Kitchen Remodeling in Pinellas County, FL
What a kitchen remodel costs in Pinellas County, and what drives the number
A kitchen refresh in Pinellas County — cabinets refaced or repainted, new counters, new hardware, same layout — runs $12,000 to $22,000. A full replacement with new cabinets runs $25,000 to $45,000. Moving walls, windows or the plumbing and gas runs $45,000 to $80,000 and up.
Cabinets are the reason for the gap. They are typically 30 to 40 percent of the whole budget, which means the single largest decision you make is whether the existing boxes are sound enough to keep. If the boxes are solid and only the doors and finish are dated, refacing gets you most of the visual change for roughly half the money.
The second driver is whether anything moves. Relocating a sink, a range or a gas line on a slab means the same saw-cutting and re-inspection a bathroom does. We work in Pinellas County only, and the quote is free.
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Real numbers, before you call anyone
Our own 2026 Pinellas County ranges. Appliances are excluded unless we are supplying them — most people buy their own, and a quote that quietly bundles them is how two estimates stop being comparable. Ask any contractor whether appliances are in or out before you compare numbers.
Three steps, and you know the number at step two
1. We look at the boxes first
Before anything else we work out whether your existing cabinet boxes are sound. That one answer moves the budget more than every other choice combined.
2. Two prices, not one
Where refacing is viable we quote it alongside full replacement, so you can see what the extra money actually buys instead of taking our word for it.
3. Sequenced so you keep a kitchen
We stage the work so you are without a working sink for days rather than weeks, and we tell you up front which days those are.
The questions people actually ask us
Should I reface the cabinets or replace them?
Open a door and look at the box, not the front. If the carcass is solid, square, and free of water damage at the sink base, refacing is a genuinely good option — new doors, drawer fronts and veneer on the visible sides, for roughly half the cost of replacement.
Replace if the boxes are particleboard that has swollen, if the layout is wrong, or if you want drawers where there are currently doors. Refacing cannot fix a layout and it cannot fix a box that has already failed. We will tell you which you have.
How long will I be without a kitchen?
For a refresh, usually 2 to 3 weeks, with the sink out for about a week of that. For a full replacement, 5 to 8 weeks end to end, with 2 to 3 weeks of no working kitchen in the middle.
We sequence counters and plumbing to shorten the no-sink window as much as the template and fabrication schedule allows. Stone counters need templating after the cabinets are set and then fabrication time — that gap is the part nobody can compress, and any contractor who tells you otherwise is guessing.
Are appliances included in your quote?
Not unless you ask us to supply them, and we will always say which way it is on the quote. Most people buy their own.
This is worth checking on every quote you receive. A quote that includes appliances and one that does not can look thousands of dollars apart while describing identical work.
Do I need a permit for a kitchen remodel?
Not for cabinetry, countertops, tiling or painting. You do for electrical work, for gas line changes, for anything structural, and for plumbing that moves rather than being replaced in place.
Most full kitchen remodels touch at least one of those, so assume a permit and be pleasantly surprised. We pull it as part of the job.
Can you match my existing flooring or cabinets?
Sometimes, and we will tell you honestly when the answer is no. Discontinued tile and stained cabinet finishes that have aged in sunlight are the two that most often cannot be matched convincingly.
When a match is not achievable, a deliberate change — a different but complementary material with a clean transition — reads as a design decision. A near-miss match reads as a mistake, and it is the thing people regret.
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