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| How do we get started? Do you seek the perfect kitchen for your home, your family and you? Have you talked with other kitchen designers and visited other kitchen sources, yet are left with the feeling that there must be a better design direction and solution.
Whether your need is creative design and quality cabinetry or whether you
need is moving walls, adding an addition to your home or some other involved
construction requirement, we can help. Design is more than setting cabinet
boxes around the room — it's a very deliberate and thought out
process. Let's review the process. Are we going to ask you for a design retainer at this time? Nope, not yet. Why not? Liken it to visiting your favorite confectionery and sampling a wonderful piece of chocolate just before purchasing a pound of it. We'll take your completed questionaire, our notes, and the dimensions of your space and develop a conceptual design plan ... an idea ... a solution for your kitchen ... just a sampling of what we can offer you. If you're a referral client and you're already familiar with our capabilities, you might not even need to try the chocolate ... you might just move forward to the design engagement. Suggestion: Create an "Ideas Book" of what you like. Get a three-ring binder, set up some tabs for categories (design ideas, features, cabinetry, appliances, counters, and miscellaneous). When you're flipping through a magazine, and see a design that catches your fancy — cut it out and insert it into your binder. Is there a feature that intrigues you? Spice storage ideas, maybe a new way to store dishes, whatever — clip it and include it in your binder. I think you get the idea! It is very simple, yet provides a wealth of knowledge for your kitchen designer, that will ultimately help reduce return trips to the drafting board for design revisions. By the way ... make sure that the magazines you clip are your own!
Step Two: Conceptual Design Presentation:
Now what to do? Well ... hopefully you've enjoyed the chocolate
and you're confident and comfortable with our capabilities and you're ready
to move forward. Moving forward means making a commitment in
the way of a design engagement.
Step Three: Design Engagement
Step Four: Design Presentation
Step Five: Formal Plans & Pricing |
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| We provide an initial in-home consultation without charge to clients with homes within a one (1) hour travel distance from our Bucks County based studio. Homes beyond one hour shall be reviewed on an individual basis. The purpose of the consultation is to discuss design, budget, and project feasibility. Should you desire to continue to the design phase, then a design retainer would be required. [go top] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Our Design Retainer is based on fifty (50%) percent
of the estimated Design Fee. The Design Fee is based on a square
footage cost of $7.00 per square foot. The square footage measurement
shall include the breakfast room or areas which may affect the overall kitchen
design. The Design Retainer, or $750.00 (min.), is due at the time
of signing the Design Agreement. Our
Design Agreement minimum is
$750.00.
View design agreement in HTML
format.
We will complete all steps (1 thru 3) necessary to provide complete comprehensive pricing for your project. The design plans, together with all sketches shall remain the property of Hankins & Associates, Inc. They will not be released unless the Design Fee balance, or a commitment to contract has been received. We will credit the full design retainer amount towards the contract price of a kitchen or bath with Hankins & Associates, Inc. We will credit the full design fee amount towards the contract price of a kitchen or bath with Hankins & Associates, Inc., when contracted within sixty (60) days of client receipt of the completed plans and proposal. After sixty (60) days, fifty (50%) percent of the design fee amount will be applied towards the contract price. [go top] |
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| Design plans, together with any conceptual sketches, will remain the property of Hankins & Associates, Inc. Once the client approves the conceptual plans, advancement into more detailed plans and elevations will commence. If upon completion of the final (or near final) plans, the client desires to make changes, additional charges may apply, based on the time invested to make such changes. Any additional charges will be reviewed with the client before any work is done. Such additional incurred charges may also be subject to full or partial credit towards the contracted purchase price. [go top] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| • Comprehensive and detailed evaluation of your needs,
home and desires. • Schematic design plans with detailed elevations in 1/2-inch scale. • Moulding and special details in 1-inch and full scale views. • Assistance in selecting all materials, finishes and appliances. • Total accessibility to design and support staff. • Detailed installation documentation. • *Optionl: Electrical and lighting plans with supporting specifications ($240.00). *If we are to provide the electrical services, no fee is charged for the planning phase.
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format. Our Design Fee has been based on the following staff rates listed below; |
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| Designer (CKD): Assistant: |
• $95.00 • $65.00 |
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| We are often asked if we provide design only services?
The answer is yes! Please contact our office for more
information. Fees vary based on type and size of project, location
and what involvement the client wants us to undertake. Our ability
is also hinged on the work already in the queue, with projects requiring
cabinetry taking precedence.
