Bascom Kitchen

I had my kitchen remodeled by these guys 2 years ago. I asked for soft closing drawers and cabinets in maple. What he installed was not soft closing. He said he couldn’t fix His mistake, so he put some kind of soft closing attachments that fit over the hinges. Well half of them have fallen off now. a couple of the doors won’t close all the way. he also cracked the wood where the hinges are screwed in, so now the doors feel like they’re going to fall of. he also did some really bad tile work in the kitchen as well.
I asked him too fix all of his mistakes. he refused. Don’t make the same mistake I did. Spend a few extra bucks and hire someone who does nice work.

Bascom Kitchen has the smallest ad and the smallest shop of all the $ 5,000+ kitchen remodel services. However, I chose them and am glad that I did. I visited 3 other shops. They told me I would have to wait a week for an appt for an estimate, or they gave me an estimate and then told me it would be 3 or 4 weeks before they could do the job. Leiping, the owner of Bascom Kitchen, came out the day we stopped by his shop. Did the measurements, and later sent me a computerized drawing with an estimate.
We didn’t want to do a full kitchen remodel. We only wanted the tile counters ripped out and replaced with granite, a new stainless sink and faucet, and stainless handles for our existing cabinets — which were in excellant condition and all wood (as cabinets were made 20 yr ago — not the pressboard of today, no matter how good it looks). He and the others all estimated 3 to 4K for just that type of job, though some of the others said they would charge for moving appliances and so on. Leiping did not charge for that.
I have not done a kitchen remodel for over 20 years (for my main house) and that was through Home Depot, and there are still things I did not like about that remodel and the contractor. So I was willing to do this for our condo. The price was reasonable, just under 4k total, &included the small downstairs bathroom — I’ll go into that later.
One big plus was that Leiping’s schedule was open and he said he could start in 2 days! That made it right for us. We were glad we didn’t choose to do the cabinets because it was enough work for us to clear off the counters, under the sink, all the drawers just under counter level, and the bookcases that lined the breakfast bar area of our open kitchen. If we had to do the cabinets — that would have taken us another 2 days!
When the contractors arrived — 2 gentlemen — they set up the truck and gear outside. They were about to start demolition when I saw they were not putting up any cloth to protect the dining/​livingroom from dust. So I asked them to put up old sheets, which I provided. They put a drop cloth on the laminated wood flooring for protection. They demolished the tile counter and removed it In no time at all. Then they prepped the area for the granite.
Outside, they began cutting the granite slabs. ONE TIP — if I had known what would happen, I would have asked to have gone to the granite company with Leiping to look at the granite. Some of the slabs were in perfect condition. Others had minute scratches and pitting. Unfortunately, the one slab that ended up on the breakfast bar had the most scratches and pitting, but by that time, it was too late. Buyer beware — or be cautious! Someone didn’t catch it. If they don’t look for that, YOU must do that.
In any case, they spent the day cutting the slabs and putting them in. It was a big production to bring in the piece with the hole cut for the sink — they used clamps so that the thinner pieces would not break as they carried it in, lifted it over the breakfast bar, and then onto the area behind it and over the new sink. Everything was in place.
By the end of the day, they brought in and put in the backsplash. What I also did not like was that they used the existing plywood, rather than putting in another layer of plywood. Leiping said if they had put in the 2^nd layer of plywood, it would have raised the counter and required additional expense of putting in a wood trim to cover that area. But because they didn’t, that meant the backsplash was much shorter than I thought it would be. Even at 4 inches, there was a 2+ inch gap showing all around the backsplash area. I immediately stopped them and told them to pull it off. Leiping arrived and I explained that it had to cover that or I would have to paint the entire kitchen. He gave me an extra cost estimate and I agreed to it, so now I have a very nice 6 inch backsplash and no unnecessary painting.
The contractor had to come back the next day to do that backsplash. That gave me time to look at the leftover granite pieces. I measured one and measured my downstairs bathroom — perfect size. I asked Leiping if they could do the bathroom vanity with that leftover slab. For the labor charge, sink and faucet charge, that happened and it looked wonderful.
Once the counters were in. The contractor left. Leiping put in the faucets and began installing the cabinet handles. I didn’t like the faucet and didn’t like any others he had at his shop. He didn’t enjoy it, but he let me buy a diff faucet at Home Depot and he installed it.
He also polished and filled in the pits and scratches with a sealer as best as he could — but he suggested that next year, to put on an industrial sealer if this still bothered me (you shouldn’t put too much sealer on or it will not shine).
There were some hiccups — such as the garbage disposal line wasn’t secured tightly but Leiping came back right away to fix that.
Overall, I am satisfied and feel good about recommending Bascom Kitchen

Bascom Kitchens was such a pleasure to work with. They remodeled my kitchen, two bathrooms and did the electrical work to install lights. The tile work was some of the best I have seen. They were professional, fast, and the quality of the cabinets and granite counters was excellent. And their prices were excellent. I was recommended to them by a realtor and will have them do more projects. Leping Dai, the owner, is very fair, talented and can offer remodeling of all kinds, kitchens, floors, bathrooms and more.