Overview of Katy Kitchen Cabinetry ideas 101:
Whether you are building a new home or just want to update the one you have, Katy Kitchen & Bath can help you design a luxurious, space efficient kitchen environment.
We sell mostly Pre-built Cabinets from Semi-custom to Full Custom Cabinets. They have a better finish than the "skilled craftsman" can build you from his table saw, many of those will only last 1 to 7 years. (We can build you total custom cabinets in our shop also... to match your cabinets closely as well)
The full custom factory cabinets --- using the better technology for finish --- will last you for over 20 years with proper maintenance and cleaning, much like the new wonderful pre-finished flooring with limited warrantees of 20 to 30 years. Keep the salty and acidic soils off the cabinets with mild soap, rinse and dry... simple to care for them.
It looks better when we install these cabinets. Many installs "by others" or the home owner are done poorly, sometimes even voiding the warranty. We have sold cabinets with "others to install" then often get called out to tear-out and re-install the cabinets from the "others" to correct them.
While we are assisting you in remodeling your kitchen we could order the Bath, Entertainment room or Office cabinets or build in that special Niche to compliment your kitchen. We can make those places look like furniture with curved fronts for the Bath or Elegant Enkoball designs for the old world look you are desiring. We can even design, plan out the details and get your "Out-Door Kitchen" materials to be installed close to the same time as your indoor kitchen.
If you run a little over your planned budget or need time to get your funds together, talk to Mary Roberts about the financing that is "available with your good credit ! "
These are the first steps to getting you a quote:
1) Need to know the Species or materials of construction, we can help you to understand the differences.
2) Colors of stain, outdoor cab color or paint color depending on the cabinets , we can help you with this process.
3) Need to know the door style, we can help you narrow down the selection by showing you some examples.
4) Most helpfull for you to select the quality range that you desire, we can help you select the benifits and features most important to you by examples and specification.
5) The style of your home/area to remodel is important.
6) Value of your home/budget are important considerations to select the remodeling materials or the level of quality that may be expected in your home when you go to sell your home. Investment in your home and the return on your investment may differ depending value of your home and your neighbors' homes.
7) Who are the decision makers and Who will pay for it, What is the scope of the work to be done, Where is the project to be installed and are you living there now, When do you plan to start the project, and How Much do you plan your budget to be?
8) There will be a process that you will have to go through. The remodel process is dusty for the take out of your old materials, the electrical or plumbing may need to be done after take out and could take weeks to finish depending on the degree of the remodel. Some cabinet installs could take a couple of days ---- some can take a month or more depending on the project and the degree of changes to be done. 3 months is not uncommon for a project with electrical, plumbing, and furdown or wall moving or wall changes. We do not use large crews with strangers in your home. We are a small company with background checks on all of our employees.
8) Payment of your design fee or consultation will be the next step to get you on our list of next client to be processed. We are busy and we are working with current clients and ongoing jobs as our 1st priority, "design fees paid" put you next on our "TO DO" list.
A) We have a service for Consultation for $60./hr (starting from when we leave the office til when we are finished with your home appointment,
or B) for a design fee of $750.00 for a simple kitchen redesign on home of up to 2750 sq ft or Design fee of $1500.00 for larger homes of 4250 sq ft or more ..(to be applied to the purchase of your Kitchen Cabinets when purchased from us) Often Kitchens have been running from 25,000 in a 100,000 home to well over 100,000 -(maybe 40,000 for the cabinet portion of the remodel before installation and flooring ,countertops, lighting, splash and appliances) in a home valued at over $400,000.
You may rough figure a ball park of about 25% of the value of your home for the works.
Installation: this is a major concern to me-- I would like to see that when a clients invests this kind of money in the cabinetry that they get a beautiful install as well as beautiful materials for their investment.
There is a large difference between jobsite and pre-built fully custom manufactured cabinets built to their specification, construction and finish with a baked on finish.
Let us show you our extensive selection of Kitchen cabinets and countertops, flooring and unusual hardware to give your Kitchen the unique elegance you require.
