To: Gianna Santoro(
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Sent Wed 5/1/2013 2:01:01 PM
Subject: One shelf above sinkl
Instead of 3 shelves, make it one shelf above the sink ;)
On Apr 30, 2013, at 9:29 PM, Gianna Santoro wrote:
Hi
I just read your email after having company leave and will get back to you in more
depth tomorrow with answers to all your questions. Your flexibility will certainly
get the pricing down and I will work with you to get there, including sharpening
my pencil because I truly enjoy you!
As for counters, it's the quartzites that tend to be so expensive. There are granites
that are much less expensive and I have a couple thoughts of mixing materials too,
but that might be an easier phone conversation.
Let me see if there are other ways I can value engineer and NI get back to you
tomorrow with all your answers and then some.
Sleep tight....hopefully your phone is charging somewhere where you can't here it
by now!
Gianna
On Apr 30, 2013, at 3:50 PM, wrote:
HI Gianna...Ok, I tried to 'digest' this all! Below are options I have
chosen to incorporate:
I. 42" High Cabinets
2. 4/4 Thick Doors
3. Use the 3/4" Melamine Construction Cabinet Boxes (I would like
to see sample)
4. Butler's Pantry to be Solid Wood (no glass)
5. One Spice Rack
6. Forget the roll out under the sink
-Are Drawers more expensive than plain cabinets? If so, then change the cabinetry
under the stove top: 2 drawers directly under the stove top, cabinets
on either side of the drawers. Perhaps we can do elsewhere as well...
-After looking at all my pictures I have collected of kitchens I love...they ALL have
only the one square panel (not the 2 as we discussed) I'm not sure if
one panel is less expensive than 2, but I would like only one panel.
I want to be honest up front...this quote scares me...when I gave you a budget of
$75-85k, in my mind, that was inclusive of everything accept
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appliances...I wanted this amount to include counter tops, back
splashes, hardware, sinks and faucets...am I crazy? (maybe!) If there
is any way we can sharpen your pencil on pricing I would very much
appreciate it. When you told me counter tops would be an additional
S20-25K I almost fell off my chair...! Do you think any granite I
choose would cost this much or is it just the luce dc luna or white
macauba quartzite granite that comes in this high? What if we did the
wood top on the center island as well?
Please email me and let me know your thoughts when you have a moment...maybe
there are other items we can save on? taking out a drawer divider
doesn't do much..
Thanks so much! (I know the decorative wains panels would bring down the
amount, but I think making the panels flat on the angled island and the
end of the dishwasher cabinetry would not look good)
Help!
On Apr 26, 2013, at 3:40 PM, Gianna Santoro wrote:
Thank you for coming in to thoroughly go through the
estimate and drawings I put together for you and Ike. I have
listed several options below that I think will help bring the
price down.
1) The manufacturer's price drop occurs when a wall
cabinet goes from a 48" to a 42" , which would leave
a finished height including cabinet crown of approx..
100" . Leaving all the doors and drawers 5/4", the
prices would be as follows: (labor and freight stay the
same as the original estimate)
Kitchen Perimeter Cabinets $ 48,620
Island: stays the same since there aren't any wall
cabinets
Butler's Pantry $13,035
In total, going from 48" high wall cabinets to 42" high
wall cabinets would save $1,225
2) In the butler's pantry, if you changed the wall cabinet
doors from glass to solid the price of the cabinets
would go from $13,125 to $10,989, a $2,136 savings.
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This is still based off using a 5/4" thick door.
3) Take off 5% from the cost of the cabinetry (not
installation) to determine what 4/4" would cost vs.
5/4"
4) Another option we discussed would be to change the
lower decorative wains panels to flat panels. There
are three painted panels I believe you were
considering doing this with...the end of the
dishwasher and both angled ends of the angled
island. This would save $5O0 for each panel.
5) One more option that I forgot to offer when you
were here is using a 'A" melamine construction
cabinet box (not the doors and drawers) instead of
'A" maple plywood. The melamine would be a hard
rock maple wood grain impregnated on a commercial
grade particle board.
I have samples in the showroom that I could show
you if you're interested. Based on your original
estimate with 5/4" doors, 48" h wall cabinets the
price would be $79,908. You could then still reduce
the pricing by using any of the options above.
Confused? Don't hesitate to call me. Bottom line is
you do have quite a few options. I'll help you get
where you need to be. I'll be in New Canaan today
and coverin our Stamford showroom on Monday
Have a great weekend!
Best,
Gianna
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