Need some advice from people who have redone a kitchen and/or replaced
appliances. I am buying a home where the kitchen needs to be redone. I am
doing new cabinets, countertops and appliances. I want to do the appliances
for $2,500-$3,000.

I need a range, oven, dishwasher. The kitchen is small, so I'm thinking I'll
need a microwave that mounts to the wall, or above (and integrate with) the
range. The existing refrigerator is pretty new, and doesn't HAVE to go, but
I would want to match it with new equipment. Since I want stainless
appliances, I don't know that it makes sense to have a white fridge.

I will be selling this house in 5-6 years, so while I want to enjoy the
kitchen while we are there, it is an investment. The rest of the 120 year
old house has been beautifully redone. I think that $8,000 in the kitchen
(cabinets and countertops included) could yield $15-$20K in resale value.

Any advice as to what type of appliances to fit this budget/goals? The
dishwasher would only run at night, so we don't need a quiet one. I'd rather
put most of the cash in the cooking equipment.

TIA


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Running Jack Flash wrote:
> Need some advice from people who have redone a kitchen and/or replaced
> appliances. I am buying a home where the kitchen needs to be redone. I am
> doing new cabinets, countertops and appliances. I want to do the appliances
> for $2,500-$3,000.
>
> I need a range, oven, dishwasher. The kitchen is small, so I'm thinking I'll
> need a microwave that mounts to the wall, or above (and integrate with) the
> range. The existing refrigerator is pretty new, and doesn't HAVE to go, but
> I would want to match it with new equipment. Since I want stainless
> appliances, I don't know that it makes sense to have a white fridge.
>
> I will be selling this house in 5-6 years, so while I want to enjoy the
> kitchen while we are there, it is an investment. The rest of the 120 year
> old house has been beautifully redone. I think that $8,000 in the kitchen
> (cabinets and countertops included) could yield $15-$20K in resale value.
>
> Any advice as to what type of appliances to fit this budget/goals? The
> dishwasher would only run at night, so we don't need a quiet one. I'd rather
> put most of the cash in the cooking equipment.
>

It's really unlikely that you will profit from your expenditure in the
kitchen after five or six years. Do what you want for short money and
let the next occupant deal with a major upgrade. MHOO, of course.

Matthew

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On Mon, 15 May 2006 22:15:58 GMT, "Running Jack Flash"
> wrote:

>Need some advice from people who have redone a kitchen and/or replaced
>appliances

Most "people" have no knowledge as to what your market will bear. Find
a reputable kitchen design center, (most will consult) and have them
"bid" on your kitchen. You didn't expect to do a total kitchen
rehaul all by your self?

On Mon, 15 May 2006, "Running Jack Flash" > wrote:

>doing new cabinets, countertops and appliances. I want to do the appliances
>for $2,500-$3,000.

Seems a bit low. My budget will be many times that, so I may not be able to
relate to what you are looking for.

>I need a range, oven, dishwasher. The kitchen is small, so I'm thinking I'll
>need a microwave that mounts to the wall, or above (and integrate with) the
>range.

I would want a real range hood. So this is what I'd put in for a microwave:

http://www.sharp-usa.com/products/Mo...58,741,00.html

Don <www.donwiss.com> (e-mail link at home page bottom).

In article >, bar9773
@hotmail.com says...
> Need some advice from people who have redone a kitchen and/or replaced
> appliances. I am buying a home where the kitchen needs to be redone. I am
> doing new cabinets, countertops and appliances. I want to do the appliances
> for $2,500-$3,000.
>
> I need a range, oven, dishwasher. The kitchen is small, so I'm thinking I'll
> need a microwave that mounts to the wall, or above (and integrate with) the
> range. The existing refrigerator is pretty new, and doesn't HAVE to go, but
> I would want to match it with new equipment. Since I want stainless
> appliances, I don't know that it makes sense to have a white fridge.
>
> I will be selling this house in 5-6 years, so while I want to enjoy the
> kitchen while we are there, it is an investment. The rest of the 120 year
> old house has been beautifully redone. I think that $8,000 in the kitchen
> (cabinets and countertops included) could yield $15-$20K in resale value.
>
> Any advice as to what type of appliances to fit this budget/goals? The
> dishwasher would only run at night, so we don't need a quiet one. I'd rather
> put most of the cash in the cooking equipment.
>
>

Everything I have read says that you rarely if ever recoup an investment
in a kitchen redo. Why would someone pay $20k more for a house with a 5
year old redone kitchen when they could redo it themselves and have a
brand new kitchen for $8K? Makes no sense. Redo it for your own pleasure
and hope that the resale value will at least pay for part of it.

As for the white fridge - we have stainless stove, hood, and dishwasher
and the white fridge looks fine. We have white cabinets, so it fits in
just fine.

If you really enjoy cooking then you should concentrate on a good stove
and a good range hood, a big deep sink, and lots of counter and storage
space.

--
Peter Aitken

Since you will be living there for another 5-6 years and I assume you
actually use your kitchen, install stuff that you want. I think you should
be thinking a little more on appliances otherwise they won't last and you'll
end up spending more in the end.

"Running Jack Flash" > wrote in message
. ..
> Need some advice from people who have redone a kitchen and/or replaced
> appliances. I am buying a home where the kitchen needs to be redone. I am
> doing new cabinets, countertops and appliances. I want to do the
> appliances for $2,500-$3,000.
>
> I need a range, oven, dishwasher. The kitchen is small, so I'm thinking
> I'll need a microwave that mounts to the wall, or above (and integrate
> with) the range. The existing refrigerator is pretty new, and doesn't HAVE
> to go, but I would want to match it with new equipment. Since I want
> stainless appliances, I don't know that it makes sense to have a white
> fridge.
>
> I will be selling this house in 5-6 years, so while I want to enjoy the
> kitchen while we are there, it is an investment. The rest of the 120 year
> old house has been beautifully redone. I think that $8,000 in the kitchen
> (cabinets and countertops included) could yield $15-$20K in resale value.
>
> Any advice as to what type of appliances to fit this budget/goals? The
> dishwasher would only run at night, so we don't need a quiet one. I'd
> rather put most of the cash in the cooking equipment.
>
> TIA
>
>
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