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In 2021, local residents gained some new options for enjoying outdoor adventures. Eisenhower Park became the crossroads for the Salado and Leon trail systems, connecting an entire arc of greenway trails along San Antonios northern half. Friesenhahn Park in Northeast San Antonio also got a new paved trail. Heres a look back at those and some of the other spots visited by The Trailist this year:

Cyclists can now ride 20 uninterrupted miles of Salado Creek trail from Eisenhower Park to John James Park north of Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, the final gap left in the Salado trail. This section of the greenway offers the only outdoor rock climbing access in San Antonio, offering the lone entry point to Medicine Wall, a sport climbing area.

Riding the whole trail offers a unique perspective of our sprawling, ecologically diverse city. The trail starts amid rocky Hill Country terrain, transitions through open fields of prairie plants and mesquite and ends in the shady forest groves of Pecan Valley. Two friends and I rode the 20 miles from the Loop 1604 trailhead to the KOA Holiday campground on Gembler Road, stayed in a cabin that night, then finished the segment to Southside Lions Park the next day.

This park located near James Madison High School off OConnor Road offers almost a mile of concrete trail for hiking and biking and a shorter stretch of unpaved trail.

Its a quiet walk under shady trees, through small meadows of wildflowers and across a muddy, rocky creek bed crossing that likely swells with water during heavy rains. In some spots, thin hedges of 7-foot-tall sunflowers line both sides of the path.

Parkgoers can stay on the trail or take a little detour onto one of the many half-trails and traces that lead off into the woods.

Located in Leon Valley off Bandera Road, the natural area is a mostly wooded park, except for a nearly mile-long single-track dirt trail that cuts around the perimeter. Trail runners or those seeking a quiet walk in the shade will enjoy this area.

It was once a horse, mule and cattle pasture for the Joseph Huebner family, who built a homestead that was later associated with various ghostly legends.

The homestead itself remains fenced off to visitors, and a short stretch of paved greenway trail ends nearby. Eventually the park will link to San Antonios Leon Creek Greenway via its Huebner Creek artery.

Madla is a 42-acre park named after the late South Side state legislator who grew up in nearby Helotes.Its a quiet sanctuary with beautiful scenery and almost no trash in sight.

Located in Grey Forest, a 500-person community along Scenic Loop Road in Northwest Bexar County, the area features an expanse of restored prairie ensconced by relatively old-growth Hill Country forest. Bicycles arent allowed, and pets are only allowed on leashes; visitors need to stick to established trails. One of the parks four main routes is the Jon Allan trail, which starts on the edge of the meadow, then plunges under the tree canopy. It then circles a hill as it climbs to the edge of a cliff looking over Helotes Canyon.

Combined, the Culebra Creek and Helotes Creek greenways have about 2.5 miles of trail. That includes the paved trails along both creeks and a short section of gravel inside Culebra Creek Park, which also has a network of small paths through the forest and along the creek.

About a third of this park on San Antonios far West Side is made up of sports fields. The two creeks come together at the end of a strange concrete runway, a 1,000-foot-long path of 40-foot-wide concrete built on a ridge that separates the two waterways. With sparse trees and an open view of the sky, its a good place to sit and watch the sunset during cooler months. In the summer, the concrete creates an intense heat island effect that makes it tough to linger there too long.

This is a 300-acre park located between Blanco Road and Wilderness Oak north of Loop 1604. It has open terrain, broad views, interesting elevation changes and a network of single- and double-track dirt trails that branch off of the main trail. Its also relatively uncrowded and dog-friendly, a combination thats difficult to find in any North Side park.

Panther Springs is similar toStone Oak Park, which also is located in a flood plain area riddled with caves and other karst features.

Visitors looking for a quick jaunt can stick to the 3-mile concrete path that connects the parking lots at Parman Library to the parking lot at the northern trailhead off Wilderness Oak. The northern trailhead includes a 1.5-acredog parkwith separate areas for large and small dogs.

