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Kitchen remodeling in West Palm Beach typically runs $14,000 to $45,000 for a full project, with smaller kitchens starting around $9,000. Most jobs take six to ten weeks depending on permits, material lead times, and what we find when the walls come open. If you’re in Flamingo Park, El Cid, Grandview Heights, or the 33411 corridor west of I-95, call (877) 610-1318. Tom Barrett’s crew works West Palm Beach every week, and a live person answers the phone day or night.
We’re not a national outfit quoting one price over the phone and showing up with another. Barrett & Sons Construction is owner-operated, founded in 1998, and Tom’s sons run the crews. Every scope, every allowance, every price change arrives as a written change order before work happens. That’s how we’ve done it for over 29 years, and it’s how we’ll do it on your West Palm Beach kitchen.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is West Palm Beach’s Preferred Kitchen Remodeling Company
West Palm Beach is a two-market town. East of I-95 you’ve got Palm Beach island’s estate work directly across the Intracoastal, plus the biggest contiguous historic districts in the county. West of I-95 you’ve got 1980s and 1990s CBS tract homes that don’t meet current wind-load code. A contractor who only knows one side of that line runs into trouble on the other. We work both sides every month, and our Kitchen Remodeling team has pulled permits in Flamingo Park, Old Northwood, and the newer subdivisions out by Royal Palm Beach Road.
Our reputation in West Palm Beach comes from doing what the last contractor didn’t: pulling permits, putting allowances on paper, and showing proof of insurance before work starts. Tom publishes his name, his address, and his license number. Look it up before you sign anything. The permit inspector works for you, not for us. That’s why we like him.
The L.O.C.A.L. values aren’t a slogan to us. Local roots, on time, community first, accountable, loyal. Tom lives near enough that if something’s wrong after a West Palm Beach job, he’s there. The 90-Day Done Right Promise is written on every contract. If it’s not done right, one call brings Tom back. No fine print.
Our Kitchen Remodeling Services in West Palm Beach
Full Kitchen Remodeling
A full kitchen remodel in West Palm Beach means gutting to the studs or tile where it applies, reworking electrical and plumbing to current Florida Building Code, and rebuilding with materials that hold up to coastal humidity and salt air off Lake Worth Lagoon. We pull the permit, coordinate the inspections, and keep the job moving. In 33401 or 33405, that often means replacing knob-and-tube wiring and adding hurricane straps before any finish work begins. We write those items into the allowance before demo starts.
Cabinets & Countertops
Cabinet installation in West Palm Beach runs $4,000 to $13,000 depending on scope and whether you’re refacing or replacing. Countertop installation runs $2,000 to $6,500. We install KraftMaid cabinets and Cambria quartz, brands you can look up rather than mystery boxes off a van. For a 1940s El Cid kitchen, we match original stucco and trim profiles where openings change. For a 1990s CBS home in 33411, we check slab thickness before anchoring a heavy island top.
Backsplash, Tile & Flooring
Backsplash installation in West Palm Beach costs $800 to $2,500, and the climate here decides more than most homeowners expect. We use coated, corrosion-resistant fasteners and proper setting materials because uncoated steel in a coastal kitchen starts showing rust staining within two years. Tile floors in pre-1990 slabs often need deflection reinforcement before a large-format tile goes down. We check first, then tile.
Kitchen Design & Layout
In West Palm Beach’s older homes, design work starts with what’s behind the walls, not what goes on top of them. Hollow clay tile and early CBS construction complicate structural changes. A kitchen island with a load-bearing wall removal in a 1920s Mediterranean Revival home requires an engineer, a beam, and Historic Preservation Board review if it touches exterior dimensions. We handle the design, the engineering, and the paperwork. You get a plan that actually works.
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 stock and install materials West Palm Beach homeowners can verify: KraftMaid and Cambria in kitchens, GAF and CertainTeed on roofs, Andersen and Marvin on windows. For hardscape tie-ins like a paver patio off a kitchen addition, we use Belgard and Techo-Bloc. No off-brand substitutes. We keep fast-moving parts and sealants on hand for the West Palm Beach climate, which keeps turnaround quicker when a change order calls for a different finish or hardware package. This matters when your kitchen is already torn apart.
Common Kitchen Remodeling Problems We See in West Palm Beach Homes
- Knob-and-tube wiring buried in 1920s clay-tile walls. Pull the permit, open the wall, and the code upgrade triggers a rewire. Without a written allowance, that’s an unexpected five-figure line item.
