Reading A Layout Part 4

This is part 4 and the final blog post on how to read a layout. When we go into an apartment to measure a kitchen, we take all measurements, this way if we change a layout, and decide to put an appliance on a wall that we initially did not think we would when we first measured. we would have all wall sizes. When measuring, we measure "everything"(like we mentioned earlier here), that includes all pipes, electrical outlets, switches, phone jacks, door bells, and anything else you will come across in the kitchens(there are others that are pretty common in NYC apartment buildings that I hope to go into in the near future.
On the layout you will see a list of owner notes, as well as a list of Installer notes(notes are pretty much self explanatory).

When we list the owner notes, those are items that the property manager/contractor would have to take care of, before the kitchen is installed. The Installer notes, are items that need to get done by the installer, weather it`s Regal Kitchens doing the installation, or the customer doing it on their own. You the customer will now have all instructions sitting on your desk without even having to go to the job site, you know exactly what has to get done, and can properly manage it from the comfort of your office chair.

Please don't hesitate to call with any questions,

Sincerely,
Moe Hirsch
Regal Kitchens & Baths Inc.
Office - 718-435-1211
Fax - 718-435-2057
moshe@regalkitchens.com

Reading A Layout Part 2

Now that we learned from yesterdays post how to see from the layout what cabinets are being supplied. Lets see the rest of the layout. Starting on the wall cabinets first, all the way to the left it says WF 1 1/2", which stands for "Wall Filler" 1 1/2" wide. Now all the way to the right it says "WEP 1"x42", stands for "Wall End Panel" 1" wide, and 42" high. the reason we put a panel, instead of a filler, and we made it 42" high instead of the 24" high which is what the cabinet is, is because the W3024 cabinet has a Microwave underneath it which is about 18" high. So the 24" cabinet plus the 18" Microwave is 42" high, now the reason we did a panel instead of a filler is because otherwise on the right side it would be hollow between the Microwave and the wall. Down to the Base Cabinets. To the left we started with a DWR 1/2" which stands for "Dish Washer Panel 1 1/2" wide", which we out there since the fridge is there we needed some sort of support for the counter top on the left. Now we also put a "Side Splash" on the left side. Tomorrow I would like explain the various fillers, and panels why we actually use them as well the Owner, and installer notes we use on our layouts.

Please don't hesitate to call with any questions,

Sincerely,
Moe Hirsch
Regal Kitchens & Baths Inc.
Office - 718-435-1211
Fax - 718-435-2057
moshe@regalkitchens.com

Jim Bishop Cabinets

"Jim Bishop Cabinets" is a very common vendor we use for a our Semi-Custom cabinets, they have a huge amount of door styles to choose from. We(Regal Kitchens) will have customers where they have to bring the rent up to market value, but with the MCI(Major Capital Improvment)laws in NYC you can only raise the rent(I believe)1/40 of what you put in. For example if a tenant is paying $800.00 in times square, the market value is alot more than that. so if the landlored puts in $25,000.00 into the building, 1/40 of that is $625.00, which brings us to a total of $ 1,425.00. Obviosley the landlord will be putting in much more than $25,000.00 in to the aprtment. Thats when I would introduce "Jim Bishop Cabinets" to my customer. We have actually done alot of them pretty recently. In the next few days I would like to introduce just some of the door styles we used as "Jim Bishop Cabinets" is a certified by the "Environmental Stewardship Program"

Please dont hesitate to call with any questions,

Sincerely,
Moe Hirsch
Regal Kitchens & Baths Inc.
Office - 718-435-1211
Fax - 718-435-2057
moshe@regalkitchens.com