Richlite. Uses and fabrication warnings.
Time and time again Ive been asked about the uses of Richlite and Paper Stone. There are a lot of misconceptions out there on these products. Especially the price.
Lets start from the beginning. Richlite was originally developed for the boating industry. They produce a product called Whalelite for stringers on boats. They also produce a product called Skatelite for skate board parks.
From this came a need for an architectural product for home and commercial use. Now Richlite is a parer based product and phenolic resins.
Richlite is a green product and you can read all of that here. http://www.richlite.com/countertop/faqenv.html#1
Richlite is used for counter tops, siding on buildings. Cabinet ends and many many more uses.
Fabrication is primarily the same as wood/solid surface. It will cut with carbide blades and can be routered with carbide bits. We prefer to use a cnc as much as possible. Sinks can be under mounted for a truly built in look. Under Counter tops on our web site you will see some examples of tops done with under mounted sinks.
Couple things you need to be aware of when working with Richlite or Paper Stone. It is layers of paper. If you sand through it (high probability if you are not used to working with it) it will leave you with a ring pattern like throwing a rock into a puddle of water. There is no fix for this other than starting over with new material. There is no perfect way to seam this with out proper tools. Ie. Vacuum clamps, biscuit jointer and proper epoxy.
The surface needs to be sanded with a various grits of sand paper to get a smooth glass finish. Again being watchful for sand through.
As far as costs.
There is a lot of opinions running around out there in the internet. The truth is a 4′ x 8′ 1.25″ thick sheet will run you about $1200 with shipping.
We start at $30 per sq foot fabrication/installation and go from there depending on holes, sinks, cook tops, etc. I had a gentleman complain that he knows he can get it done for under $20 a square foot because the internet said so. Since we are the only certified Fabricator in the State of Utah at this time we get the best pricing on the product. The sheet itself costs $37.5 per sq ft. Like they say.
Don’t believe everything you see on the internet.
For more information see www.richlite.com
Beware of Crappy Carpenters!!!! Hire professionals for your Wet Pets!!!
Check this out. We were asked to go recover a Aquarium for a Client from a Building that was being gutted for a remodel. The cabinets them selves are not bad. There are things that we would do different to make them more structurally sound but not bad over all. The shock came as we started to tear the thing apart to remove it. Keep in mind our client wanted to reuse this in their home.
First thing. The tank is a 180g reef ready tank. With water sand and rock it will be approx 2300 to 2700lbs. Not a big deal to those that take pride and understand these things.
Remember that if the base the tank is sitting on is not perfectly flat and true then the tank will flex causing the glass to deflect. You can have seams split or worse the glass can shatter. I’m hoping the tank hasn’t suffered seam issues or it will need to be re sealed.
We found, Cardboard, Styrofoam. chunks of mdf as well as just plain old crap used as shims.
How about NO shims just hanging legs!!!
The moral of the story is. Hire professionals that know what the heck they are doing. Your Wet Pets are the ones that suffer and your money is wasted should there be a disaster.
Equipment expansion!!!
Hello. We are excited to announce that we are expanding our Granite division!! We purchased a new/used Granite Beam Saw for the stone shop. This purchase will increase our capabilities to improve lead times and increase the options that we can offer to you. This machine will make it possible to offer miter fold edges as well as cutting our production time in half.
These are pictures of the set up in the shop that we removed it from.
Table is completely movable including standing up to accept the slab of Granite, Quartz, Soap stone, Ice Stone or any other material needed.
Once we got it broken down, we loaded it up and headed down the freeway!!
Here we are arriving at our shop. We planned on 3-4 houris to move this Beam Saw and it ended up taking 8+ houris. We had to put new tires on one of the trailers during this adventure and almost punched a hole through the other trailer. Needless to say we left them on the trailer and will unload and start installing tomorrow 
Almost went through the floor of the trailer!! that would have been disastrous!!!!!!
Custom Red Cedar Kitchen Remodel. Before and After.
Home owners have a lot of questions on how we go about remodeling a kitchen. In this installment we wanted to show another before, during and after, photo journal of a kitchen we just completed.