If San Antonio has any public land that one could call backcountry inside Loop 410, the forest at Southside Lions Park East is probably it. The area is about 250 acres, plenty to explore on foot, but the forest is too dense and the paths too unclear to make biking much fun.

Except for a gravel access road that cuts through the center from north to south, there are no formal paths on the property, just occasional traces cut by animals, off-trail walkers and unlawful off-roaders. The central access road leads to the Salado Creek Greenway on the north end of the property, and the city is building a 3-mileconnectionto extend the greenway from Southside Lions to Southeast Military Drive. Eventually, the plan is to join that trail to the Mission Reach.

In May and June, I make a habit of regularly checking Hill Country river gauges, looking to seize the opportunity following a rainfall when rivers become perfect for paddling.

In late April, the gauge for the Guadalupe River near the town of Comfort, about an hours drive northwest of San Antonio on Interstate 10, showed the river was running higher than it had been since May 2020. My girlfriend and I put in at Lions Park in Center Point, a town only 9 miles upriver from Comfort on State Highway 27.

This part of the Guadalupe alternates from broad, wide pools with brushy banks to narrow, cypress-lined channels that become mild rapids when the river flows at around 100 cubic feet per second or more. Aside from an occasional passing truck along Highway 27, the beeping and crunching of the quarry were the only human sounds we heard on the river that weekday. We loved having the river to ourselves, shared only with the deer and ducks we encountered along its banks.

On Memorial Day, a group of us decided to paddle the Upper Llano River upstream of Junction. The Llano often has a braided channel more akin to the Pecos or the Devils rivers than the nearby Guadalupe River. It forms countless mini-channels and islands of sun-bleached limestone rocks, held together by small trees and native grasses and flowers.

Upriver from Junction, the Llano is a series of long, flat pools with short sections of shallow, fast-water riffles where its easy to take a wrong turn. In the shallows, the river flows clear enough to watch fish and turtles swimming along its rocky bottom. The bald cypress trees that cast shade over the Guadalupe, the Frio and the Medina rivers are absent from the Llano, replaced by sparser sycamores and pecans.

We had planned a 17-mile trip but cut it about 5 miles short by pulling out at the entrance road toSouth Llano River State Park.

We had cool, cloudy weather on our paddle, with occasional squalls blowing through. But beware an afternoon on the Llano River during a hot day, when the sun can beat down relentlessly.

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In a pastoral scene that has changed little in centuries, farmers wearing red woollen ponchos gather on a December morning in a semicircle to drink chicha, made from fermented maize, and mutter an invocation to Pachamama Mother Earth before sprinkling the dregs on the Andean soil.

Singing in Quechua, the language spread along the vast length of the Andes by the Incas, they hill the soil around plants in the numerous small plots terraced into a patchwork up and down the Peruvian mountainside.

The Andes sustains one of the most diverse food systems in the world. Through specially adapted farming techniques, these farmers conserve a great variety of maize, also known as corn, and other biodiverse crops that could be key to food security as global heating causes a more erratic climate. Maize has been grown in Lares, near Cusco, for thousands of years, in one of the highest farming systems in the world. Choquecancha and Ccachin communities specialise in more than 50 varieties of the cereal in a myriad of different sizes and colours.

In the old days, the Incas grew these ecotypes and now we continue the path set down by our ancestors, says Juan Huillca, a conservationist in Choquecancha, a tiny mountainside village.

On a blanket are ears of corn ranging in colour from faintly yellowed white to deep purple. All have thick kernels and evocative names. Yellowish corncobs with red tinted kernels are called yawar waqaq (blood crier). White cobs flecked with grey, whose toasted kernels are served as crunchy canchita with Perus flagship dish ceviche, are more prosaically called chuspi sara (small corn).

Historians believe what is now the worlds most widely grown cereal crop was first domesticated by people in modern-day Mexico about 10,000 years ago and subsequently spread south down the spine of the Andes to reach Peru about 6,000 years ago.

Long before the climate crisis, these farmers ancestors adapted to growing crops in different niche ecosystems, from icy mountain peaks to sunny valleys.

