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"Excellent work/service job on my cabinet microwave the contractor was prompted and efficient in his job thank you"

"Great. He came up with a great idea for adding pantry cabinets to our kitchen, and making room for them by moving an entryway nearby 4 inches. Worked out to be wonderful! He came back and helped us with fine tuning. We are very happy and would recommend."

"Kitchen Tune-Up did a great job for us. Starting with a very knowledgeable designer to high quality craftsmanship, we were very pleased with our kitchen and bathroom cabinet refacing. Our old peeling cabinets were replaced with new, high-quality, attractive cabinets; including new hardware and modifications to the existing cabinets that left us with more useable space. Highly recommend Jeff and his team to anyone looking to refresh their kitchen or bathroom."

"The kitchen work was great but there is absolutely zero follow up after they cash the check. In order to get "customer service" after the first problem with the shower, I had to practically make a threat. We had decided to return for the shower because of the quality of the product but after emailing, calling and writing , I still haven't had help for the second problem with the shower stall after more than six months. I'll never go back to them again."

"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"

"It was completely gutted and a wall was removed. They installed new cabinets and hooked up my sink and garbage disposal. It went very well and we are very pleased with the finished product."

"I knew it was going to be challenging to find an investor that would lend me money for this real estate venture.  I have lived 20 years in a four unit historic condominium building in downtown Jersey City and I wanted to buy the unit above me as an investment property.  But with Fanny Mae and Freddy Mac rules, they would not give me a loan because I would own half the building and this would give me too much control over condo association decisions.  I checked with Angie's List where Central Lending was well recommended and spoke with Mark, the president of Central Lending, about my situation and that I needed an unconventional loan outside of Fanny Mae and Freddy Mac oversights.  After many disappointments and on the very last day of my contract with the seller, Mark found a lender.  And on the very last day of the window to the loan, it closed.  I cannot thank Mark and his assistant Judy enough for their patience and steadfast of seeing this through.  I cannot tell you the emotional roller-coaster ride I went through during the 4 1/2 month duration.  There were many moments that I wanted to give up but Mark reassured me that the sale would happen.  Without Mark's personal intervention with the lender and title company, this deal would not have closed.   You can be sure that when I am in the market to buy unit #3, I will not hesitate to contact Central Lending.  Thank you so much."

"We met with Dave Pellegrini to discuss our kitchen remodeling options. He described the different cabinet services Kitchen Tune-Up provides, from a basic restorative "tune-up" to refacing to installation of new cabinets. We settled on the refacing option with us removing all the doors and drawer faces and painting the cabinets to match the new doors. By doing the painting ourselves, we were able to cut the cost significantly and spend a bit more on some other work we planned for the kitchen. Mr. Pellegrini worked with us and two other contractors (for wallpaper removal and counter top/back-splash installation) to coordinate all of the work we had planned so that it could be completed within three weeks. It was obvious from the beginning that this was a family business that took pride in providing outstanding service. Before finalizing the contract, Dave's wife came to the house and did extensive measuring while Dave showed us an awesome array of knobs and handles for the new doors and drawer faces. Mrs. Pellegrini also had a great suggestion for adding faux doors to the back and end of the demi-island cabinets. Two weeks before the cabinets were scheduled to arrive, Dave dropped of all the supplies we needed to paint the old cabinets to match the new materials. Since it had been very many years since we had painted (foam brushes--who knew?), we got a quick primer on the job ahead from Dave. We then waited until the counter tops and back-splash work was finished, then we double-primed followed by two-three coats of white paint (to get dark oak to look snow white) over three days, just in time for the installation. The installation itself was fabulous. Son Mike was head of a crew of two other installers (I'm not sure whether or how the other young men were related to the family, but they were a great team) who worked steadily over the course of much of the day to complete the work. When the work was done, Mike pointed out that one of the doors had a slight imperfection, so he was ordering a new one, and one of the "faux" doors was the wrong size, so he was ordering a replacement for that as well. He explained the reordering process in detail, so that I would be clear about all the steps (ordering, manufacturing, shipping, etc.) and why it would take about three weeks before the replacements would be available for installation. I felt like Mike did a great job of looking out for me--the customer--by pointing out the problems, coming up with solutions, and managing my expectations, all in the course of two minutes! Unless there is a remarkable problem with the two replacement doors--which I would report--I can say that we have been very pleased with the quality of the service and products that we purchased from Kitchen Tune-Up, and I would be happy to recommend them."

"Working with CMP Home Remodeling was an wonderful experience from start to finish. After calling about 5 other contractors and only get 1 other call back/estimate, Brian got back to us right away, provided a detailed estimate, and scheduled our service with great efficiency.  His crew worked quickly and did a beautiful job that was reasonably priced. They were courteous and professional every step of the way. However, what made us repeat clients for CMP Home Remodeling was the fact that the day our concrete was poured and after the crew had cleaned up and left our home, our freshly poured concrete sidewalk was vandalized. Not knowing what to do, we called Brian just to see if there was anyway we could fix it; because we knew that this is something typically not covered by the contractor. However, despite that fact that it was almost 8pm, Brian headed back over to our house and was able to patch it for us himself.  Words cannot express how grateful we are to him for that and we think it is a testament to the level of professionalism and quality customer service your receive when dealing with CMP Home Remodeling- so much so that less than a month later we have hired them to do another project in our home."

"We needed a complete gut of the kitchen. We also put new flooring in the living room/dining room. Kip is very reasonable in all his pricing. Our project manager was Greg and his team was Mike, Scott and Mel.  I remember a conversation with Kip before hiring him where he told me about how it is not an easy process for him to hire a member of his crew.  He can't just hire anyone.  It's no wonder he gets good reviews  - if his other crews are like who we had.  They are very honest, completely trusted them in our home alone.  They are hard working - I was here with them for some of the days and I am not sure they even stopped for lunch. Mel stayed one evening until after 6:30 to finish grouting the kitchen floor.  My husband was impressed saying that shows she was not in a rush, she took her time and it shows because it came out great. Everything was going smooth and looking great until the peninsula was put in and I felt it was too far into the kitchen.  I had a meltdown over it and after Greg, Mike and Scott listening to me, they calmly told me they would figure it out.  So they moved it back more into the dining room and not only that, instead of drywall on the back of it, Greg put leftover wood pieces from the cabinet order and it looks fantastic. My husband cannot stop talking about it.   Scott has calmed me down over a few things.  I thought the microwave above the range was going to stick out too much and he assured me it would be ok, he was right, it looks great. He is very easy to talk to.  I drove him crazy with the placement of the handles on the cabinets.  He just joked about it.  We have had other major projects done and have never been completely satisfied.  This crew was very friendly, skilled and knowledgeable.  We could not be happier with the kitchen and we will be calling Kip up again in a few years when we do our upstairs bathroom.
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