As a full service general contractor we can handle all phases of a kitchen and bath remodel. And as a reminder we are a Custom Cabinet manufacture as well as Fabricating our own counter tops.
This home is in Farmington Utah. The home owner wanted custom cabinets in a rustic look, that was both unique and beautiful.
These are the pictures of the kitchen before we were turned lose on it. The homeowner took these pictures. As you can see the cabinets are your basic builders oak. Nothing special. The Counter top is your basic gray laminate with 15 years of use on it. The floor is 2.25″ cheap oak. (Nasty) All has to come out.
Then there is always our Awesome Carpenter Model!!
These were taken while the kitchen was being torn out. Counter tops, cabinets, and pantry were removed. Then the hardwood, sub floor and old tile was removed.
After cabinets and counter tops are out the floor and sub floor is removed. New 1/2″ ply is then glued down. Most contractors use 3/8 particle board for sub floor. This is a cheap way to go. If you have a water leak, particle board will come apart and your floor will be ruined. Ply offers you 2 advantages.
1- It is more water resistant. If it swells it wont disintegrate the way particle board does.
2- It is considerably more solid. Advantages are that there is less flex. Meaning you have far less problems with tile cracking and grout breaking apart.
Here is the ply sub floor being installed.
Installation of Custom Cabinets. These are manufactured by us in our Custom Cabinet shop. These are European design cabinets. Meaning they do not have face frames. They are 3/4 Fused Melamine boxes with fully adjustable shelving. All cabinets have solid wood edging. We prefer to use solid wood over edge banding. Solid wood edging ages as the cabinets do.
Note the removal of the built in pantry. We relocated the fridge to the end where it is more convenient for the home owner. Then built 2 pantry cabinets to replace the pantry and little cabinets that were there. All shelves are pull out style with soft close full extension hardware.
And now the pictures of the kitchen in its current state. The homeowner is doing their own paint. As you can see we have installed totally custom Tennessee Red Cedar Cabinets. Caesar-stone counter tops with a E-Granite under mount sink. We installed 12×12 tile on the floor with a 4×4 white tile for the back splash. This was laid on a brick style pattern with a glass accent stripe. All doors are on Salice soft close hinges and all drawers are controlled by Salice soft close full extension hardware. Handles are from Hardware Resources.
Young Lady wandering through.
Showing the Custom Dish Drawers.
Built in custom office cabinets. Organizing all of the typical “Stuff” that collects in your kitchen.
These are under counter cabinets on the bar back.
The upper cabinets are a full 12″ deep for maximum storage of dishes.
Bar Back. Awesome Caesar stone counter top with clipped corner.
Awesome Caesar stone Quartz, Counter top.
Couple parting shots of this truly custom Kitchen.
Hope this answers some of your questions. Give us a call for a free estimate on your next remodel project.
Custom Pirate Galley. Rustic and Beautiful!
After 2 years in the planning of the “Pirate Galley” It has been completed.
This Custom Kitchenette was inspired by a home owner that had a vision, and the will to follow it through to the end. The custom Fabricated cabinets were to have the feel and look of a Pirate Ships Galley. From the Barrel cabinets to the hardware on the Custom end panels, The home owner has thought and debated on how He wanted it to look.
The base cabinets on the outer wall are real Whiskey barrels from Kentucky Barrel. As you can see not only are they cool looking, they are completely usable with Lazy Susan’s installed. One issue we didnt know was that when you cut these open to make a door. You find that the barrel has been burnt on the inside. Im assumeing to make the whiskey have a ask taste? Any way we had to grind out the insides of the barrels before they could be laquered and lazy susans assembled. (I wish I had taken pictures of Adam after he had accomplished this task. =)
Upper Barrels are hand crafted by us with doner Barrels supplied from Maine Barrel company. We would like to extend our thanks to Maine Barrel Company for their help in the procurement of these. Highly Recommended!!!! As you can see we built these custom shelving units with the Cedar Barrels as Doors. A word of advise. Cedar barrels are sold for display use. They are not built to any kind of cabinet specs. As a result we had to take them apart and rebuild them to make our awesome barrel doors.
Of course there is the awesome Custom Island with a hand built copper farm sink.
