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Kitchen remodeling in Boca Raton usually runs $14,000 to $45,000 for a full project, with smaller scopes falling between $9,000 and $20,000. The two things that change your timeline and final number more than anything else here: Architectural Review Board approval and wind-load compliance. If you’re planning to move a wall, change a window opening, or alter anything visible from the street, you’re going to deal with both.
Barrett & Sons Construction has been doing this work in South Florida since 1998. My sons run the crews, we pull every permit, and we put every change order in writing before a single nail moves. Call us at (877) 610-1318 and a live person picks up, day or night. We’re not a call center, and we’re not dispatching strangers to your door.
Key takeaways for Boca Raton homeowners:
- Full kitchen remodels here: $14,000-$45,000. Small kitchen remodels: $9,000-$20,000.
- Any work touching exterior walls, window openings, or street-visible elevations triggers ARB review under the city’s Mediterranean Revival code.
- Kitchen windows and sliding doors must meet 150+ mph design pressure rating. Cheap bids that skip this leave you with an uninsurable upgrade.
- Most of Boca Raton sits on a water table just 2-4 feet below grade. If your remodel includes a load-bearing island with footings, dewatering is a real line item.
- We put every allowance, scope change, and price adjustment in writing before work proceeds. No surprise invoices.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Boca Raton’s Preferred Kitchen Remodeling Company
Tom Barrett founded this company in 1998, and his name, address, and license number are published and verifiable. That’s the point. When you call Barrett & Sons about Kitchen Remodeling, you’re talking to the family that actually does the work, not a sales rep in another state. Our crews serve Boca Raton from our South Florida office, and Tom’s sons are on-site most days.
We’ve built our reputation in Boca Raton the slow way: one kitchen at a time, in communities like Boca Pointe, Broken Sound, Woodfield, and the condo buildings along A1A east of Federal Highway. The permit inspector works for you, not for me. That’s why we like him. Every eligible job gets permits pulled and inspections signed, and every completed job carries our written 90-Day Done Right Promise: if it’s not done right, one call brings Tom back.
We also carry premium-brand depth across every trade. KraftMaid and Cambria in kitchens. Impact-rated windows that meet Palm Beach County’s post-Hurricane Andrew wind-load codes. Materials you can look up, not mystery brands off the back of a van.
Our Kitchen Remodeling Services in Boca Raton
Full Kitchen Remodeling
A full kitchen remodel in Boca Raton typically means gutting to the studs, reconfiguring the footprint, and rebuilding around the way your family actually cooks. In the 1970s and 1980s CBS homes that dominate the west side, we commonly remove the wall between the kitchen and family room to open the floor plan. That’s structural work. It requires engineering, permitting, and often ARB review if the opening changes exterior sightlines.
Kitchen Design & Layout
Boca Raton’s ARB process punishes vague plans. Our design team produces layouts that specify every dimension, load point, and exterior elevation change before we submit anything to the city. That’s how you avoid a stop-work order because your new island layout changed a window opening. We’ve seen it happen to homeowners who hired out-of-area contractors that didn’t know Boca Raton’s rules.
Cabinet Installation & Refacing
Cabinet installation in Boca Raton runs $4,000 to $13,000 depending on whether you’re refacing existing boxes or installing new ones. We install KraftMaid cabinetry in most of our kitchen projects because it holds up to South Florida humidity. Refacing makes sense when your layout works and the boxes are solid. It doesn’t make sense when you’re also moving plumbing or electrical.
Backsplash, Tile & Flooring
Backsplash installation in Boca Raton runs $800 to $2,500. We handle everything from simple subway tile to full-height quartz slab backsplashes behind the range. For flooring, porcelain tile and luxury vinyl plank both perform well in humid, salt-adjacent air. If your condo association on A1A has specific material rules, we coordinate with the board before we order anything.
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 Boca Raton
We install and stand behind a short list of brands we know well: KraftMaid and Cambria in kitchens, plus Quikrete products for any slab or footing work. We keep common materials moving through our South Florida supply chain so a custom cabinet order doesn’t stall your timeline. If you’re in Boca Raton and already have Cambria countertops or KraftMaid cabinets specified, we’ll work with that spec and give you a written quote that matches it.
Common Kitchen Remodeling Problems We See in Boca Raton Homes
- ARB stop-work orders. The most expensive problem we fix is a kitchen remodel that started without Architectural Review Board pre-approval. If your new island layout changed an exterior window opening and the board finds out, the stop-work order costs you weeks and thousands in revision fees.
- Dewatering surprises. Boca Raton’s water table sits 2-4 feet below grade across much of the city. Contractors from inland counties bid cabinet and countertop scopes without budgeting for dewatering under a load-bearing island footing. Then they hit water at three feet and hand you a change order. We plan for it up front.
- Non-impact windows that fail inspection. Palm Beach County requires 150+ mph design pressure on windows and sliding doors in new work and significant alterations. Cheap bids quietly install non-impact units, fail inspection, and leave you with a kitchen that your insurer won’t cover.
- Condo association material conflicts. East-side high-rises along A1A have board rules about floor underlayment, cabinet anchoring, and work hours. A contractor who doesn’t read the condo docs before starting creates friction that slows the whole job down.
