Sunday, September 1, 2013

notes

1. You might want to go to another thread / blog I have created where I have collected a lot of information on what are things that we need to know. For example, what material would be best for counter - top , whats the difference between the different materials etc.... 

Granite, solid top , quartz etc... has different qualities. 

Here is the link if you are interested 

My link

I have decided to go with Quartz as my kitchen is used a lot of cooking, baking etc...etc the other materials don't seem to meet my needs, or have characteristics I don't like. 

Quartz - There is Iquartz which is cheaper then the rest like Caesarstone and Silestone etc.... but you need to look at the colors, size etc... and see which one fits you better. Also, some say the Iquartz is not as durable or is not tested for a lot of things, but you can go read on their website and the report they have and decide if you are interested in Iquarz. The other quartz brands seem to have very good marketing but also colors, etc... and also their reports are more detailed with tested for bacteria etc...etc... 

I think you need to look through all these and make a decision as you are spending a lot of money and you don't want to regret later on the choice of materials, etc... 



2. Tiles - Most of the quotations I have seen so far include $3 as the maximum price but I read but cannot validate that the types of tiles you can get with 3 dollars is not as extensive or the choice is limited, so you might want to validate or if you are ok with the tile choice within 3 or if want to get more pricier ones how?. I am getting my own tiles. you might want to check with other forummers on this. 

3. Carpentry - I was thinking it would be good to know what type of wood the carpenter would be using like 

solid plywood , ABS trimmings all around or certain areas, for all cabinets or only selected, how about the internal, or the back is it just a very simple thin plywood etc.... 

Its good to know this so that the outcome is what you imagined it to be and not what the carpentar imagined it to be. 

4. No drawings - Its ok if there is no drawings from the contractor because its not in the total price, BUT you need to draw or get pictures to show how and what you want things to look like. If you don't do that, your imagination and the other parties ( contractor / carpentar, etc....) might be way off and can lead to all kinds of problem including you topping up money to change to what you really wanted. So one of you have to some sort of drawing to communicate and understand excatly what is expected. 

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