In this landscape it would be difficult to produce just one variety of one crop, because in one year you can have frosts, hail, droughts or torrential rain, says Javier Llacsa Tacuri, an agrobiodiversity expert who manages a project to safeguard the farming techniques, which have been identified as one of a handful of globally important agricultural heritage systems.

With a few varieties, you could not face a farming year, so the response is to have many varieties. The frosts and hailstorms have always occurred and their ancestors knew how to face them, he says.

With more than 180 native domesticated plant species and hundreds of varieties, Peru has one of the worlds richest diversity of crops.

Backed by the UNs Food and Agriculture Organization, the project supports the farmers to preserve the native species, and Llacsa Tacuri and colleagues help find markets for the multicoloured corns.

Peru is one of eight places in the world which is considered a centre of origin for agriculture, says Llacsa Tacuri. The first inhabitants and their descendants the peasant farmers who are here started their adaptation to this landscape more than 10,000 years ago.

Huillca says his village and its neighbours are already feeling the climate crisis.

Diseases like stem rust or blight arrive, sometimes we get frost or hail. Thats why we have our seed bank in order not to lose our maize ecotypes, so we can recover what weve lost and resow those varieties, he says.

In a simple farmhouse in Ccachin lies the genetic heritage of thousands of years of crop domestication and variation. Dozens of types of dried kernels are stored in plastic containers for rainy days.

But many young people migrate to the city because this doesnt generate much income, Huillca adds. What we do doesnt bring enough income to sustain the family, so they move to the city.

Sonia Quispe, a maize conservationist in Choquecancha, says the harvest is half what it would normally be.

With the climate crisis, theres less harvest, but we substitute our diet with potatoes, she says. Its important to work with the different varieties of maize for our food security. With global heating, there are varieties that are more resistant to illnesses and pests.

Quispe can identify the variety of three-month-old maize shoots from the stalks. She explains that the ones with red at the base will produce red-tinted cobs with a bitter taste that repels pests, which are moving further up the mountain as the sun becomes more intense.

Julio Cruz Tacac, 31, a yachachiq, or farming teacher, who returned to Ccachin after studying in Cusco, has seen weather patterns change.

When I was little, the sun didnt shine with such intensity, the temperature was mild, he says.

Its as if we live in an Eden in terms of food products, we have everything to hand, he says of his childhood home. This is in contrast to city life, where everything is money, he says, and which became even harder during the Covid-19 pandemic Peru had the worlds highest Covid mortality rate.

The custom of ayni, reciprocal communal work, remains in these remote villages, but a bartering form of exchange, known as trueque, has been hit by the pandemics economic impact.

We go to the market and we trade with the fruit and coca from the farmers in the valley, says Genara Crdenas, 55, from Ccachin. But now with the pandemic the people dont want to barter, they want money.

Financial pressures have affected the villages traditional way of life, but their crops have helped them remain self-sufficient despite the economic problems.

Even so, the climate crisis presents new challenges, says 55-year-old farmer Victor Morales.

When I was young, the rains, the frost, all had their time. But today everything has changed. We had many types of potatoes and maize, now we have varieties which are more resistant to climate change.

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Few vehicles have arrived to fanfare like the revived Ford Bronco. Returning to the SUV segment after more than a quarter-century, the Bronco is unquestionably the 4x4 of the moment. In order to better highlight just how capable these machines are, Ford invited us to the desert around Las Vegas for a full day of off-roading. While the automaker chose to head west, in search of improved terrain and weather, nature had other ideas.

Its only fitting that my first proper off-roading experience in the American West was to take place behind the wheel of the new Bronco. I spent many days as a kid shuffling the steering wheel in my fathers 89 Bronco, dreaming of skipping along the sunny open desert. What I hadnt expected was for the sky to dump a bunch of snow on the desert the night before our outing.

As we began an early-morning ascent of Nevadas Mt. Potosi, the carnage of the prior days snow storm and subsequent freeze-thaw was evident. We passed several vehicles that had been abandoned by their owners, unable to trek back to the highway. Our transport driver joked that these machines would be forced into hibernation at the current rate. I worried my sheer inexperience might put me in a similar situation.

