YLE?
>> Tati: NO.
>> Chuck: YOU'VE GOTTA SEE IT!
IT'S ONE OF THE MOST USED ROOMS
IN EVERY HOME IS THE KITCHEN.
WITH THAT USE, YOURS MAY NEED A
LITTLE TLC.
>> Tati: MAYBE.
OUR PARTNER ADAM HELFMAN SHOWS
HOW YOU CAN GIVE YOUR KITCHEN A
FACE-LIFT WITHIN YOUR BUDGET.
♪♪
>> KITCHEN REMODELING IS THE
NUMBER ONE REQUEST AND BUSINESS
IS BOOMING!
DID YOU KNOW THE AVERAGE KITCHEN
COSTS AROUND $25,000?
TODAY, WE'LL TEACH YOU HOW TO
ON A BUDGET.
LET'S GO TAKE A LOOK.
WE'RE AT THE HARD WOK STONE
FACILITY.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THEY'VE GOT
REALLY, REALLY COOL GRANITE
SELECTIONS FOR YOUR NEW KITCHEN.
THE FIRST THING YOU NEED TO DO
CABINETS.
LET ME SHOW WHAT YOU THEY'VE
GOT.
SO 60% OF THE COST OF THE
KITCHEN IS THE MATERIAL AND 30%
OF CHA IS THE COST OF THE
CABINETS.
WHAT I TELL EVERY HOMEOWNER FIND
THE DOOR STYLE THAT YOU LIKE,
DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE BOX.
MOST HAVE A GOOD, BETTER, BEST.
THE COST EXTRA IS IN THE BOX.
AS LONG AS YOU FIND THE RIGHT
DOOR STYLE, YOU'RE GOOD TO GO.
THE NEXT STEP IS TO FIND A PIECE
MATCHES.
YOU NEED TO BE AT A KITCHEN
SHOWROOM THAT HAS BOTH.
AND WHAT'S GREAT IS YOU CAN TAKE
THE GRANITE SAMPLE AND REPLACE
IT WITH THE ONE YOU LIKE AND SEE
WHAT IT WILL LOOK LIKE BEFORE
YOU EVEN PUT YOUR KITCHEN IN
YOUR HOM
HERE'S A TIP.
ASK FOR THE CLEARANCE RACK.
AT THE CLEARANCE RACK, YOU CAN
SAVE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF
DOLLAR
BUDGET.
GRANITE CAN COST FROM $35 A FOOT
TO WELL ABOVE $200 A FOOT.
SO IT WILL ALLOW YOU TO NARROW
DOWN T BUDGET AND GET THE
GRANITE TOP YOU WANT.
>> Chuck: AS YOU SAW, ADAM IS
HERE IN THE STUDIO AND BROUGHT
INTERESTING SAMPLES AS ALWAYS
I DIDN'T KNOW THAT QUARTZ AND
GRANITE COMES IN NAMES.
[LAUGHTER]
THIS IS WILD!
>> YOU CAN MAKE IT ANYTHING YOU
WANT.
THEY HAVE NEW TECHNOLOGY IN THE
WATER JET CUTTING MACHINE, AND
THEY CAN MAKE ANY DESIGN.
IF YOU WANT YOUR LOGO --
>> Chuck: IN YOUR COUNTER TOP?
>> YEAH.
>> Chuck: THAT'S WILD.
>> THIS IS A POPULAR COLOR AND
MOST ARE OPTING FOR GRANITE OR
SOLID SURFACE, AND THE PRICE HAS
COME DOWN THAT YOU CAN GET IT
VERY INEXPENSIVELY.
REAL STUFF?
>> IT IS QUARTZ.
YOU CAN SEE IT'S NICE AND
MANMADE.
IT'S CONSISTENT.
THAT'S ALWAYS A GOOD SITUATION
WHEN YOU'RE DOING A KITCHEN.
>> Chuck: BACK TO THE REAL
STUFF.
>> MORE REAL STUFF AGAIN.
ONE OF THE THINGS ABOUT GRANITE
IS THE CONTRACTORS LIKE HARD
ROCK STONE FOR HIRE IT DONE SEAL
LIFE.
A LOT OF HOMEOWNERS DON'T KNOW
YOU HAVE TO RESEAL IT.
QUARTZ?
>> NO.
REMEMBER, IT'S MAN MADE, IT'S
GROUND UP.
>> Chuck: AND THEY PUT A LITTLE
BLING IN THERE.
>> A GOOD KITCHEN REFRESHER IS
COUNTERTOPS.
OR KEEP THE COUNTERS AND CHANGE
THE DOORS.
THE DISTRESSED CABINET WITH WOOD
KNOTS IN IT.
PEOPLE WOULD SAY, OH, I DON'T
WANT THIS.
BUT NOW THEY'RE REQUESTING THE
DISTRESSED.
SUPER POPULAR, ALMOST LOOKS LIKE
A BEAT-UP CABINET AND HOMEOWNERS
ARE RAVING ABOUT IT.
>> Chuck: WHAT SHOULD YOU ASK OF
A CONTRACTOR?
>> SO WHEN DOING A KITCHEN
REMODEL, OBVIOUSLY IT'S THE
NUCLEUS OF YOUR HOME.
EVERYONE HANGS OUT IN THE
KITCHEN.
THE CONTRACTOR NEEDS TO KNOW
WHAT YOUR LIFESTYLE IS.
HOW MANY TIMES A WEEK ARE YOU
COOKING, ENTERTAINING, OR JUST
WARMING UP FOOD?
AND THEN YOU GET YOUR BUDGE AND
MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING FITS
IN IT.
THEN ASK HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE?
OH, A COUPLE OF WEEKS.
BUT WHEN IT TAKES LONGER, WHAT'S
THE SOLUTION TO CATCH UP?
YOU'VE GOTTA GET IT IN WRITING
AND EVERYONE HAS THE PLAN.
>> Chuck: THIS IS THE ROOM YOU
DON'T WANT TO ABANDON FOR
MONTHS.
YOU DON'T HAVE A PLACE EVEN FOR
THE TOASTER.
>> THE AVERAGE KITCHEN TAKES 12
WEEKS.
AFTER EATING OUT SO MUCH, YOU
WANT YOUR KITCHEN BACK.
>> Chuck: IF YOU'RE INTERESTED
IN UPDATING YOUR KITCHEN, HIRE
IT DONE WILL HELP YOU FIND THE
RIGHT CONTRACTOR AND THE SERVICE
TO YOU IS FREE.
WH YOU REGISTER, YOU'LL
RECEIVE KEY QUESTIONS FOR EVERY
SINGLE CONTRACTOR BEFORE YOU
HIRE THEM.
WHICH IS GOOD TO UNDERSTAND.
AND JOIN ADAM AFTER "LIVE IN THE
D" ON THE LOCAL 4 FACEBOOK LIVE.
OVER TO YOU.