KB Finishes LTD - Cabinets That Fit

We couldn't be happier with our new bathroom and the work performed by Kevin and his crew. Kevin is very professional and very conscientious about the quality of his work. Any questions or concerns we had were addressed right away. Kevin met with us prior to the estimate and gave us some great ideas, including the Onyx Collection which we are very happy with. Kevin, Aaron and Matt are all very personable and trustworthy, and we felt very comfortable giving them access to our home while we were way at work. We plan to remodel our kitchen soon and will definitely be contacting Kevin.

I had a problem. I wanted a certain stove but I didn't have room for the stove to fit, so I needed someone to make room for the stove to be installed in the surrounding cabinets and my countertop. Kevin came to my home and measured everything and rebuilt the surrounding cabinet on one side and made room on the other side by trimming the oak. Then he cut my countertop to fit the dimensions of the glass stove top. He was very professional and reassuring and did what he said he would do. I am very thankful I found Kevin's company on Angie's List. I would recommend him without hesitation. Thanks, Kevin.

The job started well and they came in and laid down protection on the carpets and the job was cleaned up each day. We were ask throughout the job how we felt it was going and if we had any comments. Yes we did and we made some changes which were handled very smoothly. They stayed on the job throughout once started until it was finished. We are very pleased with "KB Finishes" and are planning our next job with them in mind.

Kevin, from KB, replied very quickly to explain that they are swamped at this time. I really appreciate the quick response. My experience with most remodeling companies is that if they don't have time to do the job, they don't have time to get back to you. The message from Kevin also mentioned that if I couldn't find someone else to do the job, that they would be happy to take a look and get us scheduled when they do have time, but that wouldn't be until the first of the year. The honesty of this company was refreshing.

He is set to begin soon but we are very impressed with him so far. Very professional.

Company responded quickly and appointment set for Friday 9/6/13. Kevin showed up and viewed bathroom and we discussed what I was wanting. Kevin was friendly and appeared to be professional and answered my questions. Kevin requested that I send him an email so he would have my email address and contact information which I did right after our appointment on 9/6/13. I explained to Kevin that I was not in a hurry to get work done but was in process of getting competitive bids. It has now been over a week and I have not had any follow up from Kevin, no response to my email which I sent at his request and more importantly - I do not have an estimate / bid for the bathroom job. If one is going to be spending thousands of dollars with a contractor, poor communications / follow up on their part is a very good warning sign to not deal with them or company. Below is email sent at 9:45 a.m. on 9/6/13 - I deleted personal information prior to posting below. Kevin, Appreciate you stopping by. Below is my contact information. Terry ..... 14....Grandview Street O.P., KS 66221 Email - tfall719@........ Cell - (913) 991-........ Home - (913) 814-........

Awesome, the improvements to our home by Kevin and Aaron exceeded our expectations. Initially we select three very qualified contractors from Angie's List to provide bids. While KB Finishes was not the lowest of the three bids we selected them for our home. The reason was during the bid phase Kevin brought creative and uniquely low cost ideas on how to improve our end result and experience that were not provided by the other contractors. These were ideas my wife and I would not have come up with without the input from Kevin. During the construction phase Kevin and Aaron kept us inform of every step and what we could expect each day. They showed every weekday morning as planned until the project was completed. We felt very comfortable leaving our home to them each day as we went to work. Aaron is a fantastic worker and Kevin is lucky to have such a skilled and dedicated employee. The project was completed on tile as planned (three weeks). We will be contracting with them to complete our other two bathrooms next year. Finally Kevin and Aaron our very concerned with the final product and are great to work with.

I was very happy with them. They're very professional. He's a perfectionist. He got everything the right way. He's a very honest person. He takes pride in his work. My vanity is gorgeous and so nice. He has very good personality. He's a very personable guy. I really like him. I was extremely pleased. He was right on. Anytime I had a question, I email him and he was right back and answered my question. He's very responsive.

We were impressed with Kevin during the initial meeting. He was the only contractor that we met with that seemed to really listen to what we wanted. After hearing us out he made suggestions that fit well with what we had in mind. The actual remodel was smooth. They did one bathroom at a time so we were not without a bathroom at any time during the remodel. It has been a little over a month since they completed the job and we are still happy.

I thought their prices were reasonable.

