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What type of work do you do?
- Additions,
Bathroom &
Kitchen
Design, Bathroom & Kitchen Remodeling,
- Cabinet Re-Facing,
Custom Cabinetry, and Complete Home Remodeling.
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What cities do you work in?
- Campbell,
Cupertino, Los Altos, Los Gatos,
Mountain View, San Jose,
- Santa Clara, Saratoga and Sunnyvale.
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Do you charge for estimates?
- No. We start with
an initial phone
consultation and then schedule an
- appointment.
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Why is Bathrooms By Hans
listed after American
Kitchen and Bath?
- Bathrooms
By Hans acquired American Kitchen & Bath in 2004 so that
- they
could expand their operations and have a showroom for clients.
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How long has AKB been in Business?
-
American
Kitchen &
Bath has been in business for 33 years, Johans
- Wartenbergh, the owner
has been in this industry for 36 years.
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Is AKB a licensed General
Contractor?
- Yes. You can
review our
license status by visiting the California State
- License Board web site
at cslb.ca.gov. Our
License number is #513838.
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Is AKB an Insured Company?
- Yes. Our liability insurance protects the home owner in the event of a job
- accident.
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Is AKB a member of the Better
Business Bureau?
- Yes. You can review our status at sanjose.bbb.org
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Are you able to provide customer references?
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Absolutely! We
update this list regularly
and will provide it upon request.
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What
sort of Warranty or Guarantee do you offer
on your work?
- We offer a two year warranty on all
labor and material we supply.
- We strive to be the best and will stand
behind our work for as long
- as you own your home.
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Do you clean up the job site each
night?
- Of course! Any respectable contractor would.
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I work during the day and can not be
there to
oversee the construction process, how does a situation like this work?
- A Project Manager
will be assigned
to you to be your liaison and will
- oversee the entire process including scheduling and managing the work
- crew.
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Do you do Kitchen & Bathroom
Design?
- Yes we do! After a decade of kitchen and bath
remodeling we pride
- ourselves of knowing the possibilities and what
makes a successful
- transformation.
- Most likely.
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Who takes care of obtaining the
permits?
- We do.
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Are
permits included in the estimate or do I
pay for those outside of the estimate?
- On the average, most homeowners prefer to have their estimate
itemized,
- with no hidden fees, so we keep the cost of permits separate
so you know
- what the real costs are. For large remodels, permit
fees are usually included
- in the estimate.
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Do you complete the plans for
additions or
remodeling?
- Typically the homeowner will work with their
own architect, drafter, or
- designer to complete the plans of the
remodel. We offer as a service an
- architect we work with that
can assist
you in your plans if desired.
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Do
you have a show room?
Yes we do! Unfortunately not large enough to show
all the possibilities. We
have cabinetry and countertops on display.
We carry a lot of samples for
Cultured Stone, CaesarStone,
Granite and Corian. We also have supplier
contacts for plumbing
fixtures, appliances, tile, doors, windows, Granite slabs,
and anything
else you may need.
How involved in the project will I be?
- Very
little. The remodel process is all in the planning stage. Once you have
- selected all of your materials, products, appliances, and fixtures,
your work is
- done. We may refer to you from time to time about specific
preferences or
- options available
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Can I buy just cabinets or a countertop from
you if that’s all I need?
- Yes!
We proudly carry Merillat Cabinetry. It is American made and
can
- be delivered in as little as 5 to 7 working days. Countertops in Granite,
- Silestone, CaesarStone and Corian are also available
in 5 to 7 working days.
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What payment methods do you accept?
- At this time we are not able to process credit cards. Checks and cash
- are always acceptable.
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