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A Note From The Home Depot
As part of The Test Lab at Home Depot, Chris and Yvonne Johnson of Reclaimed Karma give home improvement tips to revamp your home or your client's home. Read through this episode for tips on how to upgrade the kitchen space with an island!
Episode 3: Kitchen Island
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It's no secret that over the years the kitchen has become the heart of the home and is now one of the main gathering places amongst family. In the old days, that essential gathering spot in the kitchen was the kitchen table, but today that has evolved into the kitchen island.
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If you’re taking on a kitchen remodel project, it’s almost certain that your client will want to explore adding or upgrading an island in their space. Today, clients want to add islands to their kitchen to house their prep sinks, kitchen sinks, cooktops and so much more!
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So, in this episode of The Test Lab (The Test Lab is an episodic web series we partnered with The Home Depot on to help Pros in our industry tackle some of the not so common requests they may encounter while on the job) we did you a solid and dove right into some of the mechanicals, main watch-outs and potential obstacles you as a Pro will need to take into account prior to starting your client's kitchen renovation project.
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With the assumption that you’ve checked the box on all your client's design and functionality needs.
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Along with trying to determine if you can even install an island in your client's space, we’ll walk you through what to consider as it relates to getting mechanicals into that island.
How exciting, right?! Dealing with all the crazy issues that could come from installing your client's must-haves while working around different types of sub-floors and common electrical and plumbing code requirements. But have no fear…check out our Test Lab YouTube video where we take on these common client requests and break them down to help you find all the answers.
Check out all five episodes of "The Test Lab" on The Home Depot YouTube channel for more important do's and don'ts while on the job!
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