Omega Cabinet installation cost high?
Natasha Osvalds
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Reviews on their Omega custom cabinets anyone?
Comments (76)Horrible experience with Omega cabinets. I'm currently in the process of remodeling my kitchen and bar. We originally ordered my cabinets in october 2021 and were told that there was a 4 months lead time and we had to order right away because Omega was going to raise prices within a week. We were comfortable with ordering Omega as they were the top brand in semi custom cabinets and came highly recommended. So we didn't shop around and just decided to go with the "best". Although we were happy with our Diamond brand cabinets for our bathrooms. We received our cabinets in February as promised and due to things running long, they sat in my garage until we were ready to install. We opened up the cabinets in March and to our surprise 50% of the cabinets had major defects that I could not accept the product. We immediately ordered replacements and were told that we would have them in 4 weeks. Well, it's May 27 2022 today and I recieved my replacements 8 weeks later. I cannot believe the quality of the product from Omega. The new cabinets still have dings, missing paint, chips along the shelves and doors, scratches and smears all along the top. I'm beyond frustrated with the experience of my cabinets and this is what I paid nearly $40k for! In addition to putting my entire remodeling project on hold for months and costing me extra stress and money from not having a kitchen and having to order out every meal, paying for storage of my entire 1st floor just because it's waiting for cabinets. This is probably one of the worst products that I've received in my remodeling. DO NOT BUY FROM OMEGA....See MoreCost of cabinet installation
Comments (13)Not to distract from the original question, unfortunately I don't know the actual cost of my installation because I never got a line by line quote--I think it was about $3,000, but I'm shocked to hear how quickly the previous poster's installations were completed. We were initially told our installation would take 1 1/2 to 2 days for a 10 x 15 kitchen including a complex range hood design. Then as the cabinet installation was being scheduled we were told it would take 4 days. Now it is August 21st and my installer started the job on July 22nd! He hasn't been here everyday for the past month, but he did show up every day for the first 2 weeks and then a couple days a week ever since. He has been here at least 15 times! That can't be normal. Today will allegedly be the last day (I'm not sure if I believe that.) I'm certainly not paying the contract remainder until I'm actually satisfied that its done properly, i.e.-the light rail molding is no longer crooked and I don't have a huge gap between end panels that were supposed to be flush! Can anyone else tell me if its typical for 1 installer to do a kitchen alone? We were under the impression that they were sending 2 or 3 people to do the installation which would have been much quicker. I should add that he told me last week that he won't install my hardware because I didn't buy it from the KD. No one told me that electing to buy my own hardware meant that I had to install it myself! Can you tell that I'm bitter about this?...See MoreLED Undercabinet Lights - High installation cost?
Comments (6)We used Hitlights. We sent the plan to them and what our needs were. Ours is a reno, so we already had an electric switch and line to the wall. For around $250, we have a transformer to attach to the wire, a round of light tape, and extenders to attach that run behind areas (like behind the range) where we don't need lighting. We will do that ourselves and figure it will take about an hour and running to the basement to turn the light breaker off and then on again. ETA - We still need a dimmer for the lights -- around $30. We could have bought a cheaper transformer, but wanted a bigger one just in case we want to expand the lights on it some day. If you want all the runs to turn off and on together, easy peasy. Also, look at Ikea lighting. They have ones that are hard wired like what we got, and also ones that need a plug somewhere....See MoreOmega vs. Showplace kitchen Cabinets
Comments (7)@Rebecca Geisler-Hepner I'm so glad you're in Michigan so I can give you this recommendation, then! There is a company called Benchmark Wood Studio in Holland, Michigan, and their online portfolio is perfection. They would have been the first company from which I would have sought a quote had I been local, but at the time we focused on companies nearer to us to save shipping costs since we are over 1,000 miles away from MIchigan. Michigan is a gorgeous state, as you know, with several communities of Amish tradesmen, so you might look into other local builders as well. If you check out Benchmark, I would love to know how the experience worked for you. Obviously the reviews to which I previously directed you regarding Omega were from people who had recently installed and/or lived with the cabinetry as I hope you read for yourself rather than taking my word for it. I have inspected Omega and Kemper (a subsidiary) cabinetry displays in person but based my own decision to move on to other companies on a variety of factors. Based on recent reviews, you could do better than Omega/Kemper, and you could definitely do much, much worse as far as finish quality, construction, and warranty service. It pays to read up on as many recent reviews as you can possibly find before committing to any builder, and take note of the dates of the reviews. More than one of the cabinet companies and even faucet companies and other suppliers that were favorites of the former Garden Web contributors and that still are referenced in searchable threads here in the Houzz forum after the merger have shifted over the years in ownership, service, and other factors that are essential to a good experience post-installation. There may be improvement over the years (hopefully), they may be the same, or there maybe some new things to consider....See MoreNatasha Osvalds
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