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Fast, Reliable Kitchen Remodeling Across Venice Gardens
Kitchen remodeling in Venice Gardens runs $14,000-$45,000 for a full renovation, with small kitchens landing between $9,000 and $20,000. Those numbers come from actual projects we’ve quoted in the 34295 ZIP over the years, not a national average pulled from a spreadsheet. When you call (877) 610-1318, you’ll get a live person who can talk about your canal-front lot, your concrete block walls, and what Sarasota County will actually let you build. We’re Barrett & Sons Construction, and we’ve been working in homes like yours since Tom Barrett founded the company in 1998.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Venice Gardens’s Preferred Kitchen Remodeling Company
You’ll hear our name come up in Venice Gardens when neighbors compare notes about contractors who actually keep their word. Tom Barrett publishes his name, his address, and his license number, and he expects you to look them up before signing anything. That’s the kind of accountability that got built in the 1990s when this company was founded, and it hasn’t changed since.
When we quote a kitchen in Venice Gardens, the scope goes in writing. The allowances go in writing. Every change order arrives as a written document before a single nail moves, because an allowance that isn’t on paper is a surprise waiting for a date. Our crews are Tom’s sons and their teams, not subcontractors we’ve never met, and a live person answers the phone 24 hours a day, seven days a week. That matters when you’re mid-renovation and a question hits you at 7:00 on a Saturday morning.
We’ve worked on homes along the canals off Jacaranda Boulevard and throughout the neighborhoods east of South Venice. We know what it means to pull permits that pass inspection on those lots, and we know the inspector works for you, not for us. That’s why we like him there.
Our Kitchen Remodeling Services in Venice Gardens
Full Kitchen Remodeling
A full kitchen remodel in Venice Gardens usually means tearing out the original mid-century layout down to the studs, or at least down to the block. Many of these homes still have their original flat-panel cabinetry and dated electric runs. We handle the whole thing: demo, plumbing, electrical, drywall, flooring, cabinetry, counters, and finish work. On canal-front properties, we also address what the removal exposes, because those 1960s-era hydraulic-fill lots don’t always hold the way you’d hope once walls come open. We coordinate any geotechnical evaluation up front so the permit path stays clear.

Cabinets & Countertops
Cabinetry is where most Venice Gardens homeowners start, and it’s the line item that moves the most. Kitchen Remodeling at Barrett & Sons includes KraftMaid cabinetry, and when you’re pairing cabinets with stone, we install Cambria quartz along with a full line of granite options. If your existing cabinet boxes are solid but the doors and drawer fronts have seen 50 years of humidity, cabinet refacing typically runs $4,000-$13,000 in Venice Gardens. New countertop installation lands in the $2,000-$6,500 range depending on stone choice and linear footage.

Backsplash, Tile & Flooring
Backsplash installation in Venice Gardens homes runs $800-$2,500 on average, and it’s one of the fastest ways to make a kitchen feel finished without redoing the whole footprint. We see a lot of original terrazzo floors in these houses, some worth keeping and some too far gone after decades of rain-season moisture wicking. Wood-look tile and large-format porcelain are popular choices here, because they handle the humidity and the sand tracked in from a day on the Gulf better than hardwood can.

Kitchen Design & Layout
The classic Venice Gardens kitchen is a galley or an L-shape tight against a load-bearing interior wall, and a lot of our clients want to open it into the living space. On mid-century concrete block homes, that’s not a casual decision. It means engineered beam work, and on canal lots it can trigger a review of your roof-to-wall connections under Sarasota County’s current wind-resistance codes. We’ll design the layout around what the structure allows, not around a picture someone saved online. We’re comfortable with that conversation because we’ve had it on plenty of streets in the 34295.

