How to Maximize Your Kitchen Remodel

Remodeling your home can be one of the most rewarding experiences in the life of a homeowner. Tackling renovation projects will increase the value, usability, and aesthetic of your home, and there are few projects more impactful than a kitchen remodel or kitchen renovation.

At Emkor Construction, we have overseen all types of kitchen renovations – from quick projects to complete overhauls – and have learned plenty of tricks along the way. If you want to maximize your upcoming kitchen remodel take these three tips into consideration.

Build a Budget and Stick to It

One of the biggest oversights we see with homeowners looking to tackle a kitchen renovation is poor planning when it comes to their budget. To truly maximize your kitchen remodel without breaking the bank, you should sit down and put some serious thought into planning ahead of time and for the future.

• What aspects of the project are most important to you?
• Which improvements are the most timeless?
• What additions increase the value of your home the most?
• Which materials are essential and which are purely desired?

After a project begins it is easy to get wrapped up in the process and start signing check after check. This can throw your project off course, tank your budget, and result in a kitchen far different than you were hoping for. To truly maximize your kitchen and your budget, put in the effort on the front end and stick to it!

Refresh and Refurbish – Avoid the Urge to Replace

One of the major draws to remodelling a kitchen is to give it a completely new look, and many homeowners are eager to replace everything in order to achieve that goal. But you don’t have to! If you are happy with your cabinets, for instance, it’s amazing how much a little sanding and a new coat of paint will totally transform the feel of your kitchen.

Additionally, changing up the hardware for your cabinets or the shelving available is a quick and easy change that will save you bundles in the long run.

Similarly, consider fixing up your appliances instead of outright replacing them. You can spend a lot of money getting state of the art appliances, or you can repair and clean-up your existing ones. Doing this is just another way to maximize time and resources to allocate elsewhere in your kitchen.

Tackle Smaller Projects on your Own

Our final suggestion to maximize your kitchen remodel is to tackle some of the easier projects on your own. Hiring a contractor is always wise when certain projects are out of your skillset, but many items in a kitchen remodel can be done on your own. Things such as painting, tiling, hanging drywall, and installing trim are easy to learn and perfect. When the project is all finished, it is also nice to have had a direct hand in its completion.

Kitchen renovations and remodels are highly rewarding home improvement projects that allow for a ton of creative freedom to the homeowner. With decades of experience, our experts at Emkor Construction have seen it all and, over the years, we have learned many ways to help people maximize their kitchen remodels. Start with the three tips above and give us a call anytime for more advice, to request a quote, or to start your own home improvement project.