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How do I prepare for the template & installation of countertops?
We utilize a laser template system that will electronically measure your cabinets & apply overhangs to create a computerized template for your countertops. Here are a few additional items to be aware of prior to templating your countertop:
- A final decision maker should be on-site at the template appointment to approve locations of faucets, soap dispensers, etc., and to aid our templater with any design questions they may have.
- Cabinets need to be completely installed, and secured to the walls, including fillers/end panels and decorative panels. Cabinets must be level within a 1/8” over a ten-foot run and plumb (front to back).
- If you have existing countertops installed, they are to be removed before the templater arrives, unless prior arrangements have been made at the time of purchase.
- Cooktop, slide-in range, sinks, and faucets provided by the homeowner, or anything else that requires a hole drilled through your new countertops, must be on-site, and placed in their respective room(s).
- If you have a farm or apron front sink, your cabinets must be notched with the sink set in place before the templater appointment.
- Please make sure there are clear paths in and out of the workspace. Occasionally, we will need appliances to be moved out of their installed places for templating/installation.
- Customer will be responsible for scheduling plumbing & electrical hook-up before and after countertop installation (includes all appliances, sinks & faucets). You must wait 24 hours before connecting plumbing or electrical.
- Estimated time between templating and countertop installation is approximately 10-15 business days.