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A full kitchen remodel in Hurst typically runs $14,000-$45,000, and most projects we take on here involve homes built between 1955 and 1978 that need more than new cabinets and countertops. The honest answer reaches deeper: Hurst has its own building department, and because most of the housing stock predates modern energy and structural codes, a permitted kitchen remodel that opens walls can trigger mandatory upgrades your bid should account for before demolition starts. We scope those costs upfront, in writing, so you’re never surprised by a change order you didn’t see coming. If you’re planning a kitchen remodel in Hurst, call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate from a contractor who already knows what’s behind your walls.
Key takeaways:
- Kitchen remodels in Hurst run $14,000-$45,000 on average; small or partial remodels range $9,000-$20,000.
- Homes built 1955-1978 often need electrical panel upgrades from 100-amp to 200-amp once walls are open for a permitted remodel.
- Hurst’s clay soils shrink and swell seasonally; cabinets and countertops installed out of level crack or pull away within two seasons.
- Every price change at Barrett & Sons arrives as a written change order before a single nail moves.
- Your job is backed by a written 90-Day Done Right Promise, signed on the contract.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Hurst’s Preferred Kitchen Remodeling Company
Tom Barrett started Barrett & Sons in 1998, and he’s been showing his face on North Texas job sites ever since. His sons run the crews, and Tom himself walks the project before, during, and after the work. That’s the difference between a name you can look up and a national outfit that dispatches strangers. Hurst homeowners tell us the same thing: they’ve already been burned by a company that quoted one number on the phone and handed them a different bill at the door.
Like every project we take on in Hurst, the crew working your remodel is background-checked and carries the Barrett & Sons name on the truck. Your permit inspection gets signed by the city, not skipped because it’s inconvenient. Your allowances, your scope, your change orders - all on paper. When the inspector walks your Hurst kitchen at rough-in and final, we want him to shake his head because the work’s right, not because he has to write a correction.
Tom lives roughly twenty minutes from most of Hurst. If something isn’t right after the job, he wants to know about it - and the 90-Day Done Right Promise says one call brings him back.
Our Kitchen Remodeling Services in Hurst
We handle the full range of Kitchen Remodeling work in Hurst, but after 29 years in this market, three things come up more than any others, and they’re the ones we scope with the most care.
Kitchen Design & Layout
Most Hurst kitchens were designed in the 1955-1978 era, when a kitchen was a closed-off galley, not the center of the house. Opening a wall to create an island or a sightline into the living room usually means removing a load-bearing wall, and that’s where the Hurst building department gets involved. We pull the permit, we bring in the structural engineer when the header sizing calls for it, and we design the layout around what your slab and roof framing will actually support, whether that’s an L-shaped galley update on Harwood Road or a full open-concept rework off Precinct Line Road. It’s the difference between a layout that looks good on paper and one that works in a 1962 brick-veneer ranch.
Cabinets & Countertops
Cabinet and countertop work in Hurst spans two very different jobs: a straightforward cabinet swap and the full redesign of a kitchen that’s been living with original flat-panel cabinet doors since the Johnson administration. For remodels, we install brands like KraftMaid and Wellborn - names you can look up, not mystery boxes off a van. Countertops run from mid-range quartz to full Cambria and Silestone slabs. In Hurst, the cabinet-to-countertop relationship matters more than people expect. If your slab has moved over 45 years and we don’t account for it before setting cabinets, the countertops will tell you in six months. We level before we set. That’s a small step with a big consequence.
Backsplash, Tile & Flooring
Hurst’s clay soil moves. It’s the same Blackland Prairie-adjacent clay that shifts under most of the Mid-Cities, and it means a flooring or backsplash tile installation here requires a substrate that can handle seasonal movement. We prep the subfloor and use Schluter membranes where the job calls for it, because cracked grout lines and popped tiles are the first sign a contractor skipped the prep. Whether you’re tiling a full backsplash in a home off Brown Trail or re-flooring the kitchen in a 1970s two-story in the 76054 ZIP, the prep is what determines whether the tile stays put five years from now.
Small & Partial Kitchen Remodels
Not every Hurst kitchen needs to go down to studs. A small or partial remodel - new countertops, a refaced cabinet run, a new island, a backsplash refresh - lands between $9,000 and $20,000 in Hurst, and it’s where we see the most quotes from other contractors go wrong. A partial remodel that touches a wall cavity can still trigger Hurst’s energy code review for insulation. A cabinet reface that doesn’t move plumbing or electrical may not need a permit, but the moment you move a sink or add an outlet, it does. We tell you which applies to your house before you sign anything.
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 Hurst
We install brands we’re willing to put our name behind, and for Hurst kitchens that means KraftMaid and Wellborn cabinets, Cambria and Silestone quartz, and Schluter waterproofing and tile prep systems where moisture and movement matter. For kitchen remodels that tie into a bathroom we’re updating in the same home, we spec Grohe and Sterling fixtures - you won’t find us bidding out mystery brands to shave a line item. The cabinet and slab yards we pull from stock the lines we quote. That means when you pick a mid-range slab and the yard only has the Cambria grade in stock, that conversation happens before you sign, not after we’ve torn out your countertops.
Common Kitchen Remodeling Problems We See in Hurst Homes
- Foundation movement disguised as a cabinet problem. Hurst’s clay soils shrink in summer drought and swell after fall and spring rain. A kitchen floor that’s out of level by a quarter-inch or more will telegraph into cabinets that stick, countertops that rock, and tile that cracks. We measure for level before we quote. Most bids that don’t account for slab movement turn into change orders nobody warned you about.
