Kitchen Remodeling Still Going Strong

The unique characteristic about kitchen remodeling is that when home sales fall, kitchen remodeling usually is a matter of personal choice not a financially motivated move. I have seen this in Orange County; that many remodeling companies are not raising prices, but jobs are not that far from normal.

A recent study revealed these facts:

• 46 percent of U.S. kitchen remodels were completely do-it-yourself, while 62 percent were at least partially DIY.

• “Buy-it-yourself,” or BIY, remodels—in which the consumer buys the products and has a contractor install them—account for 21 percent of kitchen remodels.

• Women initiate most kitchen-remodeling projects. Still, men initiated 31 percent of kitchen remodels, up from 18 percent in 2003.

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