FAQ – Kitchen and Bath Remodeling Foley, AL

These costs are nondeductible personal expenses. However, this doesn’t mean that home improvements do not have a tax benefit. They can help reduce the amount of taxes you have to pay when you sell your home at a profit. This is because the cost of home improvements are added to the tax basis of your home.

Though of course it depends on the size and type of kitchen remodel, I can safely say that an average kitchen takes between six to eight weeks to remodel, not including the planning and design phase.

You can finance your kitchen remodel with a home equity loan or a home equity line of credit (HELOC).  We also have financing programs available for all budgets. Pros:

1. Lower interest than a personal loan.
2. Fixed interest rates, so your monthly payment will never grow.
3. Deduct interest from your taxes.
4. A large lump sum of money up front to help fund big projects.

Realtors also believe that kitchen renovations are the most likely to increase your home’s value—but that doesn’t guarantee that you’ll make back every penny you spend. Remodelers project that a kitchen upgrade will cost an average of $35,000, while only adding an average value increase of $20,000 to your home. Other professionals suggest that the value gained is between  50% and 65% of the initial investment, making kitchen remodeling one of the highest home improvement project returns on investment.

The kitchen is not the place where you should experiment with outdated styles. It needs to look modern so try to keep up with the changes. Clean and simple lines and transparency are what you should look for in your furniture.

Simply upgrading old appliances can help improve the kitchen’s safety significantly. Increased value – No other type of remodel provides an ROI (return on investment) as high as a kitchen remodel, which means you’re sure to improve the value of your home by remodeling your kitchen.

The following items should be considered when choosing a kitchen remodeling contractor: 

• Ask For referrals
• Look At Credentials
• Interview Candidates
• Check References
• Business Experience and Management
• Get it in Writing

While there’s no real hard and fast rule for home remodeling, there is an average time frame that can be garnered from looking at home remodeling statistics. In general, the average time between renovations of a kitchen space is roughly ten to fifteen years.

 Kitchen cabinets are exposed to more water, steam, and other damaging elements than cabinets in most other parts of your home. Because of all kitchen cabinets must endure, they often need to be replaced before other cabinets in your home or installed at the same time. Here are 5 signs you should consider replacing over refacing your cabinets: 

• Water Damage
• Overall Function is Frustrating
• “Soft”  Cabinets
• Moldy Cabinets
• The Cabinet Box is in Bad Shape. 

Because all kitchen cabinets must endure, they often need to be replaced before other cabinets in your home or installed at the same time. Cabinets that are peeling, coming apart at the seams, degrading from damage, stained, broken or otherwise damaged, cabinets do need to be replaced.  Repairing damaged and degraded cabinets are nearly impossible even with a professionals assistance.

Painting kitchen cabinets is one of the easiest kitchen transformations you can take on, especially if you don’t need to do the sanding and priming, plus go through all the stress of a total kitchen makeover. It’s well worth the cost in most cases.  The downside to painting cabinets are numerous. If not painted correctly, the paint won’t last or will begin to degrade. If the cabinets are made of cheaper materials, are damaged or degraded from use and time, the paint may not last, can peel, and must be applied in multiple coats and a number of other issues can arise leading to a very short term fix.