a permit, so I had to pay for special child-safe electrical outlets, an outlet at the end of the counter peninsula, and inter-connected, wired smoke and carbon-monoxide detectors throughout the house, and some work on the electric breaker panel, which cost more than $1000 additional. The worst part was how long this project took - we had our refrigerator hooked up in the eating area, but we had no stove or sink except for the laundry room sink for 6-8 weeks and I was not prepared for this - the contract said a total of 2-3 weeks completion time but that is just not realistic, even for a medium-size kitchen. I only had a couple of cosmetic things I asked for changes to, and Jody took care of them. I am completely happy with the kitchen! They did a beautiful job.
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