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If you live in Coconut Grove and your kitchen has stopped working for the way you actually cook, you’re probably dealing with one of three things: a floor plan that pinches two people into a space meant for one, cabinets that are soft around the hinges, or a countertop that’s seen better decades. Kitchen remodeling in Coconut Grove typically runs $14,000 to $45,000 for a full job, and the homes here are some of the most demanding in Miami-Dade to renovate properly. We’re Barrett & Sons Construction, and we’ve spent 29 years doing exactly this: pulling the permits, managing the surprises, and showing up when we said we would. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate, and we’ll walk your kitchen with you before we ever hand you a number.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Coconut Grove’s Preferred Kitchen Remodeling Company
Nobody wants a national outfit that quotes $18,000 on the phone and then texts a change order for $9,000 more once the demo dust settles. For homeowners over 50 in Coconut Grove, that’s not an exception anymore. It’s the reason we exist as a company: Tom Barrett runs the crews with his sons, not a dispatch board, and every single price change lands in writing before a single nail moves. You can look up Tom’s name, his address, and his license number yourself before you sign anything. That’s the point.
Coconut Grove operates under dual review on nearly every significant project. The HEP Board watches over the old historic stock, and Miami-Dade’s Urban Forest Ordinance watches over the banyans and live oaks. You know what a contractor who builds in Brickell or Wynwood does with a protected banyan root zone? We’ll tell you: most of them have never had to solve for one. We have. We’ve pulled arborist reports, redesigned from slab-on-grade to pier-and-beam, and had the tree inspector sign off before concrete ever hits the forms. That local knowledge isn’t an option in this neighborhood. It’s the price of admission.
Calls are answered by a live person 24/7. Not a voicemail box. Not an out-of-state call center. And when you call with a question about your kitchen, you’re talking to someone who knows the difference between a 1920s Mediterranean Revival cottage off Main Highway and a mid-century CBS ranch over by Peacock Park.
Our Kitchen Remodeling Services in Coconut Grove
We don’t hand you a catalog and walk away. We walk the job with you first, because a kitchen in a designated historic home in the Grove has different constraints than one in a 1970s CBS block house three streets over. Here’s the core of what we do.
Full Kitchen Remodeling
A full Kitchen Remodeling job in Coconut Grove means the entire room comes out and goes back in: framing, plumbing, electrical, flooring, drywall, cabinets, counters, backsplash. Most full remodels here run $14,000 to $45,000 depending on whether you’re in an early-1900s wood-frame cottage that needs structural work or a mid-century block house where the walls can take a modern layout without any historic designation hoops. If you’re in 33133 and the home carries a local landmark designation, we handle the HEP Board submittal as part of the job.
Cabinets & Countertops
Cabinets in Coconut Grove homes take abuse from humidity and near-constant AC cycling. That’s why we stick with brands you can look up: KraftMaid for cabinets and Cambria for quartz countertops. Cabinet installation runs $4,000 to $13,000 depending on the run. Countertop installation for quartz or granite typically runs $2,000 to $6,500. We’ll tell you which material is worth the money in a kitchen that sits a mile from Biscayne Bay.
Backsplash, Tile & Flooring
At Coconut Grove’s elevation, slab moisture and humidity can loosen tile that wasn’t set right the first time. Backsplash installation runs $800 to $2,500. Floor tile runs on a per-square-foot basis, but we’ll give you the full written line-item before we start, not after. The secret with Miami tile work is in the underlayment and the expansion joints, and we don’t skip either.
Kitchen Design & Layout
A lot of Grove kitchens were built for a 1950s cooking triangle that no longer fits how you live. We redesign the flow: where the prep space goes, how the island anchors the room, where cabinet depth changes can recover six inches without moving a wall. We’ll pull the permit, draw the plans, and submit them for whatever review your home requires. The allowance for design changes? That’s in writing too.
Small & Partial Kitchen Remodels
Not every job needs to be a five-figure gut. A small kitchen remodel in Coconut Grove runs $9,000 to $20,000. That’s new cabinet doors or refacing, a new countertop, a backsplash, and often a sink and faucet upgrade. The hard part in an old Grove house is what’s behind the walls, and we’ll tell you honestly before you spend a dollar.
Kitchen Island Installation
A kitchen island installation runs $3,000 to $10,000 once electrical and plumbing are factored in. In a Coconut Grove home with an older slab, we check the foundation before we anchor anything. You don’t want an island that ends up as a trip hazard because the slab wasn’t level.
