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Kitchen remodeling in Fountainebleau, FL typically runs $14,000-$45,000 for a full project, with most homeowners in ZIP 33172 landing between $22,000 and $35,000 once cabinets, countertops, and labor are tallied. We work throughout Fountainebleau, from the neighborhoods east of the Florida Turnpike over to the stretches along SW 8th Street and Fontainebleau Boulevard, and we know what these 1960s through 1980s CBS homes require before a single cabinet box is ordered. Call (877) 610-1318 and Tom Barrett or one of his sons will answer, talk through what you’re seeing, and schedule a free estimate at your Fountainebleau home.
Key Takeaways:
- Full kitchen remodels in Fountainebleau run $14,000-$45,000; small to partial remodels start around $9,000.
- Every permitted Fountainebleau kitchen job runs through Miami-Dade County, not a city hall, and must meet HVHZ code with NOA-rated materials.
- We write every allowance and every change order on paper before work starts. No exceptions.
- All of our work carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise. One call brings Tom back.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Fountainebleau’s Preferred Kitchen Remodeling Company
We’ve been opening walls in Fountainebleau long enough to know what’s behind them. Tom Barrett founded this company in 1998, and his sons run the crews. When you call, a live person answers, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Not a call center. Not a voicemail box. The same voice you’ll hear again at the county building pulling your permit.
Our reputation in Fountainebleau is built on the parts customers can verify. Tom publishes his name, his address, and his license number. Every permit gets pulled. Every inspection gets signed off. And every scope change arrives as a written change order before work proceeds. Homeowners in this part of unincorporated Miami-Dade have told us plainly: they’d rather pay a fair price up front than get a surprise invoice at the end. That’s how we’ve always worked.
We also carry the brands homeowners in Fountainebleau actually ask for. KraftMaid and Cambria in kitchens, Schluter for waterproofing, Grohe for fixtures. Materials you can look up, not mystery boxes off a van. And because our crews work locally throughout Fountainebleau and the surrounding area, we’re not driving from three counties away when you need us back for a punch-list item under the 90-Day Done Right Promise.
If you want a fuller picture of how we approach kitchens, see our Kitchen Remodeling service hub. For what it’s like working with us right here, keep reading. This page is written for homeowners asking about Kitchen Remodeling in Fountainebleau, and it covers what a county inspector will require, what things cost, and what we’ve actually found inside these homes.
Our Kitchen Remodeling Services in Fountainebleau
Full Kitchen Remodeling
A full kitchen remodel in Fountainebleau means more than swapping cabinets. On a 1970s CBS home, it usually means opening walls, correcting wiring, addressing slab moisture, and bringing the whole assembly up to current Miami-Dade HVHZ code. That’s the job we do most often in 33172, and it’s the job where written allowances matter most. We inspect first, write the scope, and pull the county permit before any demolition starts.
Kitchen Island Installation
Adding a kitchen island in Fountainebleau frequently requires trenching through the slab for new electrical and plumbing runs. On this flat, low-elevation terrain, the water table sits two to four feet below grade in many parcels, and summer trenching can bring groundwater into the opening faster than you’d expect. We plan for dewatering before the saw cuts begin, and we write that plan into your estimate. A typical island installation in this area runs $3,000-$10,000 depending on size, countertop choice, and whether you’re adding a sink or cooktop.
Quartz & Granite Countertops
Fountainebleau homeowners gravitate toward quartz for durability and granite for character, and both are projects we install regularly. Countertop installation here runs $2,000-$6,500 depending on square footage, edge profile, and whether the existing base cabinets need reinforcement. We template after cabinets are set, and we make sure every sink cutout and faucet hole is documented before the slab is fabricated.
Cabinets & Countertops
Cabinet installation in Fountainebleau runs $4,000-$13,000 for a typical kitchen, more when you’re refacing stick-built frames from the 1970s that have seen decades of humidity. We carry KraftMaid and other named lines, and we’ll help you decide honestly whether refacing is worth doing or whether full replacement makes more sense once we see what’s behind the doors.
Backsplash, Tile & Flooring
Backsplash work in Fountainebleau kitchens runs $800-$2,500, and it’s often the last piece in the room. The humidity here in South Florida means we use Schluter waterproofing membranes behind tile in wet zones, and we insist on proper substrate prep before any tile goes down. This is the kind of detail that keeps tile from cracking along the grout lines two years later.
Kitchen Design & Layout
Every kitchen we remodel in Fountainebleau starts with a measured plan. We look at where the plumbing stack is, how the county inspector will read the electrical panel, and whether the existing layout works for how your family actually cooks. Then we price from that plan, with allowances in writing for the selections you haven’t made yet.
What happens when you call
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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 Fountainebleau
We install brands you can verify, and we stock the supporting materials our Fountainebleau customers need most. Schluter systems for waterproofing, Grohe fixtures for sinks and sprayers, and GAF for related roofing and flashing if your kitchen project touches an exterior wall or a leak-prone soffit. We also carry KraftMaid and Cambria, and we can source Miami-Dade NOA-rated assemblies that pass county inspection the first time. The brands we use are printed in the contract, not whispered on the phone. One of the reasons Fountainebleau homeowners stay with us for years is that our parts and material selections aren’t a guessing game.
Common Kitchen Remodeling Problems We See in Fountainebleau Homes
- Ungrounded original aluminum wiring. Homes built between the 1960s and 1980s across Fountainebleau often have aluminum branch circuits that do not meet current code. Once the wall is open, a Miami-Dade inspector will require replacement or correction before rough-in passes. We plan for that before tear-out.
