3 Tips For A Kitchen Remodeling Project

If you live in an older home with a small kitchen, your dream may be to remodel and expand your kitchen so it's a place where you have plenty of room to cook and be with your family. If you think kitchen remodeling is in your future, it's never too early to start planning. You'll want to look at many websites and home magazines to get ideas and learn about new trends. Here are some ideas and tips for kitchen remodeling.

1. Create DIY And Professional Plans

If you'll be tearing out walls and putting in a new island or expanding your countertops, create your own plans so you can show a kitchen remodeling contractor exactly what you want. Your plans don't have to be exact. You can create them using graph paper and by measuring your kitchen.

The designer for the remodeling contractor can go over your plans and let you know what works and what has to be changed. When you agree on the changes, the designer can create plans with CAD software so you can see your ideas come to life. The plans the designer makes are then submitted to your city codes office for approval.

2. Show Your Remodeling Contractor Pictures

It's a good idea to have everything picked out before meeting with your remodeling contractor. This includes paint color, type of countertops, cabinets, sink, flooring, and appliances. You can print photos you find online or cut them from magazines. Include identifying numbers and colors if you can so the contractor can find exactly what you want.

Showing pictures to your contractor ensures you both have the same goals in mind. Pictures make it much easier to express your ideas than simply explaining what you want with your words.

3. Plan To Be Without A Kitchen

Don't forget that you'll be without a kitchen while work is going on. Ask your kitchen remodeling contractor what you can expect. They might leave your appliances and water running as long as possible, but there may be a time when your kitchen will be out of service for a while, so be prepared to stay elsewhere or fix your food in another room.

You may also want to ask if it's best to vacate your home while work is going on so you can limit your exposure to construction dust and fumes. Living with a construction project underway isn't pleasant, so staying elsewhere might be the right choice as long as you can still keep in close contact with the contractor and crew.

Contact a company like Artisol Design LLC to learn more.