We recently utilized The Kitchen Helpers (TKH) to help plan and install our new kitchen from Ikea…read more The kitchen we were replacing, in a 102 year old cottage style home in Camas, was disjointed and disfunctional. We really needed to redesign the small space so that we would have good, useful and functional flow.
Bottom line: TKH provided us with great design services and then did a tremendous job of assembling and installing our new Ikea kitchen. Well worth every penny spent. I would highly recommend others to take advantage of this valuable partnership that Ikea provides through them!
Now, if you want the details of our experience, to help you know what to expect, read on...
The initial cost for the design consultation was $250, which we setup while we were visiting Ikea. The cost is refunded if you decide to use their design and purchase your newly planned kitchen at Ikea. Three words on this: WELL WORTH IT! Heather was our designer and she met us at the house and listen to us about what our goals were and what we wanted to accomplish. Based on our input, she made several thoughtful observations and suggestions and then she took measurements and then sat down and designed away. Within an hour, or so, she presented us with three very creative options. We took a day to discuss them amongst ourselves and then notified Heather of our choice. At that point, all that was left was to go back to Ikea and order our new kitchen!
After ordering all the kitchen components (cabinets, appliances and countertop), we setup our install appointment with TKH for just two days after the delivery of all the items (over 160 boxes...yikes!). The estimated number of days to complete the install was three (3) days.
On the scheduled day, and right on time, the assembler, Neal, arrived and he began putting together every cabinet box and component for the kitchen. Amazingly, he finished his work in a single day. (Note, if I had done this myself, I wouldn't have survived and I would have had to be institutionalized.) Meanwhile, the installer, Rick, arrived a little later and began installing the assembled pieces.
The entire kitchen was completely installed in three days...on schedule. Great job!
Thank God we chose to have TKH do this work. Everything seemed to be put together without damage, or rush. Although we completely demoed and rebuilt the kitchen's walls, the old floor still presented many challenges. But our Rick worked out every challenge and got everything level and tight. No small feat and honestly, it would not have been "easy" by Ikea's standards to have attempted this ourselves.
Areas for improvement (why 4 and not 5 stars): Communicating with TKH wasn't always easy at first, but got better once we got to the design phase. Also, we paid for debris removal and some debris was left behind; as well as after install, I noticed that there were some finish issues with the cabinets, where finish nail holes had not been filled as they should have been. I contacted TKH and sent them photos and they have committed to getting those resolved for us. We'll see how that goes, and if well, I'll up the rating to 5 stars for sure.
4/18/18 Review Update: TKH's came back and filled the nail holes and picked up the final debris as requested within a couple of days. Much appreciated and my rating moves up to 5 stars!!