Dealer's choice in kitchen remodeling

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No easy solution has been available. Retailers usually are able to offer only three choices: refinish, replace, or rebuild. Refinishing took a lot of hard work and didn't solve the problem of cabinets looking outdated. Replacing cabinets with readymade units was expensive and also required a kitchen designed to utilize standard sizes. Updating with the addition of new door and drawer fronts was practical only if the original cabinets were of standard size and the cabinet boxes were in good shape. Completely building new cabinets usually took more skill than the d-i-yer had.

Faced with these alternatives, many homeowners opted to live with their present cabinets or hire a professional kitchen remodeler. Now a retailer can offera fourth choice.A recent newcomer to the market is a system providing custom built-to-size hardwood cabinet doors with matching self adhesive wood veneer to cover the existing cabinet boxes.

D-i-yers are said to be able to install

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Options dealers can ofler d-i-yers for kitchen remodeling... skill needed ranges from none to semi-professional...availabil. ity of materials for cabinet fix. up may encourage additional buying.

PR0BLEM: how can a do-it-yourselfer replace or refurbish worn, out-of-date kitchen cabinets as part of a kitchen remodeling?

S0LUTI0N: custom-made hardwood cabinet door and drawer fronts olus self-adhesive hardwood veneer applied to cabinet boxes. Refurbished cabinets can be stained 0r painted.

(Continued from page 25) these themselves for three to four times less than the cost of a professional cabinet replacement. An added benefit is that there is no need to empty cabinets and disrupt the kitchen.

Developed by Quality Doors in Duncanville, Tx., the program offers a choice of 12 door styles in four hardwoods, oak, ash, maple or paint grade. Door and drawer fronts are custom made to the measurements provided by the homeowner. Self-adhesive veneercan be stained orpainted.

According to Robert Suarez, sales manager, the homeowner need only remove the old doors and hinges; prepare the cabinet boxes by applying the adhesive veneer; paint or stain the new doors and hang.

An advantage of this program which gives a dealer an added dimension to his selection of kitchen remodeling packages is that he need not stock an inventory since each set of doors is made to order. Additional advantages include the opportunity for add on sales such as hardware, stains, paints and tools.

BADLY WEATHERED Chesapeake, Va., home (top) was extensively remodeled to expand the living quarters. Solid vinyl siding, vinyl trim and accessories including pre-molded sunbursls installed above lhe windows were used to blend the exlerior ol the addition wilh the original architecture (b0n0m). The home received a Vinyl Siding Institute's'1985 Homes ol Distinction Award.

With a recent survey showing that over 7390 of all consumers feel that their closet space is inadequate, the potential for selling storage remodeling looms large.

The average home has 74 sq. ft. of closet space, usually doing an inadequate job. With construction costs of $70 per square foot this means that the average homeowner has an investment of $5,180 not working for him.

With the many shelving, racks, rods and basket syst€rns now available, the retailer can sell a homeowner the material needed for a closet remodeling job at a fraction of this cost. Using layouts and storage designs prepared by the manufacturers, the retailer can help a di-y customer or remodeler to achieve a l(X)9o improvement in utilizing storage areas.

Retailers can capitalize on interest in storage organization created by consumer magazines, wardrobe analysts and professional closet organizers. Special displays or workshops will show the customer how he can utilize readymade closet storage systems in his home for a reasonable outlay of money and effort.

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The first annual meeting of the Hardwood Manufacturers Association attracted over 400 lumber producers and the hardwood lumber representative from 26 states and Canada, March 20-22 in New Orleans.

Elected chairman of the board was Fred Netterville, Fred Netterville Lumber Co., Woodville, Ms.; first vice chairman, Donald Overmyer, Jr., Linden Lumber Co., Linden, Al.; second vice chairman, L. N. Thompson, Jr., T&S Hardwoods, Inc., Milledgeville, Ga.

Robert L. Moore whose term as chairman ended at this meeting, said the HMA was formed to give hardwood producers, regardless of location, a national association to develop market strategy that would reverse the trend of declining hardwood markets. He reported that five of the eight major markets for hardwoods have been declining steadily during the past 14 yeEfs.

Jerry J. Jasinowski, executive vice president and chief economist of the National Association of Manufacturers, Washington, D. C., discussed the business climate in the United States and trends.

Other speakers were David E. Stahl, president, National Forest Products Association, Washington, D. C., reporting on issues in Congress affecting the hardwood lumber businessi and Michael K. Dugan, president of Jamestown-Sterling Corporation, High Point, N.C., who said "promotion to the buying public on value received in buying quality furnishings made of American hardwoods must be a priority with the lumber industry."

The board of directors voted unanimously to establish a hardwood market development fund. A promotion and market development committee appointed earlier in the year is developing a program for market expansion.

Elected to a three year term on the board of directors were Richard F. Wright, Anderson-Tully Co., Memphis, Tn.; E. R. Thomas, Jr., Calion Lumber Co., St. Louis, Mo.; Henry W. Jones, Jr., Cathey-WillifordJones Co., Memphis, Tn.; Paul Barringer, Coastal Lumber Co., Weldon, N.C.; L. Kenneth Jones. J. M. Jones Lumber Co., Natchez, Ms.; E. J. Spratlin, T&S Sawmill Co., Inc., Clarendon. Ar.; Galen Weaber. Wal- ter H. Weaber Sons, Inc., Lebanon, Pa.; and James H. Wright, J. Walter Wright Lumber Co., Bristol, Tn.

Ceorge E. Kelley, Memphis, Tn., was re+lected president. Executive vice president is James H. Lee, Memphis.

Georgia-Pacific Corp. will become the first manufacturer in the eastern United States to offer 9 and l0 ft. lengths of southern yellow pine plywood siding.

"We've researched the market and found significant demand for longer lengths of pine plywood siding," said Harold L. Airington, senior group vice president of building products.

"We plan to reinforce our position in the siding market by producing longer lengths to complement our existing 8 ft. pine plywood siding products. t t

Production of the new length is slated to begin this summer in their Russellville, S.C., mill with the installation of a l0 ft. lathe and press.