- Electrical panels that can’t carry a modern kitchen. The 1955-1978 stock in Hurst was built with 100-amp panels. Code-compliant kitchen remodels with new appliance circuits, island outlets, and lighting often require a 200-amp panel upgrade. If your bid doesn’t include it and the inspector flags it at rough-in, you’re adding thousands after the walls are open.
- Load-bearing walls that aren’t what the framing plan said. Hurst dining room walls and kitchen partitions were often framed with undersized headers or no header at all - just a double top plate. We’ve opened walls off Hurstview Drive that should have had a proper load path and didn’t. That’s why we verify framing before we finalize the structural scope.
- Allowance-only bids that don’t tell you what you’re buying. A bid that says “cabinets: allowance” and “counters: allowance” isn’t a bid, it’s a placeholder. The allowance that isn’t on paper is a surprise waiting for a date. We lock exact brands, grades, and slab-level pricing into your written quote before you sign.
Pricing for Kitchen Remodeling in Hurst, TX
Hurst kitchen remodel pricing starts around $9,000 for a small or partial project and runs $14,000-$45,000 for a full remodel, with cabinet installation at $4,000-$13,000 and countertops at $2,000-$6,500 depending on slab grade and square footage. A kitchen island runs $3,000-$10,000; a backsplash runs $800-$2,500. Three things move a Hurst bid more than anything else: whether you’re removing a load-bearing wall, whether the panel needs upgrading, and whether the slab needs leveling before cabinets go in. Here’s the line-item breakdown:
| Service | Typical Hurst Range |
|---|---|
| Kitchen Remodel (full) | $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 |
Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate. We’ll walk your Hurst kitchen, take measurements, check the panel, and put a written line-item quote in your hand - no allowances, no surprises, and no trip charge inside the county.
What It’s Like to Remodel a Hurst Kitchen - Before and During
Our crew recently remodeled a kitchen in a 1962 brick-veneer ranch off Hurstview Drive. The homeowners wanted to widen the opening between the kitchen and dining room. Once we opened the wall for a load-bearing header, we found the original single-pane aluminum window had rotted framing and no header at all, just a double top plate. We reframed it, brought the egress window up to code, upgraded the electrical panel from 100-amp to 200-amp, and installed a KraftMaid cabinet run with Cambria quartz countertops. The scope changed after rough-in - and every one of those changes was documented in a written change order before we closed the wall. That’s how it’s supposed to work. We’ll walk you through the same process when we scope your Hurst kitchen.
We Also Serve Cities Near Hurst
Our crews work throughout the Mid-Cities, including Kitchen Remodeling in Hurst, Bedford, Richland Hills, North Richland Hills, and Colleyville. If you’re in one of those nearby cities and want the same written-scope, permit-pulled, change-order-in-writing approach, call us. We live in this area. We’ll be at the hardware store on Saturday, same as you.
Serving Hurst, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Hurst 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 Hurst
Most Hurst homes built between 1955 and 1978 have 100-amp electrical panels, which is not enough capacity to safely run the appliance circuits, island outlets, and lighting that a modern kitchen demands. Once you open the walls for a permitted remodel, the Hurst inspector will often require the panel be upgraded to 200-amp before the job can pass rough-in. If your bid doesn’t account for that upgrade, you’re looking at a surprise cost after demolition. We check the panel during our free estimate so it’s in your written quote from day one. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll take a look.
Generally no - a straight cabinet replacement that doesn’t move plumbing, gas, or electrical and doesn’t alter walls typically does not require a permit in Hurst. The moment you move a sink, relocate an appliance, add an outlet, or open a wall cavity, you’re into permit territory. If any wall is opened, Hurst’s energy code review may also trigger insulation requirements. We’ll tell you exactly which scenario applies to your home before you sign anything. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate, and we’ll walk you through it in plain English.
Hurst sits on North Texas’s expansive clay soils, which shrink in summer drought and swell after fall and spring rains. That constant movement transfers through the slab and into whatever is on top of it. Without proper subfloor preparation and movement accommodation, kitchen floor tile will crack, grout will crumble, and the job will fail within a couple of seasons. We use Schluter membrane systems and prep the slab before we set tile so the floor can move without the tile breaking. It adds a little cost up front and saves a full re-do later. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll measure your slab for level when we come out.
Hurst’s housing stock is older and more uniform than Colleyville’s. The dominant 1955-1978 slab-on-grade homes often need panel upgrades, framing correction, egress window improvements, or insulation work once walls are open. Colleyville has a larger share of newer homes built after modern code updates, so the same cosmetic remodel there rarely triggers those corrections. In Hurst, a permitted remodel that opens walls can cascade into mandatory upgrades that add thousands to the job, and any honest bid accounts for that before you sign. Call (877) 610-1318 for an exact quote - estimates are free.
In most cases, yes. If your cabinet boxes are sound, not water-damaged, and not pulling away from the wall due to slab movement, refacing is a smart way to update a Hurst kitchen without a full tear-out. We’ll check the boxes, the door alignment, and whether your slab has moved enough to shift the cabinet run. If the boxes are solid, we reface with new doors, drawer fronts, and hardware and install new countertops on top. If the boxes are failing, refacing is throwing good money at a frame that won’t hold. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll tell you honestly which one you have.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Hurst and the Mid-Cities. Tom’s name, address, and license number are public - look them up before you sign anything.