Designing and installing your new kitchen

This page is dedicated to helping you design the best kitchen and providing you with great resources and assistance so that you project becomes a reality!

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Here are some basic design tips that you should follow when remodeling your kitchen.

1. Place the sink cabinets and appliances as close to the original layout as possible.
2. Make sure doors open properly, appliances are unobstructed, and traffic flows easily through your kitchen.
3. Experiment with design. Consider substituting other cabinets or combinations of cabinets of the same dimensions for some of your current cabinets.

When planning any kitchen or bath it is important to note the design guidelines set forth by the National Kitchen and Bath Association to help create the most functional space possible.

The following are examples of a few of the most important:

• All walkways at least 36" wide
• No entry, appliance or cabinet door should interfere with another
• Cooking surfaces should not be placed below an operable window

You should create work triangle. Below are a few images of this concept in different style kitchens.

Measuring Your Space

Proper and accurate measuring is a must before planning which cabinets and accessories will be needed and placement of exact appliance locations. We have provided grid paper to download for your rough draft (click here to download). On the grid paper, to make it even easier, we've scaled it so each square of the grid is equal to 1 foot of your actual floor space. (each small square equals 1") Besides the grid paper, you will need a tape measure, a one foot ruler and a pencil to begin your rough draft.

Follow the steps below to accurately measure your space. Transfer each measurement on the provided grid paper using the Sample Wall Measurements as a guide.

• Step 1: Begin at the left of any corner in the room and measure to the right corner, noting the total measurement in inches.
• Step 2: Return to the left corner and measure to the outer edge of moulding of a door/window opening.
• Step 3: Measure the doors and windows from the outer edge of moulding to outer edge of moulding. Notate which way doors swing open.
• Step 4: Continue measuring all doors and windows this same way along the wall to the right corner.
• Step 5: Double-check your measurements by adding up all the measurements from Step 2 to Step 4. These should total the overall wall measurement for Step 1. If they do not equal, you must remeasure before proceeding.
• Step 6: Return to the left corner and measure to the center of any water lines, water drains, gas lines, electrical outlets or electrical switches. You will need to pull appliances away from the wall if in the way.
• Step 7: Note the measurements from the center of each outlet/switch to the floor. Continue measuring all of the items listed on Step 6 until you reach the right corner.
• Step 8: Double check that these measurements total the overall measurement in Step 1. Again, if they do not equal, you must remeasure before proceeding.
• Step 9: Note the overall height of each door, including moulding.
• Step 10: Note the measurement from the bottom of the windowsill to the floor below each window.
• Step 11: Note the measurement from the bottom of the windowsill to the top of the moulding of each window.
• Step 12: Note the measurement from the top of each window to the ceiling.
• Step 13: Measure the overall floor to ceiling height, accounting for soffits and beams.
• Step 14: Double check that the measurements in Steps 10 through 12 equal Step 13. If they do not, remeasure.
• Step 15: Repeat Steps 1 through 14 for each wall of the room.
• Step 16: Measure all existing appliances that will be reused in your new kitchen. If new appliances will be used, it is best to get the manufacturer's specifications prior to designing your new kitchen.
• Step 17: As an added measure of caution, it is recommended that you measure the inside width of all entry doors and doorways to check that existing cabinets and appliances can be removed, but especially that all new cabinets, appliances and counter tops can be brought in without onsite modifications.

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