- Moisture wicking through the slab. Fountainebleau sits on porous oolitic Miami Limestone, and the water table is high. Rotted bottom plates under original cabinetry are common, especially near sinks and dishwashers. We address the cause, not just the symptom, before new cabinets go in.
- Missing hurricane strapping and outdated window flashings. Many homes in 33172 predate Hurricane Andrew and the stricter HVHZ codes that followed. If an exterior wall is opened, a county inspector may require retrofitted straps and NOA-rated flashing details. This is not optional, and we’d rather tell you up front than surprise you at inspection.
- Non-NOA materials installed by previous contractors. We regularly see windows, fasteners, or roofing edges that would never pass a Miami-Dade inspection today. When your kitchen job touches those areas, the permit requires correction. We document it, price it, and get your written approval before proceeding.
Pricing for Kitchen Remodeling in Fountainebleau, FL
A full kitchen remodel in Fountainebleau runs $14,000-$45,000, and the honest truth is that your number depends on what’s behind the walls. Older CBS homes in 33172 frequently need electrical upgrades, moisture remediation, or strapping retrofits once the drywall comes down. We write every allowance and every possible change into the contract before work starts, and any surprise we find becomes a written change order with a price attached before we touch it. Here’s what the pieces typically run:
| Fountainebleau Kitchen Remodeling Line Item | Price 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 |
Estimates are free. A live person answers at (877) 610-1318, and we’ll give you a written line-item quote, not a round number pulled from the air.
What a Miami-Dade Inspector Will Make Us Open, Document, and Replace
If your Fountainebleau home was built in the 1960s through the 1980s, a permitted kitchen remodel triggers a set of county-level requirements that simply don’t exist one county north in Broward. Miami-Dade operates under High-Velocity Hurricane Zone rules, the strictest in the nation. Every material from cabinet screws to hurricane clips must carry a Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance, or NOA. That eliminates many products other contractors use freely, and it means the inspector will make us open up areas you may not have planned to touch.
The field vignette we share most often with customers in Fountainebleau: On a kitchen remodel on SW 8th Street near the Tamiami Canal, we opened a 1970s CBS wall to find original aluminum wiring with no grounding, plus rotted bottom plates where groundwater had wicked up through the slab. Our electrician ran new circuits to code, and our rough-in inspection sign-off happened only after we flashed the new LVL header with NOA-rated straps. Then we wrote the change order for the extra panel upgrade in writing before touching anything else. That is how a surprising wall becomes a controlled project, and it’s how we handle every Fountainebleau kitchen that has been buttoned up for 40 or 50 years.
This is the single biggest reason a remodel quote in Fountainebleau moves. We don’t hide that. We build it into the estimate as an allowance, and we explain exactly what the inspector will require before the first appliance goes in. If a contractor tells you a permit isn’t necessary for a kitchen remodel in Miami-Dade County, that’s your signal to get another opinion.
We Also Serve Cities Near Fountainebleau
Our crews work throughout this stretch of unincorporated Miami-Dade and the surrounding communities. We serve Sweetwater, University Park, Olympia Heights, and Westwood Lake, and the same pricing, written change orders, and NOA compliance apply anywhere we go.
Serving Fountainebleau, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Fountainebleau 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 Fountainebleau
The Miami-Dade inspector will require retrofit strapping and NOA-rated fasteners before the rough-in inspection can pass. We plan for this in the original scope, so it’s not a surprise. If the strapping issue extends beyond the planned work area, we write a change order with the additional price and get your approval in writing before proceeding. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll walk you through what a typical retrofit costs in your part of Fountainebleau.
Yes. Fountainebleau sits on porous Miami Limestone with the water table two to four feet below grade in many parcels. If we’re trenching for island plumbing during the June through October wet season, we plan for dewatering before cutting the slab. That planning is included in the island estimate, which runs $3,000-$10,000 depending on scope. Call (877) 610-1318 for an exact quote on your specific kitchen.
Because Fountainebleau is unincorporated Miami-Dade County, every permitted remodel runs through the Miami-Dade County Building Department, not a local city hall. The county operates under High-Velocity Hurricane Zone code, the strictest in the country, and inspectors will require NOA documentation for materials and assemblies that Broward allows without a second look. An out-of-area contractor who doesn’t understand that seam will cost you time and money. We schedule county inspections daily.
Usually not, and here’s why. Sagging subfloor near the sink in Fountainebleau almost always means water has been wicking up through the slab and rotting the bottom plates or the original cabinet bases. Reusing cabinets on a compromised floor hides the failure and passes the problem to the next owner. We inspect, document what’s rotten, and if replacement is required, you’ll get a written price before anything is torn out.
Quartz and granite countertops themselves don’t need NOA, but the adhesives, fasteners, and any exterior flashing details associated with the installation window do. We stock and source only NOA-compliant materials, so your countertop installation will clear inspection the first time. If you’re choosing between quartz and granite, we’ll talk through the practical differences for this climate and this county. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate.
Contact Barrett & Sons Construction
If you live in Fountainebleau and you’re ready to price a kitchen remodel, call us. Tom Barrett or one of his sons will answer at (877) 610-1318. We’ll schedule a free estimate, talk through what your home’s age and construction means for the project, and give you a written scope with allowances and change-order terms in plain English. The permit inspector works for you, not for us, and every inspection gets scheduled, tracked, and signed. If something isn’t right after the job is done, the 90-Day Done Right Promise is written on the contract. One call brings Tom back.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Fountainebleau and the surrounding Miami-Dade communities.