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AfterFast, Reliable Kitchen Remodeling Across Margate
A full kitchen remodel in Margate typically runs $14,000 to $45,000, and the work usually takes four to eight weeks depending on whether you’re moving plumbing, opening walls, or working around the high water table that sits just 12 to 24 inches below most slabs in this city. That price reflects what we see on real jobs here, not a national average pulled from a website. Call us at (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate, and we’ll walk your kitchen with you before anyone quotes a number.
Margate isn’t Coral Springs. The lots are tighter, the homes are older, and the ground under your feet holds water that most remodelers never plan for until the demo crew hits it. We do plan for it. That’s the difference between a quote that holds up and a change order that blinds you halfway through the job.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Margate’s Preferred Kitchen Remodeling Company
Tom Barrett founded this company in 1998, and his sons run the crews. When we say we know Margate, we mean it. We’ve torn out kitchens in the CBS ranch homes off Atlantic Boulevard, we’ve worked the condo units along West Sample Road, and we’ve spent plenty of mornings at the Margate permitting office on West Atlantic waiting on the same inspectors you’ll deal with. Our Kitchen Remodeling team is on first-name terms with the people who sign off on wind-load clips and slab repairs in 33093.
Homeowners here tend to be done with surprises. Many have already been burned by a big-box installer who quoted one price over the phone and handed them a different number at the door. That’s why every scope, every allowance, and every price change from us arrives as a written change order before work happens. Tom publishes his name, his address, and his license number. Look us up before you sign anything.
Our Kitchen Remodeling Services in Margate
Kitchen Design & Layout
Margate homes from the 1960s and 1970s were built with kitchens that worked for a different era. Closed off, short on counter space, no island, and a sink under a window that looks at the neighbor’s fence three feet away. We rethink the whole room within the footprint you have. On a tight Margate lot, you usually can’t bump out far without hitting setback rules, so we work the plan harder: sight lines, cabinet depth, where the dishwasher swings, how the island clears the fridge. Layout comes first. Everything else follows.
Full Kitchen Remodeling
A full gut remodel in Margate means opening walls, moving drain lines, pulling permits, and often pouring new slab sections when we relocate plumbing. The high water table changes how we sequence the work. We saw-cut, we check for groundwater, and we plan dewatering before the first cabinet order goes in. That’s not something a painter doing weekend side work will tell you. It’s the kind of thing that shows up on the invoice after the fact if nobody planned for it.
Small & Partial Kitchen Remodels
You don’t need to gut the room to change how it lives. New countertops, a refaced cabinet run, a tile backsplash, maybe a new island where the old table sat. These jobs in Margate run $9,000 to $20,000. They move faster, but we still pull permits when plumbing or electrical moves. And we still check the slab before we anchor anything to it.
Cabinet Installation & Refacing
Refacing keeps your existing cabinet boxes and replaces doors, drawer fronts, and hardware. Installation means new boxes, new everything. In Margate’s humid climate, drawer boxes and hinges take a beating from moisture and salt air, so we spec materials that hold up. We’re cabinet people, not just installers. We measure twice, level to the slab’s reality, and shim so doors sit square when the floor doesn’t.
Cabinets & Countertops
We carry premium brands like KraftMaid and Cambria. You can look them up. Countertop installation in Margate runs $2,000 to $6,500 depending on material and square footage. Quartz and granite both hold up to the heat and humidity here, but quartz handles spills better in a busy household. We’ll talk through the trade-offs before you spend a dollar.
Backsplash, Tile & Flooring
A backsplash anchors the room. Tile sets the tone. Flooring, especially over a Margate slab, needs a moisture check before we lay anything. If the slab wicks water, that shows up as cracked grout and warped boards within a year. We test, we seal, we put down the right underlayment. Backsplash installation in Margate typically runs $800 to $2,500.
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 Margate
We install KraftMaid cabinets, Cambria quartz, and Wellborn cabinetry, and we stock common replacement hardware and hinges locally so a Margate job doesn’t stall waiting on a part from three states away. When you pick a brand, you should be able to search it and see what it costs. No mystery materials off the back of a van. We also carry window lines like PGT and CGI, which matter when a kitchen remodel turns into a window replacement along the back wall. Impact ratings are part of the conversation here, not an afterthought.
Common Kitchen Remodeling Problems We See in Margate Homes
- Groundwater in the slab cut. Margate sits on fill over former Everglades marsh. The water table is often 12 to 24 inches down. Cut into the slab to move a drain line and water seeps into the kitchen. We plan for dewatering; most crews don’t.
- Pre-1994 roof connections failing inspection. If your kitchen remodel touches an exterior wall or opens to outdoor living, the inspector will look at the roof-to-wall clips. Homes built before Hurricane Andrew often fail that check. That’s a written change order, not a surprise invoice.