The summit looked more like Salzburg than Sin City. While the automaker hadnt intended for this trip to involve icy conditions, the team wasnt that put off by the powder. If anything it seemed like the engineers and executives were excited to show off the full breadth of the Broncos chops.

I selected a two-door Wildtrak trim, complete with the 2.7-liter V-6 and 10-speed automatic. Once the First Edition offering fades away for the 2022 model year, this Wildtrak will slot just below the upcoming Bronco Raptor as one of the range-topping models. The SUV comes loaded with a ton of hardware for dominating trails, including the much-desired Sasquatch Package. This off-road package includes upgrades such as 17-inch beadlock-capable wheels, larger 35-inch all-terrain tires, monotube shocks from Bilstien, upgraded differentials at both ends, and a unique 4.7:1 final drive ratio among other tweaks. Its a far more serious piece of kit than the old 89 I had sitting in the barn as a kid.

Our day was set to begin at Fords Off-Roadeo site, after which wed make our way out across the open desert and over the hills of the surrounding Bureau of Land Management property and the adjacent state land. While the lower elevation outside of the park itself would help eliminate the snow piles, the early part of the morning was unavoidably icy. This made our first challenge of the day, an articulation course over some bouldered terrain, nerve-wracking. While I knew the Off-Roadeo course wasnt going to push the limits of the Broncos suspension, sliding off your planned course was inevitable: the initial drop-in for the articulation test was completely iced over. We were essentially told to send it over edge and fight the urge to adjust the wheel until we stopped. At the precipice of the hill, it was determined that the Broncos Trail Control systemeffectively off-road cruise controlwould be key. While unable to fully fight against the ice, Trail Control effectively modulated wheelspin down the hill. That said, the drop-in was as close to an automotive luge experience as Id like to have. After coming to a halt inches from both a tree and a large boulder, I was at the start of my first articulation course.

From there, I was completely out of my off-roading element. Large rocks dotted both sides of the trail. Wheel placement became ever more crucial thanks to the weather conditions. With some help from the nifty front-facing camera and the G.O.A.T. modes, I slowly began to work my way through the course. I say slowly, as I routinely found myself fighting to catch up with the pack. Years of trying to keep cars in control on pavement worked against me, as excess counter-steering foiled the trucks ability to rise and fall with landscape. One of the Off-Roadeo trail guides popped by to drop a bit of wisdom.

You just have to trust the truck can do it.

Its not a revolutionary sentiment to someone in the know, but it was all that I needed to get settled in. Watching the line of Broncos ahead of me crest each obstacle, I began to feel more confident. As the articulation course came to an end, I was ready to let the Bronco do the hard work. Leaning on the expertise of my fellow drivers, we made our way into the open desert. After an hour or so of rolling, the Bronco fell into place in my head. Like the Wrangler with which it does battle, the Bronco is far more capable than most owners will have the pleasure of knowing. Its a machine for challenging your own limits, pushing personal boundaries, and experiencing the world less traveled. More than anything the Bronco is just plain fun to use on the trails, even if youve never done anything quite like that before.

Six-year-old me wouldve adored this thing, but not nearly as much as the adult me does.

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Dont let your remodeling budget go over-board by hidden surprises understand what the average installed costs for Attic Insulation is in your zip code by using our handy calculator.

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Example: a 10 x 10 area equal 100 square feet.

On average, you can expect to pay between $1.25 to $3.00 per square ft to install attic insulation and material cost for Batt/Roll r-11 to r-38 insulation runs between 0.15 to 0.65 cents per square foot. An average-size attic of 1,200 square ft. will usually cost about $1,900-$2,800. Get free estimates from insulation companies near you

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Dont let your remodeling budget go over-board by hidden surprises understand what the average installed costs for blown in attic Insulation is near you, by using our easy to use calculator.

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Attic Condensation in Winter: What Causes it & How to Prevent itOur Roofers Explain Why Attic Condensation Problems Happen & How to Stop them from Becoming a Bigger Issue

One of the most common questions roofing contractors in Waukesha get is about attic condensation.

