Choosing the Right Kitchen Contractor to Build Your Dream Kitchen
The kitchen is but one of the most important features in the house. For some who enjoy preparing meals and cooking, they will inevitably spend most of their time in the kitchen. The design and layout of the kitchen in your house can elevate or break the entire outlook of your house.
Further, with the potential hazards that come along with the old house’s kitchen and the wear and tear on your kitchen countertop or stove, it is vital that you are on top of the condition that your kitchen is in.
Designing your kitchen can be extremely stressful especially for first-time homeowners or even if you simply just wish to remodel certain areas of your kitchen.
As such, working with recommended interior designers or contractors can be extremely helpful when it comes down to procuring the material for the renovation or simply just giving you the best piece of advice on maximising not just your space but making your money worth, given the experience and expertise these experts have.
If you’re planning to have a wet or dry kitchen, check out here for more design ideas.
So why should you hire a kitchen contractor?
1. They have the best idea and a keen eye for ensuring that the kitchen is designed in a way that fits your layout.
Having your kitchen renovated is probably one of the most tricky situations in your home renovation. This is because the kitchen work involves not only the building of furniture but also the extensive plumbing and electrical work involved.
The plumbing and electrical layout will affect how the kitchen design in your HDB will be and you will need to find a credible and reliable electrician or plumber to help ensure that your kitchen will be relatively problems free.
With the help of top interior designers, not only will they be able to help you best fit your ideal design around the cumbersome problem areas you need to take note of, but also they will have the contacts to find and hire reliable electricians and plumbers to help you with your kitchen renovation.
2. Secondly, they can best advise you on how to maximise/ have the most optimal storage space you can have.
Having the experience and expertise, these contractors will have the knowledge to help you better optimise and utilise the available storage space you can build or have to fit all your kitchen appliances and food.
It will be troublesome and frustrating if you realize that you have too little storage space to fit and store all your stuff especially when you just renovate your kitchen.
3. Thirdly, so that you can avoid making the mistake of misjudging the countertop space you might potentially need
This ties in with the above, about having the best-suited storage space for your living.
4. Fourthly, so as you ensure the best optimal lighting you can have in your kitchen
More often than not you do not need an excessive amount of light in your house to achieve that bright and airy look.
There are many tricks such as strategically placing mirrors or glass panels to ensure that the maximum amount of sunlight enters and reflects your house to brighten it up.
Tricks such as getting a light palette for your walls also help to ensure lots of light reflects off your house to give you that bright look that you are hoping to achieve.
5. Lastly, to avoid making the mistake of having bad ventilation in your kitchen
If you are an avid cooker, you will know that at times the smell of frying or cooking certain dishes can stay in your kitchen. Thus, having proper ventilation is extremely important in your kitchen to ensure that it does not get too stuffy and leave a smell in the kitchen.
Tips on working with kitchen contractors
Have your contract details sorted
Sometimes, they might be delays that can be avoided, as such it might be a wise choice to include a delayed penalty
The document should detail and explain the work necessary to execute the plan and design such as the materials being used, the finishes and the selection of fixtures.
Budget
At times, you will have to put in a bit more money than agreed on so as to amend and correct any setbacks along the way. This can happen more frequently especially if you are living in one of the older estates.
As such, it might be better to allocate more money into your kitchen renovation budget to account for all the potential hiccups along the way.
In addition, ensure that you get all the cost pricing right and written down on the contract to better safeguard against any potential miscommunication and misunderstanding.
Make sure that either you or someone that you trust is present in the renovation process to ensure that things are running smoothly.
This is crucial as there are many potential minute details that have you be made and decided on during the project itself. Thus, with you being physically present can better make sure that not only are you on top of things regarding the renovation but also that there will not be any unexpected surprises when you receive your new kitchen.
Getting recommendations
One of the most reliable ways to ensure that you hire only the best interior designer who will do a proper and good job is to ask around your family and friends for recommendations.
The biggest nightmare that any homeowner can get is having a dishonest contractor who not only overcharges you but gives your sloppy work. When this happens all your hard-earned money and planning will go down to the drain.
Swiss Interior Design Packages
Swiss Interior provides interior design in Singapore that offers a wide suite of renovation packages so homeowners can make the most informed decision when it comes to renovating their homes. We provide renovation, condo interior design, and HDB interior design services for homeowners in Singapore.
About Swiss Interior
Swiss Interior is a leading interior design company in Singapore since 2012. Led by founders Jason and Ronnie, the Swiss team serves customers from all walks of life, delivering bespoke and dream interior design and renovation services to all homeowners in Singapore.
Accreditations & Awards:
- Singapore outstanding enterprise award (2013)
- HomeRenoGuru Most Trusted ID (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
- First ID firm to win 1 Week Kitchen Challenge by HomeRenoGuru (2019)
- Featured in NOC RenoKing (2020)
- HomeRenoGuru Top 10 ID Firm (2020, 2021)
- Featured in CNA Lifestyle Making Room (2021)
- Qanvast SuperTrust (2021, 2022)
- Featured in HomeStyle Magazine Year End Cover Page (2021)
- Featured in Sheikh Haikel & Anna Belle Francis DreamHome (2022)
- Sidac Accreditation (2022)