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AfterFast, Reliable Kitchen Remodeling Across West Palm Beach
A full kitchen remodel in West Palm Beach typically runs $14,000 to $45,000, with high-end historic-district work sometimes pushing past that. The real question isn’t the starting number, it’s whether the number holds once the walls open. We’re Barrett & Sons Construction, and we’ve built our reputation in West Palm Beach on one habit: the price only moves when you sign a change order. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate.
West Palm Beach isn’t one housing market. It’s four or five stacked on top of each other, from 1920s hollow clay tile homes in Flamingo Park to 1980s CBS tract houses out near 33411 and 33412. A contractor who only knows one of those is guessing on the rest. You deserve better than a guess.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is West Palm Beach’s Preferred Kitchen Remodeling Company
We’ve been remodeling kitchens since 1998, and our owner Tom Barrett puts his name, address, and license number on every contract. Look it up yourself. That’s the point. The crew showing up at your West Palm Beach home is Tom’s sons and their teams, not strangers dispatched from somewhere else.
When you call us, a live person answers. And we mean a live person, 24 hours a day, not a voicemail box or an out-of-state call center. If you’re in El Cid, Grandview Heights, or Old Northwood and you have a question about your project at 7pm, you’ll reach a human who can actually help.
We pull permits on every eligible kitchen remodel in West Palm Beach. That’s non-negotiable. The permit inspector works for you, not for me, which is exactly why I like having him on the job. Every allowance, every scope change, every material substitution arrives as a written change order before work proceeds. You’ll never see a surprise invoice at the end because, as Tom says, an allowance that isn’t on paper is a surprise waiting for a date. And we back the whole project with a 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing: if it’s not done right, one call brings Tom back to make it right.
Our Kitchen Remodeling Services in West Palm Beach
Every West Palm Beach kitchen project starts with a walkthrough and a real conversation about what you actually use, not what a magazine says you should want. Here’s what we handle most often in West Palm Beach.
Full Kitchen Remodeling
A full kitchen remodel in West Palm Beach means gutting to the studs in most cases, especially in the older core ZIPs. That’s where the real work lives. We handle demolition, framing corrections, electrical and plumbing upgrades, drywall, flooring, cabinetry, countertops, backsplash, and finish work. One team, one contract, one written scope.
Cabinets & Countertops
We install KraftMaid cabinets and Cambria quartz in kitchens across West Palm Beach, from Flamingo Park to the western neighborhoods. Cabinet installation here runs $4,000 to $13,000, and countertop installation runs $2,000 to $6,500, depending on material and square footage. We measure, order, and install. You approve the exact SKUs in writing before we cut anything.
Backsplash, Tile & Flooring
Backsplash installation in West Palm Beach runs $800 to $2,500 for most kitchens, and tile flooring is priced per square foot after we check the subfloor. In older hollow clay tile and CBS homes, the subfloor often needs leveling or repair before tile goes down. We’ll tell you if it does, in writing, with a number attached, before we touch a single tile.
Kitchen Design & Layout
Design and layout is where a lot of West Palm Beach kitchens go wrong before construction even starts. Poor traffic flow, a fridge door that hits the island, a peninsula that blocks the only window. We do measured drawings and work through layout options with you before we write the contract. KraftMaid’s design tools let you see the cabinet layout in 3D, and we walk you through every decision, from cabinet depth to drawer hardware.
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 West Palm Beach
We don’t install mystery brands off a van. In West Palm Beach kitchens, we carry KraftMaid and Cambria, plus Techo-Bloc and Cambridge Pavers when a project extends to outdoor kitchen or hardscape work. These are names you can look up, check reviews on, and verify. We keep local supplier relationships in Palm Beach County so materials arrive on schedule, and if a cabinet door shows up damaged, our supplier replaces it without you chasing anyone.
Common Kitchen Remodeling Problems We See in West Palm Beach Homes
- Undersized hurricane strapping on older CBS and hollow clay tile homes. Opening a wall in a 1920s to 1940s house often triggers mandatory wind-load retrofits under current Florida Building Code. That can add thousands and days of engineering, but ignoring it is worse.
- Historic Preservation Board approval windows that stall demolition. In Flamingo Park, El Cid, Old Northwood, and Grandview Heights, exterior changes need HPB review before permits are issued. Miss the window and you’re redesigning a window penetration after the sledgehammer already swung.
- Corroded fasteners and flashing near Lake Worth Lagoon. Salt-laden air and year-round humidity destroy standard interior-grade hardware in a few years. We spec stainless or appropriately coated fasteners and proper flashing on every coastal-zone remodel.
