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AfterFast, Reliable Kitchen Remodeling Across Lauderhill
A full kitchen remodel in Lauderhill typically runs $14,000-$45,000, and on most of the CBS homes we work on here, a big chunk of that budget goes to code upgrades the original 1960s-70s construction never accounted for. If you’re in the 33310 zip and your kitchen still has the original wiring, jalousie windows, or that 60-amp panel, the permit process is going to add scope. That’s not a surprise we’d ever hide from you. It’s the first thing we talk about. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll walk your kitchen before you spend a dollar.
We know Lauderhill’s housing stock because we’ve been inside enough of it. These Sadkin-era concrete-block homes are tough, but they’re all the same age and they all fail the same way. That’s actually good news for you: it means we can tell you what you’re going to find behind the drywall before we open it.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Lauderhill’s Preferred Kitchen Remodeling Company
We’re owner-operated, and Tom Barrett’s name is on the truck. His sons run the crews. When you call (877) 610-1318, a live person answers, not an out-of-state call center. That matters when you’re in the middle of a remodel and need an answer on a Tuesday afternoon and the cabinet delivery just showed up wrong.
Lauderhill homeowners call us because we do the unglamorous part right: permits pulled, inspections signed, and every allowance written into the contract before demolition starts. The last contractor a lot of our customers used told them permits were optional. They aren’t. The permit inspector works for you, not for me, and I like it that way. It keeps everyone honest.
We quote Lauderhill jobs with written change orders only. If we open your wall and find the header above the window is a single 2×6 with no king studs, the fix gets priced in writing and approved by you before we touch it. The allowance that isn’t on paper is a surprise waiting for a date. Our customers are done with surprises. So are we.
Our Kitchen Remodeling Services in Lauderhill
Full Kitchen Remodeling
A full kitchen remodel in Lauderhill means taking the room down to studs and rebuilding it to current Broward County code. On a Sadkin-era CBS home, that almost always includes an electrical service upgrade, impact-rated glazing where the original jalousie windows sit, and new branch circuits sized for a modern kitchen with multiple appliances. We plan for that from day one, so your quote reflects reality, not a fantasy number designed to get you to sign.
Kitchen Design & Layout
Most 1960s-70s Lauderhill kitchens were built as closed-off galley spaces with a single awkward entry and no island. We redraw the layout around the load-bearing walls that are actually there, not the ones a template assumes. If you want a kitchen island and the wall between the kitchen and dining room is load-bearing, we need a beam and a permit. We’ll tell you that before you fall in love with a rendering. Every scope, every allowance, every layout change arrives as a written change order before work happens.
Small & Partial Kitchen Remodels
Sometimes the budget calls for a smaller job: new cabinets, new counters, new backsplash, maybe a refreshed layout without moving walls. We do those all the time in Lauderhill, and we don’t treat them like second-class work. What you should know: a partial remodel in a pre-1992 home can still trigger a impact-glazing requirement if we touch a window opening. We’ll tell you upfront whether your partial project stays partial or whether the building department is going to drag it into a full-window conversation.
Cabinets, Countertops & Backsplash
We install KraftMaid cabinets and Cambria quartz surfaces, among other names you can look up. A full cabinet installation in Lauderhill runs $4,000-$13,000; countertops $2,000-$6,500; backsplash $800-$2,500. The older the home, the more time we spend on wall prep and leveling. When we pull off the original 1970s backsplash, the drywall underneath is usually so degraded it won’t hold tile without re-boarding. That’s a change order, and you’ll see it in writing before we buy the board.
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 Lauderhill
We carry premium brands across every trade, and in a kitchen that means KraftMaid and Cambria on cabinets and counters, with window and door lines from PGT, Simonton, and CGI when the remodel turns into an impact-glazing discussion. That last part happens a lot in Lauderhill. The originals on these Sadkin-era homes are single-pane aluminum frames and jalousie louvered glass, and Broward County won’t sign off on a permit that leaves them in place. We stock local parts for these retrofits and we know which styles pass inspection in 33310 the first time. That saves you weeks of waiting on special-order glass.
