It was helpful to have the appliances at my house during the cabinet install so my GC could make sure everything fits in properly. My counter guy also wants the range in place for the counter template.

After cabinets were delivered but before install so they would be around if questions came up - cabinet installer put in otr microwave but didn't hook it up. Fridge was damaged so it came after cabinet install and floor which was nice because the delivery men put it right into the kitchen and also moved the stove in which meant we didn't have to arrange for that. This was in a high rise condo so we had space issues.

Just remember that the clock starts ticking on the warranties upon delivery for most appliance brands. You don't want to be losing a couple of months of warranty while the kitchen is waiting to be finished. We have had several threads before on this forum and the Appliances forum of people saying their warranty ran out earlier than they thought because their appliances had been stored for several months before installation.

Having said that, you also don't want to wait till the last minute before having the appliances delivered. Sometimes you find out the appliance is on back-order, or the delivery will be delayed for some reason, and meanwhile your contractor is holding up everything waiting for the appliances to arrive.

So, I would try to time the delivery of the appliances to be about 2-4 weeks before installation. But no longer.

We had all of our appliances delievered and stored in the house along with the new cabinets. Our kitchen is weeks behind schedule, we are still looking at studs. The inspector is here right now, so the walls will be closed and then cabinets hung soon. It's hard to coordinate everything and I didn't want to hold up the carpenter waiting for applicances, so here they sit.

My appliances have been in my garage for about 3 weeks and the cabinets for about 2 weeks now.

Floor should be finished tomorrow, so hopefully, we'll start to empty out my garage yet this week.

We had our appliances delivered two weeks ago because we are making our cabnets. Our salesman said he would tell Wolf they would be installed the end of April.

We have had ours for about 5 months - we're running a litle behind

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It is best to have them on hand when you are assembling things. That way electrical boxes, plumbing, fillers, etc can all be made to fit perfectly.

our new house is under construction and the appliances are sitting in the garage of the temporary house. we purchased and had them delivered before the manufacturer's marked everything up for the new year. typically the dealer would hold things, but there is no room in their warehouse.

curious as to why an above poster said warranties begin at delivery? our warranties begin when we mail in the little cards. we have appliances from miele, thermador, capital, turbo-chef, ULine and whirlpool. when we did our last house i waited eight months to send them in. it was the day that stupid sub-zero broke down the first time.

one way to be sure is to call the dealer tomorrow. GL!

i don't know about extended warranties purchased from dealers (which we never would purchase) but early delivery is not uncommon.
if we waited to purchase when the house was ready we would have incurred over $4K for the same models.

I received my appliances first. Well let me say I have a range in package in my living room waiting to be opened. My refrig, micro and dw are all installed. When we start taking apart the tile they will be covered with old comforters to protect the stainless finish. They are also going to be moved out again later when the floors are redone. I want under the appliances to be refinished and polished. Silly of me. I am not taking down walls or moving walls so I think it is okay they are being used. Plus I love them.

We ordered the appliances early because we found such a great deal. We were expecting them 3 weeks later but they arrived so early. Now we need to get cracking to really have the kitchen done. I never thought about the idea of the warranty. I guess the range's life will be a little behind the warranty until we hook it up. This is a good tip but too late for us.

When warranties start really depend on the individual manufacturer. Some will let you start them when you install the appliance, but some start them on delivery and some even attempt to start them on the date of purchase - with computers these days the manufacturers often know by serial numbers when an item was purchased. You need to contact each manufacturer and find out their policy and/or correct their computer records. Sending in the card is often not sufficient.

By the way, it's a good idea to have the appliances on hand for cabinet install and granite templating to make sure they fit properly.

I have never once in my life mailed a warranty card in. the only thing they are used for is so they can notify you in case of a recall. The delivery date is most often the date used for warranty purposes.

My appliance store was awesome. They ordered all of my appliances and stored them for me until I was ready for each. The only one picked up early was the cooktop because I needed the template. For the rest of the appliances I printed out the installation directions from the mfg's web site. The install directions tell you exactly how big openings need to be. No need to have applinaces sitting in the way just to get measurments off them!

I just want to echo what Ccoombs1 said - mailing the warranty card is meaningless with respect to your warranty. As already stated, the card's purpose is for recall notification, and also used to add your name/address to junk mail lists.

Most, but not all, manufacturers' warranties begin upon delivery. Sailorman, unfortunately, you may have lost 5 months on your warranties--you should check. I don't think you have to contact each manufacturer to find out. Just go online and read the warranties which are usually found on the brands' websites.

Also, for plumbing, electrical work and cabinetry, you don't need to have the appliances there; the specs, which can be found online, are fine. In fact, even when the appliances are right there, the contractors will refer to the spec sheets instead, since the specs will have the precise measurements. The exception is the countertop installation. Countertop installers do like to have the appliances on site.

In my case I got the appliances too early.

My contractor that drywalled for the pantry made a mess and a fine mist of drywall mud covered my nice new stainless refridgerator.

Had I planned better I would have waited until all drywall and texturing, an paint was finished

My friend didn't run the self-clean on her Jennair range (a few years ago) while it was under warranty. When she finally did, the glass shattered and the warranty (based on delivery) was expired.

This is like grade school, but JA replaced the oven door when she got a note from her plumber who verified he'd installed it later. I suspect they knew they had a problem with that particular unit even though they weren't obligated to replace it based on date of install instead of date of delivery, but if you keep notes on when things are installed, if there is a problem and you ask really nicely, some manufacturers might stretch the delivery date warranty to install date...

I hate to be a wet noodle, but here's another caution. I don't know if you saw, but a couple months ago I wrote that our house was broken into during our remodel & a brand new 5 ton ac system was stolen from the garage. If you are going to store appliances in the house just make sure you can secure them & have alarm, etc. to protect your investment. We figure it was an "inside job" b/c only a small universe of people knew the ac had been delivered. But, if people know you are working on house, be sure to protect yourself & your stuff.

Now, all that said, I wish I had had my new panel ready fridge delivered earlier because when it arrived we discovered that it has black trim that the cabinet guy seems not to be able to figure out how to cover. I ordered it months ago & it has been sitting in appliance shop's warehouse waiting for me to give the go ahead. So, there's an instance where it would have been better to have it delivered sooner so we could figure out how to deal with issues that come up. I would say the same about stove & sink as well. Cabinet & granite people do seem to want/need to see those in order to get final measurements right. So, it's a hard call.

Good luck & enjoy the new kitchen!

I would echo bdaykitchen's warning.

Now, this is NOT "deliverypeople are thieves". But in the city, we know you want as few people to know you're away as possible.

One person A-1 solid employee mentions the job to A1 solid employee, some day-hire at the warehouse overhears ... bye bye stuff. Or somebody gets laid off, remembers some addresses ... whatever. You just never know.

Yes, a bunch of people working on the house probably already know. But each person is a point of dispersal, I feel like. So if you can keep the points down, that's good.

Even if you don't tell them you're gone, you never know if someone else, like a "helpful" neighbor or a sub or someone won't.

Add to that the other reasons, you come up with ... Have them delivered when you get back.

Enjoy your new appliances!