How many stories have you heard of kitchen disasters, disputes with builders and kitchen manufacturers, and people not getting what they thought they bought?
This can often lead to having to go through arbitration or lengthy court battles. Sometimes the client wins, sometimes they lose, however no one wins in the end as this all takes time and can lead to a lot of distress, while you may be left sitting with an unfinished kitchen.
Barry Malone has been designing, building, and installing kitchens for over 40 years. With retirement on the horizon, he has decided to share his lifetime of knowledge to help you avoid the pitfalls and heartache that can accompany installing a new kitchen or renovating an existing one.
Kitchen Secrets Revealed will arm you with the right questions to ask so you can have a kitchen of your dreams, not a kitchen of disasters.
In this book, you will learn:
- The process
- Tradespeople needed
- Benchtop types
- Insurances and licences
...and much more, including a chapter on Bloopers to help you avoid the pitfalls others have fallen into.
You will learn to avoid common issues by knowing which questions to ask, such as:
- Why should you look at appliances first?
- Where does it say in my contract what is happening with the range hood?
- What happens to my old kitchen... is it worth anything?
Kitchen Secrets Revealed will not only help you design your dream kitchen, it will help you communicate your ideas to your designer or salesperson with confidence, clarity, and a clear understanding of the rights and responsibilities of all parties.
Malone, Barry: - Barry Malone started his work career back in Ireland in 1971 as an apprentice cabinet maker/joiner. After three years he went in to the drawing office for two years, only to learn he still had to go back on the tools for another two years to finish his apprenticeship (back then it was a five year apprenticeship). Some years later he worked for a company called Waterford Kitchens (perhaps named in the hope that people would associated it with the Waterford Glass). He then partnered with a company called Seto Kitchens based in Athlone, a town right in the centre of Ireland. After looking after all their work next to Dublin, things were really going good with plenty of work and clients. Approaching 30 years of age, Barry wanted to see more of the world and decided to emigrate to Australia. In 1986 he packed the tools, bags and family and headed down under, working for various kitchen companies. Over the years Barry has seen and solved all sorts of problems in an industry he loves through installing, managing, supervising, designing and check measuring. Meeting and dealing with all sorts of people and making some great friends along the way, although nearing retirement Barry still likes to help out whenever he can as there are very few problems he has not seen and most can be resolved with a bit of common sense.