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 Venice Gardens
We carry KraftMaid and Cambria in the kitchen, and across our other trades you’ll find Andersen and Marvin on the window side. We don’t install mystery brands off a van. You can look up every material we quote, and we’ll tell you exactly what’s going in your home before a single order gets placed. If your kitchen project includes impact-rated windows or a slider replacement, we can fold that in so you’re not coordinating two crews. We also handle Bathroom Remodeling in Venice Gardens, which a lot of clients bundle before or after their kitchen work, since the disruption pattern is similar.
Common Kitchen Remodeling Problems We See in Venice Gardens Homes
- Moisture intrusion along canal-side exterior walls: The high water table in low-lying canal sections means chronic dampness behind original baseboards and under old cabinetry. We inspect what’s wet before we build over it, because new cabinets over old mold is a 90-day callback waiting to happen.
- Soft fill under the slab where footings are moving: Canal-front lots on 1960s hydraulic fill regularly hit poorly consolidated material a foot below the surface. If we’re moving plumbing lines or adding an island with a heavy stone top, we get it looked at instead of hoping the slab holds.
- Original jalousie windows that don’t meet current wind codes: A kitchen remodel that touches the exterior wall can trigger a requirement to upgrade those openings to impact-rated product. It’s a Sarasota County code issue we see constantly in Venice Gardens, and we build it into the scope and the permit from day one.
- Water damage from Hurricane Ian that never got properly remediated: The 34295 ZIP took meaningful damage in 2022, and a portion of the homes we quote still have hidden water staining behind drywall or under flooring. We find it, we document it, and we fix it before it ruins new work.
Pricing for Kitchen Remodeling in Venice Gardens, FL
Here’s what you can expect to pay in Venice Gardens right now:
| Service | Typical Price Range |
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| Full Kitchen Remodel | $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 |
What moves the number in Venice Gardens depends on a few honest factors. Canal-front lots can add an engineering line item if we’re adding weight or moving utilities. Opening a load-bearing wall adds beam work and potentially wind-retrofit requirements. And the total rises fast when those jalousie windows have to go. We give you every dollar on paper before work starts, and the final number you sign is the number you pay. No surprise invoices at the end. Call (877) 610-1318 to schedule a free estimate, and we’ll walk your kitchen with you and put the numbers in writing.
We Also Serve Cities Near Venice Gardens
Our crews go where the work takes them, and we serve South Venice, Venice, Laurel, and Osprey alongside our Venice Gardens projects. We know these communities well enough to know which ones share the same canal-fill soil quirks and which ones don’t. We also handle Roofing in Venice Gardens for homeowners whose kitchen walls are being opened up and whose roof is part of the same wind-mitigation conversation.
Serving Venice Gardens, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Venice Gardens 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 Venice Gardens
We schedule estimates in Venice Gardens within a few days of your call, and there’s no trip charge if you’re inside the county. Call (877) 610-1318 and a live person will set a time that works for you. Tom and his sons handle the estimating themselves on most jobs.
Yes. We do a lot of work on canal-front lots in Venice Gardens, especially along the neighborhoods near Jacaranda Boulevard and the waterway system that runs through the 34295. Those projects often need engineered footings or grade beams because of the hydraulic fill under the slab, and we coordinate the geotechnical side up front so your permit moves without surprises.
We pull permits and pass inspections on every eligible job in Venice Gardens. Sarasota County requires them, and so do we. The permit inspector works for you, not us, and we like having an extra set of eyes on the work. That’s true on a $9,000 small kitchen and it’s true on a $45,000 full-gut remodel.
Only if the scope changes and only if you approve the change in writing first. Every change order arrives as a written document with the updated price before any new work happens. If we find hidden water damage behind a canal-side wall, you’ll see it with your own eyes, and you’ll see the cost on paper before we touch it.
Every Barrett & Sons job in Venice Gardens includes our written 90-Day Done Right Promise. If it’s not done right, Tom comes back and makes it right with one call. That’s on the contract, not buried in fine print, and it’s backed by the same owner who’s been running this company since 1998. Call (877) 610-1318 for an exact quote, estimates are free.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Venice Gardens and the surrounding communities for over 29 years.







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