Oftentimes homeowners in Southeast Wisconsin think they have a more serious problem.a roof leak, but usually this is NOT the case.

Below we explain what exactly attic condensation is and how to avoid it.

Attic condensation generally happens during winter & spring months when warm, moist air from the main living area rises into the attic space. When that warm, moist air meets the chilly underside of your roofs deck, condensation occurs.

In the winter, attic condensation often turns into frost, which actually doesnt pose any threat. However, when the frost melts, it turns back into condensation, which makes everything it touches wet usually insulation and wood. Now, your wood frames, rafters, roof sheathing and attic insulation is vulnerable to mold and rot, which can cause larger problems, such as a roof leak.

There are a few signs to look for when trying to determine if you have an attic condensation problem:

In order to stop condensation (and frost) from developing in your attic you need to do 3 things:

For a short-term fix you can put a dehumidifier in your attic, but understand that you may be emptying it multiple times a day until you can get a roofer to come out and implement the aforementioned solutions.

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With the high cost of new construction preventing homeowners from adding square footage to their homes, many are understandably looking to make existing space work harder for themincluding any unfinished space. Attics are a top pick when homeowners decide to gain some extra storage or add a guest room, but not all attic flooring structures are up to the task of supporting the weight of a new living space. If youve ever wondered whether or not your attic would support decking for storage or, even better, a loft conversion, keep reading. Well explain the most important factors and how to find out what you can safely do with your attic space.

A common misconception is thatit takes little more than the installation ofsome decking over the attic joists to ready an attic for move-in. In some houses, this may be the case; in many others, however, the original joist structure that supports the ceiling of the room beneath was never designed to hold anything more than the ceiling drywall. In part, it boils down to joists:

Beyond the size of joists, the spacing betweenthem shouldalsobe taken into consideration. Standard joist spacing for the installation of attic flooring materials is 16inches on center (OC), meaning the distance from the center of one joist to the center of the next joist is 16 inches. Joists in attics that were never intended for the installation of flooring or conversion to a living space are often 16 inches OC or 24inches OC.

If your existing attic flooring isnt adequate for conversion to a living space, all is not lost. Virtually any attic floor can be brought up to codeits just a matter of how much additional structural support it will require.

Modifying an attic floors joist system is a job for the pros. But before even they can start on a job that involvesaltering your homes structure, theyll almost certainly have to pull a permit. This involves submitting a plan of the intended modifications to the local building authority, who will analyze the plans and issue a remodeling permit if the plans meet building codes. Only then can they get to work.

The type of modifications selected for reinforcing the joists will depend on the recommendations of the engineer, but the following methods are commonly used to beef-up undersized attic joists:

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When houses are constructed, specific walls are selected to be load-bearing walls and designed to support the weight of the structure above them. Houses thathave been constructed with the idea of finishing out a future living space in the attic will not require joist reinforcement nor additional vertical reinforcement.

If your home wasnt designed to support a futureattic conversion, not only will the joist system require modification, an engineer may require additional vertical reinforcement installed in the floor(s) below the attic to support the new attic weight. This could involve installing structural posts in one or more areasof the home (which can often be hidden within an existing wall).

Other structural issues are also factors, including whether there is adequate space to install a stairway to the attic. Building code often requires stairway access to the attic if the space is to be used as a bedroom. If you intend to install only a sitting loft, you might get by with just a ladder.

The headroom in the attic will determine how much usable floor space you have. While local codes vary, many communities will not permit the ceiling in a finished living area (attics included) to be lower than 6 8 to 76 from the floor. That doesnt mean you cant use the attic areas where thesloped ceiling is lower;that space just wont count toward your homes official living space. For example, you could construct storage cabinets or cubbies in the low-sloped sides of the attic; when an appraiser measures the square footage of the finished attic, though, only the portion where the ceiling meets minimum height standards will be recorded as living space.

