THE CARPENTER SHOP

Al did a great job.  He exhibited excellent professionalism with punctuality, flexibility, and quality work.  He was patient with our questions and took special care to listen to our ideas and implement them into his work.  The vanity looks great and is well made.  We felt we got excellent quality at a great price.  Will definitely be calling The Carpenter Shop next time we have  a project.

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He was excellent and I would certainly recommend him for others interested in cabinetry work.

Very well. He had done an island extension for us when we were remodeling the kitchen and his work is excellent. I would highly recommend him.

We visited the Carpenter Shop (based on our review of them in Angie's List) to inquire about a built-in cabinet for our master bedroom.The owner met us and discussed the various oprions.  He schetched the project with ourt input nad provided a detalied estimate when we had agreed upon the price. About a week later, we visited to see the half finished project to ensure that we liked what was being done. The work was very professional.  We approved the project and he then completed it, delivered and installed it. 

Al did a GREAT job.  Even now, we frequently comment on how much nicer our kitchen looks and how much easier it is to keep it up.  I have recommended The Carpenter Shop to anyone that mentions having cabinet or countertop work done.  

The job was performed as described when promised.  Overall excellent professional workmanship. Overallpride in work was displayed throughout entire job.
About two years after installation, I spilled super glue onto the bar top.  I contacted the owner of The CabinetShop and he said he could remove the super glue.  He removed the super glue by sanding the entire bar topand polished it back to new condition.  He refused any payment and said "the work was just part of his service".
I plan on using The Cabinet Shop to replace a bathroom vanity top and sink.

I found Al and his Carpenter Shop through an Internet search for cabinet makers in Oklahoma City. His website was very informative. I was particularly intrigued by his previous experience as a furniture maker, thinking it might lend to the quality of his work. I called and arranged for my husband and I to visit his shop. We spent an hour or so meeting with Al while he showed us the difference between his cabinets, materials and designs from most other makers. I liked that his designs were very space efficient, and that his materials were more than just pressed particle board. He had some very nice samples of his work in his showroom.

We gave Al a try with our master bath cabinets. He came out to our home to take measurements and we talked about some of the things we wanted to have in our design. We asked him to match the finish and style of our bedroom furniture, which he did. Within a day or so he sent us his plan. With minimal changes he set to work. I think it was only a couple of weeks later when he was ready to install. He said he could handle the tear-out of our old cabinets but encouraged us to go ahead with our plans to use our floor guy for that part. In the end, we were quite pleased with the finished product. I like the deep drawers and their smoothe rolling action. I like the adjustable feature of the shelves. My husband particularly likes the pull out component that holds all his medications. When I asked Al for an additional shelf once I started putting all my stuff back in the cabinets, he had no problem accommodating my request..

Some months later we were ready to start on the kitchen remodel. Al measured our kitchen when he was out to install the bathroom cabinets so we headed up to his shop to discuss our design plans. I'd gathered several pictures of things I wanted in my kitchen and showed them to Al. He incorporated everything I wanted or enhanced my ideas. I'd mentioned I really wanted to have a big, deep farm sink with the apron on front but they were pretty expensive. Al said he could mimic the style by adding an apron made of the solid surface we chose for the countertops. I am very happy with how that turned out. I also requested my cabinets go to the ceiling but be lower by about 4 inches because I am quite short. I really like that I can see in and reach the shelves in my cabinets. The adjustability also makes it easy for me to have more shelves within my reach. I asked Al to increase the depth of the cabinet over the refrigerator which allowed me to store all my fancy dishes that I use occasionally. He did the same with the laundry cabinets, increasing the depth so they came out over my front loading appliances which enables me, a short person to reach into the cabinet. I can store my laundry basket in the cupboard and it is out from under my feet.

We started the kitchen remodel in mid October beginning with some reconstruction of a pantry, a tear-out of a fireplace and half wall at the stairway, and new floor tile. In the meantime Al was working on the cabinets. He promised they'd be in by Christmas and although I didn't expect him to, Al showed up on Christmas Eve and installed the cabinets. We waited until the following week to have the countertop installed and then he set to work on the laundry cabinets. Once they were all in we lined him up to build the stairway rail which separates the kitchen from the stairs to the basement. I showed Al the picture of what I wanted and he did a terrific job of replicating it. He took extra measures to stablize it and keep it solidly in place. I really love the look of it.

Now a year later I am still very happy with my kitchen. Hardly a day goes by that I don't remark to my husband that I love my kitchen. Al and his work have a lot to do with my satisfaction. I can easily recommend him and wouldn't hesitate to use him again.

I found the Carpenter Shop in the yellow pages and visited the place of business and placed the order. Picked up drawer sides on Jan 8. The door dimensions I gave were misleading and so the doors were remade to the correct dimensions and I picked them up on Jan 10, 2011. There were no additional charges and I endeavored to pay for the new doors but the Carpenter Shop would not take additional pay. The craftmanship was excellent.

The Carpenter Shop's piece of the remodel went extremely well. After the design and color was finalized it took between a week and ten days for the cabinets to be built. They began the removal of the old cabinets and the demolition required for the new design on a Friday morning. By Saturday afternoon the new cabinets were completely installed. The second job did not require any demolition. After the design and color was finalized, it took about five days for the cabinets to be built. The cabinets were installed in two stages. This time the installation took less that a day for each stage. The folks at The Carpenter Shop, Al and Christina, are a pleasure to work with. They work with you on every stage of the design. Both projects were in old homes and they were able to, in one case, give us an updated kitchen that looked modern, but not out of place. In the second project they were able to take elements of the fireplace mantel and incorporate the design in the cabinets to make it look like they have always been there. If we don't tell people that the cabinets are new, they assume that they have been there since the house was built. They have a good selection of attractive hardware and also design and install solid surface and granite counter tops. The hinges and drawer slide are top notch. The finish on the cabinets are extremely resilient. Most importantly they provide a quality product with attention given to every detail. In case you were wondering, we priced our kitchen cabinets at one of the big box stores at a price of around $22,000 without being able to get the color we wanted and with those 3" spacers. We got the color we wanted from The Carpenter Shop with custom cabinets built to 1/16" tolerance. We plan on using them again.

Described what we wanted and what was needed. Area was measured and we were asked what we expected and wanted. Seven to ten days went by and the unit was ready. Unit fit as though it had been built with the house and the color matched perfectly.