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A full kitchen remodel in Delray Beach typically runs $14,000 to $45,000, with small and partial remodels falling between $9,000 and $20,000. We’re Barrett & Sons Construction, and we’ve been remodeling kitchens in Palm Beach County since 1998. Tom Barrett owns the company, and his sons run the crews. If you live in Delray Beach and you’re thinking about a kitchen remodel, call us at (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate. We answer the phone live, 24 hours a day, every day of the week.
Delray Beach isn’t one housing market. It’s three or four, depending on how you count. The barrier island, the historic neighborhoods around Atlantic Avenue, the 1980s and 1990s CBS communities west of 441, and the newer planned developments out toward 33446. Each one has different construction methods, different permit paths, and different ways a kitchen remodel can go sideways. We know the difference because we’ve worked in all of them.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Delray Beach’s Preferred Kitchen Remodeling Company
Tom Barrett publishes his name, his address, and his license number. You can look us up before you sign anything. We’ve been owner-operated since 1998, which means the person who shakes your hand at the first estimate is the same person accountable if something isn’t right at the end. The 90-Day Done Right Promise is written on every contract. If it’s not done right, one call brings Tom back.
Our crews work locally in Delray Beach. Scheduling and dispatch are coordinated from our South Florida office in Miami, but the crews who show up at your house serve Delray Beach every week. They carry the Barrett & Sons name, they’re background-checked, and they wear uniforms on every visit. We don’t subcontract out to strangers. The people who start your kitchen are the people who finish it.
What matters most in Delray Beach is knowing the permit path before the first cabinet gets ordered. A kitchen remodel here can trigger Palm Beach County’s structural wind codes, impact-window requirements, and sometimes re-roofing rules, all from a single permit application. Contractors who don’t know that hand you a price for cabinets and countertops, then hand you a change order for a roof you didn’t plan on. We write the full scope, allowances, and every price change as a written change order before any work happens. That’s how Tom’s run it for 29 years.
Our Kitchen Remodeling Services in Delray Beach
Full Kitchen Remodeling
A full kitchen remodel in Delray Beach means taking the room to the studs where needed, replacing or refacing cabinets, upgrading countertops, moving plumbing if the layout calls for it, and finishing with tile, lighting, and paint. In western Delray Beach neighborhoods like Century Village and the communities along Hagen Ranch Road, most homes are CBS construction, concrete block with a stucco skin. Moving a sink or an electrical line through block isn’t a simple cut. It requires structural review, and in some cases it pulls the whole remodel under a wind-code scope you didn’t know was coming. We plan for that from day one.
Kitchen Design & Layout
Good kitchen design in Delray Beach starts with the question of aging in place. Many of our clients in the 33446 and 33484 ZIPs are planning to stay in their homes for the next ten or twenty years, and they want a kitchen that works as well at 75 as it did at 55. That means clearances wide enough for a walker or wheelchair, counters at the right height, pull-down faucets, under-cabinet lighting, and blocking in the walls for future grab bars. We work inside the existing footprint where possible because moving a load-bearing CBS wall carries real engineering cost. Sometimes the better answer is a wider cased opening rather than removing the wall entirely.
Cabinets & Countertops
We install KraftMaid cabinetry and Cambria quartz, and we spec Silestone and Caesarstone where the design calls for it. These are brands you can look up. In a Delray Beach kitchen, the humidity matters. Poorly sealed cabinet boxes swell and warp in the summer if the air conditioning falls behind. We order cabinet lines with moisture-rated substrates for coastal and near-coastal installations, especially on the barrier island side. Countertops on the island get overhangs sized for actual seating, not the minimum the template guy suggests.
Backsplash, Tile & Flooring
Slip-rated porcelain tile is the workhorse flooring in Delray Beach kitchens, and we recommend it more than anything else for aging-in-place remodels. The texture matters. Polished tile that looks beautiful in a showroom becomes a skating rink when a little water hits it. For backsplashes, we run glass, ceramic, and porcelain in patterns that hold up to daily cleaning. In older CBS homes, the plaster walls behind the backsplash are often uneven, and you need a good prep layer before the tile goes up or the grout lines will show every ripple.
What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service in Delray Beach
We install material brands that homeowners can research before they commit. Cambria, Silestone, Caesarstone, KraftMaid, Kohler. We don’t show up with mystery products off a van. For windows and doors that often get pulled into a kitchen remodel scope in Delray Beach, we carry PGT and Simonton, two Florida-native impact-rated lines built for Palm Beach County wind codes. Having those brands in our supply chain matters when a permit reviewer asks for proof that the new window package meets the 160 to 170 mph design wind speed requirement. We can produce that documentation without stalling your project for three weeks.
Common Kitchen Remodeling Problems We See in Delray Beach Homes
- Groundwater surprises in western ZIPs. The water table sits 18 to 24 inches below grade in many parts of 33446 and 33484. Cut a new slab for a kitchen island sink or try to move a drain line, and water seeps into the trench. Contractors who didn’t budget for dewatering hand you a change order. We know to plan for it before we cut.
