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The room you end up in, drawn around how you use it
The kitchen and great room is where most houses succeed or fail. We start with how many people cook, where the light comes from and what you want to see from the sink.
Then we draw it, choose cabinets, stone, appliances and lighting on paper, and check that the appliance lead times fit the schedule. Not included: the appliances themselves, unless you ask us to buy them, and furniture.
What phase one includes
A layout study with two or three options, drawn to scale
Cabinet elevations, stone and tile choices, lighting and electrical plans
Appliance specifications checked against the drawings
Lead times for cabinets, stone and appliances written into the schedule
A temporary kitchen plan if you stay in the house
Cost
What changes the cost
No figures here, because the house sets them. These are the parts that move the number.
Whether the layout moves
Moving the sink, the range or a wall means plumbing, gas, electrical and sometimes structure. Keeping the footprint keeps the number lower.
Cabinet construction
Custom, semi-custom and stock cabinets sit far apart in price. We show the options side by side in phase one.
Stone and surfaces
Slabs vary by material, edge and how many seams the layout needs.
Appliances and ventilation
A larger range or a panel-ready refrigerator changes cabinet, power and duct planning.
Phase one
How the design phase goes
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Step 1: Brief and measure
We learn how you cook and entertain, and measure the room and its neighbors.
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Step 2: Layout options
Two or three plans, each with what it changes in the house.
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Step 3: Drawings and selections
Elevations, lighting and every material and appliance chosen.
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Step 4: Build price and decision
A written price with allowances for anything you haven't chosen yet.
Permits
Permits and approvals
Inside Bend's city limits, building permits go through the City of Bend; outside them, through Deschutes County. A kitchen with no moved walls may need only electrical, plumbing or mechanical permits. Moving a bearing wall or enlarging an opening adds a building permit and, often, an engineer. We tell you which in phase one and pull what the work requires.
Examples
Examples of the work
Sample photos.
Questions
Questions about this work
How long do cabinets and appliances take to arrive?
It varies by maker and season. We write the lead times into the schedule in phase one and order early so a late delivery doesn't stall the job.
Can we keep cooking during the work?
Usually with a temporary kitchen set up elsewhere in the house. The week-one plan says where it goes.
Do you supply the appliances?
You can buy them yourself or ask us to. Either way they are specified in the drawings so the cabinets fit.
What about a kitchen and the room beside it?
That is the usual great-room project. We draw the two together so the floor, light and ceiling carry across.
Draw it first.
Book a first conversation about the house. We talk, then we look.