You know you want to remodel your kitchen in Salem, Oregon. One look around at your cluttered, depressing cooking-and-cleaning zone confirms it. But before you can take your kitchen from dreary to cheery, you need to know what to expect.
Besides kitchen remodeling costs, there's one big question on your mind:
How long does it take to renovate a kitchen?
Kraft Custom Construction has you covered. We answer your question and summarize the factors that impact your project timeline below!
How Long Does a Kitchen Remodel Take?
Salem kitchen remodeling takes anywhere from about a month and a half to six months. You'll spend approximately two to four weeks in the planning phase before moving on to construction. How long the building takes depends on a few different details.
Timeline Factors for Kitchen Remodeling in Salem, OR
Determine where you fall in the one-and-a-half to six months range by assessing these project factors.
Home Condition & Size
Older and historic homes are everywhere in Oregon. While their character is lovely, renovating them can be more complicated than a modern home. You may need to upgrade your electrical panel to accommodate the new appliances and lighting layout, or you may elect to change out the old copper pipes for PEX while the walls are already open — both of which take extra time. The size of your kitchen (and whether or not you want to expand it) also impacts your timeline; the bigger the kitchen, the more work and time involved.
Project Scale
The number one factor that impacts where you fall in this range is the scale of your project. You'll finish up relatively quickly if you only want to make a few cosmetic changes with minor remodeling. However, major kitchen remodeling — which may include altering your kitchen layout, system updates, and installing new appliances, cabinets, lighting, and more — takes significantly longer. But in the end, the results are worth the wait!
Material Delays
You deserve to know upfront that material delays may impact your project. Since the supply chain fell into shabbles at the beginning of the pandemic, the construction industry has experienced shortages and delays. Things are slowly but surely returning to normal, and remember that accessing the necessary materials has always been a factor in remodeling.
At Kraft Custom Construction, we know the industry and can account for these issues before construction starts; that way, you can plan your life efficiently and accurately around the remodeling timeline. If anything unexpected comes up along the way, we communicate with you immediately and wiggle our plans accordingly.
How to Survive When Remodeling Takes Over Your Kitchen
One of the biggest concerns our kitchen remodeling clients have is making do when their kitchen is out of commission. Here's our advice:
Plan Ahead
In any significant life change, it's good to plan ahead. The more prepared you are, the smoother your life will go during the remodel. Start by emptying all your cabinets and storing your food, dishes, and other kitchen items in boxes. As you do so, create a separate pile for the utensils and foods you'll want easy access to when your kitchen is closed off. While you're at it, take stock of the appliances you'll have available to use when the remodel is underway. Whether you have a microwave, air fryer, toaster oven, pressure cooker, smoker, portable electric grill, or whatever else, plan your meals around what will be easy to cook (and clean) on those appliances.
Set Up a Temporary Kitchen
Once you have sorted all your essential kitchen items and appliances, it's time to find a place to put them. Consider setting up a temporary kitchen in your garage, a spare bedroom, the dining room, or even a camper. If you have a wet bar or utility sink somewhere else in the home, that would be ideal. If not, find buckets you can fill with soapy water to clean your dishes or use the bathtub.
Embrace the Adventure
Half of enjoying life is about having the right attitude; that extends to your kitchen remodel. If you laugh at the absurdity of it all, washing dishes in your bathtub could be kind of fun (keyword: kind of). Use this time as an opportunity to patronize your favorite restaurants and explore new local dining experiences. Just don't forget to include take-out and restaurant expenses in your budget!
How to Speed Up Your Remodel
Even if you embrace the adventure, you'll want to move into your new kitchen as soon as possible. We don't blame you! The best way to speed up your kitchen remodeling process is to plan out what you want from your remodel and how much you're willing to spend before contacting a builder.
Earlier is Better: Starting Your Kitchen Renovation
The bottom line is that the sooner you begin your kitchen remodeling journey, the sooner your beautiful new kitchen will be ready for you to get cooking in! Start today with Kraft Custom Construction.
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