Budget Kitchen Remodeling Project Under $1500
Remodeling the Kitchen on a Budget
Remodeling the kitchen can be one of the most expensive remodeling projects of the entire home remodel. Even if you purchase cabinets at a discount wharehouse you can still end up with a huge investment into your kitchen. DIY home remodeling project for the average guy will show you how to remodel a kitchen for under $1500.00.
Get your tools ready cause you're going to do this kitchen remodel on your own, the DIY way.
To remodel a kitchen on a budget, I found a person in a high end neighborhood that was looking to remodel their kitchen. I made an offer to remove their old cabinets free of charge. This way, the home owner didn't have to be bothered with removing his old cabinets himself or pay someone else to do it for him. Everybody wins in this situation.
I made sure the old kitchen cabinets I removed were in good shape before I made the offer.
Once you acquire some cabinets you are half way to a budget kitchen remodel.
Next you will need to find some flooring material. I chose to go with a tile floor. Searching all over town for the right price proved to be worth while. I was able to purchase some left over tiles for around $500.00. The tile floor underlayment cost around $200.00 using a Home Depot 10% off movers discount coupon. Find out how to get that coupon on my Home Remodeling Loan page.
Used Kitchen Cabinets
The cabinets were of the later 1980's vintage. The cabinets were constructed of particle board and had Oak fronts with raised Oak panel doors and drawers. They were all in relatively good shape for being some 20 years old.
To clean up the used kitchen cabinets, I removed all the cabinet doors and associated hardware. With some 220 grit sandpaper I sanded all the cabinet fronts, doors and drawers. Once all was sanded I recoated the kitchen cabinets with a similar stain to bring the beauty back to life.
Using a satin finish laquer in an aerosal can, I sprayed on a nice protective finish which made the used kitchen cabinets look like new again.
All it took was about two weekends to remove the cabinets and refinish them! I estimate my total savings to be around $7500.00 by refinishing used kitchen cabinets the DIY way.
Kitchen Counter Tops
Kitchen counter tops can be purchased at your local home centers in pre cut lengths. A pre-made counter top is OK if it will fit your needs, but in my case the kitchen dimensions and cabinet layout would demand more of custom counter top.
A custom made counter top is relatively simple to make. It just requires a lot of time and space to complete such a project.
Material cost was around $450.00
which included particle board, glue, laminate and a Oak board.
More details on how to make the custom kitchen counter top will follow.