Common Kitchen Remodeling Problems We See in Lauderhill Homes
- Undersized framing around existing window openings. On a remodel in the 33310 zip, we pulled the original aluminum jalousie window above the sink and found the header was a single 2×6 with no king studs. Our crew reframed the opening to carry a proper load-bearing header, upgraded the adjacent panel from 60-amp to 200-amp as the permit required, and wrapped the exterior in impact-rated glass before our inspection sign-off. That sequence is common in this Sadkin-era stock.
- Electrical panels rated for half the load a modern kitchen requires. A 60-amp panel can’t support a cooktop, double oven, microwave, and dishwasher at once. Permitting any full remodel in Lauderhill will almost always force a service upgrade before finish work can pass.
- Subfloor rot where the original jalousie windows leaked for decades. The southwest-facing walls on these concrete-block homes baked and leaked in equal measure. We frequently find rot along the sill plate that nobody knew about until the cabinets came out.
- Cast-iron drain lines embedded in the slab. The shallow water table in Lauderhill is hard on in-slab plumbing. We’ve pulled 50-year-old cast iron that was paper-thin and actively leaking under the slab. Repairing it isn’t optional once it’s exposed, and a written change order covers the scope before we open the floor further.
Pricing for Kitchen Remodeling in Lauderhill, FL
Here’s what we see in Lauderhill, priced honestly so you can compare.
| Service | Typical Range in Lauderhill |
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| Full Kitchen Remodeling | $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 |
A few things move the needle in Lauderhill specifically. The age of the home and whether the infrastructure was ever updated is the biggest one. The water table is shallow here, so any slab work carries more risk than in higher-ground cities. And hurricane season runs June through November, which compresses schedules. We don’t pad prices for any of this. We show it to you line by line. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free written estimate. And if you already have a written estimate from someone else, bring it in. We’ll give you a free second opinion, no charge.
We Also Serve Cities Near Lauderhill
Our Kitchen Remodeling team covers the full Lauderhill area, including 33310 and the neighborhoods around Northwest 56th Avenue, Northwest 44th Street, and the area near West Broward Boulevard. We also work in Lauderdale Lakes, Fort Lauderdale, Plantation, and Broadview Park. If you’re just outside those lines, call anyway. We serve Lauderhill and the surrounding Broward County communities from our local dispatch.
Serving Lauderhill, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Lauderhill 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 Lauderhill
On nearly every Sadkin-era home in Lauderhill, opening up a kitchen for a permitted remodel triggers at minimum an electrical service upgrade (most originals are 60-amp, and current code requires 200-amp for a modern kitchen), impact-rated glazing to replace any jalousie or single-pane window in the work area, and re-framing of window openings that were originally built with undersized headers. The exact list depends on what our inspection finds, but if your home was built between 1960 and 1979, expect all three on the first pass. Call (877) 610-1318 for an exact scope, in writing, before you bid.
Because the original construction hid what code enforcement is now required to catch. A quote sometimes moves because we opened a wall and found a load path that wasn’t there on paper, or a subfloor that had been quietly rotting under a jalousie leak since the 1980s. That’s why we write allowances into the contract from day one and we never change scope without a written change order you’ve approved. If a contractor hands you a flat price with no allowances and no mention of the electrical panel, ask them what happens when the panel fails inspection. Then call us for a second opinion.
We stop work on that section, price the fix in writing, and get your signature before we touch it. That’s the whole rule. The price to carry a new header, add a beam, or re-route a point load gets its own line item, and you approve it or you don’t. We never proceed on a verbal okay. Every scope, every allowance, every price change arrives as a written change order. That has been the rule at Barrett & Sons since 1998.
If a permit touches the window opening, yes, Broward County will not sign off on the original jalousie. If the remodel doesn’t touch the window at all, you may be able to phase the windows out later. Be careful: removing cabinets and drywall around an old jalousie window often counts as touching the opening. We’ll tell you exactly where the line is for your specific house, in writing, before demo starts.
Sometimes you can keep them. Sometimes the pipe is already cracked from decades of settling into Lauderhill’s shallow water table, and once we expose it, leaving it is irresponsible. If we find damaged cast iron under the slab, we’ll price the repair as a change order before we dig further. You’ll never come home to a surprise invoice. Call (877) 610-1318 to talk through your specific kitchen, or to schedule a free estimate at your home in Lauderhill.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Lauderhill and surrounding Broward County communities since 1998.