Comments on: Kitchen Remodeling – Saving Money on Your Kitchen Remodel

By: slimlinedishwasher

slimlinedishwasher — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 15:59:43 +0000

One appliance that you may need with your kitchen to help keep it clean and neat is a dishwasher. Irrespective of whether you have a large or a small kitchen area, you’ll desire to have an additional appliance that would nonetheless hold your kitchen in buy. A dishwasher that could do this task is a slimline dishwasher. This dishwasher is quite functional, and it can be developed narrower so that it can easily fit into small spaces

By: Dadof4Kiddies

Dadof4Kiddies — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 18:06:19 +0000

This is a great site that can help you with your upgrades. I updated my kitchen and made a good chunk of change when I sold it. http://www.improvenet.com/Homeowner/KitchenRemodeling/ It gves you good visuals and ideas for what you want to do. Hope this is helpful!

By: Karen N

Karen N — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 15:05:19 +0000

We remodeled our kitchen a couple of years ago (we live in Texas). The room is about 12 feet by 12 feet. We stripped everything out to the walls, including flooring. The only thing we didn't replace were the appliances. We spent about $2,000. My husband built the cabinets so that saved quiet a bit. I know that Home Depot has pre-built cabinets that may work for you and save you some money. They also have people there that can help you design your space. good luck!

By: HotKitchens

HotKitchens — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 12:49:00 +0000

Very factual and informative. You have done an excellent job in only a 5 minute video.

Thank you,
Elaine Morrison, allied member ASID, affiliate AIA/LA

By: Mr Yankee

Mr Yankee — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 08:10:00 +0000

all you can do is ask him it probably would save some money just be sure exactly what the want out the may wish to reuse certain things.

By: vonpickler

vonpickler — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 07:05:25 +0000

Very cool video… excellent, up-to-date information.

By: BudgetFrick

BudgetFrick — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 02:02:49 +0000

List your debts, lowest balance to highest balance. Pay off smallest first, keep rolling up until you exhaust the $35K. Swear off of debt. Use cash. It's quite liberating. Think how much money you would have, each month, if you had no debt.

See http://www.daveramsey.com

By: Gardeniagirl

Gardeniagirl — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 06:26:54 +0000

A. Our project was expected to take 5 weeks and be ready by Thanksgiving. Technically it was a functioning kitchen on time, but read on.
B. We did none of the work and yes, it still takes that long. I guess you would save time if you have space to store all the new stuff so that you don't have down-time waiting for cabinets to be delivered, etc… But we were barely able to keep one decision ahead of our contractor (example: I need to know the grout color by Wednesday). Delays NOT expected (or caused by us) included backordered grout, and two weeks for countertop from measure to install.
C. No sink or stove is a hardship for sure. It was like living in a cabin. How about the layer of plaster dust on everything? I think we knew from the moment the gutting was done that the new kitchen would be something special. Every day we came home to something new and better than the day before. I hope you took pictures along the way.
D. You have double stress because it's a holiday, but there isn't a perfect time to do this. Our project "spread" to the living room and included removing a fireplace, improving a closet, new carpet, and removing textured ceiling. So even though we aren't done after 2 months now, we REALLY enjoy the kitchen. I wrapped Christmas gifts on my comparatively HUGE countertop. I LOVE my new tile floor. I LOVE that we no longer bump into one another when working side by side. You will get through this and you will LOVE your kitchen too. Hang in there

By: sporthamster83

sporthamster83 — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:31:33 +0000

very interesting … north american kitchen-building. i´m a german kitchen designer. we´re doing much more cleaner kitchen designs.

By: breezy

breezy — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:43:49 +0000

Countertop is pretty easy to install as long as you don't have a lot of complicated angles. A straight piece is simple. A L-Shape a little harder. Take your measurements to a good home improvement store and they can help you get the correct size and finish for your edges, corners, and ends.

The old countertop is likely held in place with a few screws coming up from the bottom. You will want to fasten the new top in the same way.

The real pros do a thing called scribing to get the backsplace to fit the exact profile of the wall. They get their countertop and set it in place. They then trace along the back using a double pencil to show where the high spots are. That is then sanded down with a belt sander.

An easier way for us amateurs is to just calk that seam.