The kitchen, to this day, remains the most popular room in the house to renovate. We spend a lot time in the kitchen; there is a reason it is called the heart of the home. It’s a big job to remodel a kitchen, both in terms of cost and project scale - especially if you have a certain kitchen layout that limits possibilities of expansion. So it’s very important to get the foundation right and make sure you have a kitchen that suits you and your family’s needs!
One of the most common ways to change a galley kitchen layout, is remove an interior, nonstructural wall and borrow space from an adjacent room [In this case from the dining and family room (Ingram St., Alexandria)]. But, as we make this transformation of your kitchen design, it can in turn be a challenge to transform the atmosphere of your house. For instance, there are often supply pipes, supply ducts, duct returns, and wiring running from the electrical panel to the upper rooms running through many of those walls (some of which, however, are non-structural). This is a common thing in the zip code 22304 in Alexandria, VA - as J & M regularly works on kitchens there that have issues with size and layout.
Here are some tips your J & M team can recommend to you to resolve this problem:
Framing work (Determinate is the framing [is it a structural wall or not])
Relocate Water supply lines and DWS (Plumbing Work)
Relocate HVAC and air ducting
Relocate electrical wiring running from electrical panel (Electrical rough-in)
If you live in Alexandria or anywhere else in Northern Virginia and are looking for help with your galley kitchen layout, size, or are even just looking for a kitchen remodel (regardless of whether it is a galley or not) - J & M is here to help! We’re experts at diagnosing galley kitchen layout and expansion work; we’ve been at it for over 18 years serving our community in Northern Virginia - as our owner Javier has been for over 20!