What’s the secret to a successful kitchen remodel? Consumer Reports asked contractors and homeowners who have renovated. Good planning is one key to …
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What’s the secret to a successful kitchen remodel? Consumer Reports asked contractors and homeowners who have renovated. Good planning is one key to …
Curtain shop
Welp… there goes that. My fiancé’s family are our landlords & they put our stove/oven in the middle of our kitchen with no ventilation & or hood…. the so called kitchen island is immediately next to our couch. They swear that range hoods do not work & are eye sores.
Advice, many people over charge in this business. Don't get ripped off.
Mistake #1: Deciding to "remodel" the kitchen.
Hardware stores with pro’s are rare…
David You are so right, I hate doing it but the house we just purchased had a bad layout in the kitchen. Outdoor 1960s home so we need to upgrade but how much would just cabinets and counter top cost ?
Great Video! Thanks!
I wish I would have known more before getting started about how to waterproof the floor below the sink and the wall behind it. In addition, I had no knowledge regarding moisture condensation in the space behind the sink wall or how do deal with it.
The design lesson that worked for me was to leave the space above the sink countertop with no cabinets. Instead I used deep, tall cabinets on a separate wall for storage. This left me with lots of surface work area and a compact easy to reach storing space.
If you think appliance garages are a must have, you've been talking to a hardware store employee.
The are measurements for common and measurements for what is code on the internet. There is planner designs and placement on the internet. It’s not that hard to plan it out before any money is spent.
Home owners are idiots. Build an impressive kitchen to amaze your friends and then never cook.
Video done. Bob hangs up his fake tv arms, puts on his coat with his real arms and goes home.
I think this guy doesn't have control over his arms.
Never trust Consumer Reports.
And never install a microwave over the oven. Makes for tight quarters when canning or attempting to handle stock pots.
It is important to have two refrigerators in the kitchen. One for the beer, and all the fish I will or did catch, and one for "her" stuff.
Just hire some Mexicans, they we're all thinkin it. I can say it. 😂
Having your materials on hand is excellent advice
My friend was getting rid of all his old aluminum wiring so he gave it to me for free and I just rewired my kitchen with it. Everything works great now and I'm happy with the new locations of light switches!
2:52 "Survey Reserch" 😂
Do it yourself. Everything you need is at Home Depot and in books and on YouTube. You will save thousands, learn a ton, and feel a real sense of accomplishment.
Biggest mistake CR made is spelling "Research" wrong in Mark's job title at 2:50. That should make the inside back cover on CR this month.
Hand jesters….getting scary
Kitchen cabinets are cheap, if you build them yourself. Save $$$$ by building the cabinets yourself. It is not hard. 3/4 birch plywood, a straight edge, circular saw, a router with a 23/32 straight cut bit, and lots of clamps. A 4×8 foot sheet of birch plywood at HD around $50.
that dumbshit kitchen is bigger than my kitchen and living room combined and has what 4 pots in a steamer chest sized drawer ??
Ha women
Go in a hardware store to get advice???? My sides are hurting from all the laughter!!
My garbage bins are located under the counter where I do my prep work. Huge mistake. I'd put them under sink that is next to prep area.
Cutting that pepper up with the seeds still intact. Gordon Ramsey is crying somewhere.
Hearst changed his mind all the time when he built his castle. The result speaks for itself
The best way to do is how Saddlerock Investments LLC Rory Shannon Does it! LOL
They use a Jose Mesa, right out of Mexico with no skills or education of any kind as he confirmed so, but cheap! " I learn on the job!" As he stated. In reference to my house that I bought from this investor, the kitchen granite counter is placed so high that it cuts through the kitchen window, so no open and close privileges, not only but they had to remove the window screen, since it no longer fits the window! What the irony of it is that the kitchen was absolutely perfect prior to Jose Mesa getting to it!
We're glad we didn't put anything, no sink, no burners, in the island. We also listened to Chris Kimball, he has a lot of valuable advise and experience.
Mistake – quality of light – mismatched color temperatures and light sources with poor color rendering index (CRI.) Read up on these specifications, this is especially important with LED and fluorescent light sources.
Gross – a drawer for garbage is disgusting. Those drawers end up stinking to high heaven. You can tuck the can under the counter, maybe under the sink but I would never waste an entire cabinet on GARBAGE. Recycle, compost and don't buy garbage generating stuff and you won't need that stinky "improvement"
Everyone wants 3 things,a good job,done fast and cheap.you can only get 2 out of 3
Kitchen renos are the biggest ripoff in the construction business. Spending 30k on new cabinets/countertop and sink is crazy. Its the highest profit margin reno for contractors. They are GOUGING you. Hell a new kitchen should not cost as much as a new car!
Every time someone changes their mind, it's apparently a $1500 flat fee.
Want to go from roper fridge to thermadoor? $1500.
Change the microwave from black to stainless? $1500.
Move the garbage disposal to the other side of the sink $1500
Bump the wall out on the house another ten feet? $1500.
very nice.
Tip #1 – put off the kitchen remodel until you can actually afford it. Taking out a loan is not "you can afford it". You can afford it means you can write a check for it when it's done without taking money from someone else.
Tip #2 – if someone tells you that it's reasonable to throw away a kitchen every 20 years, tell them that you'd like them to install something good enough that you won't have to throw it away in 20 years. I've heard far too many people suggest that a $60K kitchen remodel (or money equivalent in the future) every 20 years is reasonable in a $275K house. It's sheer stupidity. Who are you impressing? Certainly not your heirs.
I tried to put an island in my kitchen but it was too big. And the water surrounding the island flooded everything. So I brought it back to the lake.