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I follow this integrated, 12-stage process to ensure the best, safest and fastest
result for your dream kitchen.
Stage 1
- I meet with you at your
home to identify your needs, preferences and priorities. I recommend completing the
handy Design Questionnaire from my web site before our appointment.
Important:
If you’re a couple, it’s
vital that I meet with both partners to clearly understand everyone’s point
of view and to avoid little known design booby traps that can sabotage your new kitchen.
This can be the single biggest problem area in the entire process if it’s ignored.
Stage 2
- Together, we develop a concept
that meets your needs and uses my professional knowledge and skills to ensure the
best value for the result.
Stage 3
- Visit the factory or showroom
of the manufacturer I’ve recommended to finalise the concept, add any optional features
to make life easier, choose materials and finishes, and complete the project specifications
while everything’s fresh in everyone’s minds — a very important aspect of this visit.
Note: If you live outside the Melbourne metropolitan area, or are unable to meet
at the factory or showroom, a complete mobile interior design and specification service
is available.
Stage 4
- Plan the use of trades people
in detail. This may include structural alterations, electrical, plumbing, plastering,
tiling, stone benchtops, glass splashbacks, floor coverings and painting.
Stage 5
- I produce a detailed project
costing for your approval.
Stage 6
- I prepare detailed plans
and specifications ready for manufacture and present you with a complete project
summary, including the proposed installation schedule.
Stage 7
- We review all technical
details, including check measuring of the site, just to be doubly sure that everything’s
100% accurate. (The classic Carpenter’s Rule: “measure twice, cut once!”)
Stage 8
- Manufacture of cabinetry,
delivery of appliances and other items required to complete the project.
Stage 9
- The site is prepared, including
structural alterations (if any), stripping out of the old kitchen and roughing-in
of plumbing and electrical work. At this stage, any unforeseen problems such as leaks,
dampness. rotten floors or faulty wiring, will make themselves known.
Stage 10
- Install your new kitchen
– including cabinetry, appliances, sinks, taps, tiles, etc and clean up the project,
including final adjustments to door hinges and drawer runners.
Stage 11
- I complete a final inspection
and hand over your dream kitchen to you!
Stage 12
- I check back with you within
the first three months from handover to ensure that everything is as it should be
and, if necessary, take appropriate action to rectify any problems.
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