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Contractors and kitchen remodeling
Publish On 12-21-2009 , 9:27 AM
Remodeling your kitchen is exciting. The value of an interior decorator is priceless. Does this sound familiar?
- You've had a great vision, in your head, about what you want your future kitchen to look like; cabinets, hardware, sinks, countertop, lighting, paint, tile, etc.
- You convince your spouse that it needs to be done.
- You get advice and help from a family member or friend who seems to know how to put things together.
- You're ready to order everything and get started and find a company in your area that remodels kitchen and baths. You talk, negotiate pricing and place an order. They're contractor will do the work.
- The process begins and suddenly it all begins to change....slowly....additional costs creep in, structural or plumbing/electrical issues arise, shipments get delayed, workers don't show up but you've paid up front for the work to get started. The longer it takes, the more frustrated you become and the angrier you get with the company you hired. Suddenly they don't seem as friendly to get things corrected, but don't answer your phone call some of the time........
Does this sound familiar or have you heard this story before. I have, lots of times. Not that I don't run into problems as well when working on a remodel, but my client always comes first, gets told bad news and good news no matter what and any contractor knows what his/her job is before the job begins. Why? Because a good contractor wants to be accountable for what they do, it's their reputation on the line. A good contractor works with an interor decorator or designer as a solid team member from the beginning and supports the efforts of everyone from the beginning.
A good interior decorator or designer has a good relationship with their contractor and discusses the project, in full, before it gets started and let's the client know the "what if's" even if you aren't sure they might happen. In addition, having a realistic end date is the best way for any project to begin correctly.
Kitchen remodeling can be difficult and challenging, however, the right design plan, realistic placement of plumbing and electrical and ensuring that the materials are available so the contractor can stay on track is key. Often time, homeowner order what they want from a company before the decorator or contractor has gotten invovled and then we come in and help manage all the next steps.
Kitchen remodeling or any remodeling project can be cost effective when you involve the right interior decorator or contractor at the beginning of your project.
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