Kitchen Designer Guide Book: A Step-By-Step Guide to Kitchen Renovation
Renovating your kitchen can be a complex, costly and time-consuming project. Any kitchen designer can overcome these by having a well-coordinated approach. This involves everything you do from the start to the end of the project. The secret to achieving this is the use of a step-by-step kitchen renovation guide book. This will help with planning for a cost-effective and stress-free kitchen renovation. Here are some of the key areas that the guide book should highlight: The Renovation Procedure Even before touching on the finer details of the renovations, the guide should lay out the renovation procedure indicating the order of the steps to take throughout the renovation. An efficient guide will start with (in that order): 1. Removing all the foods and utensils from the kitchen; 2. Sealing the room to prevent dirt from spreading to other rooms; 3. Dismantling the cabinetry and appliances; 4. Measuring all areas that will need structural changes during the renovation; 5. Scheduling for plumbing and electrical services; 6. Installing the cabinetry; 7. Installing the necessary appliances; 8. Installing the floor and floor coverings; 9. Sealing the surfaces; 10. Painting; and 11. Cleaning and restocking the kitchen The Design It should express the need for a design analysis of the current kitchen and the new changes that will take place. It should focus on the layout of the kitchen in regards to the following: • Kitchen appliances; • Cabinetry; • Plumbing; • Fixtures; • Doors; and • Windows It is important to hire an interior designer to help with drawing up the design plans. Part of the design plans will be the structural alterations such as the inclusion of a new window, adding an island or breakfast bar and adding of any new design feature. Feasibility Assessment Once the design plans are in place, the next step in the guide should be a feasibility assessment. This is to ensure that the renovations are as per the legal standards of home construction. The assessment will also help to ensure that the renovation plan is clearly laid out and all related costs are accounted for prior to starting the project. Plumbing and Electricity Plumbing and the fitting of electrical installations are part of the changes that will take place. This requires the knowledge and skills of professionals in each respective field. A good guide book will highlight the need to schedule for a plumber and electrician at their different stages in the renovation project. For instance, the two professionals should be present during the demolition stage. This is to ensure proper removal of the plumbing and electrical installations. They will also be needed to come back later on to install the new plumbing and electrical installations. Carpentry The guide book will advocate for the need to have a carpenter during the project. Its job is to remove the old cabinetry, doors and windows. In addition, the carpenter will take measurement for the new windows and doors as per the design plans. He will also be tasked with the installation of the following: • Pantry; • New cabinetry; • Wooden flooring; • Windows; and • Doors Finishing the Project The final stage as per the kitchen renovation guide book should be sealing the necessary sections and ensuring that every new fixture, appliance and installation is working perfectly. This covers from the plumbing, the electrical installations to the cabinetry. It also includes the doors, windows and even the state of the floor. If all of this is already in order, the kitchen designer can now paint the new kitchens as per the design plans. Once the paint is dried, the last step is to clean the kitchen and then restock it with food and utensils.