Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Best Practices in Remodeling a Kitchen

Remodeling of a kitchen requires lot of thinking and planning because if any mistakes occurs in the process of remodeling it becomes very difficult to rectify them later. Following are the mistakes that may occur in remodeling and the practices that avoids those mistakes.

Some home owners spend lot of resources on the kitchen and some real estate agents say that the kitchen is 80 percent or more of your home's value, which is not always true. It is better to use the resources optimally and not to waste by investing in additional improvements or unanticipated expenses. A better budget for remodeling the kitchen is to spend 10 to 25 percent of the total appraisal value of the home.

Kitchen remodeling is one of the time consuming projects in the real estate field and many home owners fail to recognize the importance of time in this process. It is better for the home owners to start remodeling after the arrival of all the material needed to construct the kitchen. Never plan a social gathering while remodeling and keep work with the contractors closely.

Another factor to be considered while remodeling a kitchen is compatibility. The kitchen should be remodified in such a way that it suits the over all design of the house.

It is better to add islands if there is more space and the size of the island should fit the measurements of the kitchen. It is advised to maintain a minimum of 45 inches between your range, sink and refrigerator combined while installing an island in the kitchen. By implementing this rule there will be more space available in the kitchen to move and still can have the beautiful island.

There may be unexpected costs in the process of remodeling the kitchen, so it is better to estimate and plan budget for remodeling. It is even better to add some more money to the expected budget to be safe from the unexpected costs.


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