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If your Garland kitchen still has its original 1960s layout, you’re not alone. A good share of the ranch homes between Belt Line Road and Broadway Boulevard were built when a kitchen was a closed-off workroom, not the center of the house. We’re Barrett & Sons Construction, and our Kitchen Remodeling crew has opened up, rebuilt, and reimagined kitchens across Garland’s 75043, 75044, and 75046 ZIPs for years. When you call (877) 610-1318, a live person answers. We’ll walk your kitchen with you, put every scope item in writing, and pull permits before a single cabinet comes down.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Garland’s Preferred Kitchen Remodeling Company
Tom Barrett founded this company in 1998, and his sons run the crews. That means the name on the truck is the name on the contract, and the man who walks your kitchen is the same man who signs off on the work. We don’t dispatch strangers. We show up in uniform, background-checked, and we answer our own phone.
Garland homeowners check us out before they sign, and we invite them to. Tom publishes his name, his address, and his license number. If you want to look us up with the City of Garland or ask your neighbors on Glenbrook Drive or Club Hill, do it. We’ve built our Garland reputation one kitchen at a time, and we intend to keep it that way.
Every job closes with our 90-Day Done Right Promise, written on the contract, not buried in fine print. If something isn’t right, one call brings Tom back. No argument, no runaround.
Our Kitchen Remodeling Services in Garland
Full Kitchen Remodeling
Most Garland full remodels we do involve a gut down to the studs in homes built between 1955 and 1975. That’s when we find what the last fifty years left behind: unpermitted wiring, undersized joists, and the occasional load-bearing wall that was never load-bearing on paper. We bring all of it up to Garland’s adopted building codes before we install a single new cabinet. A full kitchen remodel in Garland typically runs $14,000-$45,000, depending on layout changes, cabinet grade, and how much old framing has to be corrected.
Cabinets & Countertops
We install and reface cabinets across Garland, from painted Shaker in the 75040 corridor to stained-wood full-overlay in the newer 75043 subdivisions near Firewheel Town Center. For countertops, we work in quartz and granite, and we cut and seam on-site. A cabinet installation in Garland lands between $4,000 and $13,000. Countertop work runs $2,000-$6,500. We’ll show you material samples before you choose, and every allowance goes on paper.
Backsplash, Tile & Flooring
Backsplash work in Garland runs $800-$2,500 for a standard kitchen. It’s the last thing done and the first thing people touch. We set tile on properly prepared surfaces because Garland’s shrink-swell clay puts subtle movement into every slab, and a tile bed that isn’t uncoupled from that movement will crack within two or three dry summers. This is the kind of local detail that doesn’t show up in a national franchise’s bid.
Kitchen Design & Layout
Many Garland ranch kitchens have a window over the sink facing a side yard, with the fridge on an interior wall and a peninsula dividing the room. That’s a fine layout when it works. When it doesn’t, we open the wall between kitchen and den, move the sink to an island, or reroute the range to break up a dead corner. We’ll draw it out, price it in writing, and let you decide before demo starts. Kitchen island installation in Garland runs about $3,000-$10,000 depending on plumbing and electrical runs.
If the project scope touches the wet wall, we’ll tell you up front that we also handle Bathroom Remodeling in Garland, so you can make one permit pull cover both rooms instead of paying twice. And after Uri, a lot of Garland homeowners bundle kitchen work with Roofing in Garland because the same storm that froze pipes also took shingles off. We’ll write both scopes and let you decide.
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 Garland
We don’t stock mystery brands off the back of a van. In Garland kitchens, we install KraftMaid cabinetry and Cambria quartz because you can look them up, call their reps, and verify what we’re putting in your home. On the rare job where a hardscape accent ties the kitchen to a patio, we’ve used Belgard and Techo-Bloc pavers. If it has a nameplate, it’s a name you can research before writing a check.
Common Kitchen Remodeling Problems We See in Garland Homes
- Decades of unpermitted additions. Garland’s mid-century ranch homes frequently had a garage conversion or sunroom added sometime in the 1980s or 1990s without a permit. Inspectors flag it, and the scope grows. We document every existing condition before we quote, so you know what’s behind the wall before demo starts.
- Slab movement from Vertisol clay. The Dallas Blackland Prairie under Garland expands and contracts seasonally. Cabinet runs that are shimmed tight in July can pull out of alignment by October. We account for that movement in how we set base cabinets and level runs.
- Original 60-amp electrical panels. A surprising number of 1950s-1960s Garland kitchens still run off an undersized panel that can’t handle a modern cooktop, microwave, and dishwasher on the same circuit. We bring the panel and kitchen circuits to code before finishes go in.
- Post-Uri insulation and pipe damage. The 2021 freeze exposed how thin the insulation is in Garland’s original exterior walls. When we open a kitchen wall, we inspect the pipe runs behind it, and we’ll add insulation where the original batts have collapsed into dust.
Pricing for Kitchen Remodeling in Garland, TX
A full Kitchen Remodeling project in Garland runs $14,000-$45,000. A small or partial remodel lands between $9,000 and $20,000. Countertops alone are $2,000-$6,500. Backsplash is $800-$2,500, and an island runs $3,000-$10,000. What shifts the number most: the age of the house and what’s behind the drywall. A 1965 brick ranch in the 75042 ZIP with original wiring and a previous unpermitted addition will cost more than a 1995 tract home in 75043 with clean framing. We price it the same way either way: line items, allowances in writing, and a written change order before anything changes. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate. No trip charge inside Garland.
We Also Serve Cities Near Garland
Right over the line, we’re in Garland most days, but the crew regularly works in Sachse, Rowlett, Richardson, and Murphy. Same permit process, same written change orders, same 90-Day Done Right Promise. If your kitchen is anywhere along the I-30 or President George Bush Turnpike corridor, call us and we’ll tell you straight whether we can take the job.
Serving Garland, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Garland 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 Garland
A kitchen remodel in Garland typically costs $14,000-$45,000 for a full project, $9,000-$20,000 for a small or partial remodel, and $2,000-$6,500 for countertops alone. The biggest cost drivers in Garland are unpermitted existing construction that must be brought to code, and repairs to slab movement from the expansive clay under the house. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll give you a written, line-item estimate so the number doesn’t move on you later.
Yes. We pull permits on every eligible job, and the City of Garland’s inspector signs off before we close the wall. It’s the only way to protect yourself from the kind of unpermitted mess we find when we open a 1960s ranch kitchen that had a garage conversion done twenty years ago. The permit inspector works for you, not for me. That’s why we like him.
A full Garland kitchen remodel runs four to eight weeks on average, depending on what’s behind the walls. If we’re correcting unpermitted framing from a previous owner, plan closer to eight. A partial remodel with countertops and backsplash can finish in two to three weeks. We’ll give you a written schedule at signing and tell you before any week slips.
Only if we both agree to it, in writing. The number in your contract is the number you pay. If we open a wall and find rotted framing or undersized wiring, we stop and hand you a written change order before we spend a dollar of your money. An allowance that isn’t on paper is a surprise waiting for a date. We don’t date surprises.
Yes. We work across 75040, 75041, 75042, 75043, 75044, 75045, and 75046. That includes Club Hill, Glenbrook, Firewheel, and the older ranch pockets around Downtown Garland. If you’re in Garland, we’ll come out. No trip charge inside the county.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Garland, TX.