Counter Tops

At Regal Kitchens we pride our selves in serving the NY Real Estate industry for over 22 years. From concept to completion all in a timely manner. From the time a landlord calls us that the apartment is vacant to time of installation can be done in under a week, depending on hen the rest of the renovations in the kitchen are done. With our buying power we have a fully stocked warehouse of assembled cabinets, sinks, faucets, as well as hardware and hoods, ready to go. With the economy the way it is, we have been getting phone calls almost daily from individuals looking to purchase cabinets directly from us, and not overpaying at the local showrooms. We at Regal Kitchens are exploring the idea of opening up the public, to help you the consumer save some money. I would love to hear some feedback about what you the think?

In yesterdays blog post, we talked about the different Post form tops we stock here at “Regal Kitchens“, as well as the choice in different post form styles. Today I would like to discuss “Self Edge” counter tops. In post form we are very limited to the different colors available, as well as the different styles(post form is a style in itself). If you look to at the picture on the left you will see that there are so many cuts going every which way. The advantage of self edge counter tops over post form tops, besides for the customization, is that the “laminate comes in a little thicker grade material. The post form laminate is a little thinner, since the back splash and counter are all one piece, so the laminate has to be able to bend to cover it all. Now on the self edge top can have a bull nose edge or any other edge, but since we will be bending the laminate, we would have to use the thinner laminate for the self edge.
The post form comes in 10 foot lengths or 12 foot lengths, already glued to the wood, all the warehouse has to do is just cut it down to the appropriate sizes, and then finish the edges are properly. In self edge, the laminate comes in sheets of 4 foot x 8 foot, and we have to glue it to the wood, and fabricate the entire counter from scratch, which is obviously a little more time consuming.
Below are links to our laminate suppliers to view a full selection of colors available.
Wilsonart

Formica

Pionite

Nevmar

Please don’t hesitate to call with any questions,

Sincerely,
Moe Hirsch
Regal Kitchens & Baths Inc.
Office – 718-435-1211
Fax – 718-435-2057
moshe@regalkitchens.com

When it comes to counter tops, as simple as it looks, there are so many variations of fabrication and styles. We at “Regal Kitchens” carry pretty much all of them. Like we mentioned in the past the most common counter tops we supply are Granite, and Laminate counters. In the “Laminate” we have what`s called “Self Edge”, and we have “Post form”. The most common difference between “Post form” and “Self Edge” is that the back splash and the counter are all one piece of laminate in the “Post form”. I would like to go through today all the differences in the post form tops.
Crescent - Crescent is A high quality profile counter top edged with a 90º radius on it`s front. The Crescent back splash is raised 3 3/4″ above deck and finished with a 90º radius. Crescent is one of the most popular post form counter top design installed in today’s economical times. This counter is made of Pressed Wood.
Mercury - Mercury is A rounded modern looking counter top with A 1/2″ radius on the top and bottom of it`s front edge. A 3″ seamless back splash flows continuous to the top deck where it ends with a 90º radius. The neat look of this classic top, compliments the appearance of relatively any kitchen. This counter is made of Pressed Wood.
Pluto - Pluto is a very durable plywood counter top, finished with a 90º front edge. This front edge is raised with an additional no drip bump to prevent water fall. A 3 3/4″ back splash extends above deck. Pluto adds the quality necessary for the most frequently used kitchens. Pluto is made with water resistant plywood that will protect your counter top for a long time.
In certain layouts post form is not recommended, but still offered. When you have a “L-Shape” kitchen, because the laminate is all one piece you have to make the seam on the angle(see the circled diagram below).

See below brochure for the available color options in Post form.

Tomorrow I would like to go into “Self Edging”.

Please don’t hesitate to call with any questions,

Sincerely,
Regal Kitchens & Baths Inc.
Office – 718-435-1211
Fax – 718-435-2057

I would like to go over another layout now in it`s entirety and review all points. This kitchen we actually installed yesterday. The following items are all given written straight out on the layout.
• All the way on top we see that the cabinet style the customer is using is “Classic Round”(thermofoil).
• The color he is using it in is “White Matte”.
• The counter Regal Kitchens did not supply.
• The knobs are Cliffside Industries model # 100-SS.
• This kitchen is 123″ wide from wall to wall.
We also saw previously that cabinets generally run in 3″ increments, obviously we made some custom sizes here. We also supplied the following for the customer:
• LG Microwave model # LMV1314W.
• Kohler sink model # K3325.
Kohler faucet model # K15160PC.
The rest of the appliances and counter was supplied by the customer.
On the right we started off with a filler because there is a window there. Obviously the only drawer in this kitchen is the B20(custom made, not a 3″ increment), but if you want a sink, dishwasher, refrigerator, and stove(20″ pretty common in NYC apartments), you have to give a little t make it fully operational.

Please don’t hesitate to call with any questions,

Sincerely,
Moe Hirsch
Regal Kitchens & Baths Inc.
Office – 718-435-1211
Fax – 718-435-2057
moshe@regalkitchens.com

I think from our previous posts(here, here, here, and here)I was able to give you a brief description of whats going on in the layout. Below is the actual proposal and layout(name and price taken out), that we supplied to the company. You will see it`s extremely straight forward with very little(if any) lee way for error.


