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The tools you are going to need to rework your kitchen depend on how comprehensive your project is going to be and how much of the work you plan to do yourself. If you plan to do the whole kitchen, you will want tools for removing flooring and cabinets. To remove everything from the kitchen, the essential tools you'll need are screwdriver, crowbar, power screwdriver, hammer and saw.



The screwdriver is going to be employed to remove the cabinets from the walls since the majority are held up by screws. If you're going to make use of the cabinets in a different area, you may want to be careful when you remove them. If you don't plan to utilize the cabinets in any way, it's OK to be a bit rough with the door and hinges. A step ladder is advantageous to take out the upper cabinets get them dealt with. You may find it easier to take the lower cabinets out first, and to do that you will need to get the appliances out-of-the-way, and remove the kitchen sink. If you lack a plumbing contractor for that, you will need wrenches or pliers to uninstall the sink, and garbage disposal, if you have one.



The saw will likely be needed to take off the countertop off since you will be sawing them into small pieces. As soon as the cabinets are all down, it will be easy to pull up the flooring, whether it is tile or linoleum. The kitchen should be free from everything and now you should be able to inspect the walls or replace the sheet rock. In the event the walls and ceiling are in fair shape, you may simply need to do a little patch work or retexture. Once that is completed, you can repaint the walls and ceilings and incorporate new plates for the electrical plugs and switches. Carrying this out all by yourself, you will need drywall supplies, painting supplies, such as paint brushes, and electrical tools. In the event you have carried out any work around the house in the past, you might already have most of these tools.



After painting, you can put new underlayment by screwing it down using a power screw or nailing it down using a power screwdriver. The electric power screw driver will even come in handy when installing the upper and lower cabinets. If you prefer to work with linoleum for your floor, you may want to do the flooring first then do the cabinets but it doesn't matter which goes first. The next thing to complete is to finish it off by fitting the new counter tops, dropping in the new sink, hooking up the plumbing, finishing the base and adding new appliances then you are done.



Some of you often have the ability and tools already to remodel your kitchen. For others, not only is it going to be a learning experience, but a number of tools will need to be purchased.