Appliance Budget Distribution
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How would you distribute appliances in this kitchen?
Comments (28)Ok, I'm confused. Your kitchen currently is at the FRONT of the house, facing the street (from the sink) and the living room is at the BACK - with the large picture window with tree view? And you are going to add onto the BACK, so a new room will be behind that big picture window? Do yourself a favor - if you REALLY WILL be adding on anytime soon, do not waste any money in the current kitchen! Just leave it as-is (as bad as it is), put on the addition, which if it ends up anything like mine will be the biggest mess in the world, and THEN, after the new addition is DONE (basic framing and electric), decide if you want to move the kitchen. The way I imagine it you WILL want the kitchen facing the BACKYARD! And YES - I would then, AFTER the new kitchen is FINISHED, turn the current kitchen into a hallway / laundry room with a play area / den in the breakfast nook area. That is similar to what we are currently in the middle of doing. The benefit of doing it this way is three-fold: 1) You have an actual working kitchen WHILE the back is under construction, and ALSO while a new kitchen is being built back there. 2) You get to really feel how the ENTIRE layout will work - you can treat the current kitchen as a hallway, imagining the sink wall is now where your laundry will be, and how when you enter the house from either the front door or garage this new hallway will influence traffic patterns (like, you won't have to walk THROUGH the living room to get to the back) 3) You can carry the costs of the remodel over a longer period of time - pay for the addition now, and wait a year or so to do a nice kitchen. Because you will have the existing functional kitchen you will not feel "rushed" to get everything done at once. As for the fridge, what I would temporarily do (if planning a demo anyway), is put it right next to that mini peninsula on the sink wall. Yeah, it will partially cover that window and deaden off some cabs, but for now it's a lot better than having to go all the way across the room / table to get to it. What is under that peninula that jets into the living room anyway? It doesn't look like cabinets - maybe you can rip out the drywall and put in a beverage fridge for now. That is by far the weirdest layout I have ever seen! Totally 1970's Bachelor Pad, wet bar vibe!...See MoreKitchen appliance budget?
Comments (49)Rules of thumb are meant to be broken :) My process was to identify what I wanted (size, functions) and then go review-hunting - consumerreports, etc. Once I had models mostly figured out, then I went price shopping. Between Sears, HD, Lowes, BestBuy, etc. you can "find" several hundred dollars just being a smart negotiator/price matcher. I ended up shaving nearly $1k by being really meticulous about pricing (i.e. Overstock.com for the microwave drawer - with coupons, 8% rebate, no sales tax or shipping - it was $200 lower than the lowest price at any of the stores). Range hood - great deal from Sears online for a $1000-looking hood at a $250 price. By the way ... same deal on sinks and faucets and disposals - all of those I bought online saving hundreds (the disposal was a GW deal someone shared - Amazon deal-of-the-day $100 less than Lowes, and no sales tax). All in all, I spent just over $5k for a 28cuft LG french door fridge, LG double oven 30" range, LG dishwasher, Sharp drawer microwave, AKDY 36" hood, and Insinkerator 1HP disposal). Nothing "uber" high-end, but not entry-level either. Happy middle as I like to call it :) The extra work on pricing let me splurge on other areas that were more important (backsplash, counter). Hope that helps, and good luck!...See Morekitchen appliances renovation 90k budget
Comments (16)Based on this "Definitely a decent amount of stir-frying for all the Chinese dishes." I would consider a BlueStar rangetop. This is a little outside what you are considering but has -high BTUs 22K-25K depending on the model. -star shaped, uncapped burners, allowing the flame to go straight up on high heat rather than more flared like a capped burner. This is better for cooking with a wok because the heat is more to the middle of the pan. Consider 30" vs 36" A rangetop will give you more room front to back. Also consider a Capital rangetop that has high BTUs but three ring uncapped burners. BS has different sized burners. Capital, they are all the same except one small pot burner. If you get a rangetop, you can pick a wall oven separately. You can save money on the oven if you don't use it that much or splurge. Put your money where you cook. Most on this forum would mix and match brands to pick the best appliance for the job for them. A few will stay with one brand either because they want to take advantage of a package deal or they want to have things match. Everyone of my appliances is a different brand. I picked my refrigerator based on layout and placement of the ice maker. I wanted it to be able to accommodate 9x13 pans front to back and had to have 48" width because I could not move a wall. It is KA but not sure if I would buy again. Fit and finish not that great and has required several service calls. I do like the layout though. Dishwasher bought on layout and Bosch gets pretty good reviews. It cleans well and has worked well. Many have the tray at the top giving you an extra shelf. I'm not a "place each piece of silverware in a slot " person but more throw it in a basket type though. Others like Miele. Ovens -this can be a more difficult choice but really depends on what is important. Do you use your broiler? How? I use it to brown half sheets of appetizers so need the wider coverage of an electric broiler. If you broil steaks, you might want an infrared broiler(hot but smaller) in a higher end gas oven so you might choose a range vs rangetop and wall oven. If you bake, you might want an electric oven but if you mostly roast meat and veggies, you might want gas. Electric ovens can have more complex modes that allow you to direct heat from as many as three elements and convection fans but require computer boards to do that. It requires learning how to use them. Gas is simple and the convection is on and off. My range a Wolf DF has been a big disappointment. I bought it for the oven and "settled" for the burners at the time. I ended up really liking the burners because of the great simmer which I use all the time, and even though it does not have as high of BTUs as BS, it has been ok for me, but I don't stir fry that much. I also use wide pans so the flare of a single ring burner is not a bad thing for me. The oven worked great but the blue enamel chipped off and it can't really be fixed so can only be used with covered dishes. KA has also had this issue of chipping with blue enamel. This is why I would get the oven and burners separate....See MoreKitchen Appliances Suggestion for $10,000 to $12,000 Budget
Comments (0)Hi, We are building a new home and are starting to shop for appliances. We'd like to keep the cost under $10,000 for a dishwasher, standard depth refrigerator without a water/ice dispenser, microwave, and gas range with oven and possible oven drawer or a range top and double wall ovens. All in stainless steal. All suggestions, likes and dislikes, and reliability issues good and bad would be helpful and welcome. Thanks...See Moreweissman
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