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A full kitchen remodel in Marina del Rey typically runs $14,000 to $45,000 depending on whether you’re refreshing cabinets in a condo off Admiralty Way or gutting a 1970s penthouse kitchen down to the studs. Coastal building codes, salt-air material specs, and LA County’s geotechnical review layer all shape that number before a single cabinet door gets ordered. We’ve been working inside Marina del Rey’s condo towers and mid-rise complexes long enough to know exactly which corners other contractors cut, and which ones the county inspector will catch anyway. If you’re starting to price a kitchen project, call Tom and the crew at (877) 610-1318. We’ll walk the space with you before we put a dollar figure on paper.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Marina del Rey’s Preferred Kitchen Remodeling Company
Barrett & Sons Construction has been owner-operated since 1998, and our kitchen work across Marina del Rey shows up on job after job in the same 90292 and 90295 zip codes. Tom Barrett’s name is on the truck and on the license, and his sons run the crews. When a Marina del Rey customer calls at 7:00 pm because a cabinet hinge snapped or a new backsplash crack showed up, a live person answers. Not a voicemail box. Not an out-of-state call center. That matters when you live in a building where the HOA wants answers by Friday.
Our Kitchen Remodeling team has spent years navigating the specific headaches that come with Marina del Rey’s housing stock: concrete-frame towers, post-tension slabs, LA County ground leases, and salt air that eats cheap hardware in three years flat. That local knowledge isn’t something you can train a national franchise into. It comes from showing up, pulling permits at LA County DPW, and sitting through Coastal Commission reviews on behalf of homeowners who just wanted a new island.
Every scope, every allowance, every price change reaches you as a written change order before any work moves. That’s how we’ve always run it, and it’s why homeowners who got burned by a phone-quote outfit tend to stay with us for the next project. Tom also puts the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing on every contract: if it’s not done right, one call brings him back.
Our Kitchen Remodeling Services in Marina del Rey
Full Kitchen Remodeling
We tear out, reframe, reroute, rebuild, and finish. In Marina del Rey, a full remodel often means working inside a 40-to-60-year-old condo unit where the walls hide post-tension cables and the subfloor hides chloride-pitted cast iron. We handle the demo, structural work, plumbing rough-in, electrical, cabinetry, countertops, tile, and finish carpentry, all under permits pulled through LA County DPW. When your building sits on former tidal wetlands, moving a sink or swapping a load-bearing wall isn’t a handshake deal. It’s a geotechnical review. We plan for it from day one.
Cabinets & Countertops
We install KraftMaid cabinets and Cambria quartz throughout Marina del Rey, and we specify marine-grade hinges and drawer slides as a matter of course. Standard inland hardware binds and corrodes within three to five years in this salt air. That’s not a theory. We’ve replaced enough corroded door hinges in Marina del Rey units to stock the upgraded sets ahead of time. Countertop anchoring matters too: on concrete-frame buildings, we map post-tension cable locations before any drill bit touches the slab.
Backsplash, Tile & Flooring
Coastal kitchens need tile work that can handle moisture swings without cracking grout lines or loosening from the substrate. We lay tile on properly prepped surfaces, using sealants rated for high-humidity, salt-exposed interiors. Whether it’s a simple subway backsplash in a one-bedroom off Fiji Way or full quartz backsplash behind a six-burner range in a Marina City Club tower unit, we price it the same way: line-by-line, in writing.
Kitchen Design & Layout
The biggest mistake we see in Marina del Rey kitchens is a layout that fights the building’s structure. Open-plan dreams meet post-tension slabs, concrete shear walls, and plumbing stacks that can’t legally move without county sign-off. Our design process starts with what the building will allow, not with a Pinterest photo. We’ll show you where the island can actually go, what it costs to move the sink there, and whether that cost buys you a better kitchen or just a more complicated permit.
Kitchen Island Installation
Islands are the number one kitchen upgrade we do in Marina del Rey, and they’re also the upgrade most likely to trigger a stop-work order if done wrong. Anchoring an island into a concrete-frame floor means knowing where the post-tension cables run. Moving a sink into that island means opening the slab, which means compacting to geotechnical standards, which means LA County DPW review. We’ve done it cleanly. We’ve also seen the other version, where a countertop crew drills blind and hits a cable, and the homeowner eats a structural repair bill.
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 Marina del Rey
We carry materials you can look up, not mystery brands from a van. In Marina del Rey kitchens, we install KraftMaid cabinetry and Cambria quartz countertops because both hold up to coastal humidity and stand behind their warranties. For hardscape-adjacent work on ground-floor units, we use Techo-Bloc pavers when the project calls for it. And when a job touches structural concrete or slab work, we specify Quikrete products rated for marine exposure and compressive loads. You’ll see every brand name on your written estimate, before you sign anything.