So to summarize it all. We measured the kitchen for the customer, sent him the above layout and proposal. We installed the kitchen, supplied and installed the customer with the following:
1)Jim Bishop Richmond Deluxe kitchen cabinets.
2)Cliffside Industries model number 100-SS silver satin cabinet knobs.
3)U-Line model # 2175RF “Stainless Steel” 24” under counter refrigerator.
4)Avanti model # DG201BS “Black with Stainless Steel” 20” stove.
5)GE model # JVM1750SS 30” wide ”Stainless Steel” over the range microwave.
6)Kohler model # K15160PC single lever pullout spray “Chrome” faucet.
7)Kohler model # K3330 14” X 15 ¾” single bowl stainless steel under mount sink.
8)Set of Plumbing parts.
9)Set of Gas Parts.
The counter top was done by the owner, the customer ordered his own granite. I am trying to get hold of a picture of this kitchen completed, just to give you, instead of getting it through Regal Kitchens an idea of whats going on, I will post it as soon as I get my hands on it.

Please don’t hesitate to call with any questions,

Sincerely,
Moe Hirsch
Regal Kitchens & Baths Inc.
Office – 718-435-1211
Fax – 718-435-2057
moshe@regalkitchens.com

We understand from our previous blog post on Friday how to read the layout and what cabinets are in the kitchen. Sunday we learned how to read what fillers and panels are being supplied. Now I would like to go into why we are using fillers, when we can use that space to fit bigger kitchen cabinets.
On the top part of the drawing you will see it says 65 1/2″ that is representing the width of the kitchen. Stock cabinets run in 3″ increments. So if we have a 30″ wide Cabinet, and a 33″ wide cabinet in the kitchen, you are left with 2 1/2″. A tip that we learned here with experience is, we at Regal Kitchens have yet to come across a straight wall in the NYC apartment buildings we deal with. That being said it is possible that on top this kitchen was 66″, and lower down it was 65 1/2″, there is no way you can chance putting in 66″ worth of cabinets. The fillers on the other hand come in 3″ increments as well, so that can be cut down to whatever width is needed.
On the bottom of the drawing you will see(where I circled) more fillers.

The first one WF3X30 is to cut down and to put flush with the bottom of the cabinets to close the gap on bottom between the wall and cabinet. Scribe molding is a thin 1″ wide molding that basically you can put anywhere there are gaps. i will hopefully go into greater detail in the upcoming posts and come back and put a link to it here. Tomorrow I would like to go through the owner notes, and then just sum it all up.

Please don’t hesitate to call with any questions,

Sincerely,
Moe Hirsch
Regal Kitchens & Baths Inc.
Office – 718-435-1211
Fax – 718-435-2057
moshe@regalkitchens.com

Now that we learned from yesterdays post how to see from the layout what cabinets are being supplied. Lets see the rest of the layout. Starting on the wall cabinets first, all the way to the left it says WF 1 1/2″, which stands for “Wall Filler” 1 1/2″ wide. Now all the way to the right it says “WEP 1″x42″, stands for “Wall End Panel” 1″ wide, and 42″ high. the reason we put a panel, instead of a filler, and we made it 42″ high instead of the 24″ high which is what the cabinet is, is because the W3024 cabinet has a Microwave underneath it which is about 18″ high. So the 24″ cabinet plus the 18″ Microwave is 42″ high, now the reason we did a panel instead of a filler is because otherwise on the right side it would be hollow between the Microwave and the wall. Down to the Base Cabinets. To the left we started with a DWR 1/2″ which stands for “Dish Washer Panel 1 1/2″ wide”, which we out there since the fridge is there we needed some sort of support for the counter top on the left. Now we also put a “Side Splash” on the left side. Tomorrow I would like explain the various fillers, and panels why we actually use them as well the Owner, and installer notes we use on our layouts.

Please don’t hesitate to call with any questions,

Sincerely,
Moe Hirsch
Regal Kitchens & Baths Inc.
Office – 718-435-1211
Fax – 718-435-2057
moshe@regalkitchens.com

The following are the different variables that we offer, in order to make a “One stop shop for the Real Estate industry”.
1)Many different Cabinet Door styles to choose from.
2)Huge variety of colors, and styles to choose from, for your laminate and Granite counter tops.
3)We order any hardware needed, but also stock a few select styles from “Cliffside Industries” to bring more savings to our customers.
4)We also stock many different sizes Stainless Steel drop in sinks, as well as some Gerber and Delta faucets(all original, no imitation).
5)We supply all the plumbing parts to connect your sink, faucet, appliances, etc…
6)We stock a full line of Shell, or Electric Range Hoods, in many different sizes and colors.
7)We offer installation or supply only, which ever is easier for you.
8)All deliveries are inside delivery, NOT CURBSIDE(how`s that to keep your supers happy).

Please don’t hesitate to call with any questions,

Sincerely,
Moe Hirsch
Regal Kitchens & Baths Inc.
Office – 718-435-1211
Fax – 718-435-2057
moshe@regalkitchens.com