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

"Awesome! I worked with Ed at Main Line Kitchens to design our kitchen during a very stressful whole house renovation / expansion. To say he worked with me is an understatement. Ed might just have earned his counselor credentials as he guided me through some uncertainties, even calling me late one night from home after receiving a distressed email about a decision I was making. He ultimately helped steer me towards a cabinet line that fit my desired look, features, timeline, and budget and helped me see the pros and cons of the choices made along the way. He never pressured me and was able to accommodate a seemingly impossible timeline. He even came out to measure twice without complaint when my contractors weren't ready the first time -- not at all his fault -- but he was gracious and kind and took it in stride. Ed was personable and easy to work with and I never felt like a number in his book. When we received our cabinets I wasn't happy with a couple doors (normal issues you would anticipate with a large order and a perfectionist on the receiving end) Ed worked with the vendor and had them replaced and shipped immediately to me and the job wasn't delayed. The vendor even called direct to ensure I was happy with the replacements. It is clear MLK has a strong reputation with their suppliers. Ed was quick with recommendations for other vendors when I needed materials fast for flooring, countertops, etc. and all the other vendors knew and respected Main Line and Ed. Our new kitchen is truly the center of our home and we have Ed to thank for bringing it all together. I would recommend Ed and MLK to anyone in need of kitchen design services and cabinetry. In fact, I already have. I did my due diligence and shopped around and was very happy with the competitive pricing that came along with the white glove service and hand holding I received through this process. The expertise from the team at Main Line can't be matched. If you have a chance to work with Ed, know you will be working with a great person who genuinely loves what he does, and in the end, that passion will show through in your kitchen design."

"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."

"Just finishing up, but so far so good. Cabinets look great and countertop is going in today and tomorrow. They were very professional and left the kitchen clean before they left."

"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."

"Brian ran into some unforeseen complications on a previous job causing our job to be delayed slightly.  On our project, they arrived early and got straight to work.  Brian and his team are very hard workers - they get a lot accomplished quickly. They cleared brick walkways and disposed of all the brick materials.  Graded all the area and put up the forms for the concrete.  They laid sod down where some of the walkways were which we eliminated.  The concrete work went smoothly and looks great.  They were very neat and cleaned up the entire area each day before leaving.  Brian is courteous and hard working and truly cares about his customers satisfaction."

"I dealt with Darin for these projects. The one thing that stood out was the professionalism. Right from the start we knew the dates of the projects and were kept in constant communication. The work was done well and everyone was very respectful. These weren't huge projects but we were still treated as if we we're an important customer. I would highly recommend them and use them again!
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