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Kitchen Basics: A Training Primer for Kitchen Specialists
by National Kitchen & Bath Association
Product Group: Book
Publisher: National Kitchen & Bath Association (1998-01-01)
ISBN: 1887127135
EAN: 9781887127134
Dewy Decimal #: 729
Spiral-bound: 387 pages
SKU: 00-NBKR-0FGL
Condition: Very Good
Comments: Softcover with no issues. No markings. Two dog-eared pages have been straightened. Binding is tight.
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
It is a large industry, and it also is complicated. The function of other rooms in a house are defined by the room's furnishings, and those furnishings can be moved at will. A living room can be changed to a dinning room at any time, or a den to a home office, simply by moving the furnishings. The kitchen differs in that it must be both designed and installed. It is permanent, with permanent plumbing and wiring that must be fitted to it percisely. Remodeling a kitchen, therefore, demands a special level of training for the designer/sales person who must combine many skills and several trades to merge the needs and budget of a client with the products and physical limitations of the space available. Topics Covered In This Publication Include:
How to sell, plan and design kitchens;
Layout techniques;
Lighting, venting, plumbing, electrical and consruction basics;
Cabinets and countertops, what they're made of, how and where to use them;
Appliances, fixtures and fittings, types and design factors;
How to control the job and relate to the customer as a true professional.
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Customer Reviews
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Kitchen Basics, National Kitchen and Bath Association
Rating  (5)
Date: 2005-02-25
0 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
I just bought this book from the National Kitchen and Bath Association website for $50 and the bookstore at my college sells it for $74. It is listed on Amazon for $121. Why the discrepancy in price?
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a complete kitchen designer's need
Rating (5)
Date: 2001-10-14
17 out of 17 customers found this reveiw helpful
Whoever would like to get this book: Be aware that this is
not a simple book. It is like a college textbook.It is very
technical. If you are building your own home and are not
knowledgable about kitchen details, and you are able to
have a professional kitchen designer design your kitchen,
by all means leave it up to them. But, if you are learning to
be an architect, or interior designer, or kitchen specialist,
or are simply fascinated by kitchen design, OR live outside
the U.S. when professional kitchen designers do not exist and
you want to be ABSOLUTELY SURE that the kitchen is properly
designed, this book is for you. It is the most comprehensive,
most wonderful book on the market (I must have bought half a
dozen other books) It's not enough to know about the kitchen triangle,
you have to know how long each leg has to be, how far a cooktop
must be from a window, how must space must be left on each
side of a stove top, sink, etc. (the only problem is, convincing your architect that you know what you're talking about).
In any case, good luck and enjoy the book.
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