RENOVATION MEANS different
things to different people, especial-
ly when it comes to kitchens.

With rising house prices, kitchen
make-overs are a worthwhile in-
vestment that can forestall an ex-

pensive move.

oe By MAUREEN CURTIS
Contributing Writer

Ly Depending on your means and
er inclination, however, that iittle
po renovation project can be anything
g. from a relatively simple updating
toed of existing cabinets that 2 handy
homeowner could attempt himself
for a few hundred dollars, to a
total gutting and professional re-
do of the kitchen that could cost
tens of thousands of dollars.
Charlotte Anders of West Van-
conver took the do-it-yourself
Pegs and is now very proud of her
kitchen cabinets and cupboards,
which she refinished with an easy
care almond colored laminate with
oak trims and handles.
With the help of her sister, and

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materials and advice provided by
Pat Roach at U-Do-a-Door, she
did the job in two and a half weeks
for about $1,400.

“There were 80 little pieces that
I had to measure, cut and sand,”
recalls Anders, whose fingernails
have not yet recovered from the
experience.

She figures she saved about
$500, yet managed to get some of
the more expensive features, such
as concealed hinges.

Roach, who has helped people
do kitchens for as little as $500,
gives quotes on jobs that are then
amended with the savings home-
owners can earn by choosing to
hang their own doors or paint the
frames.

Most of Roach’s customers are
using melamine or the more ex-
pensive high pressure laminates.

Heritage Woodcrafts of North
Vancouver, however, specializes in
custom built kitchens that feature
Corian countertops.

Brian Zaste builds the cabinets,
while Bruce Klobchar utilizes his

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to build (and repair) countertops
with invisible seams (including sink
edges) that cost about $100 per
linear foot.

Klobchar thinks the extra ex-
pense is worth it, for when proper-
ly installed, Corian comes with a
10-year DuPont guarantee.

“*Five years down the road you
can have it sanded and refinished
so that it looks exactly as it did
when it went in,’” he says.

Although this petroleum based
mineral/plastic is most popular in
white tones, it also comes in a
granite-look finish that is available
in three shades.

Mario Szijarto, a designer and
builder of sty!ish North Shore
homes, is particularly fond of the
use of real granite for counters.

“*You can put anything on it and
it cleans nicely,’’ he says.

At about half the price of Cor-
ian, granite pairs nicely with both
the hardwood and light pine

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