gut kitchen and bathroom renovation

My kitchen (typical small 1960s NY enclosed space) cabinets came from HD's 'design service'. (I was also working with an architect who was specifying other materials. Very happy with the designer, who had good ideas and made herself available for meetings, and with the final product (provided by whomever HD uses to supply cabinets, but installed by my contractor)

We've had these cabinets for about 2 years now, very happy with the quality and price. They can be ordered by your contractor or designer.

https://www.jkcabinetry.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQjww7HsBRDkARIsAARsIT5BAsmJ87FwJBBUbJc-0GlPa0AXOddZ5dGgd1FbpyUNakBl9fJfOI8aAnj8EALw_wcB

sorry, I didn't make it clear, My question is home depot contractor or My home design remodeling contractor for gut bathroom and kitchen renovations? thanks for any suggestions!

Our coop requires laticrete waterproofing below tiles on the bath walls and on the floor.
Also, a licensed plumber is a must.

No shortage of contractors.
Example
Block Renovation
45 Main St, Suite 202
Brooklyn, NY

blockrenovation.com

Catalanmc,

From what I have heard over the years is that it is hit or miss on both of those companies. They both sub out their work to other companies so it depends on who you get.

You are better off reaching out to friends that have done renovations and find someone who was happy with their contractor.

One way or another you can’t avoid the mess. I ordered the kitchen at kitchencabinetsdeal.com and did not even think about how to somehow make the kitchen suitable for the child. The designer herself took these points into account. I can give one piece of advice - use non-breaking dishes.

LOL, Emily. Sounds like the child is of the age where you could save on demo.

As someone who cooks almost every meal myself I have to say I'm shocked at the number of newly renovated kitchens that I see where the first thoughts that go through my mind are "I can't believe anyone got paid to design that" and "no one is ever using that kitchen to cook."

30, what are your pet peeves about newly renovated kitchens you mention?

I'll give you 3 (of many)
- totally ignoring the triangle
- appliances next to each other
- stoves without counters on both sides of them.

And if you really want to talk "pet peeve" pot fillers over stoves in residential kitchens.

Ha. When I first saw a pot filler, I thought it was to put out fire. This is clearly to justify ultra-luxury $4k plus pricing.

And whatever happened to let the water run for 10-20 seconds before you use it for cooking / drinking!!

Response by Mercer,

Keep in mind, this is not the suburbs, we cannot move gas lines or risers to design a kitchen in a way that it should be. In many instances the gas line gets in the way so we need to keep the appliances where they were originally intended.

Response by Mercer,

Keep in mind, this is not the suburbs, we cannot move gas lines or risers to design a kitchen in a way that it should be. In many instances the gas line gets in the way so we need to keep the appliances where they were originally intended.

Indeed. Moving gas line is a major pain. I had to do it recently and still being kicked around between Coned and DOB including requirement to change the gas meter.

Sometimes you can't get the triangle and have to have the appliances next to each other e.g. one wall kitchens. Can you forgive that 30yrs?

You can have fridge, stove and sink side by side. As long as there is space on each side of the stove (say 24 inches) and it is in the middle, it still works pretty well - perhaps it will fit into the definition of a triangle. Stove without counter on either side is almost impossible to work with. Fortunately I do not remember seeing one in any decent sized apartment.

Do you remember a while back there was this discussion we had here about a Hell's Kitchen 3 BR condo with this large and oddly placed half bath (I think there was a full bath right off the entry of the unit and then this half bath was in the hall between bedrooms). If I remember correctly every stove in that building (unfortunately I can't remember the address) is up against a wall on one side. Also look at 250 West 89th St, 22 West 15th St and other new construction condos of that vintage.

Here's a decision I'm not sure I understand:
https://streeteasy.com/building/375-riverside-drive-new_york/4e

They spent how much money on a high end toilet? 6 burner stove? Range hood? Etc? But didn't spring for a built-in refrigerator in a kitchen design which looks like it could have benefited from one. (In addition to that relatively narrow counter to the right of the stove).

I remember the Hell’s Kitchen discussion. That was very odd layout. For riverside, it is a relative low priced apartment. So they probably had limited budget and wanted a big volume fridge (pastry chef owner). So they saved 6-7k on the fridge (sub zero 10k vs 2-3k for good brand counter depth).

This one you pointed out is odd for sure.

https://streeteasy.com/sale/1396677

https://streeteasy.com/building/the-future-condominium/5d

https://streeteasy.com/building/189-bridge-street-brooklyn/11c

Kitchens for those who only reheat. The triangle isn't there, and the co-location of the range and fridge will provoke fights if there's more than one person working at a time.

I'm questioning the double sink and very little closet space, plus pollution from traffic.

189 Bridge is only 800 sq ft 2 bed. So you expect a lot of compromises.

But the broker babble claims it's a "large" 2BR. Might have been better if they'd skipped the 2nd BA, and put the kitchen in that spot. I like that the provided floorplan says "all measurements are approximate", and then doesn't provide any. The ultimate approximation.

People want 2/2 under a $1mm.

You've got probably $15k worth of range/hood/refrigerator practically on top of each other.

Who designed this kitchen for a $6 million apartment?
https://streeteasy.com/building/1125-park-avenue-new_york/15b

I don't hate the layout of 15B, but it's only saved because there's a pantry space: All the dishes are stored there, they come from the dining room, go into the sink/dishwasher there, and back onto the shelves. Pots & pans and other cooking gear go into the dishwasher in the 'main' kitchen. There's enough else that's right about that overall layout that I could live with the kitchen as is.

It’s just very ugly and cheap looking. No problem with the layout.

Who says it's a $6m apt? Other than the seller?