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Kitchen remodeling in Addison, TX typically runs $14,000 to $45,000 for a full renovation, and most projects take 6 to 10 weeks from first tear-out to final inspection. We’re Barrett & Sons Construction, and when we say we’ll be at your Addison property on the day we promised, that’s Tom Barrett’s name on the schedule, not a dispatch algorithm. Call (877) 610-1318 and you’ll talk to a live person who knows the 75001 zip code and the difference between an Addison Circle mid-rise and a Belt Line-adjacent duplex.
This page is written for Addison homeowners and property owners who want straight answers about cost, permits, and the kind of surprises that hide behind 1990s drywall. We don’t do vague estimates. We put allowences in writing, and every scope change gets priced and approved before a single nail moves.
Key Takeaways
- Full kitchen remodels in Addison run $14,000-$45,000; small kitchens start around $9,000.
- Nearly every Addison kitchen remodel happens inside an existing building, so structural checks, slab moisture testing, and permit research are non-negotiable.
- We pull permits with the Town of Addison and pass every inspection before you write the final check.
- Any surprise we find behind your walls gets a written change order with a price before we touch it.
- Call (877) 610-1318 for a free, written, line-item estimate.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Addison’s Preferred Kitchen Remodeling Company
Tom Barrett started this company in 1998, and the crews you’ll see in Addison are his sons and their teams. Not subcontractors flown in for the week. The same faces you saw at the hardware store on Belt Line Road on Saturday are the ones swinging hammers in your kitchen on Monday morning. We answer our own phone. We publish our name, our address, and our license number. You can look us up before you sign anything, and we’d expect you to.
What Addison customers tell us after the job is done usually comes down to the same thing: the price we quoted on paper matched the price on the final invoice. That’s not a gimmick. That’s what happens when every allowance, every scope adjustment, and every change order is in writing before the work happens. The permit inspector works for you, not for us, and we like it that way.
We’ve worked in enough Addison buildings to know that the kitchen you see is rarely the kitchen you have. What’s behind the drop ceiling, under the 2001-era tile, inside the wall cavities near a shared plumbing chase, that’s where the real job lives. We budget for that reality on day one, not at final billing.
Our Kitchen Remodeling Services in Addison
Full Kitchen Remodeling
A full kitchen remodel in Addison means taking a space down to the studs in most cases, especially in the older apartment conversions and Belt Line-adjacent buildings that make up so much of the local housing stock. Our Kitchen Remodeling team handles design, demo, structural repairs, plumbing, electrical, cabinetry, countertops, flooring, and the final coat of paint. One contract, one schedule, one name accountable for all of it.
Cabinets & Countertops
Cabinet installation in Addison typically runs $4,000 to $13,000, and we install KraftMaid cabinets and Cambria quartz because you should be able to look up the materials in your own kitchen. Countertop work alone usually lands between $2,000 and $6,500 for most Addison kitchens. We template after the cabinets are set so the stone fits the real dimensions, not the drawing.
Backsplash, Tile & Flooring
Backsplash work in Addison runs about $800 to $2,500 for a typical installation. Floor tile and wall tile go up from there based on square footage and the condition of what’s underneath. If your subfloor has delaminated from years of slab moisture, that’s not a tile problem, it’s a structural repair that has to happen first. We’ll show you what’s there before we set the first tile.
Kitchen Design & Layout
Design in Addison isn’t a showroom exercise. It’s about working around load-bearing walls, plumbing chases you can’t move, and slab-on-grade floors that don’t forgive mistakes. We measure, we mark the walls we believe are structural, and we design the kitchen that fits your building, not a catalog. Your layout gets reviewed before demo starts, and any load-bearing question gets checked by someone qualified to answer it.
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.
What Happens When We Open the Walls in an Addison Kitchen
Here’s the reality of remodeling in Addison: this city is a fully built-out, 4.4-square-mile enclave with no greenfield land. Every kitchen we remodel sits inside an existing building, usually multifamily, often mid-rise, and frequently touched by at least one previous renovation that didn’t pull permits. That means load-bearing walls, shared plumbing chases, and concrete slab-on-grade floors are the default, not the exception. It also means hidden non-conforming work from earlier tenant buildouts is far more common here than in surrounding single-family suburbs like Carrollton or Richardson.
In an Addison Circle mid-rise unit, our crew opened a kitchen wall and found the previous renovation had notched three load-bearing studs to run a vent pipe, and the existing subfloor had delaminated from years of slab moisture wicking through missing vapor barrier. We submitted a change order before touching anything, reinforced the framing with a city-approved header, and only then rerouted the plumbing. The final inspection sign-off came with zero surprises because the scope of work was written before the first cut.
This is why our quotes start with an inspection, not a handshake. We look for the things Addison buildings hide: outdated wiring that won’t pass current code, undersized or compromised framing, failed waterproofing at the slab, abandoned venting from a previous commercial buildout. Every one of those gets identified early, written into the contract as an allowance, and priced before we touch it. An allowance that isn’t on paper is a surprise waiting for a date. We don’t do surprises.
Common Kitchen Remodeling Problems We See in Addison Homes
- Notched load-bearing studs in older mid-rise buildings. Previous renovations in Addison Circle and similar buildings routinely notched structural framing to run vents or wiring. We check every wall before cutting, and if we find damage, we write the repair scope before we pull the permit.
- Missing slab moisture barriers and delaminated subfloor. Addison sits on Blackland Prairie clay that shrinks in 100°F summer droughts and swells after rains. Without a proper vapor barrier, slab moisture wicks into wood subfloors and destroys them from underneath. If yours is delaminated, we fix that first and put it in writing.
