2025 kitchen renovation pit avoidance guide: from design to completion of the complete pit avoidance manual
2025 kitchen renovation pit avoidance guide: from design to completion of the complete pit avoidance manual
The kitchen is one of the most frequently used spaces in the home, if the decoration is not well thought out, the later use will bring a lot of inconvenience. 2025, with the popularity of new materials, new technology and smart home, kitchen decoration has also appeared a new ‘pit point’. This article combines the latest industry trends and user feedback, collated a **2025 kitchen renovation to avoid pit guide **, to help you avoid common mistakes, to create a practical and beautiful kitchen.
First, the kitchen layout to avoid the pit: do not let the line of motion ruin your cooking experience
1. Blindly follow the trend of net red layout, ignoring the actual needs of the
- Pit point: the popular ‘open kitchen’ in recent years, ‘island design’ is not suitable for all families, especially Chinese families frying smoke, open kitchen may lead to the whole house smoke filled.
- Pit avoidance advice:
- Small households preferred **L-type or U-type layout **, higher space utilisation.
- Families that cook a lot are advised to **semi-open + powerful hood**, or add **glass sliding doors** to block the fumes.
2. The line of action planning is not reasonable, cooking is like ‘running a marathon’.
- Pit: refrigerator, sink, cooker distance is too far, cooking back and forth, inefficient.
- Pit avoidance suggestions:
- Follow the ** ‘take → wash → cut → fry → sheng’ golden triangle line **, three spacing of no more than 1.2 metres.
- Small kitchen can consider ** a word + folding table **, space saving.
Second, the cabinet purchase pit avoidance: do not be business tactics fooled
3. Only look at the face value, ignoring the environmental protection of the plate
- Pit: some businesses with ‘E0 level’ ‘no aldehyde board’ and other vague concepts to mislead consumers, the actual formaldehyde still exceeds the standard.
- Pit advice:
- Recognise **ENF level (≤0.025mg/m³)** or **F4 star (Japanese standard)** boards.
- Require businesses to provide **national test reports**, focusing on formaldehyde and TVOC emissions.
4. Greedy cheap choice of poor quality hardware, two years on the bad
- Pit point: poor quality hinges, slides, resulting in loose cabinet doors, drawer jamming.
- Pit avoidance advice*:
- Hardware at least choose ** Blum (Blum), Hettich (Hettich)** and other brands, guaranteed 100,000 times open and close.
- Limited budget can choose ** domestic DTC **, but avoid miscellaneous brands.
5. Countertops choose the wrong material, bleed colour and cracking
- Pit point:
- Marble countertops are easy to seep soy sauce, coffee;
- Poor quality quartz stone filled with resin, easy to crack at high temperatures.
- Pit avoidance suggestions:
- Preferred **15mm quartz stone countertops ** (quartz sand content ≥ 93%).
- Sufficient budget to choose ** rock slab **, high temperature resistance, resistance to infiltration.
Third, the water and electricity transformation to avoid pits: hidden works did not do a good job, late maintenance crying death
6. Insufficient socket reservation, electrical fights
- Pit point: decoration only to find that there are not enough sockets, can only pull the plug board, both unsafe and unsightly.
- Pit avoidance suggestions:
- Reserve at least **8-10 sockets**, including:
- Refrigerator (separate circuit)
- Hood
- Microwave/Oven
- Rice cooker + kettle (with switch)
- Dishwasher/water purifier (under sink)
- It is recommended to install **rail sockets** for flexibility in adding or removing sockets.
7. No anti-odour treatment, return of odour from the drain
- Pit point: serious odour in the kitchen, checking found to be the downpipe did not seal or storage elbow failure.
- Pit avoidance suggestions:
- Sink downpipe selection **S-bend or P-bend **, water storage to block the odour.
- Pipe interface with ** anti-mould glass glue ** sealing to avoid water leakage.
Fourth, electrical appliances to choose to avoid the pit: buy wrong = waste of money + hard to use
8. hood air volume is not enough, smoke suction is not clean!
- Pit point: listen to the ‘super quiet’ propaganda, selected the wind <18m³/min hood, stir-fry simply sucked not clean.
- Pit avoidance advice:
- Chinese stir-fry selection ** air volume ≥ 22m³/min **, European selection ** ≥ 20m³/min **.
- Priority selection ** side suction ** (close to the stove, stronger suction).
9. Blindly installed embedded appliances, maintenance trouble
- Pit: embedded dishwasher, steam oven did not leave access port, bad have to demolish the cabinet.
- Pit avoidance suggestions:
- Determine the size of the appliance in advance, leave **2cm cooling space around **.
- In the back or side of the appliance reserved ** removable panel **, easy access.
V. Details to avoid the pit: small problems ruin the big experience
10. Lighting design errors, cut vegetables can not see
- Pit: only a top light, the operating table backlighting, cutting vegetables when the shadow blocking the line of sight.
- Pit avoidance advice:
- Main light + cabinet bottom light combination, colour temperature selection 4000K natural light.
- Hanging cabinet below the LED strip light, to avoid shadows. 11.
11. did not do water blocking strip, water flow all over the house
- Pit point: the edge of the countertop did not do water bar, the water flows along the cabinet to the ground.
- Pit avoidance advice:
- The edge of the countertop plus ** back water blocking strip (5cm high)** and front drip line.
- Seal around the sink with **anti-mould adhesive** to avoid water seepage.
Six, 2024 new trends in kitchen decoration and pit avoidance points
1. Smart kitchen traps:
- Part of the ‘smart cabinet’ function is chicken ribs (such as voice control to open the door), it is recommended that priority be given to **practical intelligent equipment** (such as automatic sensor lights, intelligent water purifier).
2. Minimalist style rollover:
- No handle design (rebounders) is prone to failure, it is recommended to match with ** invisible groove ** more durable.
3. High premium for rock slab countertops:
- The market is mixed, low-priced rock slabs may be ceramic slabs, recognised **12mm thickness **and **SGS certification**.
Conclusion: how to renovate the kitchen once in place?
1. First planning and then construction: clear needs (such as cooking frequency, list of appliances), and then set the layout.
2. hidden works can not be saved: water and electricity, waterproofing, hardware to choose high-quality materials.
3. Leave flexible space: such as adjustable laminate, track socket, convenient later upgrade.
