Now the fun starts. Armed with a vision of the features you want to include in your new kitchen and equipped with an understanding of the code requirements and design standards, you’re ready to put pencil to paper and begin to develop plan drawings—the next important step in transforming your dream kitchen into reality.
The key to success when developing plan drawings is to take as much time as you need and to remain flexible. A professional kitchen designer might take 30 to 80 hours to come up with precise floor plans and elevation drawings, so it’s not unreasonable to allow yourself several weeks if you’re doing this work yourself. You will almost certainly revise your plans several times before you settle on a layout that feels right to you. And it’s not uncommon for kitchen plans to undergo changes as you make decisions about appliances and other materials. As you begin to research the price of cabinets and appliances and receive bids from contractors, you may well decide that it’s prudent to scale back for the sake of your bank account, and these changes may require you to revise your plan drawings.
The process of creating finished plans for a kitchen project takes time and is done in three phases. First, you’ll be drawing a floor plan of your present kitchen, providing a reference on which to base your new design. Next, you’ll be experimenting with various layout options to find a design that best suits your needs, a process that can take several days, or even weeks. Finally, you’ll be creating precise, finished floor plans and elevation drawings, which you will use when you begin interviewing contractors to do the work.
Most kitchen remodeling projects should have a plan drawing. A fully developed drawing includes elevations, floor plans, (you’ll need these to get your construction permit), and any other visual details that are of use, such as the style of the cabinets and the sizes of the new appliances you plan to buy. Lighting and plumbing illustrations also are helpful.
Literature from manufacturers provides key information that you’ll need for planning and for making your plan
drawings. Stock cabinetry suppliers, in particular, produce very useful materials that you can use to identify and represent precisely the exact size and style of cabinets you want.
Kitchen Remodeling Plans Part 2
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