It depends on the scope of work but plan on 3 months and don't be surprised if it goes longer.

Define "remodel" ... just swapping out cabinets and appliances takes less time than moving walls and plumbing.

And if you don't have all your design decisions done, it can take even longer because you lose your place in the queue.

Assume the contractor will start a month later than promised and the job will take twice as long as he or she predicts. And I like my GC!

It depends a lot on the scope of the work as described above. Also, are you diying it or hiring someone to do it all?

We gut remodeled a kitchen and bathroom with several while you are here projects and it took about three and a half months to be nearly done (working ktichen and bathroom) and about four months to be completely done (reordered cabinet doors that came the wrong size installed, punch list finished, etc).

Our remodel included knocking down a wall, but no moving of plumbing. Went down to the studs in some parts and even ceiling replaced. The kitchen, breakfast nook, & den became kitchen & keeping room. Laundry room & powder room were also a part of the remodel. Mostly done 3 1/2 to four months, completely done in five.

1 week to 10 years design time.

4-26 weeks product lead time.

4-26 weeks construction time.

The longer you spend doing research and designing away problems, the quicker the whole process can actually be.

Yes, if you can have everything --everything-- decided on, purchased, delivered and waiting, that shortens the time (LOL I definitely did not and my reno stretched out to months longer than it should/could have) . Minimizing the number of subcontractors will also (less time gaps while waiting for them). If you are doing any of the demo work (stripping wallpaper, for example) try to do it before the crew comes in to start their share.

There are inevitably changes and delays: unexpected findings, something doesn't work or happen as planned, items get damaged and need replacement, another job requires a call-back etc. Just expect that.

You've received good advice here. It truly does depend on the scope of the remodel. I did mine in stages as I'm an old lady and can only stand confusion and disharmony for limited periods of time. So the soffits came out in early Mar and a new ceiling was installed and painted then. I had a very hard time committing to my cabinets - color was just a bit off "the color in my head" so I did not order them until early April. It took 5 weeks of them to ship - a week to arrive. In the meantime, I had painting done - a bay window, all the woodwork and all the walls. Again, I needed to keep the mess short term. They came to demo on June 6 and that took a day. On that day, my countertops had to come off (I reused them) and the sink disconnected and the refrigerator moved to the breakfast room. They had my lower cabinets installed by late Wed and the counter installer came back that evening and put my cabinets/integrated sink back in. Plumber came the next day to re-hook up the sink and the dishwasher. It took about a week to finish installing/trimming all the cabinets. Fabricator did a rush order and brought my new countertop (kept same kitchen footprint but moved the refrigerator),and installed it. Then 2 1/2 days to tile the backsplash. It was then about 85% finished and I left down for nearly 5 wks on vacation, but at least all my "stuff" was back in the cabinets so I did not come home to chaos. It took an additional day to finish the trim and re-install the cabinet over the refrigerator etc.

So, it took a long time, but much of that was at my request. But I was only without my kitchen sink for 3 days and that was a gift (and the result of MUCH planning on my part!).

Ours was just finished yesterday, September 21st. It was a total gut and they began tearing out everything on August 15th. That makes 39 days and they actually took 5 days off in the middle of it all. So, just over a month for us. We had a small kitchen (11 x 13), but that included removing a load bearing wall and re-doing the floor in the dining and living room as well. Of course, it seemed like MUCH longer and I kept thinking I was mistaken when I realized how short a time it really has been. DH, I and our four cats pretty much lived in our bedroom for the entire time.

Ours was supposed to take 6 weeks -

• Kitchen - gut (to the studs), including walls, floors, ceiling; replace low bay window w/counter-height window
• PR - floor, replace all fixtures & cabinets
• Foyer - floor
• Dining Room - redo ceiling (remove texture & replace w/drywall flat) in DR.
• Remove wall b/w Kitchen and DR and move HVAC

It took 7 months.

We did a total gut job and it took eight weeks. I made every single decision in advance and used an excellent kitchen designer and a general contractor she recommended. The were no surprises which I attribute largely to the KD who raised every possible concern in advance.

We only do demolition if every single piece of product has arrived without damage. If something comes in damaged, it's reorder must be on site before we will deprive you of a working kitchen.

Then, it is a 4-6 week project, with the length of the stone fabrication lead time being what sets those parameters. We concentrate on getting the base cabinets done first, do the template can happen ASAP. Then everything but the finish plumbing, finish electrical, and backsplash is done by the time the stone goes in. The finishing stuff after the stone might take a 3-6 days.

From the first call I made to any KD to the finished kitchen was over a year. Actual construction took about 14 weeks but we did a total gut and moved a wall. I was completely moved out of my kitchen for about 12 weeks, and then another 2 weeks of finishing everything up.