A kitchen affects walls, floors, electricity, water and ventilation. Use one final installation drawing and agree when the room must be ready.
A situation to test your plan against
A family wants to cook, study and work from home without every activity taking over the same room. Map simultaneous uses first. An additional partition may help more than extra floor area.
Use the technical drawing
A visualisation does not include every connection dimension. Provide the trades with the installation plan and communicate amendments.
What the drawing needs to explain
Show furniture, door swings and circulation on one plan. Mark a quiet workspace and the places where several people pass at once.
Compare the complete intervention
Separate the new layout from associated changes to wiring, heating and flooring. A low-cost partition can become expensive when adjoining work has been left out.
Questions for your own property
- Does everyone have the same drawing?
- When are dimensions final?
- Who finishes the remaining work?
Illustrative design situations, not evidence of completed work. Assess decisions against the actual property.