Kitchen and Bath Wilmington, NC

Basic Kitchen Remodeling Procedures

 

A major kitchen remodel offers more benefits—and more headaches—than most other home improvement projects. If you hire a kitchen and bath Wilmington, NC contractor to oversee a major project that expands the kitchen footprint, costs can quickly reach the six-figure range. If you have the confidence to perform the work yourself, keep in mind that it could take months to complete and you will be without a kitchen for a major portion of that time.

 

Examine your wants and needs.

Many kitchen remodeling projects disappoint homeowners—or surprise them with the cost—because they did not take the time to figure out what they wanted and what they could afford.

 

Start by thinking about the problems you're having with your current kitchen. Is it because there isn't enough room to cook efficiently? Is there a lack of space for food and dishes to be stored? Is there a scarcity of dining spots in your establishment? Is it possible that the appliances are obsolete or ineffective? Or does the sight of an old, grimy kitchen make you cringe?

 

Make a prioritized list of the features you want in your new kitchen and rate them from most important to least important. It's helpful to know the difference between elements that are definitely required and those that are simply desirable.

 

Remodeling Reality Check

 

Face the two realities of a kitchen remodel project early on in the planning process: the work mechanics and the expense.

 

If the work is done by subcontractors who are managed by a general contractor, you will have strangers in your home for weeks, if not months, causing noise and mess. If you plan to handle the work yourself, the kitchen's downtime will almost probably be much longer—do you have the time and DIY skills to do so?

 

 

Renovations to a kitchen's resale value

 

Think about how much you'll save on a new kitchen. If you want to stay in your home for a long time, a dream kitchen may be worth the investment because it will serve as a functional and pleasant family gathering area for decades. A surface-level kitchen makeover, on the other hand, maybe the preferable option if you are an empty nester looking to downsize to a smaller home within the next five years.

 

A kitchen is a very personal space, and your idea of an ideal kitchen may be very different from the next owner's. Kitchen remodels frequently—but not always—recover a large portion of their cost in increased home value.

 

 

Expect to Make a Trade-Off

 

From the outset of the planning stage, develop a mindset that is willing to look for ways to save money on your kitchen makeover project.

 

Hiring a general contractor to handle the majority of the planning, design, and labor-management is by far the simplest and most expensive way to renovate a kitchen. Hiring a contractor, on the other hand, is costly, and you can save a lot of money by acting as your own contractor and hiring and managing various subcontractors to complete the work. Your cost savings will be significantly boosted if you are willing and capable of handling some of the activities yourself.

 

Kitchen Design and Planning

If you have a realistic idea of what you need in a new kitchen and an attitude of determined adaptation, you can begin brainstorming and refining a clear, functioning plan for your new kitchen.

 

Simple Kitchen Design Ideas

 

While you have a lot of possibilities, use one of the five traditional kitchen design patterns. All models contain a variant of the kitchen triangle, a well-known workflow paradigm, for ease of mobility.

 

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