so my mom wants to remodel her kitchen and I just know she's going to screw something up! she always makes silly decisions that aren't very well thought out. She won't be living in this home that much longer...honestly I'm thinking like 7 yrs. She tends to make decisions too much based on what she thinks she wants and not what would be best for her budget and re-sale value.
So my question, for ppl who have done some major renovations, what is the best way to go about this project? I suggested to her she look into how much it would cost to hire a designer and have them help her come up with the design and sort out all the details. They probably also have people they work with to actually do the work? So far it sounds like she's just planning on bringing in some contractors and give her quotes. This plan is very much less favorable to me because you don't really know what you're going to get, and she really doesn't know what the fcuk she's doing lol
This project will most likely be a complete gut, new floor, cabinets, hopefully knocking out a couple walls, new everything. It's a house built in the early 70's i think and never been updated lol
Also i'm wondering, if one or both of the walls we want to knock out are load baring ( bearing? ) is it possible to take them out and maybe leave posts or something? It'd be nice to open up the main floor.
advice?