Thank you Jill! On Mar 24, 2013 8:20 AM, "Jill Wright" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Vicki Peters has photos & measurements of hers on her blog, which can be > found on www.nailsmag.com under the blog section. I'm in the beginning > stages of having one built, too, but mine won't be as high as hers. Just > tall enough to hold the stainless steel sinks that will be set in it. I > don't have any diagrams of mine, but just showed him some photos of other > ones I'd found online & in Nails/Nailpro mags and then described what > exactly I wanted or didn't want. > > I liked the recessed toe kick on Vicki's, but I didn't like how the tech > had to sit with her knees wide open to be close enough to reach the clients > feet. We discussed building mine with a 6" overhang, kind of like at a > breakfast bar, so that way I can scoot up closer without having to sit with > my knees spread wide.....which for me would be painful on my lower back > (plus I'd have one heck of a wedgie after sitting like that for an hour)! > The faucets with spray hose would be installed on the side of the 2 sinks, > so they'd be out of the way as I worked. > > The contractor said he'd charge $800 to build the cabinet base structure & > install the sinks/plumbing. I'll do the painting to save some cash, plus > I'm on the hunt for a good deal on the stainless steel sinks & faucets > (looking in the newspapers, Craig's list, at Habitat Restore, a Home > Improvement Surplus store here in town, & on sale at Lowe's or Home Depot). > My budget is $1000 cash, so I will make it work. > > Once I gather the sinks & faucets, plus marine paint for the wooden > cabinet base, then the contractor can begin work. It's a 1-2 day job at > most. He said he'd cut the wooden pieces at his shop, then bring them in to > install directly over the carpeted floor. Then when I'm ready to remove > that ugly blue carpet at some point in the future (when I save up more > cash), he can cut around the cabinet base and tear it up. Then he can lay a > floating wood floor....so that will be my next project! > > Hope this helped you some! > > Jill Wright > www.nailtechevent.com > > On Friday, March 22, 2013 6:01:38 PM UTC-5, Sherri Evans wrote: >> >> For those of you who have custom pedi stations can you tell me how high >> your platforms are? I'm getting ready to have one made and want to get the >> height right. Also could you post links to pictures of your set ups? I >> have a rough sketch of what I want but would like to ser if there is >> something I might want to add or change. >> >> Thanks in advance! >> >> Sherri Evans >> Soon to be the proud owner of my own little shop again! >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NailTech" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NailTech" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