- Corroded fasteners from salt-laden air off Lake Worth Lagoon. Standard drywall screws and uncoated steel fail fast here. Cabinet pulls and backsplash anchors loosen within two years in coastal zones.
- Undersized slabs under 1980s CBS kitchens in 33411. Pre-1990 slabs often lack thickness for modern deflection limits. Setting a tile island without reinforcement leads to cracked tile.
- Historic district surprises in Flamingo Park and El Cid. A window change or exterior wall modification needs Historic Preservation Board approval. Missing that step means a red-tagged job and weeks of delays sourcing matching millwork.
Pricing for Kitchen Remodeling in West Palm Beach, FL
Here’s what you’re actually looking at in West Palm Beach:
| Service | Typical Cost 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 your number: whether you’re in a 1920s hollow clay tile home in 33407 or a 2000s CBS tract home in 33412, whether the kitchen is load-bearing, and whether exterior walls get touched. Historic district work adds time and money for matching stucco and millwork. The honest answer is that every West Palm Beach kitchen is different, but you’ll never get a fuzzy estimate from us. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll walk your kitchen, look behind what’s visible, and give you a written line-item quote. Free estimate, no trip charge inside the county.
We Also Serve Cities Near West Palm Beach
Our West Palm Beach kitchen remodeling crews also cover West Gate, Palm Beach, Palm Springs, and Riviera Beach. If you’re in one of those neighborhoods or just outside the city line, the same pricing honesty and permit discipline applies. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll tell you straight whether your project is in our regular service area.
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
Interior cabinet replacement alone does not require Historic Preservation Board approval in Flamingo Park. But if your cabinet work requires moving or enlarging any exterior wall opening, changing window locations or sizes, or altering the exterior stucco profile, the board reviews it before permits are issued. A permit pulled for structural work that touches the exterior can trigger that review even if you thought it was an interior-only job. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll tell you before you pay for drawings whether historic review applies to your specific kitchen.
The allowance line is a written dollar amount set aside for what we find after the walls come open: knob-and-tube wiring, failed plumbing, hollow clay tile that needs hurricane-strap retrofit, or subfloor that fails deflection checks. We don’t spend it unless we document the discovery, show you photos, and get your signature on a written change order before the work happens. A big allowance isn’t a hidden cost. It’s the opposite. An allowance that isn’t on paper is a surprise waiting for a date. Call us for an exact quote, free.
Because current Florida Building Code wind-load provisions apply the moment a permit is pulled, and many 1980s and 1990s CBS homes west of I-95 were built before those standards existed. If the remodel changes more than a set percentage of wall area or involves structural work, the code requires bringing openings like kitchen windows and doors up to current impact or shutter standards. That adds material and engineering cost, and we’ll write it into the scope before demo day. Call (877) 610-1318 to get a straight answer on whether your 33411 home triggers the upgrade.
We engineer it before we touch it. Hollow clay tile from the 1920s and 1940s doesn’t behave like modern CMU block, so we bring in a structural engineer, size a beam, and write the retrofit into the permit drawings. In El Cid, we opened a 1940s Mediterranean Revival kitchen to find hollow clay tile framing that had never been retrofitted for hurricane straps. The 160 mph wind-load requirements kicked in the moment we pulled the permit. We wrote a change order for the structural retrofit before touching the load-bearing wall, installed the sink and counters only after rough-in inspection sign-off, and matched the original stucco profile for the new opening the Historic Board required. That’s the job done right.
It means a dated document showing the change, the reason, the line-item cost, and your signature before that work starts. If we open a 1920s clay-tile wall in 33401 and find knob-and-tube, you get a written change order for the rewire before we pull one wire. If the Historic Board requires custom millwork, you get a written change order with the new material cost and the two-to-four-week schedule impact before we order it. No surprise invoices appear at the end. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate and see the process for yourself.
Call Barrett & Sons for Your West Palm Beach Kitchen Remodel
This page told you what a contractor actually finds when opening the walls of a 1920s clay-tile or 1980s CBS kitchen in West Palm Beach, and how a permit-coupled inspection process turns surprises into written, pre-approved costs instead of a runaway budget. That’s the Barrett & Sons way. Tom Barrett founded this company in 1998, his sons run the crews, and a live person answers (877) 610-1318 whenever you call. We carry the materials you can look up, we pull every permit, and the 90-Day Done Right Promise is on every contract. Free estimates, no trip charge inside the county, and a permanent 10% senior and veteran discount. Call today.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving West Palm Beach and Palm Beach County with owner-operated remodeling since 1998.