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Fast, Reliable Kitchen Remodeling Across North Fort Myers
Kitchen remodeling in North Fort Myers costs between $14,000 and $45,000 for a full renovation, with smaller partial remodels running $9,000 to $20,000. We’re Barrett & Sons Construction, and we’ve been remodeling kitchens in this part of Lee County long enough to know that North Fort Myers is different from Fort Myers proper or Cape Coral. The older manufactured homes, the post-Ian rebuilds on piers, the tight lots along Bayshore Road, and the elevation certificates that follow every permit: all of it shapes how we plan, price, and build here. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll talk through your kitchen, your lot, and your budget without any pressure.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is North Fort Myers’s Preferred Kitchen Remodeling Company
Tom Barrett founded this company in 1998, and from the first day it’s been his name on the truck, his sons running crews, and his phone ringing when something isn’t right. That matters in North Fort Myers, where the work is often more complicated than a straight gut-and-replace. We know the manufactured-home communities along US-41, the concrete-block and stucco homes off Bayshore, and the post-Ian rebuilds around Tamiami Village and Suncoast Estates. Our crews arrive uniformed and background-checked, and we answer the phone around the clock, not with a call center, but with a live person.
Every job we take in North Fort Myers gets a written scope of work and allowances in writing before demolition starts. If anything changes, you get a written change order with the new price before we touch it. That’s a promise, and it’s backed by our 90-Day Done Right Promise: if it isn’t right, Tom comes back and makes it right, one call.
We serve all of North Fort Myers, including the 33903, 33917, and 33918 ZIP codes, and scheduling is coordinated from our South Florida office, with local crews serving North Fort Myers directly.
Our Kitchen Remodeling Services in North Fort Myers
Small & Partial Kitchen Remodels
Not every North Fort Myers kitchen needs a full gut. In the older manufactured homes we see along Tamiami Trail and in the 55-plus communities off US-41, a partial remodel often means new cabinets and counters, a fresh backsplash, or replacing a rotted sink base without disturbing the rest of the floorplan. A small kitchen remodel in North Fort Myers typically runs $9,000 to $20,000, and we stage everything on-site so a tight lot never turns into a code enforcement call.

Cabinet Installation & Refacing
Cabinet installation in North Fort Myers runs $4,000 to $13,000, and refacing is often the smart play when the boxes are solid but the doors are shot. We install KraftMaid and other premium lines, and we measure every opening before ordering. In a 1970s double-wide, that means accounting for walls that may not be square and floors that have settled. Our Kitchen Remodeling team has done this enough to know what’s behind the drywall before we cut.

Kitchen Design & Layout
Design matters more in North Fort Myers than people expect. A galley kitchen in a park model has about eight feet of run to work with. A post-Ian raised home on piers has plumbing that comes up through a new floor. We talk through how you cook, where you want the island if there’s room for one, and what’s affordable without sacrificing the bones of a kitchen that will last another twenty years. Our design review happens with Tom or one of his sons present, not a sales rep with a tablet.

Cabinets & Countertops
Countertop installation in North Fort Myers runs $2,000 to $6,500, with quartz and granite both in demand. We carry Cambria and Silestone, and we template on-site after the cabinets are set. That sequence matters in older mobile homes where a slab counter’s weight needs a solid base, not a particleboard box with a soft spot. A backsplash runs $800 to $2,500, and we set tile after the counters are in and the walls are prepped.

Tile & Flooring
Kitchen flooring in North Fort Myers has to handle humidity, occasional damp from a high water table, and the flex of a raised floor system. We install porcelain and ceramic tile with proper underlayment and membrane on slab and wood-framed floors alike. If your home is on piers after Ian, we check for movement before we set a single tile, because a cracked grout line is usually a structural problem underneath, not a tile problem.

Backsplash
A backsplash in North Fort Myers runs $800 to $2,500 depending on the wall area and tile choice. We set backsplash after countertops, and in tighter kitchens we protect the counters during install. In a manufactured home, we also check for wall movement at the marriage line before tiling, because that seam moves differently than a framed wall.

