After a seemingly endless winter and spring spent indoors, there’s a good chance you’re ready to say goodbye to your drab, outdated kitchen and excited to embrace a brighter, more efficient living space.
But no matter how well you plan for the disruption of a major kitchen renovation, there’s nothing that quite prepares you for the daily inconvenience of preparing meals and doing dishes in a temporary kitchen. As the heart of the home, your kitchen is more than a place to prepare and eat meals; it’s the central gathering place for most families.
When is the best time to renovate? For many homeowners, the sunny days of summer make the most sense.
Renovating your kitchen during the summer months has its advantages.
Weather permitting … you can eat in your outdoor kitchen!
Polish up the patio set, turn on the tunes, set the table and VOILA! You’ve got yourself a temporary kitchen away from the dust and mess of your kitchen renovation.
You can barbecue more and eat take-out less.
Bringing take-out food home is as expensive as it is tiresome. Fortunately, you can search online to find a variety of creative ways to use your barbecue to grill meat, poultry, seafood and vegetables.
If possible, you can head to the cottage.
If you have young children, it’s often easier to leave for a week or two at the cottage. You may not be able to avoid living at home during the entire period of upheaval, but you can reduce the amount of stress your family feels by planning to be away during some of the “messier” periods of your renovation.
You can breathe easier!
With any renovation, there will be dust. Sure, you can close off rooms, shut all the doors…but the dust will follow you everywhere―except outside. Grab a book, your laptop or a deck of cards and head outside for a breath of fresh air. And, if you’re lucky enough, hop in the pool.
You can clean less — nice weather means less mess!
From the time tear down begins to the moment you sit back and enjoy your new kitchen, there is an enormous amount of traffic in and out of your home.
When renovating during the summer months, you reduce the amount of dirt tracked through your house. And with any major renovation, a table saw is often a contractor’s best friend. During the warmer months, the saw won’t need to be set up in your garage, porch or basement. That means less dust floating around your home.
Are you considering a kitchen renovation?
Monarch Kitchen Bath & Home has been making homeowner’s kitchen renovation dreams a reality for almost 40 years. Call us at 905-686-2001 to book a consultation with a member of our design team … but hurry, our summer schedule is booking up!