While the length of time to complete the kitchen was extended a little longer than expected, Kevin and Aaron communicated their progress and plans clearly. There was great attention to detail, which translated into a crisp, clean finish; no sloppy painting, etc. Kevin was an advocate for us with the counter-top installers, ensuring that we received everything expected. We had no experience in remodeling, which was a little frightening. Kevin was generous with his advice and made sure our questions were answered. He has returned twice after completion, to take care of a couple of items and check our satisfaction with the final product. Great service! Thank you, Kevin and Aaron!

Kevin is the best contractor I have ever worked with! He is trustworthy, professional, cares about his work, pays attention to details, is creative, and does excellent work. He is a RARE find in a contractor! We put off this renovation because we were anticipating a painful process. Kevin made the renovation go smoothly and the entire process was painless. We are already talking about additional projects we want Kevin to work on in the near future. If you are wondering who to hire for a project, stop looking right now and hire Kevin. I have recommended him to friends. Kevin removed all of the debris during the demolition, kept the entrance to the bathroom covered to keep down dust, and cleaned up each evening. Kevin communicated with us during the entire project. The cabinets that Kevin built are my favorite part of the new bathroom. They are beautiful! We have a long and narrow bathroom that previously had wasted space with no storage. Kevin came up with a design for a new linen-type cabinet to fill the wasted space and provide much needed storage. We have a beautiful new bathroom that exceeded our expectations - thanks to Kevin.

I contacted Kevin Bainter from KB Finishes through Angie's List on 11/16 and received a reply back that he would be happy to come by and give me an estimate. I did send him pictures of the job through email but he preferred to come by and see the job in person which I agree with. My pictures were just to give him an idea of the job. The job consisted of laying 50 square feet of tile on the floor and around 50 on the wall. He came by on 11/21 was friendly and measured the job and told me he would email the bid. With a job this small I was expecting an email within the next day or two. I did not receive and email so I sent him one back on 11/26 asking if there was any word on the bid. There was no reply. I sent him another on 11/29 letting him know I needed the bid by the end of the day. He did reply to that stating he would have the bid done that night and send it to me. That was the last email I received from Kevin. I have waited until today (12/8) and have finally decided to write this review. I am not sure if the job was too small or what but I give Kevin an F on communication and professionalism. Below is the email communication I had with Kevin with the exception of the email that contained the pictures I sent him: On Nov 29, 2012, at 11:23 AM, Kevin Bainter <kevinb@kbfinishes.com> wrote My apologies Rob .....will get this taken care of this evening. Just busy times..... Kevin Bainter K.B. Finishes, Ltd. www.kbfinishes.com 913.709.0524 Rob Keller wrote: > Any word Kevin on the estimate? This is my second email and you have not responded. I sent a previous email 11/26. Please let me know by the end of the day. > > Rob > 7016 N Wheaton Ave > KC, MO 64152 > > > > On Nov 16, 2012, at 11:23 AM, Kevin Bainter <kevinb@kbfinishes.com> wrote: > > Hey Rob, > Thanks for the contact?.I?d be happy to provide you with a cost. Sounds like we are close, so I can certainly stop over and take a look at what you have. I?m always more comfortable with seeing anything I am providing an estimate on. Thanks much! > > Kevin Bainter > > K.B. Finishes, Ltd. >www.kbfinishes.com > 913.709.0524 >

It went great! Kevin and his nephew worked on our master bath and completed it within the time frame that Kevin committed to. We asked Kevin to allow us one week of using our new master bath before starting demo on our guest bath. The following week, Kevin started on our guest bath and completed it within the time frame agreed upon. Both bathrooms turned out better than we expected. We had a couple of expected adjustments to the new hardware that had to be done - Kevin was very accommodating with returning at our convenience to make the adjustments. We would definitely consider using Kevin for the kitchen updates that we would like to do in the upcoming year.