A limited amount of usable floor space can obviously impact how you intend to use the space. Small bedrooms are cozy set in an attic with slanted ceilings, butyou may want to reconsideryour plans if your usable floor space doesnt fitmuch more than a bed.

If your attic joists wont bear the weight necessary to finish out a living space but the engineer cleared them to support floor decking for light storage, you can install -inchplywood or oriented strand board (OSB) in 4-foot-by-8-foot panels over existing 16-inch OC joists.For joists spaced 24 inches OC, use thicker, -inch plywood to prevent sagging between them. If youre familiar with basic carpentry and framing techniques, installing decking for attic storage is a DIY-friendly project. Just remember:This type of attic flooring will providestorage spacefor overflow items and seasonal items, but it wont pass muster as a living space floor.

Attic flooring intended for a living space must be installed in compliance with building codes. Some communities will allow homeowners to do their own construction, but they are still subject to all inspections required by the building authority. Accepted floor decking for a living space is typically -inch tongue-and-groove subflooring, glued and screwed to the joists. The manufacturer of the subflooring may specify an attachment pattern, such as one screw every 6 inches along the edge of the panel and every 8 inches in the field (center of the panel).

Even if permitted by your community, converting an attic to a living space is a complex project that most homeowners are not prepared to tackle. It involves installing outlets, switches, and (potentially) water-supply lines and drainage pipes if a bathroom will be added. Attics are fresh-air ventilated so provisions must be made to reroute the attics ventilation through the rafter spaces and the rafters must then be insulated. An attic conversion is a great way to expand your homes living space, but best to leave the work to a licensed contractor.

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Many homeowners at some point consider changing the way that their kitchen looks. We tend to spend a lot of time in our kitchens, and various upgrades are a great way to make the room more exciting. Many people choose to upgrade their kitchens by replacing their cabinets. The following are some things to consider when thinking about replacing your kitchen cabinets.

This will depend on the state of the cabinets that you currently have. If your existing cabinets are falling off of the wall or have water damage, it is worth it to replace them. If you simply dont like how your cabinets look, cabinet refacing may be a better option.

Keep in mind that it generally costs a few thousand dollars to completely replace the cabinets in a kitchen. You must consider your base cabinets, drawers, and any other custom cabinetry that you might have. If you have a lot of cabinets in your kitchen, then you could be looking at an expensive project.

There are a few signs to look for that could indicate that you need new cabinets. You could, of course, replace your cabinets just because you dont like them. However, the following are signs that you need to replace your cabinets for health and safety concerns.

If you decide on cabinet replacement, consider how you want them to look. Dont just pick something that is trendy now. Instead, choose a style and color that is timeless. The National Association of Home Builders put out a studythat found that kitchen cabinets usually last about 50 years. You will want to pick a cabinet color and style that will still look good 50 years from now.

Another thing you should consider is the other cabinetry in your house that you might want to replace. One good thing about replacing both types of cabinets at the same time is that they will look cohesive in your home. The more cabinets you replace, though, the more your project will cost.

One option that you have to consider when thinking about replacing your cabinets is refacing them instead. Cabinet refacing is simply replacing the kitchen cabinet doors instead of the entire cabinet. You might want to only replace the cabinet doors if the rest of the cabinet is in good condition.

However, if the entire cabinet is in poor condition, it makes more sense to replace the whole cabinet rather than just the kitchen cabinet door.

If you are thinking about replacing your cabinets, consider Reliance Cabinetry, the top cabinetry specialists in Richmond Hill. Call us today at (912) 785-8508 to get started.

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Are your kitchen cabinets looking a little dated? Maybe your cabinets have seen better days, and no matter how hard you clean them, they look dirty and worn.

If you're no longer happy with your kitchen, the problem could lie with your cabinets. A new set of cabinets can completely change the look of the room.

Still not sure that it's time to make the change? Here are seven signs you need a kitchen cabinet replacement.

Damage, such as noticeable scratches, dents, or cracks, drastically affects the look of your kitchen cabinets. Cabinets covered in flaws are not only an eyesore, but they reflect poorly on your home too.

