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Think about socket locations, then add a couple more. Light switches and ceiling light positions - double check where they will be in relation to finished cupboards/doorways (which way will the door open?)
Likewise power for appliances (oven is not just a normal socket etc.) and water in/drainage out for dishwasher etc. A fancy fridge with water thing which needs plumbing in...? i.e. just allow for possibilities - this is the absolute best time to put holes and chases in things before floors and walls get finished.
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So, I'm at risk of derailing two home-related threads but I've never gotten into this level of stuff before so seeking advice.
Kitchen has just been removed (mainly) and in a couple of weeks the new one will be going in. The guy we were getting to fit a Howdens kitchen is a carpenter mainly, and is in fact building us the units etc from scratch for the same cost as the Howdens design. This is relevant as I don't think he's going to be doing anything beyond putting the units he's made in, and while the room is fine there's a whole bunch of unfinished stuff from the previous owner. I did ask the fitter what we should be sorting out and he didnt really have any suggestions but didn't specify that he would be doing anything like filling, etc. Boiler stuff is all getting boxed in so that doesn't have to be pretty, but I don't want it to be awful either I guess.
An electrician is coming in to sort that side of things out, and a plumber is going to tidy up the pipework which is a bit of a mess.
If you lot were doing this, what would you be doing in the period I now have before the new kitchen and floor is supposed to go in?
We're going to strip the wallpaper and paint the areas that will become hard to reach.
Skirting is a bit shit, mainly not attached, some bits are missing.
Should we give a shit about the bit of wall below the removed tiles? New tiles will be going on, slimline dishwasher and sink in front of the window.
Appliances will be integrated if that makes a difference to how people would approach it.
The render I've added here has been deviated from a bit, but is a reasonable impression of the end goal
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