Pricing for Kitchen Remodeling in Boca Raton, FL
Here’s what we see in the current Boca Raton market. These are line-item ranges from our written quotes, not national averages pulled off a website.
| Service | Typical Price Range |
|---|---|
| Full Kitchen Remodeling | $14,000-$45,000 |
| Small & Partial Kitchen Remodels | $9,000-$20,000 |
| Cabinet Installation & Refacing | $4,000-$13,000 |
| Countertop Installation (Quartz & Granite) | $2,000-$6,500 |
| Backsplash Installation | $800-$2,500 |
| Kitchen Island Installation | $3,000-$10,000 |
What moves you from the low end to the high end: structural changes like removing a load-bearing wall, impact-rated windows and doors, custom cabinetry, dewatering during footing work, and ARB submission cycles. A compliant quote includes all of that as written line items. A cheap quote leaves it out and hopes you won’t ask. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate with every line spelled out.
We Also Serve Cities Near Boca Raton
Our crews cover Boca Raton and the surrounding communities throughout southern Palm Beach County. In addition to Boca Raton, we regularly work in Boca Del Mar, Deerfield Beach, Sandalfoot Cove, and Kings Point. If you live in one of those areas and you’re planning a kitchen remodel, the same written change orders, permit pulls, and 90-Day Done Right Promise apply.
Serving Boca Raton, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Boca Raton 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 Boca Raton
No, interior-only kitchen remodels that don’t alter exterior walls, window openings, or street-visible elevations generally don’t require Architectural Review Board approval in Boca Raton. But if your new layout touches any exterior wall, changes a window size or location, or adds a vent or exhaust opening that’s visible from the street, you’re in ARB territory. We’ll tell you at the estimate stage which category your project falls into. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll walk through your specific scope.
All new windows and sliding doors in Boca Raton kitchen remodels must meet 150+ mph design pressure ratings under Palm Beach County’s post-Hurricane Andrew wind-load codes. That requirement applies to any significant alteration, not just new construction. A quote that doesn’t specify impact-rated windows with documented compliance is leaving out a mandatory piece of the job. We specify impact-rated units on every kitchen remodel that touches an exterior opening.
Many Boca Raton homeowners see a meaningful premium reduction after installing impact-rated windows with documented wind-load compliance. Insurers in Palm Beach County price risk off your opening protection and structural hardening features. Keep the invoices, the permit sign-offs, and the product certifications. We hand all of that to you at the end of the job so you can file it with your carrier. For an exact quote on the remodel itself, call (877) 610-1318.
When Architectural Review Board submission is required, you should plan for an additional three to eight weeks before the first hammer swing, depending on the submission cycle and whether revisions are requested. That timeline covers plan prep, ARB submittal, review, and approval. It’s a cost of doing business in Boca Raton, not a surprise. We build it into the schedule from day one and give you a timeline in writing.
A rough-in inspection in a Boca Raton high-rise condo on A1A is the city inspection that checks plumbing, electrical, and mechanical work before drywall goes up. In a concrete building, this also means verifying that any core drilling or anchoring meets structural requirements for slab construction. We coordinate rough-in and inspection sign-off with the city before closing up walls. In Boca Pointe, our crew replaced a load-bearing wall between a 1980s CBS kitchen and family room; before closing up, we coordinated the rough-in and inspection sign-off with the city, then installed impact-rated windows meeting 150+ mph design pressure so the final ARB submittal cleared without a change order.
The Boca Raton Reality: ARB, Wind Loads, and Water Tables
You can copy-paste a kitchen remodel price from a national website, but you can’t copy-paste what actually happens on a Boca Raton job site. This city has its own rulebook, and it’s a thick one. The Architectural Review Board enforces one of the strictest design-compliance processes in Florida. Addison Mizner’s 1920s Mediterranean Revival master plan still shapes what you’re allowed to build here: barrel-tile roofing, smooth stucco, arched openings. If your kitchen remodel alters an exterior wall or a window opening, you’re submitting to that review process. Delray Beach contractors never face it. Boynton Beach contractors never face it. Boca Raton contractors who don’t plan for it go bankrupt, or they hand their surprise revision fees to you at the end.
Then there’s the wind-load code. Palm Beach County tightened everything after Hurricane Andrew in 1992. Today, any new window or sliding door in a Boca Raton kitchen must meet 150+ mph design pressure. We specify impact-rated units with the documentation to prove it, because that paperwork is what your insurance carrier wants to see when you file for a premium reduction. A compliant quote includes those units and their certifications. A cheap quote skips them and leaves you with an upgrade your insurer won’t cover.
And below your foundation, there’s water. The water table across most of Boca Raton sits just 2 to 4 feet under the slab. If you’re putting in a load-bearing island and the design calls for footings, you’re digging into that. Out-of-area contractors discover dewatering costs mid-project and hand you a change order. We know the water is there before we bid. That’s the difference between a written line item and a surprise invoice.
If you live in Boca Raton and you’re planning a kitchen remodel, ask anyone on your street. Or look up the license number yourself. Tom Barrett’s name, address, and license are published and verifiable. That’s the standard we hold ourselves to, and it’s the standard this city demands.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Boca Raton and southern Palm Beach County.