After a seemingly endless winter 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good chance you’re ready to say goodbye to your drab, outdated kitchen and excited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 prepare and eat meals;
it's the central gathering place for most families.
When’s 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 portable CD player, 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.
Eating at restaurants and bringing take-out food home is as expensive
as it is tiresome. Fortunately, the internet offers endless creative ways to
use your barbecue to grill meat, poultry, seafood and vegetables.
You can go on vacation.
If you have young children, it's often easier to leave for a
week at the cottage or an extended road trip once they are out of school. 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.
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 has
been making homeowner's kitchen renovation dreams a reality for over 30
years. Drop by our showroom
or call us at 905-686-2001 to book a consultation with one of our kitchen designers. But hurry,
Monarch’s summer schedule is booking up!
