Why we are different and why you should care...
...The really easy part is demolishing your kitchen.
After that it gets harder. But wait! Why should it get harder? Why should you put up with missing parts, damaged appliances, sub-standard materials, code violations, shoddy workmanship and delay after delay? Why are missing in action sub-contractors and surly installers the rule in kitchen remodeling, not the exception. Isn't there a better way?
Georgia Country Kitchens knows there is. It is a method to start and finish your kitchen remodeling on time, without delays, and to your complete satisfaction. Our method is based on detailed planning, competitive procurement and purchasing practices, careful logistic and storage management, task evaluation and most importantly, complete on-site management.
Our site office, an self contained unit, is parked at your home. Our satellite links provide communication to our work site from home-based support staff, while we supervise each and every well defined task, receive and check inventory and motivate our team of specialty contractors to do the best work they have ever done for each and every client.
Briefly, the process is this: A prospective client decides that we might be the company to build the kitchen of her, or his, dreams. Often, the client will have arrived at a figure, a budget, that they feel they can afford and that will allow them to start and complete the project.
We receive a request for information, and respond. Based on the client's knowledge of what they would like to have done, and their realistic understanding of the cost involved, we schedule an in-home appointment, and we meet to discuss what they hope to see when the project is finished; when they would like to begin work, and review with them their budget figures. Then, if we both agree that the design and proposed budget will work for both parties, we thoroughly inspect the area of renovation, and measure all areas. Within a few days, we will have a preliminary floor plan in hand and a working materials inventory and labor analysis for review with the client.
If our client's expectations and our proposal are mutually agreeable, we may be able to work together to create with them their own French Country Kitchen, Southern Style. Once you, our client, decide to proceed, the first of two agreements is signed by both parties. This first agreement is for site and structure analysis and kitchen design and specification.
Preliminary planning involves the non-destructive site analysis of the proposed new kitchen area. This may involve only the existing kitchen, or it may involve cannibalization of adjoining areas, and it may involve building of an add-on structure. Whatever is involved, all existing infrastructure must be located, plotted, and evaluated for improvement. Structural framing and flooring members, ceiling joists and roof jacks; ceiling and roof decking; interior walls and exterior sheathing, windows, doors and access points; plumbing supply, waste and vent pipes; heating and air-conditioning ducts and vents, controls and low voltage wiring, electrical panels and capacity, wires, junctions, outlets, switches, fixtures; appliances and outlets; gas supply lines and cable and hard wired telephones are among the many elements that must be located.
Property access, truck and vehicle access and parking, permits and permissions, insurance notifications, every element germane to the successful and timely completion of your project must be evaluated.
The next phase is the actual kitchen design.
Working with you, every element of the design is defined, from the floor plan, all structural modifications or additions, the cabinet style , finish and accessories, hardware, counter-tops, sinks and fixtures, flooring preferences, lighting, appliances, surface finishes et al. Everything that is necessary to build and finish your kitchen is detailed and listed, and evaluated for energy efficiency and environmental impact.
This phase is completed when all requirements are specified, listed and quoted.
This method assures "NO SURPRISES" and at the completion of preliminary planning, all variables, with the exception of the client's change orders, will be defined, and project costs and completion times will be accurately estimated.
The contents of the second agreement, for specific job performance and start to finish completion, is then determined by agreement of you, our client and us, your contractor. This process can immediately follow the first phase, or be deferred by your request. Once we complete the kitchen design phase, you may even select another contractor, or indicate areas of the work you would like to do yourself. When the second agreement is signed by both parties, construction dates, beginning and end, are agreed to, and inventory acquisition will be initiated to be certain that all project materials are available on site at the time site work begins. We provide on-site storage of all items and materials required, or they are stored at our warehouse. No site work is scheduled to begin until all required components necessary to complete your kitchen are on hand. The start date of your project will be determined before the agreement is signed and will be based on your required materials and the scope of work to be performed.
Work on your new kitchen could begin the following week, or be scheduled to start later, after delivery of custom cabinets and components, some of which have as long as 8 to 12 weeks lead time. Because we wait, there are never delays while waiting for a needed item to be delivered; when we begin your job, we finish it on time and on budget! For you, this means you'll use your kitchen through the Sunday before the Monday we begin work! Yes, with our company, all jobs begin on Monday. And we will have you in your new kitchen on schedule, as quickly as possible.
We are happy to partner with your architect, designer or planner to build your dream kitchen.
About inventory, all materials are evaluated for LEED certification and compliance with green building practices. All materials are purchased in the client’s name, billed at cost plus, and may be paid by client funds through a draw account established at the clients financial institution. Management and labor draws are paid weekly through the same mechanism. A final payment will be due upon completion.
To learn more about completing the process, including the design, procurement and installation phases, contact Georgia Country Kitchens today. 770-272-4338