These are Dish Washer Drawers. Sweet Built ins.
Of course you cant miss the outstanding Hand Crafted Russian Range hood. Absolutely breathtaking.
Then there is the Totally Custom hand crafted copper edge work on the Granite counter tops. The Tops were fabricated by Unique Granite out of Salt Lake City. The owner learned the craft of applying copper, and silver to counter edges while working in the shops at Disney Land. As you can see it is a painstaking endeavor complete with the addition of bolt heads. After the pictures of this top I will add a couple of Unique other optional edges.
This is a hand applied Silver edge.
This is another hand Applied Copper edge with a rope mold added.
The final component to the Pirate Galley is the neat built in Sub Zero Fridge/Freezer combo. This was purchased by the Homeowner prior to the Idea of the Pirate Gallery.
The other end is the Awesome Lemar Flat Back Hex Aquarium. The custom wrap and hood was crafted by some one else. The home owner did some trade work for it.
As you know we are involved in the local Marine Community and are impressed in the homeowners superb reef keeping skills.
We hope you have enjoyed a little peak at our Pirates Galley.
Do you know how to protect yourself from shady Contractors?
In this time and economy it’s more important than ever to protect yourself from crappy contractors and shady Home “improvement” companies.
Since we specialize in Remodeling, Custom Cabinets and Counter tops I will dwell on those the most.
Let’s look at some of the issues at hand.
1- Unlicensed contractors. If in doubt look them up!!
In Utah the web site is https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html;jsessionid=0648d79e3a2600629ce35bb39235
You can see if they are licensed, what they are licensed for, and if there are any outstanding issues with their license. Have I said it enough? Unlicensed contractors are ripping off many people every day.
2- Are they insured? Contractors carry both liability and workman’s comp insurance. This protects YOU as much as the contractor. If they have an accident and burn your home down. And they are not insured, then YOU have to fight with your homeowners to cover the damage caused by their negligence. What’s more, if one of their workers gets hurt in your home, then your homeowners has to cover their medical expenses.
No one is telling you this. It’s a little issue that everyone seems content to sweep under the rug and hope you never find out.
Let’s look at things out side of your home and out of your control. (or are they?)
3-Garage/Storage unit contractors. There is nothing wrong with having your office out of your home. I personally do it for the tax write off. However it is illegal to be running a manufacturing company in the garage, back yard or barn. When I licensed my office, Farmington City sent me a long list of do’s and don’ts. They included how many company trucks could be on the premises (1) How many Company Trailers (0), How many signs (1 no more than 18×24), and a bold warning about having clients coming and going. Furthermore it stated that under Davis County law, and Utah Law you could not have any manufacturing. No outside storage of material or waste and no deliveries from trucks larger than 1.5 ton. I’ve checked with most of the city’s locally and they all seem to have the same type of law on their books.
Why do I bring this up?
If your cabinets, counter tops, furniture etc. Are being built in this environment; the company is most likely unlicensed. Again you can have an office but not a shop. Here is a scenario that has played out more than once. You pay your deposit. The company is in the production of your new cabinets. The city finds out that they are being produced illegally in their city. (Neighbors complain, drive by etc). They come in and shut down the company and you are out your money. What’s more scary is that the owner may go to jail under certain circumstances that I will get into in a minute.
We have gone in and finished many of these circumstances. It’s sad when a Customer has spent a chunk of money and now has to spend it again because of someone else’s ignorance.
Also we have found that due to not having the proper space to work, even with all the experience in the world. Most of these company’s do substandard work. I’ve seen many a client remiss about going with the lowest bidder hoping to beat the odds. In the end they spend more than the highest bid because of having to redo things.
Speaking of Quality. I am seeing more and more garage granite coming out to the job sites. Please beware of this. There is nothing like getting your granite tops installed to find that they were cut dry with a skill saw rather than wet with the proper saws. Cutting wet lubricates the blade and keeps from burning the granite. Also when its cut wet with a Beam or Track saw you get straight true lines. With a skill saw you get a wavy cut and typically if you look close enough there are saw marks in the polish.