My wife and I spoke to and got estimates from a number of contractors, big and small. We liked the guy at KB Finishes, felt like we got a fair price and believe we wold be satisfied with the quality of the work. We really struggled with this rating, but upon final reflection there were just too many quality issues to give better than a C. I 'm not sure if they just did not have good attention to detail or if they hurried to get the job done a day earlier than expected. Here's how each piece came out. 1. Electrical/Lighting - They did a good job with this part of the job. 2. Drywall repair - By far this was the best part of the KBF job. Not only had the removal of 3 huge mirrors left a lot of issues with the drywall, but they had to cut a fair amount of drywall to install the new wiring. The finish was excellent. 3. Paint bathroom - Overall the paint job was okay, but living in the space several days, we've found several areas where the paint did not cover the existing paint. This was surprising given we purchased the absolute best paint Sherwin-Williams sells.That aside, we did have to ask them to correct a few areas the next day and recently found several areas where the wall paint had gotten on the white woodwork. I only discovered this when I went back to paint the woodwork myself. 4. Paint bathroom cabinets - We color matched the existing cabinets. Given that they brushed and rolled the cabinets they had a very nice finish, but we did find a couple of areas where they had not sanded and prepped properly. 5. Mirrors, sconces and chandelier - this was all well done. 6. Toilet installation - okay other than the fact that they used a grout around the toilets that was several shades darker than the tile it was sitting on. We had to use a grout colorant after the fact to lighten it. 7. Ceramic tile flooring - we had some problems with this work.. First, there are a few tile cuts that are simply bad. I can't believe that both my wife and I missed them, but we did. On the other hand, the contractor should not have accepted them. The other issue is the grout. When the grout dried different lines dried to different shades of color, from light to dark. It was random. Not sure if the grout was bad or if it was mixed incorrectly. Even if it had dried correctly it still would have been a little dark. In all fairness to KBF, when I told them about this after the fact, they said we should have contacted them rather than taking matters in our own hands. The were right. Although we had some quality issues, we did follow-up with the contractor and they came back out to the house to fix a plumbing issue and offered to try repair one of the tile issues. It really does frustrate me to not give a stellar review. I really like Kevin. He seems like a very good person and someone you can trust in your home. But the quality issues are just too many for me to consider using this company again.

Kevin and his crew were great, on time every day and were very communicative while on the job about every detail. We are very detail oriented people and were pleased with his attention to the little things. He made what we cared about very important to him. He is a very trustworthy contractor and will have him back in a few months for an estimate for our kitchen. Overall we cannot say enough about our experience with this company. It was great. -Lee

Kevin hung crown moulding that we had already bought and painted ourselves. It looks really nice and we are very pleased with his work. He is a professional and a very pleasant person. He did the work in the timeframe he told us and was very careful with his work. We also thought his price was very reasonable. He and his helper went one step further and even moved some of our furniture back in place. We would recommend him to our friends.

Super Customer Service, Very knowledgable, Great Expertise, Excellent work. We will recommend him without any reservation.

He did a great job. He helped from the start to finish. He looked at the old kitchen and drew up some ideas. He came back and we evaluated the options. He sent me to a designer. He came to my home when they delivered the cabinetry and the appliances. He is very trustworthy as he had a key to my home even when I was on vacation. He sent me to a tile place where he had an account and I got a discount on that as well. He did wiring and installed the cabinets. He installed an island as well. He sent me an estimate in the beginning that had a sequence of the steps for the remodel. He painted the walls and took down a popcorn ceiling. He broke down boxes and took them from my home. He is a man with a lot of personal integrity.

I used a $79 Angie's List deal that was going on. They were good, did what we asked them and I will use them again in the future.

I got on the this site-but most people do major kitchen reconstruction (where the big money is)-and do not touch the little things. After a few phone calls-I was thrilled when Kevin said he would come over and look at it. He was coming from another site-and was running about 15 min late-but he did call me to let me know, which was very appriciated. He said he could do it, gave me a bid of $50.00 plus materials. Made a date for 3 days later. He showed up on 3-13-12, and fixed the the drawers. Took about an hour and a half. He was very friendly, made conversation-very personable. When he was done-cleaned up after himself. Kevin is a great guy, did a good job. He does big kitchen renovations as well, and when it is time for me to renovate-I will definately keep him in mind! And yes-I would reccommend him to anyone. Connie

Highly pleased with the work. Finished on time with no call backs. This quality work far exceeded repairs that had been contracted by others in the past.

Kevin was very professional during the hole remodel. He kept me informed all unexpected issues and discussed possible solutions. There was a problem with the new tub when he went to install it and another tub had to be ordered. Kevin made a shower so we would be able to shower each morning/night while we waited for the new tub to come in . He made sure he cleaned up all trash/debri every day before he left.

There was nothing I didn't like about him, it was obvious he knew what he was doing. He was easy to deal with and he was a very nice man.

It was excellent work. The island and mantle that Kevin designed are beautiful. The mantle was tricky because of the existing mantle and Kevin designed an oak mantle that fits right over the existing mantle. Kevin assisted with choosing the paint colors for the kitchen and dining room and the colors look great. Very warm and inviting. The entire job went very well and we couldn't be more pleased with the outcome.