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"We loved the promptness of her first call, the planning and the no mess installation. All very professional. Thank you California Closets!"

"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"

"Excellent! Rich was on time, professional, very knowledgeable, and saved us lots of money! I definitely recommend him."

"Bryan met me promptly for both the initial estimate and picking out the items I had chosen to put in the bathroom. The crew were real craftsmen (and women) and friendly and responsive. Bryan was very involved in all aspects of the project and it was very apparent that he expected quality work from his crew. Panda Properties was very respectful of the fact that this was the sole bathroom in the home, and replaced the toilet daily so it could be used in the evening and weekend. Mary Ann called me during the process to make sure that I was satisfied with the progress and made it very clear that they guaranteed all of their work."

"I loved The work by Topp Closets . Everything was perfect, the timing, the cost and the quality of the work."

"Paul is great to work with. He's very busy, so the schedule changed at times, but it didn't affect me. Very, nice, honest man.
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"Taylor is a very hardworking, get the job done kind of guy! He listens to your concerns and helps you figure out a game plan. I would trust him with any project I have in the future and would suggest him to any family/friend. He is really good at what he does and does it with care. 10/10 suggest Taylor"

"It was very professional. The work was good."

"work went well, but the city inspector never came around to inspect the work that was done made several calls no replys.
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"I had no complaints after the initial installation.  They were fast, professional and left our rooms and yard the same as when they got here.
I'd like to explain why I am posting this review now.  It is now 11
years later since we had the windows installed and on the outside of the
house, the windows look the same as when they were first put in. We
haven't had to perform any maintenance at all.  The caulking is even
still intact and looks new.  I had honestly expected to have to replace the windows in 10 years because of the pricing..  Down the road, I was investigating replacing a larger window and came upon a ton of negativity about Wellington and I never gave them a  second look.  I thought that we just got lucky not having any of the problems I had read about.  So, now, fast forward to today.
I contacted Wellington today, March
21, 2013 to inquire about getting a new weather strip (the fuzzy strip
at the top of the lower sash) that had come loose and to recommend an adhesive to reglue the plastic lift on a different window that had separated..  I provided the job number of the
contract and told them I assumed it wasn't covered under warranty, but
the lovely lady on the other end informed me that they will have someone
come out for the $85 trip charge and assess ALL of the windows and make any
repairs/part replacements under warranty.  I'm thinking that $85 for someone
to come out and go over all of my windows and repair or replace
anything is a deal, especially considering we've had these windows for
11 years.
In my opinion, the money we spent on Wellington Windows was by far the best VALUE than we could have gotten with any competitor even to this day.  The money we spent in 2002 was the total dollars invested for 11 years of trouble free and worry free performance and the windows still look great.  They provided and installed good looking and good performing windows at a price we could afford and they are honoring their lifetime warranty.  There isn't much else a person can ask for.  Our lifetime warranty covers 100% parts/labor  for another 9 years, so the next owner of this home will get the same protection.  I think that's great!
I will update this review after they come out and do the work.
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