The other next great thing to hit the market is Chinese granite. You hear the ads for ½ price granite. And Granite tops for less than the price of the slab. Sounds great till they get there and you see that they are cutting the sink hole on the front lawn. Again with a skill say and dry polished out. Then you have the issue of seams. We lost a bid to one of these companies. We installed the kitchen cabinets, but because our Granite bid was $300 more than this other company the homeowner chose to use them. In this kitchen we would have had 1 seam. Because of the way this company used prefab sections 4’ long they ended up with 12 seams. You are money ahead to use granite tiles rather than use this stuff. Besides the 12 seams there were 2-3 different color lots. Nothing like seeing color changes every 4 feet in your kitchen. They gave up a lot for $300.
Back to cabinets and furniture for a minute. If a Guy is building out of his garage then his environment is very dusty. It’s almost impossible to get a awesome finish with those circumstances. Besides the issue of the over spray and waste fumes have to go somewhere. Most of these guys are pumping it into the air out side of their homes. It’s toxic, dirty and illegal. The EPA has regulations on spraying for a reason. You wouldn’t want your kids breathing toxic fumes any more than you would want to breathe it. (If caught it is a massive fine as well as Jail time depending on what they can prove) Even if they beat the Jail time, the fines will put them out of business and your money will be lost.
I know a lot of Electricians, Plumbers and the like that use their garages for a storage unit to house their stock. That’s not as much of a concern to me. However it is nice to see a contractor that has invested in his company to have a shop of some sort. It tells me that he is in it for the long haul and not just for today.
Ok you have found a great guy that seems to have it altogether. His Company’s name is *Insert name* Handy man service. Just a word of warning. These guys can be licensed by the state but they can only have $1000 worth of work being performed at any one time. That INCLUDES material and labor. If they are working on your home for more than the $1000 cap or they are working multiple jobs then it’s a good bet that they are operating illegally. Real contractors have a million dollar liability policy and are typically licensed to do anywhere from 50k to a million dollars of work in the process.
What’s more a Handy man typically is a JACK of all trades and a MASTER of none.
Ok so now you have a little knowledge of how some contractors operate. How can you protect yourself? Realize that there is never absolute protection but you can definitely swing all risks in your favor.
1- Always check for licensing. I gave the web site above. Understand that anyone working in the Construction industry is a “Contractor” If you’re having a home built then you are looking for someone with a B100 license. If you’re doing a remodel that requires structural changes then You use a B100 or a R100 Contractor. NO one else is licensed to change your home structurally, legally. For all other remodels a R101 is legal. These three licenses are the ones that can pull your building permits with the various cities. A plumber can pull a plumbing permit. An electrician a electrical permit and so on. Now you plumber/electrician may have a R101 licensee. You can find that out through the web site listed above.
2-ALWAYS insist on a building Permit if you’re doing a big home remodel, a remodel that involves structural changes, Or if you’re not that comfortable with your contractor. It will cost you more for your project in both time and money. If your contractor refuses to pull a permit then you need to run.
3- There is nothing wrong with asking for certificates of insurance for both liability and workers comp. Your contractor should be very open and free with that information. We were bidding a project in Park City 2 years ago. The homeowner called for a meeting to discuss the project and give us our deposit check. While I was waiting for the meeting to start I noticed that NONE of the original group that was bidding on the project at the beginning was there. (We were all with a Interior Decorator out of Park City) After my time with the homeowner was over and all of the details were worked out. I asked about the lack of the original build team. The home owner informed us that we were the only Licensed and Insured contractors that were on the team. As a result they had fired the Interior Decorator and found their own licensed and insured Contractor and subs. Because we were proper in our dealings we were kept on to do the cabinet part of the project that we had bid. (As a result we did a couple more projects for the home owners as well)
4- Ask around. Have your friends, people at work, Church or local clubs ever used the contractor you’re looking for. Its amazing the amount of information you may find. Always Google the contractor in question. Both the company name as well as their own. You may find that the Company shows great but the persons own name comes up with undesirable information. Police records, news articles as well as references in others blogs might give you reason to pause. For instance, we were doing work for a couple of professional ladies a year ago. These two were having issues with a fencing contractor and were not sure what his issue was. I suggested they Google him and see if there was any info on him and they found a blog that he kept, detailing his hatred for gays, lesbians, and people of color. It amazed the hell out of me that someone with so much hatred was out servicing people’s homes.
