Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Kitchen Renovations For Newbies - No Seriously!

If you are considering revamping your kitchen then it can be a scary daunting task. To help you out we've written some very helpful tips that you must bear in mind. Your kitchen renovation should be carried out:

- In a kitchen, preferably your kitchen. That is unless of course you're a builder!
- During daylight hours
- Not while there is anything else that might take your mind of the task in hand. Especially floods and tornado's, oh and possibly fires too.

You should carefully plan every part of your kitchen revamp so that you don't get swamped with things that need doing. You can't just wing it and get stuck in, planning is absolutely imperative. This is a great excuse... oh sorry reason to go to the pub and plan. Just remember to tell your wife that you are going out to plan her perfect kitchen.

The pub is a great place to plan as not only will you be able to plan in peace but you will also be able to learn about other peoples mistakes.

If you are considering revamping your kitchen then you could consider installing matchless lighting systems, these mean that you will no longer have to use a match to light your cooker. There are many more kitchen renovation ideas that can be found on the Internet.

So what tools will I need?

Whatever task you are doing you need the right tools, you wouldn't go to the pub without a beer now would you? Well it's sort of the same thing with the tools that you need. The actual tools that you need are:

- in someone else's tool boxes
- a pair of pants that show off your butt crack
- cans of beer to give to the person you're borrowing the tools from
- beer to drink while 'working'
- some form of distraction, but nothing too distracting like crying babies!
- telephone in case you need to call for an ambulance
- at least 10 people to help you
- the number of at least 1 professional for when you mess things up.

You should start off my putting your plans on the table, putting your hands in your pockets and sighing. If your wife asks you a question then all answers should start with a sharp intake of breath, especially if you are discussing prices.

When is the best time to remodel your kitchen?

You should ideally remodel your kitchen straight after something really bad has happened and destroyed your kitchen. In other words, you shouldn't do it unless you really need to. Another reason the best time to redo your kitchen is after some form of disaster is because you will have the insurance money to pay for this.

If part of the house does get destroyed don't get too upset. This is especially the case if you wanted to revamp any of the rooms in your house anyway. A brand new kitchen is great for so many reasons, for a start you don't need to clean the cooker out for a very long time!

Hopefully this article has helped show you the light side of kitchen renovations.

Ray Walberg writes primarily for http://www.kitchen-cabinets-tips.com, an online site on kitchen cabinet, furniture and other problems. Recording his experience in works on brand-new kitchen cabinets the columnist expressed his capability in the field.

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