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 MorePros & Cons: Stain+Lacuer VS. Stain+Polyurethane???
Comments (11)I owned a furniture factory for 20 years and used both conventional nitrocellulose lacquer and conversion varnish. I sprayed my own kitchen cabinets 30 years ago with lacquer and they still look like new (except for the top edges of some of the base cabinet doors where we tend to grab the door rather than bending down to grab the handle). If your cabinet maker has not used conversion varnish before, you don't want to be his guinea pig. It can be tricky to work with. I have had to strip and refinish hundreds of pieces where the 2nd topcoat didn't adhere to the first topcoat, causing checking. Just be assured that he is going to put a sanding sealer coat follwed by 2 (two) topcoats of lacquer, not one topcoat. Lindac, it sounds like your daughter's kitchen was done with either an inferior quality lacquer or it was improperly applied. Lacquer should not be that delicate. It is used by practically all of the top quality furniture manufacturers. All this being said, a properly applied conversion varnish, such as used by most kitchen cabinet manufacturers, does have water and chemical resistance superior to lacquer....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 MoreRelated Professionals
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