Comments on: Rehab Tips - Kitchen Remodel

By: Kitchen Designs

Kitchen Designs — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 12:32:17 +0000

[…] Rehab Tips - Kitchen Remodel […]

By: Cash

Cash — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 15:30:00 +0000

Austin McKnight. Let me know how it turns out for you- btw- I tried emailing you and it bounced back. Based off the size of your kitchen, this may go outside of your budget here. Be prepared for that. You may have to step down to granite tile or some other material (remember, nothing ‘plastic’ looking). Keep me posted! BTW- do you have a good Realtor to help you get this sold?

By: rob

rob — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 15:24:51 +0000

Thanks for all the info. What name should I give the granite guys?

By: Cash

Cash — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 14:29:05 +0000

ok- for Granite, call ‘Ray Brothers Granite’ in Mesa. They’re off of about Stapley and Brown. Here’s the deal with them- they are much cheaper than anyone else- but- only stock about 10 standard slabs of granite. Since they don’t have a ton of material to house, they can keep their costs low. But, you have to deal with a slim selection. You should be able to find something for your needs. Your kitchen sounds quite a bit larger than I had thought- it may go outside your budget to do it. You may have to go with Granite tiles or a different material to hit your budget requirements. It didn’t look that big in the pictures… Let the Ray Brothers know I sent you (they just did my mom’s house in Val Vista Lakes, and previously a rehab/flip for me in Tempe- which, I sold in 2 hours, btw…).

Cabinets- that’s a tough one. For me, I just get out the phone book and start calling. I’d get 5-10 quotes easy. Maple or Cherry wood. Keep in mind that this can take 3-6 weeks to get in! So the big question besides price is timeframe on installation. I haven’t found a decent cabinet company yet- so please let me know what you find. You’ll need to nail this down before picking a color for your countertops. Also keep in mind that you can’t really order counter tops until the cabinets are installed. They’ll need to come out and take a template once the cabinets are in- but you can put a rush on it if you need to.

Lights/appliances are pretty fast- so I’d focus on getting cabinets in and a new counter top going ASAP. This is the PERFECT time to be doing this- it should be ready just in time for our peak selling season here in AZ- Feb/March.

Please keep me posted on the progress, and let me know if I can answer any questions for you!
Good luck!

By: rob

rob — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 01:45:52 +0000

Thanks for all your help,

The kitchen really does need a complete make over. The problem is cost of course. I would gladly shell out $7-8k for new cabinets, slab granite, lights and appliances.

I received two quotes for slab granite; both were from retail stores. both quotes were close to 7k. The kitchen is fairly large. There is 90 sq. ft of counter space with 40 liner ft. of counter edge. The front face of the cabinets is about 52’ including over head. There is also a 2.5′ x 7′ pantry. This does not include cabinet sides or back.

I would love the name of your granite guy, or cabinet guy, or light guy or any one that could help…. my email is.
reyna@globalpi.com.