1. Budgeting and planning your kitchen renovation. Once you have a mental picture of your ideal kitchen, you can start pricing it out. Do your homework to establish a realistic budget for your kitchen remodeling project. Knowing how much money will be needed for a kitchen remodeling project is challenging, setting a maximum budget ensures that you will be budget it correctly. Planning the kitchen layout is the next step after settling on a budget for the remodeling project. The three traditional kitchen layouts are Straight Line, L-shaped, and the U-Shaped Kitchen. The main variable is an Island, but size of Island will be determined by the size of the Kitchen.
2. Deciding whether to DIY or hire a professional. After settling on a kitchen layout and developing drawings, whether you did it yourself or with the help of a professional. A General Contractor is often the right choice because they bring a lot of experience and expertise to your project. If you want to avoid working with a company, you can always take on the role of contractor yourself and get specialty workers like framer, plumbers, electricians, drywall crews, painters and more. DIY will save money but doesn't always work out, especially when it comes to meeting the deadline to finish the project.
3. Prepping your kitchen for demolition. Tearing things down and starting over is always the first step in remodeling a kitchen. If you want to make a beautiful new space, you must first tear down and dispose of the old, worn-out stuff. At this point, you should tear out any walls, ceiling, cabinets, flooring, demo the entire area to the subfloor to joist depend on how bad the existing subfloor is.
4. Installation and other required maintenance. The construction and installation process involve laying new subfloor, installing new plumbing, electrical work, insulation, drywall the walls and ceiling, cabinets, countertop, Island, backsplash, and much more.
5. Final inspection Your contractor will not consider your kitchen remodeling project to be completed until all items on the "punch list" have been addressed. Before you give your approval, ensure everything meets your standards.
