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Kitchen Remodeling

Our kitchen remodeling contractors are highly skilled and expertly trained. We understand the importance of this living space. Therefore, in every kitchen remodeling project, we put our best effort forward to ensure that you are completely satisfied with the end result.

Our contractors strive to provide residents with the most customized services possible. We focus on both the aesthetics and the functionality of your kitchen. By enhancing your kitchen and expanding the usability of the living space, we guarantee that you and your family will truly enjoy your new kitchen.

If you are considering a kitchen remodeling project in Reno call Gemstone Remodeling today. Our experienced and hard working contractors would be happy to get started working on your remodeling project. You have the opportunity to enhance the interior of your property by starting your new project. At Gemstone Remodeling, our contractors are highly skilled at helping you design and build the kitchen that best meets your family’s wants and/or needs.

We provide our customers with a wide range of sample materials and expert advice so that you can make the best choices for your new renovations. We can expertly install beautiful countertops, elegant flooring, and exquisite cabinetry. Once your remodeling project is completed, you and your family are guaranteed to love your new living space.

Process

Planning

Like any large project, remodeling your home should not just begin because with a fleeting idea. There are too many things to consider and choices to make to just start something you later won’t like or wish you hadn’t done. Everything you want to improve or remodel should be well thought-out, researched, and discussed.

Below Are Factors To Include In The Overall Plan For Your Remodeling Project:

Vision 

You may want to start by looking through magazines or visiting home improvement stores for ideas and inspiration. Everyone has their dreams and ideal things they want in a home. Before capitalizing on those dreams consider if they’ll work in the layout of the house, add to its function or even fit into the budget. It’s a good idea to prioritize the top 5 -10 must-haves before making a definite plan.

Area To Be Remodeled

How much of your home are you willing to remodel? Are you going to renovate every room, just the kitchen or the bathroom? Are you willing to work with the square footage you already have or do you need to add on a room or a second story? Of course all of these questions will depend on your budget. And there’s no reason you can’t have an extended plan to just do a portion of the house at a time within your budget.

Preferences

Everyone has a personal style of a dream home they want, but can’t have. Not only should you agree with the other decision makers in the family about this style, but you should also pick something that will be very durable. Don’t pick a style that is so trendy that you will need to update it again in 3 years or get so customized with your lighting or built-in cabinets that it’s impossible to resell later. There are lots of styles to choose from including rustic, industrial, or modern to name a few and once you make a plan to use your favorite style you’ll want to stick with it as it will influence the structure and materials you choose as well.

Budget 

When it comes to remodeling a home, the sky really is the limit for any project. From the size to the design, the amount of rebuilding that will need to be done, the customization and luxuries that you want to add, will all influence you in your new living space. So the big decision to make during your planning process is how much are you willing to spend? Once you set a budget you may discover that your dreams might be bigger than your pocket book meaning you can always scale back or put off part of the project until another time. Many experts will tell you that you should also plan for a contingency of 10 to 20 percent of your budget to cover any unforeseen discoveries that are made during the remodeling process.

Contractors 

Hiring a contractor might be one of the best ideas you can make when doing home renovation. Our contractors can help you make the whole process simple and stress-free. Not only will they be able to tell you what will work or not work with your current home, they’ll provide suggestions for design, style, and the most current technologies in home improvement that you may not even have considered or been aware of. They have unique skills in remodeling living rooms, kitchens and bathrooms.

Look to the future 

Even if you are not planning to remodel your whole house at once, it is important to plan ahead for future phases. This is especially relevant if these future phases will need duct work, plumbing, or electrical changes. Even something as small as a misplaced light or electrical outlet could cause many problems for future renovations.

Another future aspect to consider is how you will utilize your home as you grow older. While it might be nice to have a low-rise toilet for your toddler now, how will this be used once your kids are teenagers? Your teens might like a customized video game room, but will this space be appropriate once they move out? Whatever customizing or personal design work you plan now, make sure it will last through the next 20-30 years and not just fit your family’s current needs.

Interior Remodeling Step by Step

Now that you have a plan in place it is time to begin the anticipated remodeling project. Below are some of the main steps that are involved in a whole-house renovation. Of course some of these steps may not apply to your specific project, especially if you have chosen to do a simple remodel by just updating the floors, refreshing the paint or installing new kitchen cabinets.

The order of these steps may also vary slightly depending on the contractor you hire and how much of the work he will do himself. When you hire our contractors you can be assured that each of these steps will be handled with the highest importance and carefulness. We will sit down with you and discuss your concerns as well as use the best quality materials for completion.

Demolition 

Before the new and improved can be installed, the old needs to be done away with. Demolition can mean different things to different homeowners, but could include everything from pulling up carpet and wallpaper to tearing down walls or cutting a hole in the roof. Some demolition projects can be done in a day or two while others may take much longer. You will want to have a plan in place for staying somewhere else during this process or moving the location of the demolished room to somewhere else in the house.

Rebuilding 

After the demo is complete it is time to start rebuilding. If walls are being repositioned or added this is the step where wood framing is reassembled along with windows and doors being installed within the framework. For room add-ons, the roof will be added and enclosed along with the gutters and exterior siding.

Mechanicals

Once the skeleton of the new rooms has been completed, the utilities can be repositioned to fit the space. This step may also coincide with the rebuilding step if your contractor wants to piece everything together at the same time. Depending on the scope of your project this might be a good time to rewire the entire house especially if you live in an older model. For those who are installing new appliances or find they will be utilizing numerous electronic devices, the electrical panel may need updating as well. Gas and water utilities need to be considered especially if you are remodeling a bathroom and/or a kitchen. Water lines are not as easy to move so your remodeling project may have to be carefully planned around existing pipes. However, this is also a good opportunity to update water supply lines to new copper pipes which are not only more sturdy but allow water to run more quietly. For a remodel that is going to add gas appliances, running new pipes is a must but a larger meter may need to be installed too. During this third step, the duct work for central heating and air conditioning units will also be moved or extended to accommodate your new space.

Walls 

After all of the behind the scenes work is done it is time to start enclosing the walls. Insulation will be inserted or blown in first. Dry wall will be hung next along with taping, mudding, and sanding. Once the walls are smooth they are ready for paint, wall paper, or whatever finish you chose during your planning stages.

Flooring

While some contractors choose to install the flooring after the walls have been painted and finished in order to avoid damage to the floors, others could recommend flooring first. This will be discussed as part of your overall plan. Any needed subflooring will likely have been installed during the rebuilding step but now is the time for your personal choice in flooring to bring the room together.

Cabinets 

This is the step where your personal design choices really start to become noticeable. Any new cabinets for the kitchen or bathroom will be installed during this step. Everything from upper storage cabinets to vanities along with countertops that have been pre-cut with spaces to accommodate sinks and appliances. This step will probably be skipped if you only remodeled the bedrooms or living room.

Appliances 

Your new space is now ready to become functional. Any new appliances you fit into your plan and budget will be installed. Everything from the refrigerator to the stove, sinks and tubs with their stylish faucets and fixtures, as well as the washer and dryer. Even if you chose to keep your previous appliances they will be introduced to their new locations.

Final Touches

Before clean-up can begin all of the finishing touches will be applied. Touch-ups to paint will be completed along with any wallpaper that needed to wait until floors were done. Those personal touches like the customized backsplash and light fixtures will be installed. Along with door and window trim, hooks, shelving, and hardware. If you aren’t a person with an eye for decorating, this is the step in which an interior decorator can help make your personal style a reality.

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