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| We do not charge for estimating when we are presented
with "tangible" kitchen (or other room) design plans — this is done
without charge. However, for us to be able to estimate your kitchen, we must
have a design plan and definitive specifications to work from. Home plans
in 1/4-inch scale which simply furnish area size and provide placement for
the sink, cooktop and stove do not (typically) provide the information required
for a thorough estimate. If you possess the design plans necessary to estimate
from, you can contact our studio to arrange a time to meet to review your
plans. [go top] Determining a budget for you new kitchen can be a confusing task. What should you expect to invest? Please use the chart below to help determine a basic budget and allocation of funds to a specific area. A good rule of thumb is budgeting between 10% to 20% of your homes market value towards your kitchen remodeling project. The example we provide below uses 15% of a homes market value of $350,000.00 for the proposed kitchen remodeling cost of $52,500.00. Please remember that this is only a guide and all figures are subject to the size of the kitchen, quality level and custom ability that you desire. Example: The spreadsheet below illustrates two possible scenarios based on a home market value of $350,000.00 and $600,000.00. The second column example was adjusted slightly.
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| Your project will be managed by a staff project manager. Under his guidance and coordination, your project will move efficiently from start to finish, providing a smooth "turn-key" installation. The cabinet installation, plumbing, electric, flooring and tile installation shall be conducted under his watchful eye. Available services include;[go top] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| • Flooring - We can install wood or tile flooring. Tile
floors can be installed on "wet-bed", with the optional "In-floor" radiant
heating. Wood floors range from strip, random and wide boards in various
wood species (including oak, maple, pine, mahogany, cherry, rosewood and
cypress — just to name a few). We can also install cut-nails for an
authentic "farm-house" look. • Counter Surfaces - We work with a host of counter surfacing materials, including (but not limited to) solid-surface, glass, wood, laminate, tile, soapstone, concrete, natural and (man-made) engineered stone. • Appliances & Sink Equipment - Working with two of the most respected providers of appliances in the Delaware Valley and New Jersey, we can assist you in the selection of all of your appliance needs. • Plumbing - If your project is new construction or an addition, your Building Contractor will [most likely] provide the Plumber under his or her contract. If your project is reconstruction, you may use the Plumber (if you currently have one) who is already familiar with your homes system — or we can provide our contracted and registered Master Plumber. • Electrical - If your project is new construction or an addition, your Building Contractor will [most likely] provide the Electrician under his or her contract. If your project is reconstruction, you may use the Electrician (if you currently have one) who is already familiar with your homes system — or we can provide our contracted licensed Electrician. Electrical Plan: We will complete and provide an electrical plan. • Tile Installation - Tile is often used on floors, counters and backsplash areas. The type of tiles we often suggest include natural and porcelain . Tile floors floors can be installed on "wet-bed" or Gyp-Crete®, with the optional "In-floor" radiant heating. • Construction - Does your project require building an addition to your home? Thinking about taking down or relocating walls? We can take care of your full remodeling and construction needs.
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Dear Allied Professional: If you've been looking to possibly forge a new relationship with a kitchen and bath design firm or provider and source of exquisite cabinetry … please read on. We're a service-added firm providing more than, we believe, most kitchen and bath dealers with the capability of both hand-drafted and CAD drawings. We import and export in "dxf" and "dwg" formats so that they may be incorporated into your plans. As an Affiliate Member of the AIA Philadelphia, we're sensitive to architectural design and creative vision — we don't indiscriminately fill a room with cabinetry or details that are improperly executed or not consistent with the architecture or style direction of the client, architect or interior designer. As with all projects, we listen, we absorb — we learn about our client and their project ... their vision. We're happy to offer input with your electrical and lighting planning, providing a detailed schematic, complete with legend so that your electrician can efficiently accomplish your electrical needs. We provide installation packets that include complete plan view, elevation and moulding details, with technical specifications of all the appliances and sink equipment — an invaluable service not everyone provides. We'll meet with builders on site to precisely layout the kitchen for their plumber, electrician and HVAC mechanics needs. We'll review framing before the sheetrock is installed to make sure that there are no surprises once the cabinetry arrives. We'll meet to discuss ventilation-ducting requirements. We've got the resources to achieve virtually any design requirement — bar none! If you're ready for a change or simply want to meet to talk to us one on one … please email or call us today.
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New Jersey • New York •
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