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A full kitchen remodel in Naranja typically runs $14,000 to $45,000, with smaller projects like cabinet refacing or a backsplash coming in between $800 and $13,000. The final number depends on whether you’re moving walls, whether your existing 1992-or-newer CBS construction needs structural upgrades, and which NOA-rated products the inspector insists on. If you live in Naranja and you’re weighing a remodel, call us at (877) 610-1318 and we’ll give you a written line-item scope before anything gets ordered.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Naranja’s Preferred Kitchen Remodeling Company
We’re Barrett & Sons Construction. Tom Barrett started this company in 1998, and his sons run the crews today. When we pull a permit in Naranja, the name on the permit application matches the name on the truck. That matters in a place like this, because Miami-Dade inspectors don’t process paperwork from contractors who treat Naranja like a drive-through stop between Homestead and Florida City.
Our crews work in Naranja regularly. We know what the slab looks like under a 1960s ranch off SW 268th St, and we know what the inspector wants to see on a rough-in for a kitchen addition off SW 137th Ave. The last thing you want is a crew from outside the county learning Miami-Dade NOA requirements for the first time on your job. We’ve already made those mistakes on our own dime, not on a customer’s timeline.
Tom publishes his name, his address, and his license number. Look it up before you sign anything. And every price change on a Naranja job arrives as a written change order before work proceeds. An allowance that isn’t on paper is a surprise waiting for a date.
Our Kitchen Remodeling Services in Naranja
Full Kitchen Remodeling
A full Kitchen Remodeling job in Naranja means gutting to the studs, reworking the electrical and plumbing rough-in, and rebuilding under Miami-Dade’s HVHZ rules. Most homes here are concrete block and stucco on slab, and any wall opening we widen for a new window or exterior door needs an engineered lintel that meets wind-load standards. We include that in the scope from day one, not as a surprise change order after the inspector red-tags the opening.
Kitchen Design & Layout
Layout in a Naranja kitchen comes with real constraints. The lot sizes are tight, the homes are modest, and the floor plans are usually a simple rectangle. We work around that rather than fighting it. That might mean a peninsula instead of an island in a 10-by-12 kitchen, or relocating the range to give you a continuous run of counter along the back wall. Every layout we draw keeps the work triangle tight and the sight lines open, without pretending your 1970s ranch is a Palm Beach estate.
Cabinet Installation & Refacing
Cabinet installation in Naranja runs $4,000 to $13,000. Refacing costs less than full replacement and keeps your existing boxes in place, which matters when you’re working around block walls that don’t forgive aggressive demo. We carry KraftMaid and Cambria lines, and if a cabinet pulls moisture from a slab without a vapor barrier, we’ll tell you before we hang it. That conversation is part of the job.
Countertops, Backsplash, Tile & Flooring
Quartz and granite countertops in Naranja run $2,000 to $6,500 installed. Backsplash tile runs $800 to $2,500. The humidity here means grout and adhesive selection actually matters: cheap mastic wicks moisture through the slab and fails behind the backsplash within two or three summers. We use products rated for South Florida’s wet season and a high water table, not whatever the big-box store had on a pallet.
What happens when you call
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service in Naranja
We install Simonton and PGT impact windows and doors, which is what Miami-Dade inspectors want to see on the NOA label. For cabinets and counters we work with KraftMaid and Cambria. We don’t order mystery brands off a van, and we don’t show up with a “comparable substitute” the inspector hasn’t heard of. Our supplier in Miami keeps NOA-rated stock for Naranja jobs, which means a mid-project product swap doesn’t add three weeks to your schedule.
Common Kitchen Remodeling Problems We See in Naranja Homes
- Non-NOA products ordered by out-of-county contractors. A cabinet with glass inserts or a large window that passes Florida statewide product approval but lacks the Miami-Dade NOA gets flagged at rough-in. The inspector stops work. The contractor argues. The homeowner gets the bill. This is the single most common failure we see on Naranja jobs that started with someone else.
- Structural openings that weren’t engineered for HVHZ wind loads. Widening a kitchen window or knocking through an interior wall in a post-Andrew CBS home is not a “just cut it out” job. The lintel over that opening has to be sized for wind pressure, and a permit that doesn’t include an engineer’s letter gets rejected at plan review.
- Slab-on-grade floors with no vapor barrier. Most Naranja homes sit on a concrete slab directly over oolitic limestone and a seasonally high water table. If the original slab lacks a vapor barrier and you tile over it without addressing moisture, the new floor fails its inspection or fails six months after sign-off.
