How to Renovate a Kitchen

Hiring the Contractor or Doing It Yourself

Kitchen Backsplash Ideas

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• Hiring a Contractor.
  Find a licensed contractor who deals extensively with residential kitchen remodeling. Commissions based on the price of the project range from 15%-25%.
• Doing It Yourself.
  Renovating the kitchen by yourself, you spend no money on labor charges but you may slow down your project as you learn skills necessary to remodeling.
• Acting as Your Own Contractor.
  A tempting option. You hire carpenters, electricians, plumbers, and other sub-contractors yourself and save the contractor's high commission. But this puts a lot of work on your shoulders.

• Introduction
• Kitchen Design
• Hiring the Contractor or Doing It Yourself
• Demolish, Repair, and Build Structural Elements
• New Plumbing and Electrical Systems
• Closing Up the Walls
• Lay Kitchen Flooring
• Hang Cabinets and Install Countertops
• Install Sinks, Fixtures, and Final Items
• "Finalling" the Permits and Last Touches