5-Don’t hesitate to ask for references. Realizing that no one in their right mind would give a bad reference. But it’s good to know they have no issue in giving them.
6- Go to their shop. Do they have an investment in buildings, machinery etc. If a shop has a ton of new shiny equipment then you have to ask, Do they have an incredible over head with payments to support this? Or are they so profitable that they can afford it? Sadly it usually is the first. When the market had its drop, those shops with high overhead and payments were the first to go under. Those with some cash reserves held on and they are also falling by the waste side. I prefer to deal with shops that are running older fleets of Vehicles. Their equipment is older and they usually have a shop full. Rather than scrimping on equipment due to lack of money. And the owner doesn’t have a look of stress on him at all times. Why? Because the equipment and vehicles are typically paid off and his/her overhead is low, allowing them to run at a lower profit margin and survive the market.
7- Does the Contractor have years of experience under his/her belt or are they new to the field. You only need 5 years of working under a contractor to become one. By way of comparison an Electrician and plumber have 5-10 years of school and apprenticeship before they can be licensed.
8-Do they have a web site? If so do they have all pertinent information like Address? Phone number? Information about the company? Not having a web site is not a bad thing. Although I can’t imagine not having one in this day and age. But if there isn’t any information about where they are, how to get a hold of them (cell phones don’t count) or any back ground on them then you run the risk of them disappearing. I know of a couple companies that have issues with honesty, integrity, and just plain being good people. They all have web sites that look good but don’t give you any real information. One is a cabinet company that has moved around from address to address. I’m assuming due to issues with money but I don’t know for sure. I searched out this company for a client a year ago and found that even though they were conduction business they did not have a business license or a contractor’s license. The first was resolved at that time but the second one never has.
9- When in doubt don’t. I hear of too many homeowners. Women especially that are being pushed into doing something that they really don’t want to do. If your contractor is being pushy, trying to make you decide on something you don’t want to do or not allowing you to make the choices you want, then drop them. There are a lot of good Contractors out there. Don’t ever rush into something as expensive as a remodel without you getting what you’re after.
Hope that helps with your contractor decisions.
Dion Richins
Hand Carved Cabinet Doors, Range Hoods and Valances!!!!
We are proud to announce a partnership with a extremely talented craftsman. All of the doors and panels you are about to see are hand carved with hand tools. No cnc machines. No unmanned equipment. This gentleman is a true craftsman in the truest sense. Besides doors and panels we also will supply valances, range hoods, custom corbels,and columns.
Lets look at these custom hand carved doors.
How about some cool wild life scenes? Cowboys and Indians?
Besides these custom hand carved doors and panels we are able to supply custom hand carved corbels, columns and mantels.
And last but not least here is a completely custom, Hand Carved Dresser.
As you can see this gentleman is a true artist and craftsman. We are proud to be in partnership with this truly Awesome Company.
Check our website for an expanded picture gallery of other examples of Custom hand carved doors, corbels, panels and Mantels.
Skin Job / Resurfaceing of an Existing Kitchen
Many times a cost efficient alternative to replacing an existing kitchen or vanity. For a little more or less than half of what new cabinets would cost to replace. You can replace your doors and drawer fronts with new doors and drawer fronts and “Skin” the surface of the old cabinets to make them look new again.
There are several ways that this is being done in the industry. I will go over a couple of them and explain why we do it the way we do.
There has been a rise in the use of a self sticking veneer that is stuck on the cabinet face. This can be either of a vinyl nature or wood. If it is a wood veneer (1/32+ “) it will either come prefinished or finished on the job.
