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YVONNE LANDIVAR AKBD

Landivar Design LIST OF ITEMS TO GET QUOTES ON:

  1. CABINETRY
  2. COUNTER TOPS
  3. APPLIANCES
  4. LIGHTING (UNDERCOUNTER, AND CEILING/PENDENT)
  5. FLOORING
  6. BACK SPLASH MATERIALS.
  1. DIFFERENT KINDS OF CABINETRY
    • IN STOCK, LOCAL BIG BOX COMPANIES, USUALLY MADE OF PARTICLE BOARD, UNFINISHED, WITH VERY LITTLE CHOICES AND SIZE OPTIONS
    • RTA (READY TO ASSEMBLE CABINETRY, FROM A SUPPLIER SUCH AS IKEA, KITCHENS PRO, ETC.) PRODUCTS ARE MADE IN CHINA, LOOK OUT FOR DIFFERENT QUALITIES, SUCH AS PARTICLE BOARD BOX VERSUS, PLYWOOD BOX, MORE CHOICES AND FINISHES AVAILABLE, MODERN OR TRADITIONAL LOOKS, LITTLE OR NO CUSTOMIZATION AVAILABLE
    • SEMI-CUSTOM CABINETRY, USUALLY TAKES 4-8 WEEKS FOR DELIVERY, ABLE TO OFFER SOME ADJUSTABILITY, FINISHES ARE WARRANTIED FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME THAN MOST RTA CABINETS. MORE OPTIONS, BETTER QUALITY,
    • HIGH END SEMI CUSTOM CABINETRY, OFFERING ALL STYLE OF CABINETS POSSIBLE, INSET, FRAMED, FRAMELESS, ANY MODIFICATIONS AND A LARGE NUMBER OF PAINTED, MATTE, HIGH GLOSS, LACQUERED, LAMINATE, THERMAFOILS, STAINS, AND GLAZES ON WOOD.
  1. COUNTER TOP CHOICES
    • NATURAL STONE, GRANITE, MARBLE, TRAVERTINE, SOAP STONE ETC.
    • QUARTZ COMPOSITE, (CASEAR STONE, SILESTONE, QUARTSTONE, ETC)
    • PRE-FABRICATED NATURAL STONE, AND PRE-FABRICATED QUARTZ. THIS MEANS THEY ARE PRE-MADE WITH A STANDARD EDGE DETAIL AT A LEGHT OF 8’ X 26” WITH A SQUARE OR BULL NOSE EDGE DETAIL.
    • LAMINATE
    • TILE
    • BUTCHER BLOCK, EXOTIC WOODS, OR UNFINISHED MAPLE/BIRCH TOPS.
  1. APPLIANCES
    • DECIDE EARLY ONE IF YOU WILL WANT, AFFORDABLE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, OR HIGH END.
    • TYPICAL STANDARD SIZES: 30” RANGE, 30” MICROWAVE HOOD, 24” DISHWASHER, SINK CABINET 36” REFRIGERATOR 36” X 72” DECIDE IF YOU

WANT A BUILT IN LOOK, OR ARE OK WITH A LARGER CAPACITY THAT WILL NOT BE COMPLETELY BUILT IN.

    • OPTIONAL APPLIANCES, WINE COOLER, UNDERCOUNTER BEVERAGE, GARBAGE COMPACTOR, WARMING DRAWER, WALL OVEN, UNDERCOUNTER MICROWAVE. TV, STEAMER, WOK.
  1. LIGHTING
    • UNDER COUNTER, CAN BE FLOURESCENT, LED, ROPE LIGHTS, PUCK LIGHTS. MAKE SURE YOU VISIT A SHOWROOM WHERE YOU CAN SEE HOW THE LIGHTS LOOK, POSSIBLY A LIGHTING SUPPLY STORE FOR BUILDING PROFESSIONALS.
    • OVERHEAD LIGHTING, MUST ADHERE TO NEW TITLE 24 COMPLIANT LIGHTINGS, WHICH MEANS YOUR RECESSED LIGHTS HAVE TO BE LABELED AS SUCH. TRIM COLOR CAN RANGE FROM WHITE, SILVER, OR BLACK, LIGHT RENDITION DEPENDS ON THE KALVIN COUNT, (HOW STRONG OR DIM THE LIGHT IS) THE HIGHER THE KALVINS THE MORE NATURAL THE LIGHT LOOKS. 6” 5” AND 4” RECESSED LIGHTS ARE STANDARD.
    • SPOT LIGHTS OR PENDENDT LIGHTS COME IN A VARIETY OF CHOICES, FROM MONO LIGHTS, (INDEPENDENT) TO A GROUP BY 3 USUALLY, ON A PLATFORM. MAKE SURE IF YOU WANT THEM TO DIM, THAT THE BULB IT CAN TAKES IS ABLE TO BE DIMMABLE, AND THAT YOU ACCOUNT FOR A NEW DIMMER SWITCH IN YOUR PLANNING.
  1. FLOORING
    • WOOD FLOOR, NAILED, GLUED OR FLOTING.
    • VINYL FLOORING GLUED OR FLOATING
    • CERAMIC OR STONE TILE, INSTALLED OVER A BACKER OR HARDI BACK. OR WITH SELF LEVELING CONCRETE AS AN UNDERLAYMENT. (HOW LEVEL THE FLOOR IS WILL ENSURE THE BEST POSSIBLE TYPE OF INSTALLATION)
    • CORK FLOORS, USUALLY CAN BE GLUED OR FLOATED.
  1. BACK SPLASH MATERIALS
    • TILE, STONE, MOSAIC, SOLID NATURAL OR QUARTZ-COMPOSITE.
    • USUALLY THE BEST PLACE TO FIND THIS WILL BE AT A TILE SHOWROOM.

PART OF YOUR PLANNING STAGE WILL INCLUDE VISITING DIFFERENT SHOWROOM FOR THE MATERIALS YOU NEED. MOST KITCHEN AND BATH SHOWROOMS WILL DISPLAY A MOCK UP KITCHEN WITH BEAUTIFUL COUNTER TOPS, HIGH END APPLIANCES, AND DETAILS YOU MAY FALL IN LOVE WITH. HOWEVER IT IS NOT THE BEST IDEA TO SHOP FOR EVERYTHING AT ONE PLACE, FIND OUT WHAT THE STORE YOU ARE VISITING IS SPECIALIZED IN, AND ASK FOR A REFERAL OF WHERE THEY TYPICALLY RECOMMEND CLIENTS TO GO FOR OTHER MATERIALS THEY MAY NOT CARRY OR HAVE LIMITED CHOICES ON.

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