Everything you need to know to plan your ideal kitchen! Today we have a quick roundup of resources for Kitchen Remodeling: Kitchen Remodeling Guides and Checklists we’ve put together to help you with planning your kitchen, scheduling and budgeting for a remodel and surviving it all with your sanity intact!

Kitchen Contractor Guides

IKEAFANS Kitchen Planning Guide – With links to most of the resoucres you’ll need as a newbie planning an IKEA kitchen here at IKEAFANS, the IKEA Kitchen Planning Guide should be your starting place.

Kitchen Remodeling Contracts - This article addresses the need for a kitchen remodel contract, along with a pretty extensive list of items to at least consider when evaluating a contract or legally binding document with a kitchen contractor.

Before the Contract: A Checklist - A brief overview of necessary steps before you get to the point of a contract – getting references, best practices for hiring and signing the contract are discussed.

Types of Remodeling Contracts – Compare fixed price contracts with time and materials contracts to see which one suits your remodeling project the best.

Hiring Contractors: A Checklist – This checklist provides a list of steps to guide you before, during and at the end of your kitchen remodel or other remodeling project.

Kitchen Planning Resources

Kitchen Forums – Our Kitchen Planning forums offer loads of practical advice from veteran kitchen remodelers (both DIY and professional kitchen contractors) as well as from IKEAFANS members immersed in their own projects. Also, check out our General Remodeling forum, and forums on Kitchen Appliances and Kitchen Fixtures.

Project Blogs – These unique project based blogs are an excellent way to follow along with the progress of IKEAFANS members as they navigate through their kitchen renovations. Here’s an excellent example: Updating Albert’s Mom’s 1970 Kitchen with photos of the Inspiration, Plans, Before, Construction, Modifications and Finished kitchen.

Tags: Kitchen Planning

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