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Kitchen remodel - who to hire?

3 years ago

Is there a rule-of-thumb to know who to hire for a kitchen remodel? Do I hire an Interior Designer, General Contractor, and/or Architect? This would be a full gut and remodel.

Thanks!

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Ellen Utley Interiors
3 years ago
For a cohesive design and a service which includes help sourcing contractors and or architects, an Interior designer is best option.
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Joseph Corlett, LLC
3 years ago
A reputable GC has connections to all the others and the most up to date cost information.
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I really think it depends on what you want to do - are you doing a full gut and rearranging things to get better workflow or is it just replacing what's there with new cabinets and counters and leaving everything in pretty much the same place? If the former, you need to start with getting some recommendations from friends, family, your dentist, neighbor, preacher, hairdresser... I'd hire off a glowing recommendation over just about any other source. There are full service design/build firms that will do everything from soup to nuts. You could hire a general contractor who will manage the construction elements of the job, order stuff, but you may not get any design services. You could work with a kitchen designer first and take the plan to the GC. Kitchen designer will have cabinet companies and contractors they work with, as well. The "best" way to do this may depend on where you are, too. Are you in a large metro area? If you generally give some idea of where you are and what you're trying to do, you may get some recommendations from here.

If you're just replacing what's there with new stuff in the same place, you can do that at a cabinet store, a cabinet maker, a big box store. There may be some limited design services but you wouldn't want them doing a big scale project. You need more help to guide you through that, esp if you've never done it before.

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