If you’ve ever experienced kitchen remodeling you know that scheduling all the installations takes surgical precision, and that even the smoothest-running remodeling will disrupt your home for weeks. The Kuppersmith Project – under the expert direction of Danny Lipford and his team – is a great example of the role planning plays in success.
At our company, we like to say that “every top has a bottom and every bottom has a top.” That allows us to match our cabinetry brands exclusively with our DeNova™ countertop brand. In the Kuppersmith Project, we deployed our own process that uses laser, electronic data transfer and computer design to make countertop templating and fabrication easier, faster and more accurate. It replaces the tedious (and often inaccurate) paper, cardboard or plywood templating normally used to measure countertop spaces. This can be used on both new construction or remodeling projects for measurements at the drywall or stud stage, or even when the cabinets are already in place.
Laser measurements can be taken very quickly, and will take into account all the nuances of the room – imperfections in the walls, and the different turns and levels of the countertop space. The data gathered by laser and computer are immediately transferred electronically to the fabricating facility, where the templates are developed and the countertops produced. In some cases, the countertops, sinks and cabinets can be delivered together and installed by one crew on the same day – saving installation time and expense. This process also can reduce callbacks.
In the Kuppersmith house, the Merillat cabinets were already in place when we began our laser templating. Our process captured precise cabinet and wall measurements and all the character and imperfections of an 84-year-old house. The end result? The cabinets and countertops became one very coordinated element of the kitchen – from color and style selection to measurement, fabrication and installation.
To see out laser templating process in action, please watch this video.
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