Benchmark Kitchens Inc.

Brad Schueckler oversaw a bathroom renovation (also his specialty along with kitchens) and the result is wonderful. We had only a vague idea of what we wanted but he helped us negotiate the endless possibilities of fixtures, tiles and general aesthetics. His job is part designer part couple therapist and he was great at both. We chose and then rejected tiles and colors many times as our taste evolved but finally got to just the right place. He had excellent ideas on using the space to the maximum. He helped us with a glass shower and advised us to get rid of the old bathtub that was never used. The result is a space full of light that is a pleasure to be in. Price was well approximated at the start. Brad uses contractors who are as professional and pleasant as he is. I’d use Benchmark again in a minute.

Benchmark Kitchens has done both a bathroom and kitchen renovation for us and we couldn't be happier with the quality of their work! Brad is very easy to work with and cares greatly about his customers and their satisfaction. They made the design process so easy and stress free. From design to construction, Benchmark Kitchens is top notch!

Benchmark Kitchens did an amazing job renovating my kitchen from removing 104 years of flooring to designing and installing the kitchen of my dreams.

Brad was recommended to me by a neighbor after I mentioned wanting to replace our kitchen cabinets. When he came to the house to meet with us, we were impressed with his willingness to listen to our ideas and accommodate our desire to preserve our existing countertop, which was still in great condition. Brad drew up attractive plans for our new cabinets and lighting, and presented us with several choices of cabinet doors that he thought would work well with our countertop. As someone who gets overwhelmed by too many choices, I found this very helpful, and my husband and I picked some beautiful maple cabinets that look wonderful with our counter. We made some changes in Brad's design layout, and he readily accepted all of our requests, never trying to talk us into something we didn't want. Similarly with new flooring, he agreed with us that vinyl tiles would work best in our kitchen and offered a selection of tiles he felt would compliment our cabinets and counter. Brad's schedule fit perfectly with our plans to travel for 5 weeks, and he and his team were able to finish our renovation in that amount of time. We came home to a beautiful new kitchen ready to be used from day one. The tiny details that needed correctingt were taken care of immediately. In addition, Brad took on the task of repairing a leaking powder room toilet and rotten flooring in our absence. The project came in very close to Brad's initial estimate, and we couldn't be happier with the results or with Brad's professional and friendly manner throughout. We would not hesitate to recommend Benchmark enthusiastically to others.

Met with Brad Schueckler, the owner-designer of Benchmark, as I wanted to stay local and away from the Big Box stores for my small remodel of my kitchen. He was very professional, knowledgeable and easy to speak with. I let him know what I was looking for and he showed me some choices, quoted me a price based upon his home visit with me. Well I was sold as his quote was reasonable. Well the day has come and gone and I must say I am overjoyed with the results! I am looking toward my next project with him which, I am sure, will be the bathroom little update. Thanks again to you and your very professional designers assistant, Emerald.

I worked with Benchmark Kitchens on the kitchen of my first house about 12 years ago and wanted a chance to do it again as the experience was really terrific and the outcome was exactly what we were looking for. We were renovating a small farmhouse with not much space for a kitchen and ended up with a great galley kitchen with maple cabinets and a fireslate counter that is really efficient and a joy to use! Last year, we purchased a 1970s deck house that had not been touched since its origin and the kitchen was outdated and dysfunctional. Cabinets were not wide enough to fit pots and baking pans in them, the giant galvanized piping under the sink did not allow for any storage, the hood-controlled GE electric stove had one burner that actually worked and the counter was slanted just enough that a leak in the base of the sink faucet had water running down the entire back of the counter behind our appliances at all times. Plus, the formica finish of the cabinets and countertops was bordering on terrible. After a year of living in the space, we were ready to make a change. Brad Schueckler, the owner-designer of Benchmark, is easy to work with, has a strong sense of design and style and some really great solutions to space and function challenges. We worked together for several months discussing ideas and plans, explored some general layouts that we liked and then officially hired him for the job. After detailing our design drawings, we received 3D renditions of the space and at that point, I realized the color scheme and cabinet style we had selected in combination with the deck house design and wood decking on the ceiling, was not going to work. Brad went back to the drawing board (literally!) and came up with a revised cabinet style, color and design that would be ideal for the space. Given my interest in keeping costs low, Benchmark suggested a few creative ideas that would help with the bottom line including using diamond-plated steel as the kickplate on the backside of our peninsula/breakfast bar and shopping for remnant stone to possibly use as the countertops. Brad recommended a 6-burner Smeg stove, which is really beautiful and kept our costs down as the company was selling off older model styles to make room for newly designed handles. We ended up placing the stove in the corner of the room so it sits at at 45-degree angle looking out our south-facing windows, which is great. We worked to keep the refrigerator within reach and out of sight and ended up positioning it in our pantry with the fridge door flush to the outside face of it and we LOVE it! The textures, colors and layout of the cabinetry/countertops are terrific. They work really well with the tile floor color/texture and style and the deck house ceiling which was a challenge to complement. The countertop bookshelves are perfect for my cookbook collection and the wrap-around counter to the mudroom allows for all of our daily comings and goings with phone access, key organization and errand-inducing lists in tact and easy to grab. Because of our experience working with Benchmark and the challenges finding two off-the-shelf bathroom vanities that worked in our two bathroom spaces, we asked Brad to design the vanities for both our upstairs and downstairs bathrooms and, although still in the works, we're excited to see them in place soon. We have had two great experiences with this company over the last decade and I would recommend Benchmark Kitchens to anyone in the Berkshires, Hudson Valley and Connecticut area. Brad is great to work with -- professional, creative, full-service, easy-to-work with and delivers what he promises.