Legacy Kitchens

A kitchen renovation is the project most households take on exactly once, which is why so much of it comes down to the questions asked before a single cabinet is ordered.

Cabinet and kitchen companies divide the job differently, and that divide drives both your budget and your calendar. Some measure, design, supply and install the whole thing. Some supply cabinets and leave the fitting to your own contractor. Others take on counters, hardware and appliance panels as well. Ask which parts of that list a quote covers, how long cabinets take to arrive once an order goes in, and who is responsible for coordinating the plumber, the electrician and the flooring, because a kitchen goes wrong at the seams between trades far more often than inside any one of them. If the house is on the hillside with an awkward footprint, ask how a room that is not square gets handled before design work starts.