Top 5 Things That Can Put A Wrinkle In Your Kitchen Renovation Plans
1. No flooring under the cabinets could mean that you will either have to get the
floor fixed and upgraded, or you will have to choose cabinets that are the same size to replace your existing kitchen cabinets.
-A possible alternative is to have your cabinet surfaces refinished by a cabinet maker, saving yourself the expenses of building from scratch or buying new cabinets for your kitchen. It's also great for the environment with less waste to your local landfill and a modern look just by rethinking the face of your cabinets.
2. Depending on the age of your home and who lived in it before you, plumbing issues with your kitchen may come up. Some homeowners with the "do it yourself" attitude sometimes do not do it to code, or do it wrong entirely, forcing you to either rethink that new sink and dishwasher or replace the plumbing entirely. This sort of thing most often occurs in older homes that may also have lead in the construction of the pipes, which is something you should be looking out for anyway to avoid poisoning and contaminated water.
-There is no real cost effective way around this. You will either need to hire a competent plumber for your kitchen renovation to replace the pipes so that they work with your new appliances and fixtures or you will have to live with what you have for now as long as there is not lead contamination. This can sometimes be the deal breaker on kitchen renovations due to the cost of complete replacement of the plumbing if the problem is severe. If you do hire a contractor, be sure that you have a
kitchen renovation contract in place before work begins.
3. Get acquainted with a local restaurant where the food is healthy and affordable; your kitchen renovation is going to take some time. You can prepare for this ahead of time by preparing meals that you can freeze and re-heat in the microwave, or you can get well acquainted with your barbecue. As long as you are prepared for the fact that your kitchen will not be a functioning kitchen for a period of time, you can plan ahead and make some meals before giving up your appliances for a little while. The cost of eating out for an extended period of time may not have been factored into your plans and it can get very expensive quickly.
-You can do a surprising amount of cooking between a barbecue and a microwave. Pick up a second hand cookbook at your local used bookstore or rent one from a library to save some money during your kitchen renovation and eat well while your kitchen is being upgraded.
4. Electrical work may need to be done, especially on older homes where wiring may not be up to code. Unsafe wiring can result in a fire which will be much more inconvenient than replacing the faulty wiring. When planning for your kitchen renovation, it is important to have an idea of the wiring that exists in your home to know if you will also have to budget for an electrician and the hardware to upgrade your electrical. Covering up faulty wiring with a new cabinet could be a disaster and it is just as important to fix as those old lead pipes that you didn't know about.
-There is no way around a bad electrical job. This needs to be fixed by a professional and brought up to code to avoid fires and legal issues if you later decide to sell your home. Saving a few bucks by avoiding this could cost a life
5. Timing is everything, but in a
kitchen remodel, you have to allow time for the unexpected. Hopefully your kitchen renovation project goes off without a hitch and the plumbing checks out, a competent electrician put in the wiring when the house was built, and your floors were not completed with shortcuts. A lot of the time though, something is bound to come up that you just could not prepare for.
-It is often a good idea to budget for a couple more days than you think necessary for the renovation and have a reserve budget for any extra costs that creep into your kitchen project. If you don't spend your maximum on the job up front and you tack on a few days to the estimated time, hopefully your project will come in under budget and ahead of schedule so that you are not trying to scrape together some extra cash find yourself dashing out to the nearest restaurant because your kitchen renovation is not done on time. At the least, your kitchen renovation should be on time and within your set budget.
Top 5 Things That Can Put A Wrinkle In Your Kitchen Renovation Plans
By: Greg Escott
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