Pros and cons of custom made cabs vs. manufactured brand?
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Comments (6)Toronado3800 I'm curious which craigslist you browsed. I just searched orange county's and could only find standard and cal kings. I previously worked at bed bath and beyond in San Diego and am going off what they taught us there. We did not carry eastern king in our location at all. About the stats...the rise in Hispanic and Asian populations is a lot more recent than mattress sizes are. Plus there are many bi and multiracial people here that are typically forced to put themselves as the minority race on a form. Even though I'm only half Hispanic companies and schools request I place that as my sole race because saying I'm also white isn't as beneficial for their stats. Lame that the system works that way but until multiracial is a common option that's how it is. When traits are mixed u can end up with tall Hispanics and Asians ( who also can be full blooded and tall) . As far as Wikipedia their other entry on bed size states calking is most common on west coast. I don't know which size is "superior" but I've never thought for want of more room on my calking...See Moredecision time: custom vs. semi custom cabs...
Comments (3)Semi-custom...Have you looked at the paint colors in your home in your light instead of just at the store? They may or may not be better there, but it's something to check. I'm curious as to why you think the Omega Dynasty do not maximize storage space...unless you're comparing framed to frameless... Our Omega Dynasty cabinets come in a range of sizes from 6" pullouts in which the cabinet is actually frameless to 31.5" wide for the oven cabinet to 36" wide under the cooktop. I was actually surprised at the range of sizes that were available in Omega's semi-custom line (Dynasty). Custom...Is there a way to bring the quote down? Maybe eliminate some of the "extras" like fake door panels on the back of an island or peninsula that has an overhang or furniture molding? Maybe cut the cost of other things to make up the difference? (E.g., get a low-end cooktop or low-end DW for now and upgrade later.) Maybe delay a backsplash for a year or two. These are some of the things we did to save on our Project. Most of our kitchen was done in July 2008 and we're only now looking into a backsplash. (Although the backsplash may have to wait yet again as we had to unexpectedly buy a new vehicle this past weekend.) Have you considered other cabinet lines?...See MoreImported plywood in your kitchen cabinets? Pros/cons?
Comments (23)I am going to insist that my cabinets are made with American birch plywood. I do not want any building materials made in China in my home and so far so good. We have obtainied all the structural wood from a local saw mill, from local wood. Our metal roof was made by a local business. Our floors will be local heart pine, and our interior walls and ceilings are local cypress. American plywood is more money than the Chinese plywood. American plywood is 50 some dollars a sheet as compared to about 25 dollars a sheet for Chinese. American plywood will be stamped and certified. Cabinets are one of the most expensive investments for your home. At least they should be. For me, I would rather have cabinetry that would last a life time, and have minimal toxicity, and have to save for a finished basement. But that is me. Your wants and needs may be different than mine. In the whole scheme of things paying extra now won't seem so much later on, particularly if you remain problem free. Who is your cabinet maker? I still have a couple of people to talk to yet and look at their work, but so far I haven't found quite the level of workmanship I want. Sandy...See MorePental Quartz vs. Silestone? Any pros cons to either brand?
Comments (5)Pentalquartz (formerly Chroma) is Vicostone, made in Vietnam, which may account for the lower price. Vicostone sells to other granite companies as well as Pental. I started with Caesarstone in my remodel last year, but it was damaged on install. My Buttermilk slabs had resin pooling, so I switched to Pentalquartz Botticino because I could view my slabs at their Portland warehouse. The Pental slabs looked fine in the warehouse and at the fabricators. On install, we saw faint circles of all sizes in the countertop, as if it had etched. It took months for the Portland warehouse manager to come out and look at the problem. By then, all gradually disappeared except for a 5 gallon sized circle near the sink. He tried cleaning and buffing, but I can still see it in certain light. He said he'd talk to the owner of Pental about some kind of compensation and get back to me. He never did. That was last spring. I don't know if the marks came in the manufacturing process or from the fabricators. The Pental guy could not think of anything that would cause such marks. He talked about how the Chinese cut corners by curing their quartz at lower temperatures, and it spends less time in the curing ovens, so the resins don't achieve the same hardness and durability. But Vicostone does cure properly, and they also use the Breton equipment to manufacture their quartz. China just steals the technology. In the end, it's beautiful and we're happy with it, despite a faint can mark. Not so happy with the customer service of Pental....See Morejscout
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