My personal recommendation is beware. Vinyl will always look cheap, will eventually peal and will not give much of a finish choice. Wood veneer has its own issues. If its pre finished its prone to have the finish crack, peel and flake apart. If its finished on the job then you have issues with the stain and lacquer being applied in your home. The chemical smells and over spray will be in your carpet, drapes and other furnishings for months to come. Even after you get used to them, your visitors will still smell it. If they are still leaching they will be a problem for anyone that is sensitive to chemicals . The other issue with wood veneers is the way they are glued to the old cabinets. The only proper way to glue them down is with laminate glue. It is a contact adhesive that is sprayed on. Awesome glue if bought in industrial grade. The issues? 1-The cabinets MUST be degreased completely. (Requiring lots of chemically cleaning of the cabinet facing) If there is any residue left the glue will not adhere properly and the veneer will peel off. 2- The glue is sprayed. As you can guess. It takes a lot of masking to keep the glue from getting where you don’t want it to be. I have seen many skin jobs like these with tons of glue all over the inside of the homeowners cabinets. The home owners either have to live with it or do there best to clean it up.
As with everything. There is another way. We use a 1/4 mdf wood veneer for our skin. It is a more expensive way to skin but it gives us the following. Solid veneer to fill voids and imperfections in the cabinet facings. Allows for solid side panels with out showing waves or imperfections of the old cabinets. Allows for proper fastening of the skin for years of trouble free use. No harsh chemicals used in your home or spray glues to worry about.
Add new counter tops, Drawers, Update for dishwasher etc and bring your kitchen up to date for less than the cost of new.
This Kitchen was updated with new drawers, one new cabinet and new Richlite counter tops. The cabinets were skinned in natural vertical grain (Plyboo) Bamboo with Brownspoint (Richlite) counter tops.
As you can see it can be a dramatic change in a kitchens appearance.
Custom Aquarium Stand and Canopy
This is a Custom Aquarium Stand that was commissioned by a awesome customer that wanted it to be similar to their entertainment center. This is a Clear Alder piece of furniture. It has dental mold, crown, Custom built moldings and mitered doors.
The finish is a 3 step dye stain that takes several hours to apply with dry time. The result is a beautiful finish with an awesome depth that is hard to explain. You have to see it to believe it. I will take you on a picture tour from raw furniture to finished product in home.
And the Aquarium stand and Canopy in place at the clients home.
Custom Bathroom Remodel
Hello, It’s been a little bit since I updated my blog. We have been incredibly busy and I’m thankful for that. Today I’m going to bring you a bathroom that we recently remodeled. This bathroom had a wall that ran down it causing a little hall way between the bedroom and the closet. By removing the wall we expanded the bathroom by 3 feet wide. We took out the tub and moved the shower to the opposing wall. Add travertine tile, Custom cabinets, a Euro Glass door and you have a much more usable and enjoyable bath.
As soon as the mirror is installed in the framing I will update this picture.
Quality Custom Remodels. Before and after.
Here at Richins Carpentry we specialize in custom furniture as well as quality remodeling. We are a full service contractor that can transform your out dated kitchen into a beautiful updated work of art for a fair price. Remodeling your kitchen is one of the most cost efficient ways to bring the value of your home up. We build with the best quality materials to give you the maximum value and quality for your Dollar. Our cabinets and counter tops will give you years of service low maintenance.
Take a look at this late sixties, early seventies kitchen. It is what you would normally find in a home of that age. This kitchen is complete with soffets to the ceiling and laminate tops. The microwave is using up much needed counter top space as well as a out dated single oven. Refrigerator cabinet is hidden behind the fridge making it practically useless. Kitchen has 1 light over the sink and one in the middle of the kitchen. We added 6 can lights as well as putting a can light over the sink.
During tear out.
After removing the cabinets/counter tops the soffets came down. Flooring was torn out and new sub floor was laid. Tile floor went in and walls and ceiling were textured. Once paint was applied then New cabinets were installed.
These are custom maple cabinets built in our own shop. The client loved the look of Alder but hated the softness of that wood. So we designed a color that could be applied to maple to give him the look with out the drawbacks of Alder. Also the homeowner had some awesome design ideas for the window treatment over the slider and look of the oven wall.
Counter tops are fabricated out of Cambria. A awesome Quartz product. Again Fabricated in our own facility. The homeowner handled their own back splash and I haven’t gotten new pictures to show the finished product. When I do I will post them.
Here are the finished product that I promised.
