Kitchens: A Professional Illustrated Design and Remodelling Manual

Chase Powers

Synopsis

Aimed at professionals, this guide reveals techniques that will transform any existing kitchen into a more desirable one. Covering the five major kitchen styles of replica, pioneer, colonial, family, and contemporary, it teaches builders how to adapt to any pattern and structural limitations.

Publishers Table of Contents
1. The right plan 2. Kitchen designs 3. Cost estimates 4. Subcontractors bids 5. Savings negotiations 6. Quick decisions 7. Ripping out an existing kitchen 8. Plumbing points to ponder 9. Electrical Consideration 10. HVAC aspects of a job 11. Lighting 12. Flooring options 13. Walls and ceilings 14. Cabinets, counters, and pantries 15. Fireplaces and wood stoves