Cabinets and Kitchen Remodel
Guide
Reprinted from "This Old House" magazine
How the factory's cabinets beat the local
woodshop's
- Warranties of up to 25 years on cabinets, accessories,
workmanship and internal hardware.
- Controlled environment the yields more stable wood, which
reduces warping and splitting later.
- Computerized cutting tools that offer more precise
joinery than anything done by hand.
- Baked-on finishes that are more durable than local guy's
air dried ones. Dust-free finishing rooms also provide a smooth-as-glass surface.
Starmark, Mid Continent and 6 Square offer a
limited lifetime warranty on all cabinetry. Superior cabinetry with piece of mind that it will stay that
way.
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Local Shop |
Allen David Cabinetry |
| Lifetime Warranty |
NO |
YES |
| 99% on time delivery |
NO |
YES |
| Cabinets complete at installation |
NO |
YES |
| Baked on precatalyzed varnish
finish |
NO |
YES |
| Custom sizes & colors |
YES |
YES |
| Cabinet box joints dadoed and
glued |
NO |
YES |
| Climate and dust controlled shop |
NO |
YES |
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Big Box stores
like Lowe's and Home Depot might appear like a good choice for kitchen
remodeling but, beware. They require 100% up front payment, charge a fee to
measure your house, use store employees (no kitchen experience required) to
design your kitchen and use a never ending carousel of untested
installers.
A firm that
specializes in kitchen remodeling offers numerous advantages such as: highly
trained designers, personalized customer service ands more competitive value.
We pride ourselves in being the premier resource for cabinets
and kitchen remodeling in Charlotte, Mooresville and Lake Norman.
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Lowe's/Home Depot |
Allen David Cabinetry |
| Staged payment schedule |
NO |
YES |
| License is held by employee |
NO |
YES |
| NKBA Trained Designer |
NO |
YES |
| Designer visits site and
measures |
NO |
YES |
| Free site visit |
NO |
YES |
| Competitive price |
NO |
YES |
| Full color 3D rendering of
design |
NO |
YES |
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Are you a licensed
contractor?
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That should be
one of the first questions you ask any firm that you are considering to work on
your home.
Since the downturn in
new housing, many cabinet dealers have
magically become kitchen remodelers. There is a reason why contractors go through rigorous testing
and need to meet certain criteria in order to become a licensed contractor in
NC. The state does this to protect your interest.
An unlicensed contractor does not have the
knowledge or expertise to remodel your kitchen and can just walk away if
things go wrong. Leaving you
with an unfinished job and a task of hiring someone else to pick up where
they left off. Choosing a
licensed contractor offers you the peace of mind knowing that things will
be done correctly and if a situation does arise, it will be handled
professionally.
What other benefits
are there to using a licensed contractor over a non-licensed
contractor?
-Licensed contractors in North
Carolina meet or exceed state requirements in order to become licensed in
the first place.
-The N.C. State Licensing Board holds licensed
contractors accountable for all the work they do.
-Licensed contractors have liability and worker’s
compensation insurance. This will protect you, the homeowner, in the event
someone is injured or damage is done while performing the renovations in your
home.
-Only licensed contractors can obtain permits.
Unlicensed contractors cannot.
-If anything goes wrong with your home
renovations, the state has a recovery/reimbursement fund that will cover
homeowners that used only licensed contractors to do the
work.
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