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AfterFast, Reliable Kitchen Remodeling Across Miami
A full kitchen remodel in Miami typically runs $16,520 to $53,100, and the two biggest cost drivers are structural changes and material choices built for our salt air. If you live anywhere from Allapattah to West Little River, the old cabinets coming out and the new ones going in both have to be specified with Miami-Dade County in mind. Not Orlando, not Tampa, not Jacksonville. Miami. Barrett & Sons Construction has been remodeling kitchens here long enough to know the difference, and we answer our own phone at (877) 610-1318 when you’re ready to talk numbers.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Miami’s Preferred Kitchen Remodeling Company
Tom Barrett put his name on the truck in 1998, and his sons run the crews. That’s not a marketing line. It means the person who shakes your hand at the initial walk-through is the same name you’ll see If you look up the license number. We’re not a franchise dispatching strangers from three counties away. We’re the ones who will be at the hardware store on Saturday, and we’d rather do the job right the first time than hear about it from your neighbor.
The Kitchen Remodeling team at Barrett & Sons has pulled permits on hundreds of Miami jobs where a previous contractor told the homeowner permits were optional. They are not, especially here. Miami-Dade’s building department reviews kitchen work differently than anywhere else in the state, and the inspector works for you, not for me. That’s why I like him.
Every price change on our Miami jobs arrives as a written change order before work proceeds. An allowance that is not on paper is a surprise waiting for a date. Our customers in neighborhoods along Calle Ocho, through Flagami, and up past Brownsville know this because we put it in the contract. The 90-Day Done Right Promise is written on every Miami kitchen remodel we sign. If something is not done right, Tom comes back and makes it right. One call.
Our Kitchen Remodeling Services in Miami
Full Kitchen Remodeling
Gutting a Miami kitchen means working inside concrete block walls, not wood studs you can just cut and reroute. We have removed 60-year-old cabinets from CBS homes where the steel hinges had rusted shut from decades of salt air. The new layout, new electrical, new plumbing, and new finishes all get built to HVHZ standards. Permits pulled. Inspections signed. We’re doing this across Miami every week.
Cabinets & Countertops
If you live within five miles of Biscayne Bay, your cabinet hardware will corrode faster than the same cabinet in Weston or Cooper City. That is not an opinion; it’s what the salt does. We specify 304 stainless hinges and drawer slides even on entry-level cabinet installs, and we install Cambria quartz and granite counters that won’t etch or stain from Miami’s hard water. Cabinet installation in Miami runs $4,720 to $15,340. Countertops run $2,360 to $7,670.
Backsplash, Tile & Flooring
Miami’s humidity will find any unsealed grout joint and push moisture behind the drywall. We see efflorescence on backsplashes in Little Havana apartments and million-dollar waterfront homes alike. Our crews use epoxy grout and silicone caulk rated for constant humidity, and we lay tile over marine-grade or pressure-treated plywood with vapor barriers. It costs a little more up front. Mold remediation costs a lot more later. Backsplash installation in Miami runs $945 to $2,950.
Kitchen Design & Layout
Designing a kitchen in a 1950s CBS home in Flagami means working with existing plumbing chases and load-bearing block walls that cannot simply be moved. We have turned dark, closed-off galley kitchens into open islands by widening window openings under Miami-Dade NOA-approved impact standards. The design has to work with the structure, because in Miami the structure wins every time. A kitchen island installation runs $3,540 to $11,800.
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 Miami
We install and service premium brands across every kitchen we build in Miami. On window openings and glass work tied to a kitchen remodel, we regularly use PGT and CGI impact-rated products, both of which carry Miami-Dade NOA approvals. For other openings we keep Simonton and Ply Gem options available when the design calls for them. The point is this: materials you can look up, not mystery brands off a van. We’d rather show you the spec sheet than talk around it.
Common Kitchen Remodeling Problems We See in Miami Homes
- Salt-corrupted cabinet hardware: Galvanized hinges and drawer slides seize up in five to seven years near the coast. We open cabinets in Allapattah and Brownsville every month where the drawers barely move. The fix is 304 stainless, and we specify it even on budget installs.
- Delaminated subfloors under tile: Cheap interior-grade plywood under a tile floor absorbs Miami’s humidity and comes apart. The tile cracks, the grout falls out, and by the time we open it up, mold is sitting behind the cabinet toe kicks. We use marine-grade plywood and vapor barriers from the first cut.
- Mold behind unsealed backsplash joints: Nearly every backsplash tear-out in a 33125 or 33124 home reveals dark staining behind the drywall. The old caulk failed, grout wicked moisture, and the wall has been wet for years. We require epoxy grout and silicone rated for constant humidity on every Miami backsplash.
- Unpermitted electrical work from previous remodels: In a 1950s CBS home near Flagami, our crew found a kitchen’s original range circuit still running on cloth-wrapped aluminum wire behind the tile. The homeowner had no idea. We pulled permits, re-ran the rough-in with copper to code, and replaced the water-damaged lower cabinets at the same time, all while keeping the duct chase sealed against salt air.
