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Homeowners are often mystified by
the cost of their kitchen renovation project — with good reason.
Not exact matches
But
costing out a
kitchen renovation can be daunting and with the multitude
of choices it's hard to know what decisions will work best for both your family's needs, and your budget.
If you rush home to watch every PVR - saved episode
of HGTV's real estate porn and you've never lived through a
renovation, then you're probably living in a fantasy world where every designer
kitchen costs less than $ 20,000 and all home
renovations add tens
of thousands to the value
of your home.
Nancy Peterson, Founder and CEO
of Homestars, a website that connects consumers with contractors and other home improvement professionals, says that, according to their data, the average
kitchen renovation in Canada
costs $ 25,593 — but, she adds, that number depends on how extensive the work is and whether you're doing an outright gut
of the space and replacing everything with new stuff.
I enjoyed reading your analysis complete with cautionary warnings about calculating the real
costs of a simple
renovation (
kitchen vs. whole house).
Professional Experience Munz Designer Showroom (Holland, PA) 2008 — 2009 Designer / Estimator • Oversee sales, customer service, and design
of custom
kitchen and bath
renovations • Generate significant revenue through networking, marketing, and other tactics • Provide exceptional customer service resulting in client satisfaction and referrals • Manage project timelines and budgets ensuring timely and
cost effective operations • Tailor
renovations to customer specifications • Strictly enforce building codes and work site safety protocols
Rising interest rates will also increase the total
cost of the amount borrowed, leading to a more expensive
kitchen renovation, for example, than what you paid for initially.
If you're thinking
of taking on a major
kitchen renovation in 2017, download our free Rehab & Construction Guide to learn more about mortgage options that allow you to roll the
costs of your improvements into your loan.
Based on the average
cost of a Canadian
renovation, a healthy buffer would be $ 5,118 to $ 6,398 to cover anything that pops out
of the woodwork (in our case, it was an old stove pipe lurking behind our
kitchen wall — big bucks to get rid
of that, and it put us off schedule to boot!).
In fact, when you renovate your
kitchen, there is a good chance that you will get back around 60 to 80 percent
of your
renovation cost.