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Cabinet Refinishing, town pending
Project title pending
Project title
Plain description of the job in the homeowner's terms. For example, kitchen cabinets refinished in a 1998 two story.
One line summary
One sentence a stranger can understand. What the job was and what changed.
Service
Cabinet Refinishing
Town
The town this job was in. One of our 16 towns.
How long it took
Working days on site, start to walkthrough. Say it the way David would say it on the phone.
Total investment
The final figure David approves for publication. This is the number that makes the whole page work.
Crew who did it
First names of the crew on this job. For example Anthony and Nathan, with Chad managing.
The story
How this job actually went
Three parts. The middle one is the part nobody else publishes.
What they wanted
The homeowner's goal
In their own words if you have them. What they called us about, what was bothering them, what they pictured when it was done.
What we did
The work, step by step
How the crew handled it. Prep, protection, repairs, coats, order of operations, anything we changed on the fly.
What it cost
Cost summary in one line
One sentence tying the total to the scope. The itemized breakdown lives further down the page.
The part that makes this real
What we found
Water damage. Three layers of paper. A wall that was never primed. Whatever turned up once the work started belongs here, in plain language, including what it added to the price.
What turned up once we started
The surprises. What we found behind, under or inside the surface, how we told the homeowner, what it changed about the scope and the number.
Photos
Before, during, after
In that order, with the middle row given the same weight as the other two.
Before
During
The part most companies do not show you.
Photo neededdoors removed and labeled
Photo neededsurfaces masked and protected
Photo neededspraying in progress
Photo neededreassembly and hardware
After
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The numbers
What this job cost, line by line
No ranges, no hedging. The total, then where it went.
Total investment
Pending David's approval
The published total for this job, exactly as the homeowner paid it. Large, in gold, and never behind a form.
| Line item | Amount |
|---|---|
Line item 1 What the work was. For example doors and drawer fronts sprayed, or boxes brushed and rolled. | Amount Dollar amount for this line, from the approved invoice. |
Line item 2 What the work was. For example doors and drawer fronts sprayed, or boxes brushed and rolled. | Amount Dollar amount for this line, from the approved invoice. |
Line item 3 What the work was. For example doors and drawer fronts sprayed, or boxes brushed and rolled. | Amount Dollar amount for this line, from the approved invoice. |
Line item 4 What the work was. For example doors and drawer fronts sprayed, or boxes brushed and rolled. | Amount Dollar amount for this line, from the approved invoice. |
Why it cost what it did
Three or four bullets tying the total to real drivers. Door and drawer count, grease baked into the old finish, an extra coat, a repair nobody could see from the driveway.
Cost driver 1
Driver one. For example the door, drawer, face, handle and hinge count on this kitchen.
Cost driver 2
Driver two. For example how much degreasing and sanding the old finish took.
Cost driver 3
Driver three. For example an extra coat, or a repair we found once we opened it up.
Cost driver 4
Driver four, if there is one. Optional.
Every job has its own number. Yours will not match this one, but you can get close in about a minute. Our project minimum is $450.
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What was tricky
What went sideways, what we would do differently, what we learned. Left in on purpose.
What went sideways
The problem we hit and how we handled it. Do not skip this. It is the most believable part of the page.
In the homeowner's words
What they said when it was done
Pull quote and attribution
One or two sentences from the homeowner, word for word, with a first name and town. For example Karen, Algonquin. Nothing invented and nothing cleaned up.
What we used
The exact products on this job
Brand, line, colors with codes, sheen, primer, coats. If you want to match it later, this is how.
Paint brand
Which manufacturer we bought for this job.
Product line
The exact line. For example the specific interior or cabinet product used.
Colors and codes
Every color with its code, for example the wall color and the trim color, exactly as written on the can.
Sheen
Sheen per surface. Walls, trim, doors, cabinets.
Primer
Which primer, and where it went. Spot prime or full prime.
Number of coats
Coats per surface, and why that many on this job.
Your house is not this house, but the math works the same way
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