Designer?? General contractor?? Different specialties?? Please help.

10 years ago

Want to spruce up my kitchen a bit. Want to remove two small upper cabinets above the cooktop. They are in the middle of other cabinets, so I would need two new ends made to finish them. Do I get a cabinetmaker? In their place, I want to put a really nice exhaust fan (The fan that is there now is under the cabinets. It is not vented to the outside (we live in a high rise and other people have replaced this), just draws the exhaust through a filter. Who do I get to do that? And lastly, need to have a backsplash installed??? tile person?? Is it better to get individual workers to do this, or get a kitchen designer and let them figure it out? Want to do this the most economical way.

Don't care for the counters, but they have to stay. Working on new lighting. Also need suggestions for more modern/contemporary hardware.

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Matthew Howard
10 years ago
If you are looking to be economical you won't need a designer or a GC. Those are generally more for larger remodels.

For hardware, I would just recommend going on Amazon to get a feel for what hardware is out there. If you find some you like you can click on the buyer and look at their store specifically. Once you decide what you want, search the internet for that and make sure you get a good price.

As for the cabinets, the best thing to do is see if you can find out who the manufacturer of the cabinets are. Look for the names under the cabinets or in other places. If you find it you will have the best chance of getting it matched.by reaching out to the manufacturer/ local vendor that sells their products. If not, then you can go to a cabinet place and have a couple of extra doors made to cover up the unfinished sides. You will probably need to take of one of your current doors and bring it to them so they can match the wood style and stain. The tile and everything else can just be done by a handy man or a tile guy.

If you are doing a backsplash you will probably want to remove the existing low backsplash so the tile job doesn't look like an after thought.
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Kim Ladin
10 years ago
Definitely will be cheaper to hire the individuals yourself.
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10 years ago
If you live in a high rise, is there any way to vent to the outside?