- Water damage hiding behind old cabinets. We regularly find rotted subfloor and mold behind the original 1960s cabinets in West Palm Beach homes, especially near the sink and dishwasher. We write the repair into the change order before it becomes your problem.
Pricing for Kitchen Remodeling in West Palm Beach, FL
Here’s what you should expect to pay in West Palm Beach, based on the work we’ve done across the city. These ranges are real numbers from our local market, not national averages.
| Service | Typical Range in West Palm Beach |
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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 |
What moves a West Palm Beach kitchen remodel quote is usually what’s hiding behind the drywall, not the finishes you pick. Older hollow clay tile homes and early CBS construction frequently need structural upgrades once walls are open. Historic district review adds time and cost. Coastal wind-load provisions add engineering and materials. We price all of that honestly upfront, and we write allowances into the contract so you’re never blindsided. Call (877) 610-1318 for a detailed written estimate. It’s free, and we’ll come out to your home, no trip charge inside the county.
How We Handle the Hard Part: Opening Up an Older West Palm Beach Home
In West Palm Beach, a kitchen remodel in a 1920s to 1940s hollow clay tile home often requires the Historic Preservation Board to approve any exterior change before permits are issued. That review window can add two to four weeks and 15 to 20 percent to the budget. A contractor working just a mile outside the district boundary never deals with this. You need someone who has done it repeatedly, and we have.
On a 1930s Mediterranean Revival in Flamingo Park, our crew opened the kitchen wall to move a sink and found the original hollow clay tile had no continuous load path for modern wind loads. That’s a structural problem, not a cosmetic one. We brought in a structural engineer, wrote a change order for steel strapping and grouted cells, and only proceeded after the owner signed off in writing. Then we matched the original stucco profile so the inspection sign-off and the HPB sign-off happened on the same day. That’s the difference between knowing the process and hoping you can figure it out on the fly.
We’ve also seen plenty of West Palm Beach kitchens where a previous contractor used standard interior-grade fasteners and flashing in the humid, salt-laden air near Lake Worth Lagoon. Within a few years, corroded hardware and failed waterproofing start showing up behind the cabinets. We don’t do that. Material selection and envelope detailing matter more here than almost anywhere else in the state.
We Also Serve Cities Near West Palm Beach
Our Kitchen Remodeling team works throughout the area, including West Gate, Palm Beach, Palm Springs, and Riviera Beach. If you’re within a short drive of West Palm Beach, we’ll come out for a free estimate, no trip charge inside the county.
Serving West Palm Beach, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the West Palm Beach 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 West Palm Beach
Because the Historic Preservation Board must review and approve any exterior change before the city issues permits, and that review window alone adds two to four weeks to the timeline and 15 to 20 percent to the budget. Interior-only work still moves, but if you’re touching windows, doors, rooflines, or exterior stucco profiles, the HPB is part of the process. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll walk you through what your specific street and house trigger.
It depends on whether the original clay tile has a continuous load path for modern wind loads. Often it doesn’t, and opening the wall triggers mandatory hurricane-strap upgrades under current Florida Building Code. We bring in a structural engineer, write the retrofit into a change order, and get your written sign-off before we proceed. If you’re in the coastal construction zone, design wind speeds exceed 160 mph near the Intracoastal, so this isn’t optional paperwork.
For a straight cabinet and countertop swap with no structural, electrical, or plumbing changes, West Palm Beach typically does not require a building permit. But if you’re moving a sink, adding outlets, or touching load-bearing walls, the permit is required. We’ll tell you exactly what your scope triggers, and we pull the permit on every eligible job. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll review your specific project.
Because West Palm Beach sits in a coastal high-wind zone with design wind speeds over 160 mph near the Intracoastal, and the older housing stock in the core ZIPs was built before current Florida Building Code wind-load standards. Opening a wall here triggers engineering and strapping requirements that a Central Florida contractor rarely budgets for. Allowances are higher because the risk is higher, and writing those allowances into the contract upfront is what keeps the final bill from becoming a surprise. We’d rather tell you now than hand you a change order later without a signature.
We inspect first, document what we find, and write a change order with a specific price for the repair before any work happens. You sign it, then we fix it. We don’t do verbal approvals and we don’t bury surprises in the final invoice. Rotted subfloor, knob-and-tube, corroded plumbing, missing hurricane strapping, all of it gets the same treatment: written scope, written price, your signature. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate and we’ll show you exactly how we handle the unknowns.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving West Palm Beach and surrounding communities since 1998.