- Contractors unfamiliar with the South Dade permit process. A kitchen remodel in Broward and a kitchen remodel in Naranja are not the same job. Permit review, inspection sequencing, and product documentation are stricter here. We pull permits on every eligible job and wait for the inspector to sign off before we call the job done.
Pricing for Kitchen Remodeling in Naranja, FL
The ranges below reflect what we see on Naranja jobs in 2025 and 2026. They include labor, materials, permit fees, and the structural upgrades Miami-Dade requires but cheap quotes leave out. If you get a quote below these numbers, look for missing line items: no vapor barrier, no engineered lintel, no NOA-rated window, no permit. The low number is low for a reason.
| Service | Typical Price Range in Naranja |
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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 |
Call (877) 610-1318 for a written estimate. It’s free, and it’ll show you exactly which line items a compliant Naranja job has to include.
What Makes Naranja Kitchen Remodeling Different
Naranja sits in the South Dade corridor that took the direct brunt of Hurricane Andrew’s 1992 landfall. Most of the housing stock was obliterated and rebuilt under Miami-Dade’s post-Andrew High Velocity Hurricane Zone codes, which are the strictest wind-load construction standards in the country. Every kitchen remodel here has to work within those rules. A product can pass Florida’s statewide approval and still be legally unusable in Naranja because Miami-Dade inspectors enforce Notice of Acceptance approval as a hard stop. Contractors who pull permits in Broward or points north get red-tagged mid-project all the time because they ordered the wrong product tier.
Our Kitchen Remodeling in Naranja work always accounts for this. Every product we order for a Naranja kitchen carries a Miami-Dade NOA label: impact windows, exterior doors, range hoods that vent through the wall, any glass insert or assembly that touches the building envelope. We verify the NOA before we order, not after the inspector asks for it.
Here’s what that looks like on the ground. On a kitchen renovation near SW 137th Ave and 268th St, we had to swap a state-approved range hood and impact window that lacked NOA labels after the rough-in inspection flagged them. We ordered NOA-rated replacements from our local supplier, removed the non-compliant units, and passed the final sign-off with a full permit record for the homeowners’ insurance file. That’s the difference between a contractor who works in Naranja and one who shows up in Naranja.
We Also Serve Cities Near Naranja
Barrett & Sons Construction works throughout South Dade. Beyond Naranja, our crews serve Princeton, Leisure City, Homestead, and Florida City. If you’re in one of those communities and planning a kitchen remodel, the same NOA requirements and HVHZ rules apply. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll come out to look at your space.
Serving Naranja, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Naranja 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 Naranja
NOA requirements apply to products that penetrate or attach to the building envelope: windows, exterior doors, vented range hoods, exterior wall assemblies. Standard interior cabinets and countertops do not require an NOA. But if your cabinets include glass inserts in an exterior wall, or if you’re installing a vented hood through an exterior wall, those components need NOA documentation. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll walk you through what applies to your specific layout.
The Miami-Dade inspector will red-tag the opening at rough-in or final inspection, the product has to come out, and you’ll eat the replacement cost plus the schedule delay. Florida state product approval is not the same as a Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance. In Naranja, the NOA is the only thing the inspector accepts. We verify the label before we order.
If you file a storm-damage claim and the insurer discovers a kitchen remodel with non-compliant or unpermitted work, they can deny the claim or reduce the payout. A full permit record showing NOA-rated products and signed inspections protects you. We hand you that paperwork at the end of the job, and we’ve seen it matter firsthand.
Yes. Moving a load-bearing wall requires a permit, an engineer’s letter, and an inspection. In a CBS home built under HVHZ rules, that wall movement also has to account for wind-load transfer through the roof assembly. We pull the permit, we include the engineering, and we don’t cut a single block until the plan review comes back approved. Call (877) 610-1318 to talk through your layout.
You can phase it, but each phase needs its own permit and its own inspection sequence. Phasing a kitchen in Naranja makes sense if you want to do cabinets and counters first, then tackle the structural work later. We’ll help you map the phases so you don’t end up paying for the same rough-in inspection twice.
Get Your Free Naranja Kitchen Remodel Estimate
If you live in Naranja and you want a kitchen remodel that passes inspection the first time, call Barrett & Sons Construction at (877) 610-1318. We’ll come out, look at your space, and give you a written estimate with every line item spelled out, including the NOA-rated products and structural upgrades your job actually requires. No surprise invoices, no change orders you didn’t sign off on, and no products the inspector will reject.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Naranja and South Dade since 1998.