Please help! Just noticed interior color of kitchen cabinets is wrong.
User
7 years ago
Featured Answer
Sort by:Oldest
Comments (19)
Related Discussions
Please help - paint colors consistently look wrong
Comments (5)I just painted a hallway "Ginseng" by Devine Paint. Lovey soft fawn/tan/light brown. Devine paint is crazy expensive but there are some great colors that your usual paint store can match (if you can get the chip). I'm having a similar problem with finding the right colors for my kitchen cabinets. I am getting closer, however, thanks to the samples in Behr, Glidden, and Ralph Lauren that Home Depot makes--enough to paint several cabinets and then consider. The Glidden and Behr samples are $3.97 and Ralph Lauren $4.97. You probably know about that already....See MoreWrong thinset used for LFT tile... Lippage, Wrong Layout HELP Please
Comments (6)Oh boy. This is where things get ugly. We have to 'split' the blame into small measurable units. Here we go. The homeowner picked the tile (was it rectified? Square edged or eased edge?) and the grout (I'm assuming you picked the COLOUR and not the quality?). You picked the FINISHES. OK. The 'look' is on you. The GC chose NOT to QUOTE for the subfloor work (preparation should be $2-$4/sf x 2200sf = $4400 - $8800 for this job). Which means you did NOT pay for subfloor work. A wonky subfloor = wonky tiled flooring. As cruel as this sounds, you got what you paid for. $0 paid subfloor prep = $0 owing for subfloor prep offered. Next point: The GC picked the STRUCTURAL MATERIALS. That's on HIM. His choice of 'thinset' (LFT requires a different technique) was wrong. That one's on him. His installers did NOT use the proper spacing requirements. Again, the GC OWNS the work his subcontractors produce. Again, this is on him. At this point, this requires a redo. And I mean complete gut and removal, repurchase (if the grout has not gone down you might be able to salvage ++ of these tiles....*might) and reinstall. The GC owes you: Replacement tiles for the one's that cannot be salvaged Proper thinset/mortar materials PROPER TILE SETTERS not just 'some guys' who use a trowel!!! His workers = his headache! Proper leveling system and staggered 1/3 off-set tile setting Quote for subfloor preparation What you owe the GC: 1. Payment for subfloor preparation (budget for $2 - $4/sf...just to be safe) You did not pay for subfloor prep. Sadly, both of you owe this to one another. The GC needs to FINISH his quote and you need to PAY the price for subfloor prep once the final bill (labour + materials) come in. As someone in the flooring industry, I have seen enough flooring mistakes to last a lifetime. This is an expensive lesson that the GC MUST LEARN. Don't feel 'bad' about this. Obviously he's skated by on flooring up to this point. He thought he could do it again...but he thought wrong. Now he pays the price for not knowing something he ought to have known. What you owe yourself: A critique of the overall work of the GC. You need to ask yourself if your GC messed up on such a massive job, is there anything else they messed up on? I do not wish to scare you, but a bad flooring job could be the indicator for other problems with this build. Please make sure you move cautiously with any of the other work that has been done or is supposed to be done in the future. Obvious places to look: Plumbing and Electrical. These require expensive professionals (in a hot Canadian market a Red Seal Plumber or Electrician bills $180/hr = more per hour than a Family Physician = $122/hr). A PROFESSIONAL tile setter is one of the other BIG EXPENSES on a build. They are so expensive that many GCs (yours included) will try to save money by using 'guys who swish a trowel'. If your GC cheaped out on tiling, what else did he cheap out on?...See MoreHelp with choosing new interior window color please!
