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A full kitchen remodel in Fountainebleau typically runs $14,000-$45,000, depending on whether you’re refreshing cabinets and counters or tearing down to the studs. We’re Barrett & Sons Construction, and we’ve worked in Fountainebleau long enough to know what’s behind these walls before we open them. If you’re planning a kitchen remodel in Fountainebleau, call us at (877) 610-1318 and we’ll walk your kitchen together, then put every scope, allowance, and price change in writing before the first nail moves.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Fountainebleau’s Preferred Kitchen Remodeling Company
Fountainebleau homeowners don’t want a franchise van with a rotating cast of strangers. Tom Barrett founded this company in 1998, and his sons run the crews that work in Fountainebleau, Sweetwater, and University Park. Two of them are on-site most days. When you call, a live person answers, day or night. No voicemail tree, no call center in another state.
We’re the Kitchen Remodeling team that Fountainebleau homeowners call after a bad experience with a national outfit that quoted one price on the phone and delivered a different bill at the door. Every job we do here carries the written 90-Day Done Right Promise. If something isn’t right, one call brings Tom back. That’s not a slogan. It’s written on every contract.
Fountainebleau is unincorporated Miami-Dade, which means county permits and county inspections. We pull permits on every eligible job and we like it that way. The inspector works for you, not for us. And Tom publishes his name, address, and license number. Look him up before you sign anything.
Our Kitchen Remodeling Services in Fountainebleau
Full Kitchen Remodeling
A full kitchen remodel in Fountainebleau means opening walls in a 1960s-1980s concrete block home and finding what the last 40 years left behind. Undersized wiring, failed waterproofing behind the sink base, original single-pane aluminum windows without hurricane strapping. We handle all of it: inspection first, code requirements priced as written allowances, and any surprise priced and approved in writing before we touch it. No stop-work orders, no end-of-job invoices you never saw coming.
Kitchen Design & Layout
Fountainebleau kitchens from this era often have awkward layouts: a cooktop against a plumbing wall, a peninsula that blocks the only path to the back door, dead corner cabinets. We redesign around how you actually cook and live, then we pull the county permit and build it. Whether we’re moving a sink drain across a slab or reworking traffic flow, the plan goes on paper first, and the paper goes to the county before the crew shows up.
Small & Partial Kitchen Remodels
Not every Fountainebleau kitchen needs a gut. If your cabinets are solid and your layout works, a partial remodel (new countertops, backsplash, flooring, and hardware) can run $9,000-$20,000. We’ll tell you honestly if your cabinets are worth keeping. In a 1970s CBS home off the Tamiami Trail corridor, sometimes they are. Sometimes the water damage behind the sink says otherwise.
Cabinets & Countertops
We install KraftMaid cabinetry and Cambria quartz in Fountainebleau kitchens, along with granite, quartz, and solid-surface options that fit your budget. For a cabinet installation, expect $4,000-$13,000. Quartz or granite countertops run $2,000-$6,500 depending on square footage. Every product we install in Fountainebleau carries the Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance where the county requires it.
Backsplash, Tile & Flooring
A new backsplash in Fountainebleau usually runs $800-$2,500, and tile or flooring work depends entirely on the room footprint. We use Schluter waterproofing systems behind tile in wet areas, because Fountainebleau’s humidity and the occasional slab moisture issue mean shortcuts fail visibly within a few years. Tile set over improperly prepped concrete block will telegraph cracks before the first summer is out.
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 Fountainebleau
We carry and install named brands you can look up: KraftMaid and Cambria in kitchens, Schluter for waterproofing, and Grohe for fixtures. When a Fountainebleau kitchen needs a specific part, we source it locally through our Miami supply lines, not off a random van. That keeps turnaround short and keeps warranty claims simple. No mystery brands, no off-brand tile with a 60-day lifespan in Florida humidity.
Common Kitchen Remodeling Problems We See in Fountainebleau Homes
- Pre-Andrew concrete block walls without hurricane strapping. Fountainebleau’s housing stock went up mostly between 1960 and 1989, before Hurricane Andrew rewrote the code book. If we’re opening an exterior wall during your remodel, the county will require strapping upgrades. We price that into the contract before the wall comes down.
- Original single-pane aluminum windows. In a full kitchen remodel where the exterior wall is touched, Miami-Dade’s High-Velocity Hurricane Zone rules require impact-rated glazing. Leave the old windows in, and the rough-in inspection fails. We write the window upgrade into the scope up front.
- Wet-season groundwater during slab trenching. Fountainebleau sits on flat, low-elevation land underlain by oolitic Miami Limestone. The water table runs 2-4 feet below grade on many parcels. Cut into the slab for a kitchen island drain in July, and you can hit water before the inspector arrives. We plan dewatering before the saw touches concrete.
- County permit scheduling gaps. Fountainebleau permits run through the Miami-Dade County Building Department, not a municipal office. A contractor who finished a job in Doral yesterday has to shift to county-level inspection scheduling and NOA documentation here. Out-of-area subs routinely miss that seam. We don’t.
