When we first found Sky Kitchens on HomeStars, we saw nothing but 9 and 10 star reviews, page after page..I have to say, we were a little skeptical. Every review mentioned the names of the contractors, everyone was so happy. Surely someone posted a 5 or 6. There's no way that could be real, right ? Must be family members posting all those reviews !
Nevertheless, we decided to call them to get a quotation. Mohammed came to the house and started asking what our wants / needs were. He started taking measurements and making notes.
We decided after he left that we would not use them, because there's now way all those reviews could be real. We would take some ideas from Mohammed and go with another contractor.
Well, that was our plan, but after visiting with him in Sky Kitchens beautiful showroom, and after seeing Mohammed's very professional demonstration, we started to think maybe they were a good choice. But then we thought, the materials are so beautiful, the plans were superb, such excellent use of space, so many options....there's no way we can afford this place !
Wrong again. Sky Kitchens was the lowest of 4 kitchen designers who quoted on our job. This was too easy !
Sky Kitchens manufactures on site, so if there are any issues, you're not stuck waiting for a cabinet manufacturer half way across the country / world, making up a new piece for you.
Mohammed set up a date for early for cabinet install and gave us a start date. Raja and Moe came in to tear out the cabinets, bulkheads and floors. Dominic did a fantastic job tiling our powder room and kitchen. Raja took the trouble to show us how we could make the kitchen more up to date with a newer tile pattern (not the brickwork style). It really looks fabulous.
A week before the cabinets installed, we asked Mohammed for a change, we wanted our peninsula to be 12 " longer. Not a problem. He added it to the plans, then told us we now had room for bigger cabinets underneath. Then, as we were looking at the rest of the room, he asked if we wanted a flip down under the sink, to hold the dishcloth, etc. What a great idea ! Mohammed was always coming up with great new ideas, and he is very meticulous with his measurements.
Harjeet did an awesome job putting together the cabinets, installing the crown molding, etc. Its all so beautiful ! Surjit did an excellent job wiring everything, moving receptacles, installing chandeliers, etc. Martine and his partner did a super job installing the counters. Raja and Moe came back and installed the appliances and did all the plumbing. Each of these guys is a consummate professional and because they all work together, they all know how each other works, and they know the order in which to do things. Every day they outlined the work to come, and every day, the contractors showed up. That's a big deal because some contractors are working on so many different jobs, they never know their schedules. Having contractors in your home for 5-6 weeks can be stressful, but the whole process was seamless.
Thank you Mohammed. Raja,Moe, Dominic, Surjit and Harjeet for your high level of expertise. You are a credit to the renovation industry.
So here we are, all finished our dream kitchen and the only issue we have is that we can't rate Sky Kitchens an 11 !