New Frame Design for 120g and up Aquarium Stands
In our continuing quest to be first in the Aquarium Furniture Market. We have Designed an engineered frame for all of out 120g and up stands. We have always used 2×4 lumber that we plane and machine to straight and square material. The issue we came into is if the lumber sits in the show for a few weeks it twists and becomes useless. SO A idea was born. This way of construction is more expensive than what we have done in the past but it lends its self to be absolutely square, straight and true in all dimensions. Guaranteeing you , The Customer, A perfect product that will lasts for decades to come.
Green Alternitive Building. Bamboo style.
Want an alternative to standard building? One out of a truly Green Alternative with awesome style? The Answer is BAMBOO!!!
We have been using bamboo for several years now. Terragreen and Plyboo are the suppliers that we use to build out cabinets and furniture from. We also have supplied a couple of Sport Court Style hardwood flooring from Plyboo. We want to extend a special thanks to “The Green Builders Center” for their support and material over the last few years. (see their link on our web site)
At Richins Carpentry inc we have been supplying cabinets and counter tops for many leed certified jobs. Including the Palisades Court house in San Diego California. We offer Green Alternative Material such as: Formaldehyde free plywood’s, Wheat board melamine, Bamboo, Durango Buralwood, Torzo, Richlite, Paperstone, Ice Stone and others.
This wet bar is from a leed certified Remodel in Park City. The cabinets are fabricated out of Natural Bamboo with Caramelized Bamboo as accents. The tops are recycled Brown Rainwater Granite. Other pictures are of other Green Alternative projects including Kitchens, Vanities, Counter tops etc.
Bamboo wet bar with built in fridge and wine pull out storage.
Custom Bamboo Server with built in wine fridge, Soffett and window treatment.
Bamboo Wet bar close up showing 2 tone detail and reclaimed granite counter top.
Bamboo kitchen in model home. Farmington Utah. Caesar Stone tops.
Caramelized Bamboo Vanity
3 form “Orange Crush” Counter tops. (recycled milk jugs)
Paper stone Counter tops.
Awesome Paper Stone kitchen
Bamboo and Alder mix. 180g aquarium
75g 2tone Bamboo Aquarium stand and canopy
120g Natural Bamboo Stand And Canopy
Murphy Bed Richins Style
How can you have a queen size bed for company and not have it take up a whole room?
How do you have that bed in the middle of a office that needs 2 work stations?
Enter the Custom Carpentry of Richins Carpentry inc. Not only did we solve the issue of a hidden bed, But we incorporated an awesome work station for when its up. This “Murphy bed” was custom built with the “Create a Bed” system. It is constructed out of oak with a fruit-wood stain and 3 coats of lacquer. As you can see we built this “Murphy bed” with a office system off to one side and a display cabinet on the other.
For all your custom carpentry and cabinetry needs give us a call at Richinscarpentry.com
Left side Of Murphy Style Bed
Paneled front of Murphy bed
Primary Work station with custom laminate counter top.
Create a Bed Hardware for Murphy Style Bed
Secondary work station built into the Murphy Style Bed.
Butcher Block Counter tops
I wanted to share one of our latest Counter top jobs. This went into a beautiful home in Park City Utah. It is a 1.5″ thick character Black Walnut Butcher Block Counter top and cutting board. This Butcher Block counter top replaced a tile granite top that suffered from damaged from changing stoves. Its not very well known the different options available in Butcher Block. We have Maple, Ash, Beech, Hickory, Red Oak, Cherry, and Black Walnut available. Some in both clear and rustic. See samples on our homepage under “Counter Tops”
How about a cool butcher block cutting board!!
If you’re interested in an Awesome Butcher Block top give us a ring for an estimate.
Mountain West Reef Fest 2009
Hello again, I’ve gotten behind while my web service was going through some growing pains. I’m back now with several new ideas and I am ready to get at it.
November came as a month of enjoyable new experiences. Richins Carpentry attended our first Aquarium Conference as a vendor. We have been to MACNA, Maxx and others but never to showcase our products. Aquarium stands are a very small part of our manufacturing operation but they are an incredible joy to produce. Mountain West Reef Fest was put on by the Wasatch Marine Aquarium Society (Utahreefs.com) in Salt Lake City Utah. It was a first for them and it turned out to be an incredibility awesome event. Let me show you some of the incredible aquarium furniture we brought to display.
