Kettlewell
Construction has the Design Team to help you acquire the right layout for your
new kitchen. Our Design specialist Joe Kettlewell, can show you the many beautiful & functional
kitchens that are available in the 2006 Catalogs. Let us help you plan the
perfect kitchen for your target budget. Kitchens are one area where making
the right investment in Kitchen Design will pay off for years to come. Give
us a call at 810-679-4751
Aristokraft
Brookhaven
Merillat
We Install many brands
of Fixtures
Here's
some Aristokraft & Brookhaven Kitchens to look over ...
Kitchens
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offer many brands of Kitchen Products
A
modern kitchen serves as an ideal hub for the home.
Whereas kitchens were once private places solely for food preparation and dishwashing,
they are now often well lit, open spaces used for everything from entertaining
to surfing the net.
While
nearly everyone would like an up-to-date, multi-purpose kitchen, many are overwhelmed
by the prospect of major remodeling. Consequently, many homeowners settle for
a simple refurbishing that does little to improve the way the room functions.
If you are considering a minor upgrade of your kitchen, take time to ponder
the possibilities. You may be better off redoing your kitchen entirely, even
if it means waiting another year.
Kitchen
Remodeling 101
Openness
and Size
As
kitchens have taken on larger roles, they have grown in size as well. Nothing
more reliably dates a home than the size of its kitchen. Even traditional food
preparation tasks involve a range of equipment we once never imagined. From
microwaves to food processors to bread makers, many countertops have become
so crowded that there's no place to put a cutting board! To create an open,
versatile, modern kitchen, you almost always have to enlarge the space.
Finding
extra space for that bigger kitchen isn't always as difficult as you might
guess. Often nearby hallways and closets can be eliminated or relocated to
make room. In many homes, combining the dining room and kitchen creates the
space you need. If necessary, a small addition to the home can accommodate
your new kitchen.
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Here
is an answer to the most common question about Kitchen Remodeling:
Q:
At a giant home center store near my home, they have all kinds of kitchens
on display. Can't I just order one and have them install it?
A:
Home center stores sell a great quantity of cabinets, countertops, flooring
and other kitchen components. Typically, their prices on such items are very
competitive. Their shortcomings generally come in two areas. First, they often
provide very limited design assistance. There are exceptions, but beware of
counterpersons who call themselves designers simply because they've had three
hours of training on a computer design program. A poorly designed kitchen can
be a nightmare that you'll have to live with for a long, long time.
A second problem with home centers is inadequate quality control with installation.
Who's actually doing the work and what is their track record? Usually it's
one of several subcontractors that may vary greatly in quality. While the store
will usually stand behind the work, you don't want to spend two years trying
to get installation problems resolved. In summary, you need to be just as careful
about contracting with a home center as you'd be contracting with any other
kind of service firm. Kettlewell Construction can eliminate these problems
with our In-House Design Specialist and Professional Contractors. Give us a
call at (810)-679-4751.