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Kitchen Cabinets & Granite Counter Tops
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I was interested in updating my kitchen in my 13 year old home. I had estimates from Lowes, Custom Design, and Kitchen and Bath expo and they seemed to offer the most comprehensive and affordable service. I selected a chocolate modern cabinet that I liked and Cindy Chen came out and took very detailed measurements of my kitchen and dining area in January. She drew up some plans and emailed them to me. I worked with Craig and he was very patient with me. I do wish he had gone over my cabinet options because I would not have selected so many drawers. I lost too much cabinet space by having so many drawers. We set a date of March for the removal of the old cabinets. It took just a little more than an hour for the two Chinese men to demolish and remove the cabinets. Please note they only do the removals in the afternoon/evening.
The tile I selected from Prosource after trying several in my kitchen under the typical lighting. Tile color varies greatly once its in your space so definitely take the samples home. I allowed a week for the removal of the vinyl and install as it was a large area including my front hallway, kitchen, and laundry room. This part I paid separately and was not part of the price above.
The new cabinets were installed on a Monday and Tuesday by a different pair of Chinese men who spoke very little English. They did a great job with the install and keeping my new floors protected. They worked quickly and efficiently and I am very impressed with the result. The granite countertops and 4"backsplash were installed on that Friday by the same two men. The granite I was directed to select at Marva in Portsmouth. I highly recommend selecting your slab as each granite piece is very different in color and pattern. I selected Verde Butterfly which is a darker gray/green although I was really trying to select a light colored granite. I selected a pencil edge which I changed from the standard bullnose. Saturday the plumber Jimmy came out to hook up the sink, faucet, and dishwasher. The cost of the plumber was built in at 350.
My cabinet hardware was backordered and so a few weeks later Cindy Chen installed the handles, touched up some areas, and had previously sealed the granite $250 for me. She is definitely the woman in charge and was able to fix some errors that had come up during the process.
I am very pleased with my new kitchen and I think Kitchen and Bath expo did a great job. My words of advice would be to make sure you understand the exact dimensions of your cabinets you will receive. Definitely pick out the granite from Marva and go back several times to see if they have anything else you would like. I would not go with the spice rack $120 as it was on the base cabinets and is not functional if you cook much. I would also skip the pull out lower drawer pull out $184 for pots and pans as it wastes 3 inches below it due to the hinges. I do enjoy the pull out garbage bin $150 which we use for recycle but I thought it was going to be next to my fridge but it ended up being in a different location so make sure you understand where everything will be located. The recycle bin caused me to lose yet more cabinet space which I need for small kitchen appliances. The plumber charge seemed excessive as Jimmy was only at my house 20-30 minutes. He said my dishwasher didn't need hooked up because the men hadn't disconnected it. So I feel I was overcharged on the plumber. Even with those issues I am overall very pleased with my new kitchen.
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