The warranty terms should state whether coverage begins at the date of purchase or at the date of installation.

Exposure to freezing temperatures can be an issue for washers and dishwashers, which may have some residual water in the pump if factory testing is done before packaging. Refrigerators, ranges, dryers, microwaves aren't affected.

Thanks for the great responses. We are purchasing from a place where you they don't hold them so that is not an option and getting the extended warranty on them. But with further discussion with my husband we have decided to get them to put them in the house in the family room. Not going to look great but we won't have to worry about any damage and not have to try and get them from the garage to the house down the road! After a while we probably won't even notice them....going to replace the Christmas tree for the fridge ;) Thanks again for all the great advice!

First, is the garage heated? If not, then I would only leave the stove in the garage. The dishwasher will have standing water in it, and it could possibly freeze, and if the refrigerator has a water dispenser, there will be standing water in there also.

This is a bad idea to buy appliances so early. Do you know that from now until April - i.e. 4 months - you are foregoing 4 months on the warranty? The 1-year warranty cost is built into the price of each appliance. So you are paying for a 1-year warranty that you will forego 1/3 of. And that is assuming that the kitchen reno goes without a hitch, and is ready for the appliances to be installed in April. Sorry, things always take longer than you think.

You should purchase your appliances a month before installation. Do not think “OMG there’s a sale so I must buy NOWWWW”.

Theres always another sale.

Another consideration...Renovations rarely go smoothly and end or even start on time. I strongly suggest you wait to purchase your appliances until no more than 1 or 2 months ahead -- and only if you have a final design. You don't want to be in the situation where you are forced into a dysfunctional design b/c of the appliances you purchased ahead of time.

Plan first, purchase last!

I have a different opinion. Early purchase might run out the warranty where based on purchase date, but some suppliers' warranties begin when the installation occurs. Advantages include being able to physically confirm dimensions and interfaces and avoiding price increases (maybe not an issue going into a depression). Appliance models you like might even disappear from the market if the reno is long. And I would reverse Buehl's equally valid comment to read: You don't want to be in the situation where you are forced into a limited choice of appliances b/c of the cabinets you purchased or specified ahead of time.

Check before you extend your warranty - our credit card automatically offers an extra year of warranty on our appliances. We were planning to extend the warranty with the manufacturers until we realized that we were already covered.

Heather N, we got them from Costco which gives you 2 years warranty and when you purchase the extended warranty you get an additional 3 years for a total of 5...but thanks for the heads up.

We got our appliances today and put them in the family room. Checked the costco.ca website and the fridge is now $600 more and the dishwasher is $150 more and the range is no longer available. And these prices are about $2500 less than the competitors for the identical appliances, $3500 less than the MSRP of same appliances. We paid $499 + tax to cover any kitchen appliances over $4,000 for a total of 5 years. We will be staying for 4.5 years from the time of renovation and the extended warranty is transferable. So hoping in the end it all works out and we are still happy with our decision to go this route. Time will tell....