- Seasonal resident projects stalling mid-summer. Snowbirds approve a scope in April, fly north in May, and come home to cabinets sitting in humid garages for six months. Finish materials warp. Without a draw schedule tied to inspection milestones and written allowances, the project drifts. We set the schedule before demo starts, and we work with owners remotely.
- CBS construction complicating layout changes. Concrete block walls are excellent for storms and poor for moving plumbing. Every chase cut into block needs structural review. If you want to open a wall between the kitchen and living room, the building official may ask for engineering before you get a permit. We bring the engineer in early.
- Hidden wind-code triggers. In some 1980s and 1990s CBS homes, a kitchen remodel that opens more than 50% of the wall area to the exterior drags impact-window and re-roof requirements into the same permit. A cabinet reface turning into a full opening retrofit is a real thing in Delray Beach. We check before we quote, not after we demo.
Pricing for Kitchen Remodeling in Delray Beach, FL
Here’s what we see across Delray Beach right now. A full kitchen remodel runs $14,000 to $45,000. Small and partial remodels land between $9,000 and $20,000. Cabinet installation alone is $4,000 to $13,000. Countertop installation runs $2,000 to $6,500. A kitchen island installation sits between $3,000 and $10,000. What moves the number is plumbing relocation through block, the finish level of the countertop, whether the permit pulls in wind or roof requirements, and whether you’re aging in place with zero-threshold entries and blocking for grab bars. Here’s the line-item breakdown.
| Kitchen Remodeling Service | Delray Beach Price Range |
|---|---|
| Full Kitchen Remodeling | $14,000 – $45,000 |
| Small & Partial Kitchen Remodels | $9,000 – $20,000 |
| Cabinet Installation | $4,000 – $13,000 |
| Countertop Installation | $2,000 – $6,500 |
| Kitchen Island Installation | $3,000 – $10,000 |
Call (877) 610-1318 for a written, line-item estimate. It’s free, and it won’t be a number that changes the day the crew shows up. Every scope and allowance is in writing, and every price change arrives as a written change order before work proceeds. That’s been the Barrett & Sons way since 1998.
We Also Serve Cities Near Delray Beach
We work throughout the surrounding communities. Kitchen Remodeling in Delray Beach is our home base for this part of the county, and we regularly serve Kings Point, Boynton Beach, Boca Raton, and Lantana. If you’re in one of those towns, the same crew, the same pricing structure, and the same written-allowance process apply.
Serving Delray Beach, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Delray Beach area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs - Kitchen Remodeling in Delray Beach
No. Removing or altering a load-bearing wall in a Delray Beach CBS home always requires a permit and usually a structural engineer’s review. Concrete block construction means the wall carries the roof load directly, and even cutting a wider opening through a block header triggers plan review with the county. The permit inspector works for you, not for me, and he’ll require the engineering before the first block gets cut. What we often do instead is reframe a wider cased opening, which keeps the header intact and still opens the sight line from the kitchen to the dining or living area. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll walk the space with you before you plan around a wall that shouldn’t move.
A walk-in shower addition typically runs $4,500 to $12,000, but when it’s part of a larger kitchen and bath remodel in a 1990s Century Village home, the number shifts based on the slab work. The water table in the western ZIPs sits 18 to 24 inches below grade, so cutting a new trench for a shower drain usually means dewatering during the rough-in. If the contractor didn’t budget for that, you get a change order. We do budget for it, and we include the dewatering line item in the written estimate before we start. Call (877) 610-1318 for an exact quote on your specific layout.
Palm Beach County enforces design wind speeds of 160 to 170 mph, and a kitchen remodel permit can trip a structural review if the work opens more than 50% of the wall area to the exterior. In a 1980s or 1990s CBS home, that means a simple cabinet reface or a new window over the sink can pull the whole project under the current wind-code retrofit rules, including impact windows and sometimes re-roofing. Experienced Delray Beach GCs pre-coordinate with a wind-load engineer before submitting the permit. That’s what we do. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll tell you early whether your project carries the trigger.
For a small Delray Beach kitchen, budget $2,000 to $6,500 for countertop installation including the island, with Cambria and Silestone typically landing in the middle to upper end of that range depending on slab size, edge profile, and overhang. A kitchen island installation alone runs $3,000 to $10,000 when you factor the base, the countertop, and any plumbing for a prep sink. The edge profile and the slab selection move the number more than anything else. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll price the exact slab and edge you want in writing before you pick the stone.
Yes, it can be done, but only if the contractor works from a schedule tied to inspection milestones and a draw schedule with written allowances. What fails is when a scope is approved in April, the owner leaves in May, and the cabinet order sits half-installed in a humid garage until October. Delray Beach humidity warps finish materials that sit uninstalled. We set the full schedule before demo, coordinate inspections while you’re away, and work with you remotely over phone and email. You come back to a finished kitchen, not a change-order pile. Call (877) 610-1318 before you leave so we can lock the timeline.
If you’re ready to get a real number for your Delray Beach kitchen remodel, call us at (877) 610-1318. The estimate is free, it’s in writing, and the person who answers the phone works for Barrett & Sons, not an out-of-state call center. We’ll come out, look at the block walls, check the permit triggers, and give you a scope you can hold us to.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction. Tom founded the company in 1998 and has been remodeling kitchens in Palm Beach County for over 29 years.