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Your kitchen should reflect your lifestyle. Start by thinking about how you use your kitchen and what you need and want on a daily basis. Bring these ideas to one of the Walton Home Solution professionals and we can help you design a kitchen that will meet your needs, and reflect your personal taste and style.
People spend more on kitchen redesigning than on other home improvement venture. Kitchens are the center point of home life and a source of pride.
A huge chunk of kitchen renovating expenses might be recouped by the quality the undertaking conveys to your home. A complete kitchen redesign with a national average expense of $60,000 recuperates around 67% of the underlying undertaking cost at the home’s resale, as indicated by the “2015 Remodeling Impact Report” from the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®.
Walton Home Solutions can help you achieve a smart-looking, functional workspace that is a source of comfort, efficiency, and maybe a little neighborly envy.
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Planning your kitchen remodel should take more time than the actual construction. If you plan well, the amount of time you’re inconvenienced by construction mayhem will be minimized. Plus, you’re more likely to stay on budget.
How much time should you spend planning? The National Kitchen and Bath Association recommends at least six months. That way, you won’t be tempted to change your mind during construction and create change orders, which will inflate construction costs and hurt your return on investment.
Some tips on planning:
Study your existing kitchen: How wide is the doorway into your kitchen? It’s a common mistake many homeowners make: Buying the extra-large fridge only to find they can’t get it in the doorway. To avoid mistakes like this, create a drawing of your kitchen with measurements for doorways, walkways, counters, etc. And don’t forget height, too.
Think about traffic patterns: Work aisles should be a minimum of 42 inches wide and at least 48 inches wide for households with multiple cooks.
Design with ergonomics in mind: Drawers or pull-out shelves in base cabinets; counter heights that can adjust up or down; a wall oven instead of a range: These are all features that make a kitchen accessible to everyone — and a pleasure to work in.
Plan for the unforeseeable: Even if you’ve planned down to the number of nails you’ll need in your remodel, expect the unexpected. Build in a little leeway for completing the remodel. Want it done by Thanksgiving? Then plan to be done before Halloween.
Choose all your fixtures and materials before starting: Contractors will be able to make more accurate bids, and you’ll lessen the risk of delays because of back orders.
Don’t be afraid to seek help: A professional designer can simplify your kitchen remodel. Pros help make style decisions, foresee potential problems, and schedule contractors. Expect fees around $50 to $150 per hour, or 5% to 15% of the total cost of the project.
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