A kitchen renovation is the planned rebuilding of an existing kitchen, taken in a set order: demolition, waterproofing, the electrical and plumbing...
A kitchen renovation moves from the things you cannot see to the things you can. Get the order right and each trade builds cleanly on the last.
Most of a kitchen renovation runs on site labour that can be scheduled. What sets the real pace are the few things that have to be made or brought in,
How freely a kitchen can be reworked depends a great deal on the kind of home. This is the part worth understanding before any drawing is made.
The decisions that protect a renovation are often not about the kitchen at all. They are about how the household keeps going while it is being built.