Pricing for Kitchen Remodeling in Miami, FL
A full Kitchen Remodeling project in Miami runs $16,520 to $53,100 depending on square footage, cabinet grade, countertop material, and whether structural work is involved. A small kitchen remodel runs $10,620 to $23,600. The biggest single cost difference between Miami and Broward is the hardening requirement: an impact-rated window or opening that would be optional in Hollywood or Pembroke Pines is mandatory here under HVHZ. Here is the line-item breakdown:
| Service | Typical Miami Range |
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| Full Kitchen Remodeling | $16,520 - $53,100 |
| Small Kitchen Remodel | $10,620 - $23,600 |
| Cabinet Installation | $4,720 - $15,340 |
| Countertop Installation | $2,360 - $7,670 |
| Backsplash Installation | $945 - $2,950 |
| Kitchen Island Installation | $3,540 - $11,800 |
Call (877) 610-1318 to schedule a free estimate. We’ll walk the kitchen, take measurements, and give you a written scope before you spend a dime.
We Also Serve Cities Near Miami
In addition to our work across Miami, Barrett & Sons Construction serves Allapattah, Brownsville, Gladeview, and West Little River. Same crews, same written change orders, same 90-Day Done Right Promise. If your street is in any of those neighborhoods, you’re already in our service area.
Serving Miami, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Miami 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 Miami
Cosmetic replacement of cabinets and countertops with no electrical, plumbing, or structural changes generally does not require a permit in Miami-Dade County. But the moment you move a sink, open a wall, add a circuit, or widen a window opening for an island, you’re into permit territory. The permit inspector works for you, not for me. We pull permits on every eligible job. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll tell you straight whether your scope needs one.
Two words: wind load. Miami-Dade’s High-Velocity Hurricane Zone designation means any structural change, including widening a window for a kitchen island, must use Miami-Dade NOA-approved products and pass county inspections. That requirement does not exist in Broward, Palm Beach, or anywhere north of the county line. The second reason is salt air: we specify stainless hardware and marine-grade substrates that a Broward contractor can skip. The cheap spec costs more within a decade. Call (877) 610-1318 for an exact quote; estimates are free.
You can frame a non-load-bearing partition with wood studs inside a CBS home, but any wall that is load-bearing is concrete block, and you do not cut it without an engineer. Structural changes to a CBS wall in Miami require engineering stamps and HVHZ-compliant fastening. We have taken out block walls in Little Havana and Allapattah where the old opening was improperly cut by a previous contractor. That is exactly why we pull permits on every structural change. Call (877) 610-1318 to schedule a walk-through.
Epoxy grout and silicone caulk rated for constant humidity are the two lines of defense. Then we seal the substrate side so moisture that does penetrate cannot reach the drywall. In Miami’s climate, over 60 inches of rain a year and near-100% summer humidity, standard grout and latex caulk will fail within a few seasons. We have torn out enough moldy backsplashes across Flagami and Brownsville to know this isn’t theoretical. Call (877) 610-1318 to talk about your kitchen.
A fair Miami kitchen remodel draw schedule ties payments to completed milestones: deposit, demolition, rough-in inspection, cabinet and countertop installation, final inspection, and punch list. Never pay more than a small deposit up front, and never accept a schedule that front-loads most of the money before cabinets arrive. Every draw on our contracts is tied to a stage you can see. Call (877) 610-1318 and ask for Tom. He’ll walk you through a sample schedule.
Kitchen Remodeling That Stands Up to Miami’s Salt, Humidity, and Wind Code
Miami-Dade’s High-Velocity Hurricane Zone is the most stringent wind-load building code in the continental U.S., on the books since Hurricane Andrew flattened Homestead in 1992. For your kitchen, that means any structural change, including widening a window opening for a kitchen island, must use Miami-Dade NOA-approved products and pass county-specific inspections. The cost difference is real. A window package that is a cosmetic afterthought in Tampa becomes a code-mandated line item in Miami. Contractors who quote you a number without accounting for it haven’t remodeled kitchens here.
The salt air is the other Miami tax. Galvanized cabinet hardware seizes up in five to seven years within a few miles of the bay. Cheap interior plywood delaminates under tile within a decade. Unsealed grout wicks enough moisture to grow mold behind the drywall before you’ve repainted once. These aren’t hypotheticals; they’re what we open up on every second tear-out in Allapattah, Brownsville, and the 33125 corridor. So we specify 304 stainless hardware even on inland-spec cabinet installs. We use marine-grade plywood and vapor barriers on every tile floor. We require epoxy grout and silicone caulk rated for constant humidity on every backsplash. If a contractor outside Miami quotes you less, ask him what he’s specifying for salt air. Then call us at (877) 610-1318.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Miami since 1998.