Pricing for Kitchen Remodeling in Fountainebleau, FL
Here’s the honest Fountainebleau pricing, in writing, before you call. A full kitchen remodel in Fountainebleau runs $14,000-$45,000. The low end is a small, partial refresh with stock cabinets and laminate counters. The high end is a full gut with custom cabinets, quartz or Cambria counters, new plumbing, new electrical, and HVHZ-rated window replacement. What moves the number isn’t mystery overhead. It’s what the county inspector requires once the walls are open. We price those knowns into the contract, and any unknown gets priced as a written change order before work proceeds. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate. We’ll give you a line-item price, not a phone number and a shrug.
| Service | Typical Range in Fountainebleau |
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| Full Kitchen Remodeling | $14,000-$45,000 |
| Small Kitchen Remodel | $9,000-$20,000 |
| Cabinet Installation | $4,000-$13,000 |
| Countertop Installation | $2,000-$6,500 |
| Backsplash Installation | $800-$2,500 |
| Kitchen Island Installation | $3,000-$10,000 |
Every price change on a Barrett & Sons job arrives as a written change order before the work happens. The allowance that isn’t on paper is a surprise waiting for a date. We’ve been doing it this way in Fountainebleau and across South Florida since 1998.
The Fountainebleau Permit Reality
Here’s what makes Fountainebleau different, and it’s why your remodel quote here won’t look like a quote from Broward County. Fountainebleau is unincorporated Miami-Dade. There’s no city hall pulling permits. Everything runs through the Miami-Dade County Building Department, and every kitchen remodel has to satisfy High-Velocity Hurricane Zone requirements, the strictest in the country. That means materials and assemblies must carry a Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance (NOA). Many products used freely just north in Broward don’t meet that bar here.
On a 1970s CBS home near the Tamiami Trail corridor, our crew opened a kitchen wall and found original single-pane aluminum windows with no hurricane strapping and wiring that predated current code. We wrote the required strapping and NOA-rated window upgrade into a change order before rough-in. The county inspector signed off only after both were installed, and the job stayed on schedule. That’s what happens when the contractor knows the jurisdiction. When they don’t, you get a stop-work order stapled to your open wall and a week of silence.
We Also Serve Cities Near Fountainebleau
Our crews work Fountainebleau and the surrounding communities weekly. That includes Sweetwater, University Park, Olympia Heights, and Westwood Lake in ZIP 33172 and the neighboring Miami-Dade corridor. If your kitchen is in one of those areas, the same team, the same pricing, and the same written-change-order discipline apply. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll tell you straight whether your job is a county-permit job or a simple cabinet swap.
Serving Fountainebleau, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Fountainebleau 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 Fountainebleau
A cabinet-only replacement typically doesn’t trigger HVHZ requirements, because you’re not opening exterior walls or changing the building envelope. The moment the work touches an exterior wall, plumbing, or electrical, the county looks at the whole assembly. If you’re replacing cabinets and adding a backsplash, you’re likely fine without a window change. If the wall comes down behind those cabinets, the inspector will ask about strapping and glazing. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll tell you which scenario you’re in before we quote.
Because the original quote didn’t account for what the inspector would find once the walls were open. A common Fountainebleau scenario: the contractor quotes a remodel without verifying that the existing concrete block wall meets post-Andrew strapping requirements. The inspector opens the rough-in and issues a correction. Now the job is stopped, and the new price arrives as an emergency, not a planned change order. We do it differently. The inspection happens first, the code upgrades are priced as written allowances, and any unknown gets a written change order before work proceeds. No surprises mid-job.
If your kitchen remodel touches the exterior wall, no. Miami-Dade’s High-Velocity Hurricane Zone requires impact-rated glazing on any new work in the exterior wall. Leaving original single-pane aluminum windows in place during a full remodel will fail the inspection. We price NOA-rated window replacement into the scope up front so the inspector’s sign-off isn’t a coin flip.
In Fountainebleau, this is a real risk, especially between June and October. The water table sits 2-4 feet below grade on many parcels, and cutting into the slab for a kitchen island drain can hit water fast. If that happens without a dewatering plan, the slab cut floods, the design has to change, and you’re paying for an emergency change order on top of the original price. We plan dewatering before the saw touches concrete on any wet-season Fountainebleau kitchen remodel. That planning is in the contract, not discovered at 2 p.m. on a Friday.
Yes, and it matters. Fountainebleau is unincorporated Miami-Dade, so every permit runs through the county Building Department. Doral has its own municipal building office. A contractor working a job in Fountainebleau right after finishing one in Doral has to shift to county-level inspection scheduling and NOA documentation workflows. Out-of-area subs routinely assume local municipal rules apply, and the inspections office is the first one to correct them. We’ve been pulling county permits here long enough that the scheduling and documentation are already handled before the crew arrives.
Get Your Fountainebleau Kitchen Remodel Quote in Writing
If you live in Kitchen Remodeling in Fountainebleau and you’re tired of contractors who quote low and bill high, call us. We’ll inspect your kitchen, explain what the county inspector will require, and give you a written, itemized estimate. Every scope, every allowance, every change order in writing. Every permit pulled. Every job backed by the 90-Day Done Right Promise. Call (877) 610-1318 and schedule your free estimate.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Fountainebleau and surrounding Miami-Dade communities.