abinets can make or break into your timeline but you can
a kitchen. Countless hours bet that if the error was your
of research, many trips to fault the vendor may take the
the store, phone calls and full 4-6 weeks to process and
appointments with the reorder.
professionals have all yielded
valuable information that I will The delays only help to make the
share with you here today. This problems snowball because the
information alone could possibly completion of the other items
save you hours upon hours, even namely, the counter-tops, are
weeks or months of research, dependent first on the completion
which is about the amount of time of the cabinets. You cannot even
it took me to gather. I know for measure for countertops until the
the busy real estate investor, cabinets are in and placed. If
time is money, so consider this you will be using tile, you can
my gift to you. figure supplies mathematically,
but in the case of solid surface
Unless you have a strange tops like Corion, granite, quartz
configuration that would require and the like you must have your
going with custom cabinets, I cabinets placed and set before
would strongly suggest only using they will even measure, much less
In-Stock cabinets and here's why. start the order. These are the
Say you order a non-stocked, 4-6 kinds of problems you don't want
week lead time cabinet and after to deal with so, I have found
they arrive you discover that that using only In-Stock products
either you have measured wrong or helps to eliminate the problem.
they shipped the incorrect item.
Either way, you will have to wait Another great reason to go with
for the replacement to come in. stocked product is that many
Not only will this eat heavily times the goof ups (incorrectly
ordered cabinets) can be returned increased options of things like
for full value and another picked spice racks and decorative
up in its place, regardless, of details. They even stock the
whose fault it was. This amounts crown molding if you are using it
to a huge savings if you compare which I would highly suggest in
In-Stock goofs only cost you time giving a finished look to your
whereas, special order goofs can kitchen project. They offer a
cost you big money as well. Not beautiful maple, white and an
only will you need to pay for awesome higher end cherry wood
replacement costs, but freight product straight off the shelf.
also. Sometimes In-Stock can be This is more of a do it yourself
an even exchange or even get a place so don't count on the
full refund if the difference is service you might get at some of
in your favor. the big box stores. You will
have to figure out your needs and
Lowes has a nice maple, raised make sure, if you do have to
panel cabinet on the shelf and return something, that is hasn't
comes already assembled and is been touched, meaning installed.
the best value in my opinion. They are not quite as easy to
They are not the quality of the work with as the other larger
Contractor's Warehouse cabinets stores but the products offered
mentioned in Part II of this are exceptional in certainly
article but you can't beat the most, but not all, cases.
price and the fact that they are
in stock is a must. Home depot offers an In-Stock
product as well but it comes KD
Contractor's warehouse on the (knocked down) so I avoid
other hand, is one of the best in altogether. If you are super
stock resources for a better handy and plan on doing it
quality cabinet and I love the yourself go for it since the
price point is a fair amount less Read Part II of this article for
than all the other options but The Real Bonus.
the time it takes to assemble
eats into my precious timeline Hope this information was helpful
for the completion of my project and remember, that when you ask
so this for me is not even an someone who knows, you save
option. One thing that yourself countless hours of
inherently seems to happen with research and time. Our aim is to
the KD products is getting pieces help you discover powerful
where the holes don't line up. lessons learned from real estate
They are Mickey Mouse and seem to investing nightmares that will
me to not be worth the effort and make you a fortune.
hassle.
About the Author:
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