- Zero-lot-line staging chaos. Margate lots are narrow. Materials staged on the neighbor’s side yard without a written plan turns into a code enforcement call and a stalled job. We put the staging plan in the contract.
- Original terrazzo or slab dips. Fifty-year-old slabs settle. We’ve seen 1.5 inches of dip toward a rear wall. New cabinets won’t sit level on a rolling floor unless we address it first.
Pricing for Kitchen Remodeling in Margate, FL
Here’s what we quote, in writing, before any work starts in Margate:
| Job | Typical Range in Margate |
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| Kitchen Remodel | $14,000 - $45,000 |
| Small Kitchen Remodel | $9,000 - $20,000 |
| Cabinet Installation | $4,000 - $13,000 |
| Kitchen Island Installation | $3,000 - $10,000 |
| Countertop Installation | $2,000 - $6,500 |
What moves the number? Moving plumbing, especially on a slab with groundwater. Load-bearing wall removal. Cabinet grade and count. Countertop material. Appliance electrical. The permitting package. We give you every line in writing and every change as a signed change order before work happens. The allowance that isn’t on paper is a surprise waiting for a date. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate and a written scope.
Tight Lots, Neighbor Walls, and the Margate Permit Path
Margate’s single-story CBS homes were built fast in the 1960s and 1970s. The lots are narrow, many are zero-lot-line, and your kitchen wall might be six feet from your neighbor’s bedroom window. That shapes everything: where materials get staged, what time the saws start, how we brace a shared wall when demo opens it up. We post party-wall notices on the neighbor’s side before demolition starts. We keep the dumpster on our side. We talk to the people next door before the noise begins. It’s not just manners. It keeps a code enforcement knock from turning your kitchen into a stopped job.
And then there’s the ground. Margate’s high water table, often just 12 to 24 inches below grade, means any kitchen remodel that moves plumbing or adds an island with a sink must plan for dewatering and slab work before the first cabinet is ordered. That’s the single biggest local variable people miss. In Coral Springs, on higher ground, you might get away without thinking about it. In Margate, you plan for it or you pay for it later.
One job sticks with us. A 1972 CBS home near Margate Boulevard. The original terrazzo floor had settled 1.5 inches toward the back wall. We saw-cut the slab to reroute the drain lines for the new island, hit groundwater at 14 inches, and ran a sump pump for three days before pouring the repair concrete. The homeowner chose Wellborn cabinets and a Silestone countertop, and we kept the party-wall notice posted on the neighbor’s side of the fence from demolition through final inspection sign-off. That’s what a Margate kitchen remodel actually looks like when it’s done honestly.
We Also Serve Cities Near Margate
We work throughout the Margate area, including Kitchen Remodeling in Margate neighborhoods off Atlantic Boulevard and State Road 7. We also serve Coconut Creek, Pompano Beach, North Lauderdale, and Coral Springs. Same crew, same written pricing, same permits pulled on every eligible job.
Serving Margate, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Margate 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 Margate
Yes. Moving a sink drain or gas line in Margate requires a permit, and the city’s inspectors will look at the work. We pull the permit ourselves and schedule every inspection. The permit inspector works for you, not for us, and that’s exactly why we like him. Call (877) 610-1318 to talk through your scope before you move anything.
It changes the whole sequence. If your island gets a sink, we saw-cut the slab, check for groundwater at the cut, and run dewatering if we hit it. On Margate lots, groundwater often sits 12 to 24 inches down, so drainage work has to be planned before any finish materials go in. We price that into the quote up front instead of surprising you mid-project.
Margate enforces standard Broward County noise ordinances, typically no construction noise before 7 a.m. or after 7 p.m. on weekdays, with reduced hours on weekends. But the bigger issue on a tight lot is neighbor relations. We keep loud demo within permitted hours, post party-wall notices, and communicate schedule changes before they become complaints. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll walk you through how demo day actually works on your street.
We treat the shared wall as your neighbor’s property line. We post written notice before demolition, we don’t cut or anchor into a shared wall without review, and we limit vibration and dust. In Margate’s 1970s and 1980s condo buildings, many shared walls are structural CBS, so we never open one without knowing what carries load. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate on condo or townhome work.
Sometimes, yes. If we open exterior walls or tie the kitchen into outdoor living, the inspector will check pre-1994 roof-to-wall connections. Many Margate homes fail that check because they still have single-wrap straps instead of the post-Andrew clips the current code requires. We flag that before we quote, not after the inspector does. Call (877) 610-1318 to find out if your home is affected.
Get Your Margate Kitchen Remodel Quote in Writing
No phone estimate games. No allowance surprises. We walk your kitchen, we talk about the water table under your slab, we check the roof connections, and we hand you a written scope with line-item pricing. Then you decide. If something changes, it changes on paper first. Call Barrett & Sons Construction at (877) 610-1318 to schedule your free estimate in Margate. A live person answers, day or night.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Margate with honest pricing and written change orders since 1998.