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• The next step is for the homeowners to check the site and sign "off" on the plans.

• After the drywall is put up the cabinets are the first kitchen items to arrive at the site.

• Installer Todd Kline begins the process of converting the empty space into the kitchen of Lynn's dreams. The big pieces are set in place (figure B) first, and then each cabinet is attached to the wall and then to each other, carefully leveling each cabinet as he goes.

• When he gets to the cabinet in the corner, the one that will hold the ovens, there's a question about the warming drawer. Miscommunication between the homeowners and the installed resulted in the drawer being targeted for the kitchen island instead of the corner where it belonged. Kline did the prep work by cutting out the space for the warming drawer before Brad Oberg noticed the mistake the next day.

  Result: Kline had to get some fillers and make little pieces to cover the opening he created. In the end the warming drawer winds up where it belongs, the island looks like new and there's only a "little" damage to the homeowners' checkbook.

• Another problem cropped up when the countertop was installed on the island. There wasn't enough space between the refrigerator and the countertop to comfortably open the refrigerator.

  Result: The homeowners gave up the original "bigger" refrigerator and decided to go with a smaller side-by-side model (figure C) in order to have more space. The rest of the solution, unfortunately, cost the couple some money -- the sizes of the cabinets were changed to a smaller size. Luckily these changes were made before the tile flooring had gone in. If the flooring were already installed, the cost to cut and re-size could have been substantial.

In the next segment the homeowners choose their countertops and you'll get to see how they are cut at the warehouse.

RESOURCES :

Cabinets
Manor House Kitchens
Website: www.manorhousekitchens.com

Lighting
Sterling Lite, Inc.
Website: www.sterlinglite.com

Tile (Best Tile, Inc.)
Best Tile Distributors, Inc.
Website: www.besttile.com

Molyneaux Tile and Carpet
Website: www.beautifulfloors.com

Faucets
Kohler Co.
Website: www.us.kohler.com

Sinks and Fixtures (Nicklas Supply, Inc. / Splash)
Nicklas Supply, Inc./Splash
Website: www.wit-co.com
or www.nicklassupply.com

Builder
Hendolhurst Homes
955 Markman Park Rd.
Baden, PA 15005
Phone: 724-935-5658
Fax: 724-935-0884
E-mail: buildm@zoominternet.net

GUESTS :

Brad and Lynn Oberg
Homeowners
Company: IBACOS (Brad)
Title: Co-Founder/Chief Technology Officer
Website: www.ibacos.com

Henry (Hank) Swierczynski
President
Hendolhurst Homes
955 Markman Park Rd.
Baden, PA 15005
Phone: 724-935-5658
Fax: 724-935-0884
E-mail: buildm@zoominternet.net

Greg Allen
Site Supervisor
Hendolhurst Homes
955 Markman Park Rd.
Baden, PA 15005
Phone: 724-935-5658
Fax: 724-935-0884
E-mail: gcrbs@adelphia.net

Allen Kline
Senior Kitchen Designer
Manor House Kitchens
See contact information above under Resources

Todd Kline
Installer
Manor House Kitchens

Ryan Wigfield
Template Maker
BC Stone, Inc.
376 Industrial Blvd.
Everett, PA 15537
Phone: 814-652-2397
Fax: 814-652-9235
Website: www.bcstone.com

Glenn Cogan
Stone Craftsman
BC Stone, Inc.
See contact information, above

Eileen Barron
Artist
Phone: 724-443-4209