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Kitchen remodeling in Marco Island, FL typically runs $14,000 to $45,000 for a full remodel, with smaller partial remodels landing between $9,000 and $20,000. The price moves based on what’s hiding behind those original Mackle-era walls: aluminum wiring, corroded studs, and floor elevations that trigger FEMA review on canal lots. We’ve been remodeling kitchens on this island long enough to know that what you see on the surface rarely matches what the inspector will require once cabinets come down. Call (877) 610-1318 to schedule a free walk-through of your Marco Island kitchen. We’ll give you a written scope with allowances spelled out, so the final number doesn’t surprise you.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Marco Island’s Preferred Kitchen Remodeling Company
We’re not a franchise dispatching strangers from three states away. Tom Barrett put his name on the truck in 1998, and his sons run the crews that show up on Marco Island. Calls get answered by a live person, 24/7. If you call with a question about your remodel, you’re not leaving a voicemail and hoping.
On Marco Island specifically, that matters. This is a built-out island with a dense finger-canal grid, narrow residential streets, and homes that were mass-built by the Mackle Brothers between 1965 and 1985. A contractor who doesn’t understand Collier County’s post-Irma wind and flood mandates, or the seawall proximity reviews that nearly every canal-side remodel triggers, will quote you one number and hand you a change-order pile later. We write the allowances into the contract before the first cabinet comes down. If a surprise shows up, it gets priced in writing and approved by you before we touch it. That’s not a sales pitch. That’s the way it has to work on this island.
Ask anyone on your street. Or look up the license number yourself. Tom publishes his name, his address, and his license number. Background-checked crew members carry the Barrett & Sons name on their shirts. We live twenty minutes away. If something’s wrong after we’re done, we want to know about it before you tell anyone else.
Our Kitchen Remodeling Services in Marco Island
Full Kitchen Remodeling
A full kitchen remodel on Marco Island means more than swapping cabinets. It means opening up a 1970s CBS home, checking what’s behind the drywall, and bringing the room up to current Collier County code before we close the walls. Every full remodel includes a written scope, an allowance line for code upgrades, and a permit pulled before work starts. You’ll see the inspection sign-off with your own eyes.
Cabinets & Countertops
We install KraftMaid cabinetry and Cambria quartz, along with quartz and granite countertops cut to fit Marco Island’s tight canal-side kitchens. In homes off South Heathwood Drive or along the 34145 ZIP, that often means custom sizing because original galley layouts weren’t designed for today’s deeper counters and soft-close hardware. We measure everything on site, order from brands you can look up, and hang cabinets on structure that’s been checked, not just covered.
Backsplash, Tile & Flooring
Salt air off the Gulf accelerates corrosion on cheap fasteners and metal connectors. We use stainless hardware and fiber-reinforced backer board where the code or the location demands it, and we install tile with waterproofing behind it, not just on top of it. On a canal-side kitchen wall, a backsplash has to be more than decorative. It has to hold up to humidity that never really leaves the room.
Kitchen Design & Layout
Most Marco Island kitchens were built as compact galleys or L-shapes with the sink on the canal side. When we redesign a layout, we work around the seawall setback and the existing window lines, because moving plumbing on a canal-side wall triggers additional review. We’ll show you a plan before anything gets ordered. You’ll know where the island sits, how traffic flows, and what the sightlines look like to the water.
Small & Partial Kitchen Remodels
Not every Marco Island kitchen needs a gut job. If your cabinets are solid and the layout works, we can reface or replace doors, add a kitchen island, swap the counters, and redo the backsplash for a fraction of a full remodel’s cost. Small kitchen remodels on Marco Island run $9,000 to $20,000, depending on how much electrical and plumbing you touch. We’ll tell you what’s worth doing now and what can wait.
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 Marco Island
We stock and install brands whose names hold up in the salt air: KraftMaid and Cambria in the kitchen, Schluter waterproofing systems behind the tile, Sterling and Grohe fixtures at the sink, and GAF materials when we touch rooflines above a remodeled kitchen. We can get parts for Marco Island jobs quickly because we keep inventory moving through our South Florida office, and we don’t make homeowners wait on mystery brands off a van. If we write a brand name into your contract, that’s the brand that goes in.
Common Kitchen Remodeling Problems We See in Marco Island Homes
- Original 2-wire aluminum branch circuits. Most Mackle-era kitchens on Marco Island were wired with aluminum long before GFCI/AFCI requirements existed. Once the walls are open, the inspector will require those circuits to be replaced or brought to current standard. We write that allowance in at contract signing.
