What is the process for a kitchen renovation?
Renovating a kitchen involves several key stages, each contributing to a well-designed and functional final result
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Renovating a kitchen involves several key stages, each contributing to a well-designed and functional final result:
- Planning & design: Define your goals, set a budget, and finalise layout, materials, and appliances
- Approvals & preparation: Obtain any required consents and order materials in advance
- Demolition: Remove existing cabinetry, benchtops, and appliances
- Structural & services: Complete any framing changes, plumbing, and electrical work
- Installation: Fit cabinetry, flooring, benchtops, and install appliances
- Finishing touches: Add splashbacks, lighting, tapware, and complete painting
- Final handover: Carry out checks to ensure everything is finished and functioning properly
Expect some disruption during the process, including time without a working kitchen, but with careful planning and communication, the end result will be a space tailored to your lifestyle.
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What to expect during a kitchen renovation
During a kitchen renovation, there may be some disruption, including periods without a functioning kitchen. However, with proper planning and clear communication, the final result will be a space tailored to your lifestyle and needs.
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Don’t stress – our structured process has been designed to complete projects on time and budget.
Refresh’s process supports a bespoke design and build: a renovation tailored to your lifestyle requirements and taste. Your local renovation consultant will manage every aspect for you - working to keep everything on track.
Step 1
Initial Consultation
The first thing your renovation consultant will want to know is what it is that you want to achieve through your home renovation. In this initial consultation, you can throw all of your ideas on the table - your consultant will then tailor them to your property and budget.
Step 2
Scoping and Feasibility
With a clear understanding of your renovation goals, your consultant can arrange for an architectural concept to be drawn up. This allows your consultant to assess whether or not your ideas are feasible, and allows you to point out any changes you would like in the design - before any work begins.
Step 3
Detailed Planning and Costing
Next, working drawings will be developed. These will take into account the engineering, structural, design and aesthetic decisions you have made. If you would like to make any further changes, now is the time to do so. From there, your consultant will present you with a fixed-quote as well as a contract.
Step 4
Build Stage
Finally, you get to witness your project transition from the page to your property! Every aspect of the build will be managed for you, allowing you to carry on with your everyday life. Your consultant will do everything in their power to keep your project on schedule so that it can be completed within a set timeframe and budget.
Step 5
Project Completion
The final stage is for your local consultant to ensure that all County and/or City documentation is completed with the local building department and you have the necessary code of compliance documentation. Congratulations – your renovation is complete!
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Your local Refresh Renovations consultant will be happy to meet with you for a free, no obligations consultation.
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