Floor space MWRF 2009
View from the Lounge
Here is a couple of new looks just for the show as well as a couple “Oldies but Goodies”
Oak stand
Cedar Stand just cause it is cool!!!
Thanks to the Wasatch Marine Society for Putting on such a awesome Conference.
Handy man
The amount of people getting taken by Handy men has become increasingly distressing over the last few months,. In the state of Utah, Handy men are only licensed to do a maximum of $1000 per job. Including both material and labor. What we are finding is that these people are performing jobs way out of their legal range. How does this happen? They underbid legitimate shops. This happens due to them not having the proper licenses and insurance. They typically do not have a “shop” or any other place of business. No overhead, No insurance, No body to go after if/when things go bad.
What is happening is these Handy men are starting jobs and collecting their deposits. Then they either don’t come back or do sub par work because they either don’t have the skill or proper tools. There are many more Handy men doing a great job and working with in their legal bounds than not. However it is an ever increasing issue.
Please be careful and make sure your protected when hiring someone to work on your castle. Liability Insurance protects you in the event of a fire or other damage caused from your contractor. Workman’s comp protects you from an employee of the contractor suing you should he get hurt on your job. And a brick and mortar building, which the contractor works out of, protects you from a “fly by night” guy from just disappearing.
None of these things can protect you completely, but it surly gives you some peace of mind. Thanks Dion
Carved Aquarium Stands!!
Custom Aquarium Stands from Richins Carpentry and Digital Router Works.
This is a custom Aquarium Stand And Canopy commissioned from Ice Cap Ballast Co. For the 2009 MACNA conference. It is a custom Clear Alder Stand for a 75g tanks. As you see it has the “Beach Scene” and doors that we have become known for. Ice Cap raffled off this set up for the benefit of MACNA XXI.
Ice Cap Aquarium Standard canopy. MACNA xxi
Ice Cap carved Doors
This is our Famous Pirate Aquarium stand and canopy commissioned for the Wasatch Marine Aquarium Society for there 2006 Christmas raffle!!
www.utahreefs.com raffle tank
One more Raffle tank for 2009. This one is a custom Hickory Aquarium stand and canopy. It features our second beach scene.
Mountain West Reef Fest Custom Hickory Aquarium Stand
One more. This is Aquatic Dreams Main Display Aquarium . 4′x4′ carved on all sides.
Aquatic Dreams Display Aquarium
All of these awesome Aquarium stands and canopies are custom carved in house by our sister company Digital router works. As you can see we enjoy fabricate Custom Aquarium stands. What ever your dreams we can fulfill them. Check out our archive on the web site.
Aquarium Stands. From mild to Wild.
As you can see from our web site custom Aquarium stands are a joy for us to build as they are for the owners to show case. We fabricate Aquarium stands from every kind of wood from knotty alder to oak, maple and beyond.
Knotty Alder Aquarium Stand
Your Aquarium Stand can be a mix of maple and cherry if you desire.
Cherry and Maple mix.
Or you can chose to use Green Building Products and have your Aquarium Stand made out of Bamboo!! here are a couple of ideas.
Bamboo Aquarium Stand
120 aquarium stand and canopy
For the wild side you can go with a 300g Cherry Mission style stand and canopy.
300g Aquarium stand and canopy!!
Or how about a built in Aquarium!! We can do it all!!!
Knotty Alder Aquarium Stand.Bamboo and knotty alder built in Aquarium stand.
Oak, Built in Aquarium stand. Custom oak Built in Aquarium Stand.
To the ultimate Aquarium Stand. Custom Built for Aquatic Dreams!!
Ultimate Aquarium Stand.
Next time we will show our collection of carved Aquarium Stands.
Welcome to Richins Carpentry inc blog
Welcome to the blog spot for Richins Carpentry inc. We hope to show you some awesome projects. Give you some cool ideas for your next project. And above all give you something to talk about at the water cooler.