Kitchen Remodeling Tip # 1:
Cut out pictures of kitchen designs you like and want to copy. Seek out a good kitchen designer to help you transfer these ideas into working kitchen plans.
Kitchen Remodeling Tip # 2:
Small kitchens; laundry equipment takes up a lot of space; a washing machine and a dryer (if you have both) take up around 600mm per appliance. That’s 1200mm for both. Can they go elsewhere? Can the dryer go on top of the washing machine? Can they go in the bathroom? You may want to invest in a dual function washer/dryer.
Kitchen Remodeling Tip # 3:
Try to keep all your storage areas together in one part of the kitchen. This may seem an obvious statement but many a time we have come across kitchens with food stored in many different cabinets and different parts of the kitchen just to “fill the available space”.
Kitchen Remodeling Tip # 4:
Cold storage appliances; allocate as much space and money to as large a fridge as can be afforded. You may have noticed that many condiments should be stored in a cool place after opening – this helps them keep longer; fruit and vegetables will also last longer in a fridge or larder. The American style fridge-freezers have been an absolute boon for storage of modern day packaged food.
Kitchen Remodeling Tip # 5:
Cabinet storage under the sink: There is much wasted space in a 1000mm wide cabinet that houses the sink and drainer unit. This is caused by the amount of room taken up with P-trap waste and other pipe-work around the sink. Install a 600mm cabinet under the sink instead. The sink will drop straight into the top of the 600mm unit. Then place another 600mm next to it under the drainer section. You now have the full use of all the space in the adjacent unit which is free from sink related pipe-work.
Kitchen Remodeling Tip # 6:
Measuring your kitchen; use as long a tape measure as you can – using a one foot rule to measure a ten foot wall will reduce the accuracy. Do not include any walls that will not be kept in the final layout.
Kitchen Remodeling Tip # 7:
Water system changes; if you change your hot water system from an indirect one (immersion heater in the airing cupboard) to a direct one (combi-boiler tucked away somewhere to make more space) you will possibly change the system water pressure. This change may be better than before or, it may be worse.
Kitchen Remodeling Tip # 8:
Placement of the fridge; the fridge is the most visited appliance to place in the kitchen work triangle because everyone goes there for something. The children go there for ice pops, dad goes there for the cold beers; - everyone goes to the fridge! As a consequence the positioning of the fridge is very important and needs a lot of fore thought.
Kitchen Remodeling Tip # 9:
If you have to take delivery of appliances before you intend to use them try to get the supplier to come back to install it as this will ensure the product is installed to the manufacturer's instructions. The suppliers of “white goods” such as fridges and freezers, know that about 7% of new machines will faulty at the time of the initial installation. The guarantee should not commence until the installation date and demonstration that it is in full working order.
Kitchen Remodeling Tip # 10:
Kitchen washing facilities; if you do not already have two sinks in the kitchen, consider separating the general washing from food washing areas. If your kitchen incorporates laundry washing, this can reduce the risk of cross-contamination from soiled clothing to food items. This takes some real thought and remember, the primary function of a kitchen is for the preparation of food.
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