- Corroded rebar in stem walls. Decades of salt air and storm surge have eaten away at steel reinforcing inside original concrete. When we open a wall and find spalling or rusted rebar, the fix is structural, not cosmetic. We stop, document it, and put the cost in writing.
- No waterproofing behind stucco or tile. Original construction didn’t include peel-and-stick membrane or proper flashing on canal-side walls. When cabinets come down, we re-flash and waterproof before any new tile or backer board goes up. On Marco Island, that’s code and common sense.
- Undersized framing over original layouts. We’ve found sagging 2×6 ceiling joists above galley kitchens that were never engineered for today’s load. When a cabinet run or a quartz island needs proper support, we spec LVL reinforcement and get a signed inspection before the drywall returns.
Pricing for Kitchen Remodeling in Marco Island, FL
Here’s what we quote on Marco Island, based on current local labor and material costs:
| Service | Marco Island Price Range |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Kitchen Island Installation | $3,000 - $10,000 |
What moves the number on this island more than anything else is what opening the walls reveals. A kitchen in a 1978 CBS home with original aluminum wiring will cost more than one in a 1990s build that’s had updates. A canal-side kitchen that needs elevation review and seawall coordination adds another layer. We don’t quote vague ranges that skate past those realities. We walk the house, check the panel, look at the slab, and give you a line-item written estimate with the allowances separated. Estimates are free. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll schedule it.
We Also Serve Cities Near Marco Island
Beyond Marco Island, our crews work in Marco, Naples Manor, East Naples, and Naples. The same owner-operated crew, the same written change orders, and the same 90-Day Done Right Promise follow us into every one of those communities. If you’re near the island but not on it, you’re still inside our service footprint for kitchen remodels.
Serving Marco Island, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Marco Island 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 Marco Island
The inspector will require the electrical to meet current GFCI and AFCI protection standards, which on an original Mackle-era home usually means replacing 2-wire aluminum circuits with properly grounded copper. If the kitchen sits on a low-elevation slab in a FEMA AE or VE zone, the remodel may trigger an elevation review even if you’re not touching the foundation. Water shutoffs and drain lines under a canal-side wall also need to meet current Collier County setbacks from the seawall. A remodel that ignores these requirements won’t pass final inspection. We coordinate the inspector and the permit from day one, and we won’t cover a wall until it’s been signed off. Call (877) 610-1318 to have us walk your kitchen before you sign anything.
Because nearly every kitchen remodel on this island sits close enough to a canal to fall under Collier County’s post-Irma FEMA elevation and seawall review requirements. Even if you’re only replacing cabinets and flooring, the inspector may evaluate whether the finished floor needs to meet an elevated standard, or whether new plumbing runs encroach on the canal-side setback. Contractors who don’t build that allowance into their quote are hoping you’ll swallow the surprise later. We put it in writing from the start. If the review comes back clean, you keep the unused allowance. If it doesn’t, you already know the number.
We stop. We photograph it, write it up as a change order with a specific price, and wait for your written approval before we touch it. That’s the 90-Day Done Right Promise in practice. On a canal-front home off South Heathwood Drive, we opened a 1978 kitchen and found sagging 2×6 joists, aluminum rough-in, and a canal-side wall with no waterproofing. We wrote change orders for LVL reinforcement, new circuits, and peel-and-stick membrane. The homeowner approved each line item, and the final invoice matched the approved scope. No surprises at the end.
No. Original Mackle-era homes on Marco Island were built on low slabs and often framed with undersized joists that have settled under decades of salt air. A heavy quartz or granite island, plus the cabinet weight and foot traffic, can exceed what the floor was designed to carry. Before we install an island, we open the floor or inspect the structure beneath and add engineered reinforcement if needed. On someone’s canal-front project, that reinforcement was LVL beams sized by an engineer and signed off by the inspector. We don’t hang weight on hope.
The punch list runs through every item that touches water, structure, or code. That means the island plumbing rough-in has to pass the third-party sewer lateral review and hold proper clearance from the seawall setback. The waterproofing behind the tile gets checked for continuity. The electrical panel and circuits get verified. Cabinets are aligned and anchored to structure, not drywall. Fixtures are tested under pressure. And the final inspection flysheet is signed before we call the job complete. Then Tom wants to hear from you two weeks later if anything feels off. Call (877) 610-1318 to talk through how we’d handle your specific kitchen.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Marco Island and surrounding communities.