“Willetton Cabinets upgraded our ensuite and family bathrooms.
We included them on our tender list due to flattering personal recommendations by friends for whom Willetton Cabinets did kitchen, bathroom and laundry upgrades.
Their quote was not the cheapest, nor the most expensive, but given what we had heard about how much can go wrong with bathroom renovations, we were happy to sign up with Willetton Cabinets and we had no regrets.
Before we sign up to anything, my wife and I go through everything in fine detail to give us the best chance of getting the result we want.
Helen and Scott were very knowledgeable and helpful in providing advice to help steer us in the right direction.
Drawing drafts were produced for our review (on payment of a deposit to hand over their IP on the drawings). We highlighted everything that we wanted (plenty of red pen, but all proved worthwhile), to minimise misunderstandings once we signed up.
After signing up, a tight schedule was produced by their Project Manager Travis. Despite various glitches along the way, Travis managed the job to ensure that the original program was maintained. For this to work, required "reliably available" subcontracted trades.
A common refrain I have heard from people trying to save some money by doing the project management themselves, is that a tradesman may not be available when needed because of some excuse or other, and then the home owner has the headache of shuffling all the other trades around the delay. This was never a problem on this project.
Whilst all the trades understood and performed their roles in a timely manner, Steve the tiler deserves a special mention. Friends who recommended Willetton Cabinets said, whatever happens, insist on Steve doing the tiling. Tiling takes a whole week, but the key input is planning the ideal layout, and which is critical to the overall look. My wife and I are convinced that Steve was the best man for the job, very professional in his approach, talked with us and agreed on what would be the best tile layout, has high standards that he holds himself to, is a nice man and was great to work with.
Another supplier worth mentioning is John at ByGoBo who supply the shower screens. John has an extensive depth of experience and hence is very knowledgeable about providing the best solution for every application.
A major advantage of using Willetton Cabinets is that they can custom build the vanity and shaving cabinets. This gave us the following advantages:-
Cabinets General
a) the width of the cabinets was designed around the rest of the bathroom rather than being stuck with industry standards e.g. 750/900/1200/1500/1800 mm.
b) quality materials were used and the cabinets were built to a high standard.
Vanity Cabinets
a) we choose our preferred material for the top of the vanity.
b) we chose the top to be 600 mm deep instead of "industry standard" which was about 470 mm (the extra surface area makes a big difference to how the vanity feels).
c) we chose our preferred type of basin.
d) we chose the height that best suited us (900 mm) and combined with the kick-plate, which was a moderate height, the internal vertical usable space was maximised .
e) when the vanity was built, Willetton Cabinets made the drawers full depth, and thus the horizontal usable space was also maximised.
f) we chose our preferred door handles.
Shaving Cabinets
a) we chose to include exposed shelves on each side for siting of ornaments and hanging plants to enhance the look of the cabinet.
b) the shelf depth was chosen to fit all of our bathroom knick-knacks.
Overall, Scott, Helen, Travis, Jordan and the cabinet makers in the factory at Willetton Cabinets, and their cohort of subcontracted trades were excellent and did not disappoint our high expectations which were based on what others had said about their work.
Based on our experience, we have no hesitation in recommending Willetton Cabinets for any bathroom, laundry or kitchen upgrade.
Note - In the attached photos, the shower screens are not yet installed.”
“We recently had our pantry shelves done by Willetton Cabinets. From the time I contacted the company, the service was excellent. Sam was quick to measure up and give a quote. In a very short time the shelving was made and installed by capable, clean and obliging tradesmen. The final product is exactly what we wanted. We would definitely use this company again.
Julie H”
“We had a kitchen renovation completed by Willetton Cabinets in 2009 so had no hesitation when looking for a reliable, professional company to do our laundry renovation.
Mark was happy to help turn our ideas into a plan and Peter and his tradesmen brought them to life. The 'spreadsheet' schedule meant everyone was on the same page and the 'reno' was completed on time and with the utmost care and attention to detail. All tradies were a pleasure to work with, polite and diligent.”
