My frustration with Medallion Cabinet Co.
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Comments (20)Stooxie, thank you. The first thing I did upon seeing the RNB (after I wiped the drool off my chin) was ask the dealer if there was a local BS service person. There is! Weissman, thank you, you are absolutely correct. I didn't see your post before I left, but the dealer said the EXACT same thing. There are indeed geographical price restrictions, although the out-of-area shipping thing is a little weird. She explained it all, including the fact that any other dealer in the state has to charge the exact same price. They do offer a discount for cash, though, to offset the cc charges. But they can't offer any further discounts, like to contractors or designers. Foodonastump, thank you. I have settled on the BS after finally seeing it in person this afternoon. Oh, what a BEAUTY!!! And....after all my carrying on...their price is BETTER than anything I found online, even with a whopping tax bill *sigh* I think, though, I might go with the RCS since the difference is only 4k BTU on one burner and a couple of thousand in price. I can use that money for a REALLY nice sink :-) Oh, no, wait, I need it for the range hood! I'll see how the cabinet bids come in and then decide....See MoreHelp! Medallion Cabs & Thermador Columns
Comments (12)This is definitely doable. Ask your kitchen designer to review the Thermador specs again and contact Medallion's custom panel unit. I'm sure Medallion has done these before. They are similar to the Sub-zero 700 series fully integrated units which don't use a frame either. I have the Bosch columns which are almost identical to the Thermador. I had to use two panels on each appliance because Kemper, the cabinet company I used, limited the length of each door. The panels attach to the appliance using a hidden clip system on the top and sides. Thermador/Bosch makes a specific part to mount multiple panels on one door for increased stablility. I would find out the maximum limits of the custom door panel measurements and figure out what you think looks best aesthetically given your door style. I think it helps to mock up the door dimensions before you finalize your decision. After mocking up, I decided to go with a longer door on top with a slightly shorter one below instead of two equal sized doors....See MoreFrustrated with cabinet finish colors!
Comments (13)Hi ni - no, I had been looking at the maple colors. I'm actually going to go back and look at Medallion cabinets, which are framed, but *might* have a color that makes me happier. I did some more reading about cherry, and the idea of it getting a couple of shades darker disturbs me. I know people love that quality about cherry, but I'm having a hard enough time choosing a color without having that color change on me!! Hey, you're getting your cabinets finally!!! I'm so happy for you!!! Can't wait to see them. (Also can't wait to see that Eureka door style! :-))...See MoreAnyone use The Cabinet Joint- RTA online co. ?
Comments (16)Highly recommend Rick at Cabinet Authority. Patient and professional and stands behind any mistakes and issues (not many). Conestoga is top quality and our kitchen (95%) complete is looking great due to the conestoga cabinet quality. Would have done just a few things differently but actually surprised how good it turned out. Would I do it again? Uhhh no..it was a lot of work and detail but then again I did everything from the demo, to the cabinet assembly, installation, plumbing, electrical, venting, lighting, gas line, etc. Was much more work and time than expected. Lots of measuring, removing, measuring again, lots of hand tweaking to get right and level in the install. Everything has to go in a particular order. Just note, if you are having an installer put in cabinets correctly and you have a lot of panels, special configs that you want just right, you will need to find a patient installer who has a great attention to detail. Having an installer say they will come in and "knock it out in 1 day" is asking for trouble and a bad job. There is no way to install, shim, scribe, level, tweak, install, attach doors, tweak hinges, attach dishwasher, etc ,etc, etc, in a day or two unless you have a super simple setup and 10 installers at once (then you are asking for a hack job). Can be done but know what you are getting into. Takes many special tools and patience to measure and double check everything as you go. Assembly was fairly easy although you have to know a couple tips to save frustration (i.e. - install inset hinges before assembling cabs). Installation was much more work to get everything level and exact (frames tight and perfect). I had a pretty complicated island that I designed with many panels that had to go together just right. Also, had to design and fabricate a range hood because we didn't like the stock ones. While I highly recommend Conestoga for their quality and price, it is a lot of work if you are doing it yourself. Recommend an installer and subs for plumbing, electrical, etc. Our kitchen looks really good and we saved a TON of money. There is no way to get a kitchen of this quality for this price so while we have high end semi custom cabinets now - it took a lot of sweat to get them - not sure if the tradeoff is worth it but we had a fixed budget and wanted quality....See Moresayde
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