Thinking of remodeling or renovating your kitchen? Here are a few tips for preparation and avoiding common pitfalls.
If you have a large kitchen remodeling project you will need to set up a temporary kitchen a different part of the house. It’s important that the location you choose is convenient and have unrestricted access to water and allow you to keep foods refrigerated as well as heat foods up. It’s also a good idea to have easy access to portable cooking appliances such as a microwave, electric wok and electric frying pan. Daily life must go on and you don’t want to be eating take-out every night or running to the neighbours house every time you need something from the refrigerator.
Here are the Top 5 Most Common Mistakes in Kitchen Remodeling:
1. Damaging the wall as you remove old cabinets
2. Damaging bench tops, cabinets or floors you plan to re-use
3. Not shutting down utilities before starting your project
4. Allowing dust and debris to spread throughout the house
5. Not allowing enough time to complete your project
Before You Get Started
1. Box and seal everything that will not be used...