Creative Designs in Kitchens and Baths Planning Guide, Kitchen Planning Questionnaire, Stow, Massachusetts, MA

Kitchen Design Survey:

A questionnaire geared to provide specific information that will help you and your designer.

Home Improvement Process:

A general walkthrough that will prepare you for what to expect before.

Remodeling Hints:

Tips to help you prepare for a kitchen remodeling project.

Measuring For Your New Kitchen:

A step-by-step guide for drawing and measuring a kitchen.

Bath Design Survey:

A quick survey geared to provide specific information that will help you and your designer.

Kitchen Design Survey:

Name:
Address:
City/State/Zip:
Telephone:
Work:

Prefer to be called at Home Work.

How did you hear about Creative Designs?

Yellow Pages Website NKBA

Newspaper Ad

Other:

Referral from:

Desired Completion Date:

Age of house: years

How many people/pets in your household?

Adults: Teenagers: Children: Pets:

Are any person disabled or have special needs:
If yes, please describe:

How many persons prepare meals at the same time?

Are they: Left handed Right handed

Height of Cook(s):

What are the problems with your present kitchen?

	Insufficient storage
	Insufficient counter space
	Inefficient layout
	Insufficient seating
	Insufficient electrical outlets
	Inadequate natural light
	Inadequate lighting fixtures
	Inaccessible corners
	Outdated
	Do not like cabinets / countertops
	Wall cabinets too high / low
	Countertops too high / low
	Other:

How often do you cook?	times per day / week
Gourmet dishes
Specialty cooking
Canning
How often do you bake?	times per day / week
How often do you entertain?	times per day / week
Dinner parties
Buffet Dinners
Casual with snacks

Do you have any specific ideas for your new kitchen?

Do you have any sketches or pictures?

Style preference:		Traditional
		Contemporary
		Country
		Sleek European
		Other

What activities take place in your kitchen?

	Eating		Plant Potting
	Studying		Child's play
	Sewing		Computer work
	Bill Paying		Crafts
	Laundry		Hobbies
	Cake Decorating		TV watching

Other:

Type of eating area desired:

Table and chairs to seat		number of people
Snack bar / counter to seat		number of people
Both if possible

Specialized storage desired:

	Pantry cabinet / closet		Cookbook
	Tall cleaning equipment		Open shelving
	Recycling bins		Roll out shelves
	Wastebasket cabinet		Trays
	Small appliances		Tilt out soap tray
	Appliance garage		Under sink rack
	Towel bar		Cutting Board
	Glass Door Inserts		Cutlery divider
	Linens		Spice rack
	Vegetables		Wine Rack
	Lazy Susan Corner wall cabinet		Lazy Susan Corner base cabinet
	Breadbox Drawer		Other

Would you consider changing the location of:

	Doors		Appliances		Heat
	Windows		Sink

Do you anticipate enlarging the size of your kitchen?

	By building an addition
	Using space of an adjoining room

Ceiling height of kitchen:

What is below kitchen?:

	Unfinished basement		Garage
	Finished basement with dropped ceiling		Concrete slab
	Finished basement with plastered ceiling

What is above kitchen?:

	bathroom		other rooms		attic
	crawl space		cathedral ceiling

Items to be replaced or added:

Cabinets:

Wood:

(species)

Painted:

(color)

Laminate:

(color)

Countertops:

	Laminate		Laminate with wood edge
			Laminate with beveled edge
			Laminate with Corian edge
	Solid Surface
	Ceramic Tile
	Granite
	Marble
	Wood

Backsplash:

	Full backsplash same as countertop material
	Full tile backsplash 4" backsplash

Soffit (area above wall cabinets):

	Open		Cabinets to celing
	Closed		Wood to match cabinets
			Paint / wallpaper
			Existing wallboard soffit

Lighting:

	Add additional		Use existing
	Recessed ceiling fixtures		Under cabinet
	General ceiling lighting		Over sink

Electrical:

Additional outlets
Upgrade service
Location of Main electrical box
Do you have Circuit Breakers?
Fuses?
Service into home:	amps

Floor Covering:

	New		Ceramic tile
	Use existing		Wood
	Vinyl sheet		Laminated

New Windows:

	Double hung		Awning
	Casement		Bay / bow double hung
	Sliding		Bay / bow casement

New Doors:

	Standard entry		Recessed panel
	Flush		Glass
	Raised panel		Bitfold
	Folding		Sliding
	Pocket

Appliances (Complete as much information as possible, whether using existing or purchasing new):

Sink:

	New		Existing
	Set-in		1 1/2 bowl
	Undermounted		Double
	Single		Triple
	Enameled cast iron		Drainboard
			Stainless steel
			Corian / other solid surface material

Faucet:

	New		Existing
	Single lever		Two handles
	Separate spray		Integral spray
	High spout		Soap dispenser
	Chrome		Brass
	Stainless Steel		Colored

Range / oven / cooktop:

	New		Existing
	Freestanding range		Slide-in range
	2 ovend		1 oven
	Oven size:		Electric
	Burners		Gas
	Cooktop with separate wall oven		Grill

Exhaust:

	New		Existing
	Hood		Venting outside desired
			Downdraft

Microwave oven:

	New		Existing
	Width Height		Depth Vent Location:
	Use on Countertop		Build into wall cabinet

	Built into oven cabinet (above single wall oven)
	Oven cooktop / range (requires microwave / vent combination)

Refrigerator:

	New		Existing
	Width Height		Depth Vent Location:
	Top / bottom freezer		Side by side
	Freestanding		Icemaker
	Built-in		Front to match cabinets

Separate freezer:

New		Existing
Width Height	"	Depth "
Vent Location:
Not in kitchen

Dishwasher:

	New		Existing
	Front to match cabinets

Compactor:

	New		Existing
	" Wide
	Front to match cabinets		Do not want compactor

Garbage disposer:

	New Existing
	Do you have a septic system?
	Do not want disposer

Instant Hot Water Dispenser:

	New Existing
	Do not want hot water dispenser

Water Cooler:

New		Existing
Height	"	Depth "
Wide	"
Do not want cooler

Water Purifier:

New

Existing

Color Preference for Major Appliances:

Other:

Kitchen Remodeling Budget for the total project. This information is essential to assure that our recommendations are consistent with your preferred budget for this project.

	$15,000		$40,000
	$20,000		$50,000
	$25,000		$60,000
	$30,000		$70,000
	$35,000		$80,000
	Other: