How can I avoid the most common mistakes homeowners make when buying a new kitchen?
• Do your homework • Prepare yourself with the knowledge you need to make the right choices when it comes time to plan and construct your kitchen • Don’t settle for a “cookie-cutter” kitchen • Unless you’re planning to move within the next couple of years, go ahead and build the kitchen that works for you and your budget. • Avoid over-customizing your kitchen • What’s perfect for you today (i.e. built-in seating for the kids—who will soon be too tall to use it) may prove limiting tomorrow • Avoid last minute changes that could lead to delays and rescheduling tradesmen • Regretting, reordering, reconfiguring—it all leads to delays, changed work orders, and tapped-out budgets • Plan for contingencies in your remodeling budget • Expect the unexpected. It is smart to budget for an additional 10-15% to ensure that you are prepared in case any unexpected situation should occur. It is not rare especially in case of older homes to encounter existing code violations, mold, rotten pipes or struc
