How Plumbers Can Save You Money on Kitchen Renovations
The kitchen is becoming the most valuable space in the home. Studies by both Realtor.com and Re/Max show kitchen renovations have the highest return on investment of any home upgrades. With the average cost of a kitchen renovation project reaching $30,944 according to research from HomeStars, homeowners are exploring ways to reduce their total costs and get lasting value for their investment in kitchen renovation work.
Hiring qualified plumbers should be the first step on your renovation to-do list. Licensed plumbers will reduce your total kitchen upgrade spending and minimize the time to completion. Let’s explore how local plumbers can support your renovation project and trim your kitchen upgrade bills.
Plumbing Design
Plumbing design and layout are two critical areas of any renovation project. Understanding how your sinks and dishwasher connect to your main plumbing lines and streamlining that connection can help you save significant time and money during the upgrade. The plumber’s knowledge of pipe design can also minimize the impact on the rest of the home, ensuring, for example, that changes to your kitchen connections don’t impact the supply to the bathroom.
Material Knowledge
Hiring a qualified plumber will also save you money on kitchen plumbing maintenance. Plumbers undergo several years of hands-on training with various materials and know how to select the right product for your home. Whether it’s upgrading drain lines or swapping out supply pipes, they can ensure the replacement is the right style for durable performance.
Organizing Appliances by Capacity
In updating your kitchen, you’ll likely replace older appliances and move any modern equipment to accommodate the new kitchen design. Plumbers ensure you save money on water and gas by matching appliances to your pipes and connections. This process requires a keen understanding of appliance capacity.
Newer appliances may have a larger capacity and often require you to upgrade the connected pipes and connections to benefit from their enhanced efficiency. Gas prices have risen considerably in the last year or two. You’ll need a skilled gas fitter during your kitchen renovation project to help ensure your gas appliances run cost-effectively and gas lines fit precisely to their connected appliance.
Reducing Future Maintenance Costs
Bringing plumbers in at the early stages of your kitchen renovation project is the best way to reduce your future maintenance costs.
Plumbers can help size connections and fittings correctly and help you select the most suitable appliances for the space. Plumbers work with kitchen appliances regularly and know which systems require the most service appointments. They can help you choose gas ranges, refrigerators, and dishwashers that meet capacity and performance requirements for your home and help save you money on long-term repairs.
Comprehensive Warranties on Future Work
In addition to saving you money on future maintenance, plumbers offer comprehensive warranties for kitchen renovations. This means any potential issues you experience in the years ahead will likely be covered by a guarantee. Warranties are especially valuable when working with a local plumber, as it means you can call the plumbing company and have a response within minutes without worrying about potential costs.
Knowledge of Permits
Plumbers can also streamline your kitchen renovation project with their knowledge of local permits. Completing work without these permits may cost you tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars in the future when you try to sell the property.
Any home sale will be subject to inspection, and work completed without inspections could place you at a competitive disadvantage in the seller’s market. A skilled plumber will have experience handling the permit process and working with local city officials to complete all plumbing work to code.
Complete Kitchen Renovations Under Budget and On-Time with Thunderbird Plumbing
Thunderbird Plumbing Victoria’s team holds decades of experience in the kitchen renovation and upgrade process. From full-scale kitchen renovations to appliance replacement and repair work, we help you save money and improve the performance of your home kitchen equipment.