This Online Learning Seminar is available through a professional courtesy provided by: Customized Designs with Mass ft Customized Cabinetry AyA Kitchens and Baths 1551 Caterpillar Road Mississauga, ON L4X 2Z6 Telephone: (905) 848-1999 Fax:(905) 848-5127 Email: [email protected] Web: www.ayakitchens.com Getting Started Click on the start button to begin this course START powered by AEC DAILY ©2009 AyA Kitchens. The material contained in this course was researched, assembled, and produced by AyA Kitchens and remains their property. Questions or concerns about the content of this course should be directed to the program instructor.

Customized Designs with Mass Customized Cabinetry Presented By: AyA Kitchens and Baths 1551 Caterpillar Road Mississauga, ON L4X 2Z6 Description: This course will introduce you to the flexibility of kitchen design using mass customized cabinetry, touching on certifications and green design, scheduling, door styles, cabinet options and accessories. To ensure the accuracy of this program material, this course is valid only when listed on AEC Daily's Online Learning Center. Please click here to verify the status of this course. If the course is not displayed on the above page, it is no longer offered....

• About the Instructor • About the Sponsor • Ask an Expert • To view this course, use the arrows at the bottom of each slide or the up and down arrow keys on your keyboard. • To exit the course at any time, press the ESC key on your keyboard. This will minimize the full-screen presentation and allow you to close the program. • Within this course is an exam password that you will be required to enter in order to proceed with the online examination. Please be sure to remember or write down this exam password so that you have it available for the test. • To receive a certificate indicating course...

• About the Instructor • About the Sponsor • Ask an Expert Upon completing this course, you will be able to: • relate the advantages of using mass customized cabinetry for a design project • identify the quality components of cabinetry and the industry certifications recognizing quality cabinetry • recall the design flexibility of mass customized cabinets and the possibilities for kitchen planning, and • discuss the options generally available to accessorize cabinetry to optimize functionality, and the choices available for cabinetry utilized throughout the home. ©2009 Table of Contents Slide...

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• About the Instructor • About the Sponsor • Ask an Expert Traditionally, manufactured cabinets fit one of two profiles, mass produced or custom. Mass produced or stock cabinets are readily available and economical, but are limited in sizes and cabinet options. Custom cabinets offer unlimited design and style options but can be very expensive, and quality standards can be highly variable. A middle ground, mass customized cabinetry, offers the value benefits of mass production with a high level of customization and quality enabled by state of the art manufacturing technologies. ©2009 Table of...

• About the Instructor • About the Sponsor • Ask an Expert Mass Produced Mass produced, stock, or ready-to-assemble cabinets are often a “bare bones” type of cabinetry. Cabinets are either mass produced prior to purchase or are assembled from pre-existing stock. Prices can be fairly low, but the trade-off is no design flexibility, limited door and finish selection and limited quality control. Custom This type of cabinetry allows for full design flexibility; for instance, if a particular shade of blue is required, colors can be matched. Changes to the design are often possible after construction...

• About the Instructor • About the Sponsor • Ask an Expert Mass Customized With mass customization, also referred to as semi-custom cabinetry, cabinets are manufactured to order based on the extensive manufacturer’s catalogue, giving the impression of being fully customized. This type of cabinetry offers more design flexibility within the manufacturer’s catalogue and better quality consistency. This leads to price advantages over custom cabinets. Although there isn’t a same-day delivery, the lead times can be accurately determined by working with the company designer or sales person. ©2009 Table...

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• About the Instructor • About the Sponsor • Ask an Expert Mass customized kitchen cabinetry is mass produced in a much wider array of styles and sizes, allowing the designer to create an impression of custom without the cost. The mass customized manufacturer offers not only many sizes and styles but also options, upgrades and accessories to further personalize the choice of cabinets. ©2009 Table of Contents ^ Slide 10 of 62 ►

• About the Instructor • About the Sponsor • Ask an Expert Quality Components and Flexibility One way to determine quality mass customized cabinetry is to review the range of options, components and finishes. Most manufacturers have a wide variety of cabinet sizes and types as well as qualified designers to guide the customer through the design process. There should be many options in the form of wood types, finishes and accessories. This allows for great flexibility in style and design. ©2009 Table of Contents ^ Slide 11 of 62 ►

• About the Instructor • About the Sponsor • Ask an Expert Look for a broad range of low luster, environmentally friendly finishes, with a UV cured topcoat. This type of topcoat ensures a long-lasting, non-fading, hard-wearing finish on cabinet frames and doors. The quality and the consistency of the finish on mass customized cabinetry are controlled by using automated finishing equipment rather than hand spraying. ©2009 Table of Contents ^ Slide 12 of 62 ►