- Hidden grease-trap non-conformances and abandoned venting. Along the Belt Line Road corridor, so many buildings have cycled through restaurant buildouts that leftover grease traps and dead venting from commercial kitchens hide behind residential walls. We check before we open anything, and any non-conformance gets documented for the Town of Addison review.
- Tight access and shared plumbing chases. Dense apartment buildings in Addison mean narrow hallways, shared risers, and plumbing you can’t relocate without a structural conversation. We know how to stage work around those constraints and sequence demolition so the building stays livable.
Trusted Brands We Service in Addison
We install materials you can look up. In Addison kitchens, that usually means KraftMaid and Cambria on the inside. Outside the kitchen, when a project touches patios or walkways, we’re working with Belgard and Techo-Bloc hardscape products. And when a full remodel includes exterior elements, we carry GAF and CertainTeed roofing and Andersen windows. The same Addison crew installing your kitchen cabinets is backed by a company that stocks regional parts and gets them to your job fast. No mystery brands off a van. No “whatever the supply yard had” substitutions. You get the brand you picked, and you can verify it before installation.
Pricing for Kitchen Remodeling in Addison, TX
Here are the real numbers for the Addison market, and they’re based on what we’ve actually priced and installed in the 75001 zip code. A full kitchen remodel runs $14,000 to $45,000. A small or partial kitchen remodel starts at $9,000 and usually tops out around $20,000. Adding a kitchen island ranges from $3,000 to $10,000 depending on whether you need plumbing, electrical, or structural support. Cabinets and countertops together run $4,000 to $13,000.
| Service | Typical Addison Range |
|---|---|
| Full Kitchen Remodel | $14,000 - $45,000 |
| Small Kitchen Remodel | $9,000 - $20,000 |
| Kitchen Island Installation | $3,000 - $10,000 |
| Cabinets & Countertops | $4,000 - $13,000 |
What moves the price in Addison more than anything is what’s behind the walls: the age of your wiring, the condition of your subfloor, whether a previous renovation did things to the structure that a permit would have caught. That’s why our first step is always an inspection, and why our written estimate accounts for the things we can see and a defined allowance for the things we can’t until opening things up. The allowance is written into the contract. The change order comes before the work, not after. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate, and we’ll put the scope in writing.
We Also Serve Cities Near Addison
We work across the north Dallas county, and Addison is the center of our local service area. If you’re in Kitchen Remodeling in Addison or nearby, you’ll find us in Carrollton, Farmers Branch, University Park, and Richardson. Same crews, same written change orders, same 90-Day Done Right Promise on every contract.
Serving Addison, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Addison 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 Addison
Yes, almost always. In Addison, adding a kitchen island usually involves plumbing or electrical work, and any work on a slab-on-grade floor triggers a structural review with the Town of Addison. We pull the permit before we start, and the inspector signs off before you pay the final invoice. The permit inspector works for you, not for us, which is exactly how it should be. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate on island work, and we’ll tell you upfront what your building needs.
We stop, photograph everything, and write you a change order with the exact scope and price of the repair before we touch it. Hidden non-conforming work is common in Addison, especially in buildings along Belt Line Road that have cycled through commercial tenants. You approve the change order in writing, and then we proceed. No surprise invoices. No “we had to fix it and here’s the bill.” The allowance that isn’t on paper is a surprise waiting for a date. Call (877) 610-1318 to schedule an inspection and know what’s actually above those tiles.
Because Addison kitchens take more structural and code-related work than typical suburban kitchens. Buildings here sit on expansive clay, many units are slab-on-grade, and shared plumbing chases and load-bearing walls limit what can move. Contractors who don’t plan for that quote low and then hit you with change orders. We quote the real scope, with written allowences, so the number on the estimate matches the number on the final invoice. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free written estimate and see the difference.
In most cases, yes, you can stay in the unit during a kitchen remodel, but the answer depends on the building and the scope. Mid-rise units with shared plumbing chases need careful sequencing so other units aren’t affected. We stage the work, seal off the kitchen area, and keep dust and debris contained. We’ll tell you honestly before we start whether living in place is realistic for your specific job. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll walk the space and give you a straight answer.
Addison’s clay soil shrinks during Dallas-area droughts and swells after heavy rains, which means your slab is moving in ways you can’t see. That movement puts stress on framing, flooring, and even cabinetry. When we remodel a kitchen in Addison, we design for this seasonal cycle, and if we find subfloor or slab issues, we address them as a written scope item before the cosmetic work begins. It’s the reason our quotes hold, and it’s the reason a contractor who knows Addison clay is worth more per square foot than one who doesn’t. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate that accounts for the ground under your building.
Get Your Free Addison Kitchen Remodeling Estimate
The best way to know what your Addison kitchen remodel will cost is to have someone who’s opened a lot of Addison walls look at it. Call (877) 610-1318 today for a free, no-pressure estimate. Tom Barrett or one of his sons will come out, look at your building, check what’s behind the obvious, and put a line-item scope in writing. Every eligible job includes permits pulled and inspections signed, written change orders on every scope adjustment, our 90-Day Done Right Promise, and the $40 Off Any Repair Over $200 offer or 10% Senior & Veteran discount where applicable. No trip charge inside the county. And if you have another written estimate, bring it and we’ll give you a free second opinion.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Addison and the surrounding north Dallas communities.