Kitchen remodel cost in Tampa Bay.
There is no number on this page. Not because we are hiding one. A kitchen remodel cost without a walkthrough is a guess, and a guess is what moves later. What we can give you is better. The 3 questions that put any kitchen in a range, and what a low bid is quietly cutting.
Priced by written scope, never by the hour.
What a low bid is actually cutting.
Two quotes for the same kitchen come in far apart. The cheap one is not magic. It left things out, and you find them later as extras. Here is what to look for in any quote, including ours.
The wall repair behind the old cabinets
Old boxes come off and take drywall with them. A low bid assumes the wall is fine. It rarely is. Patching, priming and sometimes new drywall show up later as an extra. Ask if wall repair is a line, and what it covers.
The licensed trades
Moving a sink, a range, or adding an outlet brings in a licensed plumber or electrician. A low bid may leave them out, or hope you will not notice. Ask which trades are in the number, and who pulls the permit.
Everything around the boxes
Crown molding, end panels, fillers, toe kicks, light rail, the backsplash. A bid that prices only boxes and counters looks cheap for a reason. It is missing the parts that make a kitchen look finished.
Haul away, protection and cleanup
Someone carries the old kitchen out. Someone covers your floors and seals the doorways. Someone cleans up every day. These are hours. A low bid either skipped them or will bill them.
The 3 questions that put you in a range.
We will not print a price range, because ranges get read as promises. But 3 questions decide where any kitchen lands. You can answer them before you call.
Does anything move?
Same layout with new finishes is the smallest kitchen job. Move the sink, the range or a wall and the job doubles in trades and in days. This one question moves the number more than any finish choice.
Boxes, fronts or doors?
New doors are the cheapest change. Refacing is the middle. New cabinets are the top. Each step up costs more and waits longer. Pick the one your boxes actually need, not the one the showroom leads with.
Stone, or something lighter?
A stone counter is a big line. It brings a template, a fabricator and a plumber. Laminate or solid surface skip most of that. The counter you choose changes the number and the calendar.
The fourth question, which is ours
What is behind the wall and under the sink. We cannot answer it from your kitchen table. We can answer it at the walkthrough. That is why our number comes after we have seen the room.
What happens before the first box goes in.
The price is written before the work starts. These are the things that get settled first, because they are what make the number hold.
A walkthrough of the real room
We measure the room and open the sink base. We look at the wall behind the range and check the floor for level. It takes about an hour. Everything in the scope comes from that hour, not from a photo.
A written scope, line by line
Every part of the job is listed. What is in, what is not, and which licensed trade does each part. The not in list is the honest part. It is what keeps the price from moving later.
One closed price
One number for the written scope. It does not move unless you change the scope. If you add a thing, the change is priced in writing before it happens. That is the whole method.
Milestones tied to stages you can see
Payments are tied to stages. Signing, rough work done and inspected, finishes on, final walkthrough. You pay for what you can see. Nobody pays for a promise.
The order dates
Cabinets, counters and appliances all have lead times set by their makers. The scope lists the dates. The job is scheduled around the longest one, so nothing sits torn out waiting for a box.
What is included, and where it ends.
Every kitchen scope on this site says where it stops. These are the boundaries we put in writing before anyone starts.
How long the kitchen is out of use.
It depends on what moves and what is ordered. Doors only, the kitchen works the whole time. A reface takes days, with the sink working. New cabinets and a stone counter put the kitchen down for longer. It is out from tear out until the counter is set and the sink is back. The wait for the slab is most of that. Your scope has the dates, with the makers' lead times in it.
When we tell you not to do it
A kitchen remodel is the biggest number in most houses. That makes it easy to sell to someone who should wait. Here is where we say no, and why.
The budget covers the showroom, not the work
If the number in your head is the cabinet quote from a store, it is half a kitchen. Tear out, walls, trades, counters and trim are the other half. Wait, save the rest, and do it once.
The house is going on the market
A full kitchen rarely returns its cost at sale. New doors, paint and hardware often do. We would rather point you at the small job than sell you the big one.
You have not decided the layout
Ordering cabinets before the layout is settled means ordering twice. Settle the layout with the licensed trades in the room. Then order. The cheapest change is the one made on paper.
The problem is one broken thing
A dead dishwasher, a cracked tile, a door that sags. Fix the one thing. A remodel is not the answer to a repair, and we do repairs too.
Lifetime warranty on our workmanship.
If the work we did fails, we come back and fix it. That holds for as long as you own the home. On a full kitchen it covers what we built and set. The boxes, the trim, the wall repair and the counter set.
A warranty is only worth what its exclusions say. Ours are above, in the same size type as the promise. Ask whoever you are talking to how long theirs runs, and get the number in writing.
Questions we actually get asked
Is an estimate the same as a quote?
Not always, and the difference costs money. An estimate is a guess and it can move. A quote is a price for named work. What we give you is a written scope with one closed price. Ask any kitchen company which of the two you are holding.
Why will you not publish a price range?
Because a range gets read as a promise, and a kitchen cannot be priced from a photo. The wall behind the old cabinets and the base under the sink decide too much. We give you a number after an hour in your kitchen. It is a real one, and it holds.
Do you charge by the hour?
Never. Every kitchen is priced by written scope. An hourly price gives you no number to plan around, and nobody a reason to finish.
What makes the price go up after signing?
Only a change you ask for, or hidden damage we could not see. A change is priced in writing before it happens. Hidden damage is priced only after it is visible. Nothing else moves the number.
Can I do the kitchen in stages?
Yes, and it is often smart. Doors and paint now, counters next year, layout later. Each stage is its own scope. The only trap is ordering cabinets before a layout change, which means buying them twice.
Is the walkthrough free?
Yes. It is how we get to a real number. It takes about an hour, and you get the written scope after it. There is no charge and no obligation.
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Where we work
Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, Manatee and Sarasota counties. If your town is not on this list, call and ask: the answer is often yes.
A walkthrough, then a written scope with one closed price.
Never hourly, never a verbal figure, and our workmanship carries a lifetime warranty. Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, Manatee and Sarasota counties.