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 Coconut Grove
We carry KraftMaid and Cambria for kitchens, and we’ll never show up with mystery brands off the back of a van. The materials you pay for should have names you can verify. If your project touches the exterior at all, we work with Belgard and Techo-Bloc as well. Local parts and ordering are coordinated through our South Florida office, so lead times for Coconut Grove jobs stay tight, even when the Grove’s historic review process adds a few weeks at the start.
Common Kitchen Remodeling Problems We See in Coconut Grove Homes
- Protected tree root zones cracking slabs. Coconut Grove’s banyans and live oaks can send roots 40 to 60 feet from the trunk. We’ve seen slabs cracked and underground laterals displaced throughout the historic core. That’s why we pull an arborist report early and often redesign from slab-on-grade to pier-and-beam before the permit is ever submitted.
- Homes in FEMA flood zones needing elevation adjustments. Parts of the Grove sit at some of Miami-Dade’s lowest elevations, and a kitchen addition can trigger Base Flood Elevation requirements that force ground-floor work above grade. That’s not a surprise we want you to discover from the inspector. It’s a line item we address up front.
- Old cast iron plumbing that won’t support a modern kitchen. A lot of the original Grove cottages and Mediterranean Revival homes still have 80-year-old cast iron drain lines. By the time a new kitchen goes in, those lines are usually close to failing. We test them before we design, because replacing a drain stack after the cabinets are in is twice the cost.
- Historic designation adding weeks to the front end. If your home carries a local landmark designation, exterior modifications, additions, and even some window changes need HEP Board approval. That’s fine. We handle the submittal. But if you’re comparing our timeline to a contractor who never mentions the HEP Board, that’s your first red flag.
Pricing for Kitchen Remodeling in Coconut Grove, FL
A full kitchen remodel in Coconut Grove typically runs $14,000 to $45,000. The range is honest because the houses here vary that much. A small or partial kitchen remodel runs $9,000 to $20,000. Cabinets are $4,000 to $13,000. Countertops are $2,000 to $6,500. Backsplash is $800 to $2,500. A kitchen island is $3,000 to $10,000.
What moves the number most in the Grove is what’s behind the walls: knob-and-tube wiring that needs to go, cast iron drain lines that won’t pass, root-damaged slabs, or flood zone elevation requirements. And we put every scope and allowance on paper before work starts. No surprise invoices at the end. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free written estimate.
We Also Serve Cities Near Coconut Grove
We work throughout Coconut Grove and the neighborhoods around it: Coral Gables, Glenvar Heights, South Miami, and Coral Terrace. If you’re on the border of the Grove and Coral Gables, or just north near South Miami, the same crew that works on Main Highway can handle your kitchen. And if you’re also considering a Bathroom Remodeling in Coconut Grove or a Roofing in Coconut Grove job, we can bundle the site work and keep the timeline sane.
Serving Coconut Grove, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Coconut Grove 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 Coconut Grove
We can usually get a written estimate to you within a week of our first walk-through, depending on current scheduling. The walk-through itself is scheduled at a time that works for you, and there’s no trip charge inside the county. Call (877) 610-1318 and a live person answers.
We cover all of Coconut Grove. That includes the historic core around Main Highway and Commodore Plaza, the blocks near Peacock Park and the Barnacle, the residential streets west of Douglas Road, and the waterfront pockets along Biscayne Bay. If you’re in 33133, you’re in our service area.
If a leak has compromised your kitchen, we can get someone to you quickly. We don’t do partial emergency patches that leave the real problem for later. We’ll fix the source, cap the damage, and give you a written scope for what the proper repair costs. Call and a live person picks up, day or night.
At the base level, no, but Coconut Grove does carry costs that other towns usually don’t. Historic preservation review, arborist reports for protected trees, and flood zone elevation requirements all show up here more often than they do in Coral Gables or South Miami. Kitchen remodeling in Coconut Grove runs $14,000 to $45,000 for a full job. The difference between our quote and your final invoice is zero. That’s the part we control.
Every completed job is backed by our 90-Day Done Right Promise, written on the contract. If something’s not done right, Tom comes back and makes it right with one call. No fine print, no runaround. We live twenty minutes away; if something’s wrong, we want to know about it.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Coconut Grove and surrounding communities since 1998.