By sunny 
Some people say that to understand a city, it is best to start from its food market, because there hides the city’s pulse of warmth. When I was a child, my mother often took me to the market, where the yelling still resonates in my ears. A steaming kitchen is always a warm and welcoming place. A good kitchen is especially important for a more enjoyable cooking experience. Today, I will give you an inventory of kitchen remodelling in the need to pay attention to the 5 big problems, feel useful to hurry up to collect it!
First, the choice of materials
Selection of wall and floor tiles
Kitchen wall tiles need to be moisture-proof and easy to clean, bright tiles is a good choice. The floor tiles need to be good non-slip, matt tiles (non-glossy surface) safer when walking around. Wall tile specifications more than 300450 mm, now 300600 mm is also very popular; floor tiles are more 300 * 300 mm.
Selection of ceiling materials
There are many kinds of ceiling materials, such as PVC, gypsum board, aluminium button board and so on. Kitchen ceiling generally choose aluminium buckle board, because it is fireproof and moisture-proof, easy to install, and simple to clean. If you choose gypsum board ceiling, remember to use waterproof and moisture-proof, good quality and construction will also be very durable. If you have enough budget, you can consider the integrated ceiling, it is easy to maintain, long service life, but the joints may not be very beautiful.
Selection of countertops
Someone once asked me, how about stainless steel countertops? This countertop is bright and clean, environmentally friendly, no radiation, waterproof and easy to clean, but a single colour, giving people a cold feeling, and scratch difficult to repair, so not much. I recommend quartz stone countertops, it is non-toxic and non-radiation, high hardness, oil is not easy to penetrate, easy to clean and durable. Purchase, try to choose a quality-assured brand, do not covet cheap.
Second, the choice of electrical appliances
Is it worth buying a dishwasher?
Many people may want to know this question. In the case of economic conditions allow, the home to prepare a set of dishwasher is a good choice. Some of the better brands on the market are Midea, Siemens, Haier, etc. Prices will vary by type and brand. If the family is small, think after dinner dishwashing is nothing, then there is no need to spend this money.
How about integrated cooker?
Integrated cooker, as the name suggests, is an integrated cooker, which combines the hood, cooker, disinfection cabinet, storage cabinet and other functions together. Domestic integrated cooker is generally a combination of black tempered glass and stainless steel panels, and some people may feel that the appearance is not very good.
Compared with ordinary cookers, integrated cookers have a high rate of smoke absorption, low noise, and simple operation and cleaning. Because it is a downward-discharge design, you can do more hanging cabinets to increase storage. However, the actual storage space under the integrated cooker hob is small, and maintenance is not very convenient. Because of the downward exhaust, you need to modify the exhaust pipe before installation, otherwise it is easy to cascade with the fumes downstairs.
The price of integrated cooker is usually more than $400, and the better brands are more than $800. However, if the disinfection cabinet these itself is what you want to buy, the calculation is not too expensive.
A great integrated hob should have the following qualities:
- The flue can automatically cut off the gas source when the flue sucks in fire or soup overflow causes accidental flameout;
- With an automatic cleaning function that can clean the motor wind wheel, saving more time (the exposed oil net still needs to be cleaned by yourself, so choose the kind that is easy to clean);
- Have a good after-sales service system.
Hood selection and installation
Hoods on the market have two kinds of top suction and side suction. From a comprehensive point of view, the side suction is better than the top suction, integrated stove is also used side suction. Top suction bottom distance from the countertop 650 to 750 mm is appropriate, side suction 350 to 450 mm is appropriate.
Warm tips:
Want to increase the aesthetics of the kitchen, according to the needs of the refrigerator, oven, microwave oven, dishwasher, etc. embedded in the appropriate location in the kitchen cabinet, convenient for daily use.
Third, lighting design
Kitchens generally need two kinds of light sources: the main lighting (ceiling lamps or fluorescent lamps), which provides the overall light; and supplementary light sources, which are set in each backlit area, such as the bottom of the hanging cabinets, the inside of the drawer pulls or the inside of the wall cabinets, to avoid cutting your hands when handling ingredients, and it is more convenient to pick up things. Installed sensor light is a wise choice, hand gently wave the light on, do not worry about dirty switch, save a lot of work.
PS: kitchen water vapour, be sure to choose moisture-proof, wipe clean to pay attention to safety, operating in the event of power failure.
Fourth, water and electricity renovation
Water, circuit design
Without good design planning, the transformation is a blind operation. When carrying out plumbing and electrical renovation, you should communicate with the designer about your ideas, such as the placement of each electrical appliance. You should also consider the possible increase of electrical appliances in the future, and make the socket reservation and location arrangement in advance.
Hot water supply
In the original community centralised hot water or their own hot water on the basis of determining the kitchen hot water supply is to use the KitchenAid, gas stoves, electric water heaters or other ways, so as to determine the direction of the water pipe and positioning.
Kitchen waterproofing
Kitchen water is unavoidable, water splash out is also a common occurrence. Therefore, when choosing a washbasin should try to choose a washbasin with an overflow spout to reduce water splashing out; floor drains must choose excellent quality; waterproofing measures should also be done to avoid their own homes and downstairs neighbours suffer.
Electrical grounding
Kitchen appliances must be grounded to ensure that the grounding wire is firm, to prevent electrical leakage caused by safety accidents. After the completion of the transformation, the strong and weak power should be completely tested, weak telecom signal lines to ensure that no signal smooth; strong electrical insulation resistance value to meet the national standards for the use of electrical appliances to ensure safety.
High-power appliances
At present, some of the new buildings have a part of the kitchen power line is 4 square millimetres, and some are 2.5 square millimetres. Some families may use high-power appliances such as ovens, microwave ovens, KitchenAid and other high-power appliances, which may involve the problem of changing wires. If the power of the kitchen appliances is large, it is recommended to use the national standard 4 square millimetres or more wire, otherwise over time, heat burning wire, resulting in a short circuit, fire, bringing a lot of trouble.
Pressure acceptance
Kitchen water transformation is completed, be sure to test the pressurisation, generally 1.5 times the working pressure of the water (0.5 to 0.8 MPa), pressurisation for half an hour without leakage, drop pressure is not more than 0.05 MPa is qualified.
Fifth, a few small suggestions
- Cabinet countertops must have a water bar, otherwise you have to spend time cleaning up the water on the ground.
- Some wall hangings can not be less, easy to just wash the dishes, knives, cutting boards and other items drained, commonly used spices stored in the above, when cooking is simply helpful.
- Kitchen is not big, must use a large single sink, pots and pans can be put in the wash, use up the mood is comfortable.
- More sockets to stay right, more with a switch, easy to power off.
- You can hang a rubbish bag on the side of the sink or food processing area, so you can put the rubbish in it and optimise the line of motion.
- Remember not to place the fridge too close to the hob, as it operates at a higher temperature, which can affect the cooling of the fridge. If you want to put it on that side of the hob because of its location, add an insulating plate. In addition, the built-in refrigerator should pay attention to heat dissipation.
Summary
Kitchen remodelling considerations should not be ignored, from material selection to appliance configuration, from lighting design to plumbing and electrical remodelling, every aspect is crucial. I hope this guide can help you create a kitchen that is both beautiful and practical, making cooking a pleasure. Remember, kitchen remodelling considerations are the key to creating the perfect kitchen, make sure you take every detail seriously.