Akdağ Dizayn

Architecture & Furniture

Decoration and renovation stages

DECORATION AND RENOVATION STAGES

1. Preliminary Preparation and Planning

Needs Analysis

  • Determining the areas to be renovated and taking their measurements
  • Defining the intended use and functional zones
  • Establishing the budget range
  • Determining the style (modern, minimalist, classic, etc.)

Time Planning

  • Planning the renovation process and stage dates
  • Finalizing delivery dates
  • Ensuring compliance with product order and delivery times
  • Planning manufacturing – workmanship durations and, if necessary, test / waiting periods

2. Design Phase

Spatial – Layout Planning

  • Layout plan: kitchen, bathroom, laundry room and other areas
  • Determining furniture and cabinet placements within each area
  • Arranging living and resting areas
  • Planning storage solutions and cabinet designs

Material and Product Selection

  • Flooring:
    • Parquet (engineered, laminate, solid)
    • Ceramic tiles for wet areas, corridors and kitchen
  • Doors:
    • Replacement of interior doors
    • Sliding kitchen door design
    • Renewal of the inner panel of the apartment entrance door
  • Walls:
    • Satin paint
    • Wallpaper
    • Decorative plaster and render applications
  • Ceiling:
    • Plasterboard ceilings
    • Spot and/or LED light lines
  • Furniture:
    • Kitchen cabinets
    • Bathroom cabinets
    • Built–in wardrobes
  • White Goods:
    • Selections in requested brands and colors compatible with the overall design
  • Lighting and Color:
    • Selecting main colors according to the lighting conditions
    • Applicable detail lighting (cabinet interior and countertop LED lighting)

3. Renovation Process

Demolition / Removal

  • Dismantling existing doors, parquet flooring and cabinets
  • Demolishing Ytong (aerated concrete) partition walls where necessary
  • Building a new wall for the kitchen sliding door
  • If necessary, demolishing the Ytong wall between the kitchen and balcony and creating an intermediate partition
  • Renewal of plumbing and pipes
  • Replacement of bathroom and balcony floor drains
  • Checking the heating system installation and renewing it if necessary

Infrastructure Works

  • Renewal of the necessary electrical installation, switches and socket locations
  • Renewal of plumbing
  • Checking heat and sound insulation and redoing where required
  • Applying bathroom waterproofing

Construction Works

  • Plaster, render, floor screed levelling works
  • Construction of new walls and niches
  • Ceiling works (plasterboard ceilings)

Finishing / Cladding Works

  • Ceramic tile installation
  • Laying parquet flooring
  • Paint and/or wall cladding applications

4. Furniture and Accessories Phase

Fixed Furniture

  • Kitchen cabinet
  • Bathroom cabinet
  • TV unit
  • Entrance hall wardrobe / cloakroom unit

Loose Furniture

  • Sofa, table, chairs
  • Bed, bedside tables

Accessories

  • Curtains, rugs
  • Chandelier, wall sconces
  • Wall decorations

5. Lighting Design

  • General lighting (main lighting fixtures)
  • Ambient LED lighting
  • Accent LED lighting (niches, shelves, TV unit, etc.)
  • Efficient use of natural light, light color selection and optimization

6. Budget Items

  • Material costs
  • Labor / workmanship costs
  • Furniture and accessory costs
  • Plumbing renewal costs
  • Paint / wall cladding costs
  • Contingency allowance for unforeseen expenses (10%)

7. Inspection and Handover

  • Preparing a completion inspection checklist
  • Identifying and completing missing or extra works
  • General cleaning
  • Providing user manuals and maintenance recommendations

KITCHEN DECORATION

1. General Information

  • Kitchen style: Modern, clean lines, predominantly white
  • White goods: Siemens (white color)
  • Layout: Hob + sink on the main countertop line
  • Worktop length: Approximately 3 meters

2. Area Analysis

Existing Structure

  • Designing a recessed / pocket sliding door into the side wall at the kitchen entrance
  • It is recommended to position the hob and sink on the same line
  • Maximum usable height for upper cabinets should be planned

Functional Requirements

  • A comfortable and uninterrupted working area
  • Leaving appropriate cabinet height for the desired refrigerator dimensions
  • Increasing storage capacity with pull–out larder units
  • A Kale T-One porcelain worktop surface and backsplash panels that are easy to clean and suitable for cutting directly on the surface

3. Layout Plan

Countertop Line Arrangement (Sample Order)

  1. Refrigerator
  2. Preparation area
  3. Sink
  4. Preparation area / coffee corner
  5. Hob
  6. Oven (built–in)

Upper Cabinets

  • Maximum height upper cabinets with integrated units above the sink
  • Hood above the hob and, if necessary, an upper cabinet module
  • Modern cabinet doors with or without handles

Base Cabinets

  • Drawer and storage modules
  • Waste bin system (mounted on the cabinet door under the sink)
  • Oven cabinet and bottom drawer

4. Material and Color Selection

Cabinets

  • Fronts: White lacquer or acrylic
  • Carcasses: MDFLAM

Worktop

  • Kale T-One (Turkey) porcelain
  • Belenko (Italy) porcelain and/or
  • Dekton (Spain) porcelain

Flooring

  • Products from Çanakkale Seramik / Kütahya Seramik

5. Lighting Plan

  • General spot lighting
  • Under–cabinet LED strip lighting along the worktop
  • Decorative LED strip lighting inside cabinets

6. Installation Requirements

Electrical

  • Dedicated (separate) line for the hob
  • At least 3 sockets above the countertop
  • Project drawings and required IGDAŞ approvals for relocation of the boiler
  • New natural gas piping system for the boiler and hob
  • Creating ventilation grille openings at the required points

Water

  • Positioning the sink and dishwasher on the same line

Ventilation

  • Planning the duct route for the hood outlet to the exterior of the building

7. Cost Items

  • Kitchen cabinets:
  • Worktop:
  • Ceramic tiles:
  • Labor:
  • Lighting:

8. Design Details

  • Decorative panel application on the side wall at the entrance
  • Ensuring alignment and linear continuity in upper cabinets
  • Integrating chosen white good colors and models with the overall kitchen design

9. Pre-Handover Checklist

  • Checking cabinet door alignment
  • Checking worktop and cabinet interior/under-cabinet lighting
  • Checking for leaks in water supply and waste lines
  • Testing the extraction performance of the hood