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Planning :
Construction Phase :
What To Expect
What to Expect
 One of your motivations for a remodeled kitchen surely must be the chance
to bring the family closer together. Doing dishes in the bathtub and warming up soup on the hot plate—fun! It’ll be just like a campout at Yellowstone!
On the way to your bright and shining new stainless steel appliances, your house will indeed be turned upside down. You’ll be wiping dust off the kids for weeks. There will be delays and other frustrations. Your family ties will be tested. Advises one
remodeler: “Don’t work with your spouse. No matter how wonderful your relationship, you will fight like never before.”
But before you decide to really pitch a tent at Yellowstone, take some defensive measures: know what to expect and how to prepare.
You may have spent months, if not years, contemplating and mapping out your new kitchen. Gratification, however, will be far from instant once you finally do order your new products and materials.
Some products and materials may require lead times of up to nine months. Custom cabinets typically arrive in 12 to 16 weeks; semi-custom in eight to 10 weeks; and stock in four weeks or less.
Once the products do arrive, expect their installation to take anywhere from two to 12 weeks, depending on how ambitious your project is and on how many setbacks you encounter.
Here’s a typical installation schedule:
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Work
To Be Done |
Time
To Complete |
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Structural
changes (i.e. knocking out a wall or adding a barrel ceiling) |
Depends
on extent of changes and building type |
|
Cabinets
and appliances delivered and placed in a garage, dining room,
manufacturers' warehouse, storage facility, or other temporary
holding space |
1
day |
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Old
kitchen's cabinets, appliances, and other features removed |
1
day minimum |
|
Mechanical
changes (i.e. electrical wiring and plumbing) |
2-3
days minimum |
|
Painting
or other wall decorating |
2
days minimum |
|
Flooring |
Depends
on material |
|
Cabinets |
2-10
days |
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Appliances |
1-2
days |
|
Countertop
fabricator measures space and orders material to fit new
specifications |
1
day; expect delivery about a month after order placed by fabricator |
|
Lighting |
2
days |
|
Countertops |
Depends
on material: laminate, 1-3 weeks; solid surface, 2-4 weeks; stone
2-5 weeks |
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Wall
faucet(s) |
1
day |
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Backsplash |
1-2
days |
|
Sink(s) |
1
day |
|
Cooktop |
1
day |
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