Water damage is another common concern. If the wood feels soft or squishy, that's a red flag. It means the wood has been damaged and isn't structurally sound anymore.

If the flaws are only surface deep, you may be able to resurface them. However, noticeable damage such as water damage, chips, or deep gouges can't be repaired. You're better off replacing your cabinets.

Certain styles come and go, and if your kitchen screams "80s cabinets," it's time to let them go. They're only affecting the look and value of your home.

If you're planning a kitchen renovation soon, this is the perfect time to swap out the old cabinets and replace them with something more modern.

Of course, it's important that you're happy with your kitchen design as you'll be the one living there. That's why you can follow some of the latest kitchen trends, but you don't have to!

Choose designs and styles that work for you and your home.

Adding to the last point, if your kitchen cabinets don't match the look and feel of the rest of your house, it's time to replace them. Perhaps you've recently remodeled the living room and dining room or put down new flooring. Old cabinets can stick out like a sore thumb in these instances.

This can really detract from the aesthetic of your house. Thankfully, replacing or upgrading the cabinets should make your house flow again.

Not sure which style to go with? White cabinets are a classic style that looks great in any home. They also help to brighten up a room and can benefit smaller kitchens by bouncing the light around.

Cleaning your kitchen cabinets helps them to look their best, but there may come a time cleaning alone doesn't cut it. Whether it's fading paint or damaged wood, no amount of cleaning and polishing can bring these cabinets back to their former glory.

Age and general use wear cabinets down. Depending on the quality of your cabinets, they may have reached the end of their lifespan. If you can't stand the look of your cabinets anymore, that's a sure sign you need new ones.

Do you have cabinets that won't close or open?

There's nothing quite as frustrating as doors that won't open or close properly. If one of your cabinet doors sticks, doesn't stay closed or looks crooked, it's a sign it's time for new kitchen cabinets.

What causes cabinets to become misaligned?

The most common reason is age. As cabinets age and with repeated use, they can warp. This can cause them to stick, create gaps, or hang crookedly. Unfortunately, replacing the doors alone isn't enough, so you'll have to replace the entire cabinet.

A kitchen layout plays a huge part in how efficiently your kitchen works. Unfortunately, cheap or incorrectly installed cabinets can create problems.

For instance, you might have cabinets that won't open at the same time or crash into one another. Similarly, you want cabinet doors and drawers to open without banging into other doors or appliances.

Maybe you simply don't have enough space to store your cookware, kitchen utensils, and dishes. Disorganized kitchens make cooking and prepping meals a headache.

In this case, you might need a better layout and a design with more storage options.

Maybe you need taller cabinets that can hold more. What about a Lazy Susan insert? Rotating shelves make it easy to find what you need in the kitchen.

Perhaps you want a cabinet to hide the microwave or trash can or a spice drawer. These are all possible upgrades that can enhance the look and feel of your kitchen.

Maybe you moved into an older home, and you don't like the look of the kitchen. Whether the cabinets are dated or if the previous owner painted them a color you don't like, you don't have to settle.

If you don't like the wood used or the color of the cabinets, there are plenty of options on the market to choose from. Here are a few different choices you can consider:

As you're considering your options, think about how well the look of the cabinets will match the other aspects of your kitchen design. For example, you'll want to choose a style that goes with the type of metal you have for the kitchen faucet. You also want to think about the style and color of the countertop and other hardware in the kitchen.

Do any of these warning signs sound familiar? If so, it's time for a kitchen cabinet replacement. You'll be so glad that you made the choice to swap out your old cabinets once you see how it changes the look and feel of your kitchen!

Nuform Cabinetry offers a wide selection of assembled or RTA cabinets. We also offer a free 3D design and quote, so what are you waiting for? Take a look at our selection of kitchen cabinets, and contact us today.

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7 Signs You Need a Kitchen Cabinet Replacement

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Replacing your cabinets can be expensive, labor intensive, and often requires the aid of a contractor. Save time and money by simply replacing the doors and drawer fronts. The best part of this solution is that if you choose, you can easily do it yourself.

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