Going over 160-13O

I would like to go over another layout now in it`s entirety and review all points. This kitchen we actually installed yesterday. The following items are all given written straight out on the layout.
• All the way on top we see that the cabinet style the customer is using is "Classic Round"(thermofoil).
• The color he is using it in is "White Matte".
• The counter Regal Kitchens did not supply.
• The knobs are Cliffside Industries model # 100-SS.
• This kitchen is 123" wide from wall to wall.
We also saw previously that cabinets generally run in 3" increments, obviously we made some custom sizes here. We also supplied the following for the customer:
• LG Microwave model # LMV1314W.
• Kohler sink model # K3325.
Kohler faucet model # K15160PC.
The rest of the appliances and counter was supplied by the customer.
On the right we started off with a filler because there is a window there. Obviously the only drawer in this kitchen is the B20(custom made, not a 3" increment), but if you want a sink, dishwasher, refrigerator, and stove(20" pretty common in NYC apartments), you have to give a little t make it fully operational.


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 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 3

We understand from our previous blog post on Friday how to read the layout and what cabinets are in the kitchen. Sunday we learned how to read what fillers and panels are being supplied. Now I would like to go into why we are using fillers, when we can use that space to fit bigger kitchen cabinets.
On the top part of the drawing you will see it says 65 1/2" that is representing the width of the kitchen. Stock cabinets run in 3" increments. So if we have a 30" wide Cabinet, and a 33" wide cabinet in the kitchen, you are left with 2 1/2". A tip that we learned here with experience is, we at Regal Kitchens have yet to come across a straight wall in the NYC apartment buildings we deal with. That being said it is possible that on top this kitchen was 66", and lower down it was 65 1/2", there is no way you can chance putting in 66" worth of cabinets. The fillers on the other hand come in 3" increments as well, so that can be cut down to whatever width is needed.
On the bottom of the drawing you will see(where I circled) more fillers.

The first one WF3X30 is to cut down and to put flush with the bottom of the cabinets to close the gap on bottom between the wall and cabinet. Scribe molding is a thin 1" wide molding that basically you can put anywhere there are gaps. i will hopefully go into greater detail in the upcoming posts and come back and put a link to it here. Tomorrow I would like to go through the owner notes, and then just sum it all up.

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