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For the kitchen redesigning project, you need to obtain the right tools for the type of remodeling you will do. If you intend to do the whole kitchen, you will need tools for taking away flooring and cabinets. Your first task is to get all the things out of your kitchen, which means you will need a hammer, a crowbar, a power screwdriver, and a saws-all at a minimum.

A large number of cabinets are held up by screws, and so the screwdriver is needed to get the cabinets out without doing too much damage to the walls. If you plan to use the cabinets in a different location, you may want to be careful when you remove them. If you simply propose to dump them, then you don't need to be too concerned with the doors and hinges. A step ladder is advantageous to take out the upper cabinets get them dealt with. You might find less complicated to take the lower cabinets away first, and to do that you will need to get the appliances out-of-the-way, and remove the kitchen sink. When you lack a plumber, you will need pliers or wrenches to remove the sink and garbage disposal.

Before taking out the lower cabinets, you will additionally need to remove the countertops utilizing a saw to cut them into small pieces. When the cabinets are all out, it will be easy to pull up the flooring, whether it is tile or linoleum. Once you get this far, everything should be out of the kitchen so you can check out the walls and replace the sheet rock if needed. In the event the walls and ceiling are in fair shape, you may just need to do a little patch work or retexture. Next you can easily repaint the ceiling and walls, plus replace the electrical plugs and switches. If you do this yourself, you will need to purchase painting and drywall supplies and electrical tools. You might have these devices already if you have succesfully done things around the house.

When you've got the painting completed, you should lay out new underlayment, which can be nailed down with a hammer or a nail gun, or screwed down with a power screw driver. Exactly the same power screw driver enables you to hang the upper cabinets, and also the lower cabinets. You will have the possibility of installing the cabinets first or installing the flooring first then the cabinets. Next, you install the countertops, put in a new sink, hook up the plumbing, case around the windows and doors, finish the base, replace the appliances, and you have a new kitchen.

A few of you could have the experience and tools already to remodel your kitchen. For the rest of you, there'll be plenty of learning to do and a lot of tools to buy.