Common Kitchen Remodeling Problems We See in Marina del Rey Homes
- Corroded cabinet hardware. Inland-spec hinges and drawer slides start binding within three to five years of Marina del Rey salt air. We replace them with stainless or marine-grade sets and save you the third service call.
- Slab leaks after underslab plumbing work. Moving a drain line in liquefaction-prone soil without proper compaction leads to settling, cracking, and mold behind new cabinetry. We compact and test to county geotechnical standards before closing any slab.
- Post-tension cable strikes during island installs. Countertop installers who don’t map the slab can drill straight into a tensioned cable. That’s a structural repair and a county stop-work order. We map first, drill second.
- Hidden cast-iron waste pipe failures. In 1970s towers along Admiralty Way, we’ve opened kitchen subfloors and found waste lines so chloride-pitted they snapped under hand pressure. If your building was built between 1965 and 1985, we assume the rough-in may need replacing and price it accordingly.
Pricing for Kitchen Remodeling in Marina del Rey, CA
Here’s the honest picture for Marina del Rey pricing. A full kitchen remodel runs $14,000 to $45,000. Small and partial remodels land between $9,000 and $20,000. Cabinet installation alone sits in the $4,000 to $13,000 range, countertops $2,000 to $6,500, a kitchen island $3,000 to $10,000, and backsplash work $800 to $2,500. Coastal-spec materials run 10% to 20% above the inland version of the same job, and we’ll show you exactly which line items carry that cost and why. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate, in writing, before anything gets scheduled.
| Kitchen Remodel Service | Typical Marina del Rey Range |
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| Full Kitchen Remodeling | $14,000-$45,000 |
| Small & Partial Kitchen Remodels | $9,000-$20,000 |
| Cabinet Installation | $4,000-$13,000 |
| Countertop Installation | $2,000-$6,500 |
| Kitchen Island Installation | $3,000-$10,000 |
| Backsplash Installation | $800-$2,500 |
We Also Serve Cities Near Marina del Rey
We run kitchen remodeling crews into Lawndale, Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach, and Hawthorne for customers who want the same coastal-spec approach without the inland markup surprises. If you’re a block from the border in 90292, call us. We already know your building inspector’s checklist.
Serving Marina del Rey, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Marina del Rey 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 Marina del Rey
Most interior-only kitchen remodels in Marina del Rey do not require a separate Coastal Development Permit, but because the entire community sits inside the California Coastal Zone, any structural change that affects the building envelope or involves exterior work will. If your project touches exterior walls, windows, balconies, or rooftop venting, expect a Coastal Commission review layered on top of LA County DPW permits. We identify this at the estimate stage so there isn’t a surprise stop-work order. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll tell you what your specific building triggers.
Because standard drawer slides and hinges corrode within three to five years of Marina del Rey salt air exposure. We’ve replaced enough pitted, binding hardware in 90292 and 90295 units to know it’s not optional. The line item is small compared to the cost of swapping out hardware twice in a decade. We price marine-grade stainless hardware as standard on coastal jobs, and we’ll show you the difference in the written estimate.
Yes, and most out-of-area contractors never check. Many Marina del Rey parcels sit on county ground leases rather than fee-simple ownership, so substantial structural improvements often require lessor sign-off before LA County will issue permits. We verify lease terms and obtain county lessor approval as part of our pre-construction work. That step can add weeks if it’s skipped and caught late. We don’t skip it. Call (877) 610-1318 and ask us how we handle ground lease properties specifically.
Yes, but it’s far more involved than moving a sink on a wood-framed single-family lot. Moving a drain line in a concrete-frame Marina del Rey tower means opening the slab, which sits on former tidal wetlands inside a state-mapped liquefaction zone. LA County DPW requires geotechnical review, proper soil compaction, and post-tension cable mapping before any concrete gets cut. We’ve done it cleanly, permitted, and inspected, and we’ll show you the written change order before any slab work starts.
Coastal-spec materials cost more because they have to survive salt air, high humidity, and marine corrosion. We specify stainless or marine-grade fasteners, epoxy-coated reinforcement where concrete is involved, sealed grout and sealant systems, and cabinet hardware rated for chloride exposure. The inland-spec version of the same kitchen looks identical on day one and starts failing within five years. The price gap is real, and it’s cheaper than the repair bill. Call (877) 610-1318 for an exact line-by-line quote, free.
Call Barrett & Sons Construction for Kitchen Remodeling in Marina del Rey
We don’t rush a kitchen remodel, and we don’t quote one over the phone without seeing the space. What we do is show up, walk your Marina del Rey condo or apartment with you, look at the slab, the venting, the plumbing stack, and the lease terms if they apply, then hand you a written estimate with every permit, every brand, and every line item spelled out. Tom Barrett’s name, address, and license number are published and verifiable. His sons run the crews. The 90-Day Done Right Promise is in writing. Call (877) 610-1318 to schedule your free estimate, or to get a free second opinion on any written estimate you already have.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Marina del Rey since 1998.