Comments (3)@ebennet, surely you made a decision by now (and I liked both the painted and the stained trim so I don't think you could have gone wrong with either), but it's nice to know that I'm not the only one who has taped pieces of paper (in my case, painted posterboard) onto stained trim to simulate "how it would look painted."...See MoreHelp please with kitchen cabinet color
Comments (21)And you say potato and I say potahto, cause I never sit at the island and only eat in the dining room! That's why everyone is saying wait a while and see how you live in the house. I do agree with redoing the whole kitchen. Just not right away when you move in. I am not thrilled with putting a cooktop in an island if you have children, it makes me worried. Also, it is harder to put in a hood over an island, as opposed to against a wall. I would get rid of your current counter and get rid of the current window. Have additional cabinetry uppers and lowers where the current window is that is perpendicular to the french doors. And you can have more counter space there too if you want it. If not, you can make it pantry cabinets. Then you can have your counter/island perpendicular to the one that is there now. If you won't use the table, have countertop seating. If you want your table and chairs, you don't need countertop seating so close, and you have an island that is just for an additional work surface, and you can get a really super-duper stainless steel island on locking casters. You can get a marvelously thick end-grain butcher block on part of it for cutting, and if you do a lot of baking, you can get a great piece of marble for the other end for rolling out dough. Or you can have a more traditional type island with closed cabinetry, and still have it on wheels, with locking casters. I think if and when you are ready to re-do your entire kitchen you should think it through very carefully, because it is a big deal and a lot of money and effort on your part, and inconvenience for your family, too. I would read a lot on every website and study every photo, and make notes about what you like and don't like in terms of functionality and esthetics and specific appliances. Do the same thing when you go to other people's homes. too, I hope COVID will be over soon, so you can go visiting, and to open houses so there will be a lot for you to see. For me, I would for sure want two sinks apart from each other, and two separate ovens, and a real hood vent that vents to the outside. I wouldn't mind if the immediate family can see the kitchen(they know the truth:) but I wouldn't want guests seeing the kitchen. Whether or not you need 2 dishwashers may depend on the size of your family and if you can bear to see a mountain of dishes until the first load is done. I think the more storage the better, and who wants to fall off of a stepladder dusting the tops of cabinets? So I would build to the ceiling, if not cabinetry, some sort of storage box of the same wood as your cabinets if only for a teapot, tureen, etc....See MoreKathryn P
7 years agoUser
7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoUser
7 years agoUser
7 years agolisadlu16
7 years agoTaylor's Cabinets & Interiors
7 years agobossyvossy
7 years agomjarvis57
7 years agoAnnKH
7 years agoUser
7 years agoAnglophilia
7 years ago
Related Stories
LIFEYou Said It: ‘Every Room Should Have the Right Wrong Thing’ and More
This week on Houzz we were inspired to break out of catalog styling ruts and let our design freak flags fly
Full StoryMOST POPULAR7 Ways to Design Your Kitchen to Help You Lose Weight
In his new book, Slim by Design, eating-behavior expert Brian Wansink shows us how to get our kitchens working better
Full StoryREMODELING GUIDESWhy Marble Might Be Wrong for Your Bathroom
You love its beauty and instant high-quality appeal, but bathroom marble has its drawbacks. Here's what to know before you buy
Full StoryDECORATING GUIDESDecorate With Intention: Helping Your TV Blend In
Somewhere between hiding the tube in a cabinet and letting it rule the room are these 11 creative solutions
Full StoryHOME OFFICESQuiet, Please! How to Cut Noise Pollution at Home
Leaf blowers, trucks or noisy neighbors driving you berserk? These sound-reduction strategies can help you hush things up
Full StoryKITCHEN DESIGNKey Measurements to Help You Design Your Kitchen
Get the ideal kitchen setup by understanding spatial relationships, building dimensions and work zones
Full StorySELLING YOUR HOUSE10 Tricks to Help Your Bathroom Sell Your House
As with the kitchen, the bathroom is always a high priority for home buyers. Here’s how to showcase your bathroom so it looks its best
Full StorySELLING YOUR HOUSE10 Low-Cost Tweaks to Help Your Home Sell
Put these inexpensive but invaluable fixes on your to-do list before you put your home on the market
Full StoryWORKING WITH PROS3 Reasons You Might Want a Designer's Help
See how a designer can turn your decorating and remodeling visions into reality, and how to collaborate best for a positive experience
Full StoryWORKING WITH PROSWorking With Pros: When You Just Need a Little Design Guidance
Save money with a design consultation for the big picture or specific details
Full Story
Joseph Corlett, LLC