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"Hello, My name is Phil Carr-Jones, I am reviewing my experience of working with and building my own kitchen, using cabinets and doors from Arkansas Wood Door. While I am an Episcopal Priest, it turns out I get to do a lot of things they don't teach you in seminary. Over the years, I have had to get fairly skilled in all the trades, including, no surprise, carpentry. But I am by no means an expert. For instance, I employed a retired carpenter to help out with the crown molding and other trim. Apart from that though, this is all my and my wife's work. So let me state up front, Arkansas Wood Doors is the go to place for the DIY’er who is thinking of remodeling their own kitchen. Here's why: I searched the web for months, literally doing comparisons and research on flat pack rta cabinets. I went to the big box store for a design and pricing in their three lines of cabinets, and I went in for a consult with a small custom shop in my area. Here's what I found. 99 outof 100 rta cabinet companies have their product made in china which means the standards for formaldehyde are going to be as fishy as they smell, plus you can only get cabinets in fixed sizes so if you looking to eeck out every last inch of space you're going to lose a lot and you'll be using a lot of filler strips wasting what could have been useful storage. If you want to go custom, then you only have less than a handful of online options, companies that will make to order in any dimension. For instance, I only wanted an 8 inches deep spice cabinet to allow for greater working room over the counter. My wife and I are pretty serious about cooking from pastries to mains and sides. We want a very serious kitchen. Plus, I'll tall so I needed the room. In any case, if you want something custom your choices online are limited. The big box stores don't really do custom and are just as limited in their options as are the online rta places. Most online rtas offer far cheaply made boxes with construction methods less sturdy. I have found that if I buy cheap, I shouldnt expect my kitchen to hold up past a few years. The finish will fade. The drawers will warp. The joints will open up. The big box stores basically offer the same thing, too. When I go to a big box store to buy something, I do it knowing I probably willl get a year out of it, whether that’s a lawn chair of a power tool. I mean when was the last time you regretting spending too much money on a better grade of power tool? So if you want quality, a better and safer grade building material and much wider choices in sizing then your basically down to three or four options. I went with Arkansas Wood Door and am completely pleased and impressed by the experience. Now I could have spent twice what I did and gone to a small custom shop and gotten the same thing, but I am in to saving money and frankly I enjoy the challenge. AWD worked with me directly. Working up the order and getting the plan for each box just right. If you have never designed and built a kitchen before, there are plenty of tips and guidance on the web and I recommend you heartily research all of the aspects and complications involved. I hit a couple of unexpected bumps. But more about that below. So do your research. For instance you can save a lot of money by building the plinths yourself and only order squared off boxes without the toe kick. By making the platform on which you place the lower cabinets first, you can get that plumb and level, so throwing up the boxes is a breeze. And again, the cabinets are also less expense, a complete all around win. AWD uses an easy system for matching up box parts so assembly was easy. No special tools required. Given the many parts and I used a mix of frameless and face framed cabinets, there was a moment or two when in amongst all the materials I got nervous about having everything I needed, but low and behold, all was right there in the end. I also recommend the concept from French cooking "mis en place" that is have all your ingredients in place and all your tools where you need them before starting out. Also, it was a lot easier to work with my wife than doing it alone, but I did a few by myself and so if that is your only option than you should have no problem. I've assembled a lot of cheaper Swedish flat packed furniture in my day, and the quality and sturdiness of AWD leaves no doubt about how long these will last. Just rock solid. Great thing about AWD is the cost to quality ratio. Cant beat it. Which also means if you make a mistake the replacement is so reasonable it becomes not big deal. I mis-measured one box and so I needed to order the right size. Worked out fine, but that was because AWD had an incredibly fast turn around. The other few reliable companies are several weeks to months. And these other places are crazy expensive. And in truth, the other companies are a complete rip off on trim and accessories. AWD pricing was so amenable that my mistakes cost me so little in comparison with what I was saving. So there's a built in confidence for the first timer. Also AWD made one mistake on the placement of a hinge in two doors. They immediately and without question remade them and sent them out in under ten days. You just can't get that service anywhere in the custom cabinet world. It was so affordable I upgraded on one side to black walnut. Trying doing that at the other quality shops. The quality of the roll out drawers and top drawer boxes is superb and the hinges and under-mount sliders are top grade excellent. The hardware was the easiest part frankly. Their system, for lining up the hardware is just so easy. Drill driver is all you need as the placement is already leveled for you. SO: high end quality custom built cabinets, superior custom support, fastest turnaround in the marketplace, most affordable pricing out there, excellent hardware, and oh yeah, I almost forget, color choices. They offer complete line of lacquer - just pick a SW color and they'll match it. SO completely and truly custom for a fraction of cost without sacrificing any quality. The Rev. Philip Carr-Jones"

"The Lord has blessed us with Stephen and Maintenance Management and Remodeling. I hope that this can be the start of something great! They will take care of you!"

"I highly recommend Sherri and Amber for any interior design work you need done. Professional and reliable. Great to work with."

"Another professional outstanding quality work done by All Pro Builders , this is the second job Brett and crew done for me I will not use anyone but Brett (All Pro Builders) to do any work on house there isn’t a nicer man then Brett and his quality for remodeling or building or installing is the best I’ve seen this world is filled with dishonest people and contractors promising everything and wanting a ton of money upfront and there work disappointing so it’s nice to meet a honest person who won’t take advantage of anyone he and crew hung and painted 7 new doors I’m beyond happy ...thanks All Pro Builders and the owner Brett A++++++++++++++"

"Greg responded to every phone call and text that I sent him. Excellent in this area. The workmanship on the project was done carefully and correctly and the steps and walk way were well built. The cracked driveway was more of a problem than realized but the crew persevered and did an awesome job of putting in pavers about a foot wide across the driveway. The paver junction is perfectly smooth to drive over. Excellent in quality of work. The steps were built exactly to my request and I believe if I had given him more specific requirements that he would have made every effort to do as I asked. Excellent in this area. The design and building the walk and landing were more involved than he had anticipated and the landing became larger and more massive than originally planned and required more materials. The project went over the original estimate by 4% . He delayed starting the project by several weeks and he pulled his crew off to start another project before he completed my project so the walkway took several more weeks to finish than originally promised. He ran out of brick pavers and we had to go pick them up ourselves in order to have him finish the project, which he then did within a couple of days. The soft landscaping, shrubs, flowers, mulch etc was where I felt that he cut corners. This was the last thing that was done and I think he was anxious to get paid and move on. He cleaned up after himself and the work crew and left the property in good condition. My overall opinion is that he did excellent work and he is a nice guy to deal with. My dogs like the new walk way too. Yes, I can recommend him."

"Very happy with the work done! They came daily until the job was done and did a great job!"

"Will’s work is top notch! We love the shower, did awesome tile work! Would hire for other jobs in a heartbeat"

"Excellent customer service! He was friendly, thorough and knowledgeable. Work was done in a timely manner, as desired. A++++ Will call again in the future if the need arises!"

"High quality work and excellent service. Delivers as promised. We were very pleased with results of the stone work this business did on our rental."