Surviving A Kitchen Renovation Hints And Practical Advice Plr Ebook

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION 4
1 PLANNING THE DREAM KITCHEN 7
IDENTIFY YOUR GOAL 7
ASSESSING THE KITCHEN YOU HAVE 8
MAKING INFORMED CHOICES 10
2 THE KITCHEN SCHEME: PLANNING WITH REALITY 12
BUDGET 12
HIDDEN COSTS 15
TIME LINE 16
SPATIAL CONSIDERATIONS 17
SIZE MATTERS 18
OTHER FACTORS OF PLANNING WISELY 19
3 LAYING IT OUT: ORGANIZING THE DATA INTO A WORKABLE SCHEME 21
INITIAL DESIGN FACTORS 21
Layout 22
Windows and doors 23
Storage 23
CABINETS 24
APPLIANCES 25
KITCHEN SYSTEMS 27
LEGISLATION 28
KEEPING TRACK 29
4 TO HIRE OR NOT TO HIRE A PROFESSIONAL OR “HOW GOOD AN ELECTRICIAN, PLUMBER AND JACK-OF-ALL-TRADES ARE YOU?” 32
KITCHEN DESIGNER 34
CONTRACTORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS 36
CHOOSING THE RIGHT PEOPLE TO WORK WITH 38
OPTIONS 38
5 THE FINAL APPROACH: PULLING IT ALL TOGETHER 40
FINAL DESIGN 40
SCHEDULE 42
OTHER PAPER WORK 42
BUDGET 43
FINAL NOTE 43
CONCLUSION 44

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INTRODUCTION

If you are looking for a challenge, why not plan to remodel your kitchen? It is one way to give your home that new home feeling. It also gives you a chance to entirely – or moderately, change the look or style of this special room in your home. In the process, you will can easily accomplish 2 important goals in many home remodels. You will increase the investment in your house, while adapting it to today’s life styles.

Today’s kitchens are among the most versatile they have ever been. Kitchens are no longer uni-purpose rooms. They exist for more than for simply cooking and serving a meal. Today’s kitchens are gathering places. They are favorite hangouts for the family and their friends and guests. As the song goes, “You can always find me in the kitchen at parties.”

Kitchens are where you and your family can cook and eat. It is also here where you and your tribe can work and even play. The kitchen is where the family often comes together. From here, many parents and individuals organize their daily activities. The kitchen table, corner nook or counter top becomes the place where people sit, a cold or hot drink in hand. Leaning over one of the kitchen’s many surfaces, pen in hand or computer at their finger tips, they sit and pay their bills or plan a vacation. The kitchen is also the scene of many a heart-to-heart talk over a cup or 2 of coffee.