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09-03-2020, 10:45 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 1,698
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Originally Posted by PaulS
Just decided to redo the kitchen- I need you to consult.
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Got a question? My advice is free....but not infallible.
Few months ago...I got a kitchen to install.. new house.
Looking at the plans I could see right away it was a a complicated design...big job with stacked cabinets and lots of optional bells and whistles. Usually we direct our customers to a kitchen designer we use all the time. He's not perfect but when there's a problem it is taken care of right away. But this customer wanted to save a lot of money by going to Lowes. I started noticing missing and incorrect items and plan discepencies right away ...I backed off installing and i brought this to my boss' attention and the customer was notified. Turned into a #^&#^&#^&#^&show when they tried getting help from Lowes.
I could see that whoever put this plan together had amateur level experience. Took weeks to get it all straightened out. House didnt get finished on time due to the customers decision to reject our designer to save money.
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10-27-2020, 10:35 AM
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#2
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 10,200
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Originally Posted by Rmarsh
Got a question? My advice is free....but not infallible.
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Thanks. I just put a deposit on the cabinets last night. 11 weeks from them to come in. We like our design women. I need to decide on a contractor. I'm gonna do the demo myself and my buddy will do the electrical so I'm saving a good amount of $ there.
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10-27-2020, 10:58 AM
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#3
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: RI
Posts: 21,182
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Originally Posted by PaulS
We like our design women.
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How many do you have???
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10-27-2020, 11:05 AM
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#4
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Also known as OAK
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Westlery, RI
Posts: 10,349
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Originally Posted by spence
How many do you have???
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A binder full.
I kid, I kid.
Nice work RMarsh, you do good work.
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Bryan
Originally Posted by #^^^^^^^^^^^&
"For once I agree with Spence. UGH. I just hope I don't get the urge to go start buying armani suits to wear in my shop"
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10-28-2020, 05:11 AM
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#5
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 1,698
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Originally Posted by RIROCKHOUND
Nice work RMarsh, you do good work.
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Thanks...I do my best, not as good as I once was.
The day I did the crown moulding in that kitchen, I struggled a little.
My eyesight is getting worse and my hands ache constantly with pain.
I wasnt 100% happy with the job I did with fitting the miters......but
the customer showed up the next day and praised the work....said "Incredible job on the crown moulding I love it...you're like a jeweler!"...never heard that one before.
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10-28-2020, 01:46 PM
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#6
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 332
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rmarsh
Thanks...I do my best, not as good as I once was.
The day I did the crown moulding in that kitchen, I struggled a little.
My eyesight is getting worse and my hands ache constantly with pain.
I wasnt 100% happy with the job I did with fitting the miters......but
the customer showed up the next day and praised the work....said "Incredible job on the crown moulding I love it...you're like a jeweler!"...never heard that one before.
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I don't do that many kitchens. I just finished one up that I started this summer. It was a full gut remodel. She got her cabinets from homies, Thomasville line. 30 inch tall cabinets with the two piece crown on top. The soffit part was rock hard maple painted white. That stuff is almost impossible to get a clean miter on the corners. Crown was tedious due to the fact that the house was from the 70s, truss roof, no strapping. We went over the old popcorn ceilings with another layer of 1/2 drywall. Had a bitch of a time to get the corners and miters to line up.
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10-28-2020, 05:08 PM
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#7
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Seldom Seen
Join Date: May 2001
Posts: 10,404
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Been there Trevier... For the hardwoods, like maple crown stock, I have a designated 80T blade and set up a goof proof jig so I don't pooch the spring angle. Of course if the ceiling or plaster is off, well... then it's shim, cut, test fit, shim, cut, test fit, check how much stock I have on site.... And the cabinet manufacturers do not take into account for face frames that run proud of the cabinet's side panel, which is always fun to point out to a fancy kitchen designer that has sold the client on a fancy crown. ("Oh, I have never come across that before...") It's all problem solving boys.
Here's a kitchen I did not long before I had my knee replaced. Designer's plans were off by 3.25 inches on the height. She would not even show her face onsite until the counters were in....
Last edited by nightfighter; 10-28-2020 at 05:13 PM..
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