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 North Fort Myers
We install KraftMaid, Cambria, Silestone, and Kohler, and we also work with Andersen windows when a kitchen remodel expands to a bump-out or a breakfast nook. For impact-rated windows on gulf-facing walls, we specify PGT and CGI products because those are the names the Lee County inspectors recognize and the names that hold up in a storm. We don’t spec mystery brands off a van. You can look up what we quote, see what it costs, and ask anyone in your community about it. Our pricing stays honest because our material list is honest.
Common Kitchen Remodeling Problems We See in North Fort Myers Homes
- Manufactured home treated like a site-built house. An out-of-area contractor opens the walls without sistering floor joists or dropping the belly wrap before moving plumbing, and the kitchen sags or leaks within a year. In the 1970s and 1980s mobile homes around Tamiami Village and Suncoast Estates, the wall framing is often non-load-bearing, so opening a wall isn’t the same job it is in a concrete-block Cape Coral home.
- Remodeling before pulling the post-Ian elevation certificate. If your home was substantially damaged by Hurricane Ian and rebuilt on a new foundation, Lee County may have reclassified the parcel into a higher flood zone. We’ve seen kitchens built over a foundation repair that never got its final sign-off, and then the whole remodel gets red-tagged at inspection. Pull the elevation certificate first.
- Shared wall opened without a party-wall notice. In a North Fort Myers duplex or park model, one owner’s kitchen backs onto a neighbor’s unit. Opening that wall without notifying the adjacent owner can trigger noise complaints, work stoppages, or a trespassing claim. We post notice before we touch a shared wall, and we keep the work hours within community quiet hours.
- Staging materials on the wrong strip of grass. North Fort Myers lots are tight, and the strip between the street and the ditch often belongs to the county right-of-way. An out-of-area crew drops a dumpster there and blocks mail delivery or the neighbor’s driveway, and then code enforcement issues a stop-work order. Our crews stage on the homeowner’s property and keep the road clear.
Pricing for Kitchen Remodeling in North Fort Myers, FL
Here’s where the money goes in North Fort Myers, and these ranges reflect what we’ve actually bid on jobs from the Caloosahatchee corridor up to Bayshore Road and out toward the 33917 side. A full kitchen remodel runs $14,000 to $45,000. A small or partial remodel runs $9,000 to $20,000. Cabinets alone run $4,000 to $13,000, and countertops run $2,000 to $6,500. A kitchen island with electrical runs $3,000 to $10,000. Every scope, every allowance, and every change arrives as a written change order before work proceeds. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll put your estimate in writing, line by line.
| Kitchen Remodel Service | Typical North Fort Myers Price Range |
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| Full Kitchen Remodel | $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 |
What Makes North Fort Myers Kitchen Remodeling Different
North Fort Myers is not just a post-Ian rebuild zone: it’s a manufactured-home-and-park-model capital. A kitchen remodel here often happens inside a 1970s or 1980s mobile home where the walls are non-load-bearing, the plumbing rough-in runs under a belly wrap, and the original structure may have lost its grandfathered flood status after FEMA’s 50% rule. That changes everything about how you plan the job. A site-built kitchen sits on concrete or wood joists with a known load path. A manufactured-home kitchen sits on a steel chassis with outriggers and tie-downs, and the floor may flex in ways that crack tile and shift cabinets if you don’t sister the joists and check the marriage line first.
Hurricane Ian’s storm surge pushed up the Caloosahatchee and flooded neighborhoods miles inland. Lee County’s post-disaster flood map revisions reclassified many North Fort Myers parcels, especially in the 33903 and 33917 ZIP codes, into higher AE or VE zones. When a structure lost more than half its pre-storm market value, it lost its pre-FIRM grandfathered status. That means the foundation now has to sit three or four feet above the original slab, on piers or significant fill. A kitchen remodel in one of those homes isn’t just cabinets and counters. It means coordinating the elevation certificate, designing around the raised floor system, and making sure the plumbing and electrical come up through the new floor without compromising the flood opening requirements. Contractors who mostly work inland or in less storm-impacted parts of Cape Coral often miss this on their first North Fort Myers job.
We recently remodeled a kitchen in the Tamiami Village 55-plus community off US-41, where a 1972 double-wide had a soft subfloor from a long-ago supply line leak under the sink. Because the home had been substantially damaged by Ian and rebuilt on piers, every framed wall was inspected before we opened it. Our crew pulled permits, worked within the community’s quiet hours, and replaced the entire galley with KraftMaid cabinets, a Silestone counter, and a Kohler cast-iron sink - all while keeping the neighbor’s carport clear. That’s the level of planning North Fort Myers work demands, and it’s the only way we do it.
We Also Serve Cities Near North Fort Myers
Our crews serve Fort Myers Shores, Cape Coral, Villas, and Fort Myers proper, including the neighborhoods right across the Caloosahatchee. If you’re just over the county line or up past the power line easement, call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll schedule a free estimate. We don’t charge a trip fee inside the county.
Serving North Fort Myers, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the North Fort Myers 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 North Fort Myers
Yes. Manufactured homes in North Fort Myers are regulated differently from site-built homes. Depending on the age, the HUD data plate, and whether the home has been altered since manufacture, Lee County may require a more involved review for structural changes, and many 55-plus communities have their own architectural standards and work-hour restrictions. Call (877) 610-1318 and Tom Barrett will tell you what your specific community requires before you sign anything. Estimates are free, and we pull every permit.
It changes the entire job. If your home was rebuilt on piers or fill to meet the new base flood elevation, your kitchen is now higher off the ground, which means the plumbing and electrical rough-in comes up through a different path, and the floor system may flex more than the original slab did. We’ll pull the elevation certificate and verify the foundation’s final inspection before we open a single wall. A remodel that skips this step can fail the final sign-off and force you to tear out new work. Call (877) 610-1318 for an exact quote.
It can. The National Flood Insurance Program and Lee County both have rules about electrical work below the design flood elevation. If your home sits on a raised foundation and the island will be on the elevated floor, outlets are generally fine. If any part of the work is in a lower enclosure or below the BFE, you may need special wiring methods or protected outlets. We will walk you through it, and you’ll have it in writing before the electrical rough-in starts. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate.
Because North Fort Myers has a lot of attached and semi-attached housing, and a shared wall isn’t yours alone. Before we open a wall that separates two units, we notify the adjacent owner in writing, even if the county doesn’t strictly require it. It keeps the job legal, keeps the neighbor from calling in a complaint, and keeps us from being accused of trespassing or property damage. We’ve been doing this long enough to know the notice is cheaper than a work stoppage. Call (877) 610-1318 with any questions.
We plan for that before the dumpster ever arrives. On tight North Fort Myers lots, especially around Tamiami Village and the older communities off Bayshore, we stage materials on your property, coordinate with your neighbor in writing, and keep the right-of-way clear so mail delivery and driveways stay open. If parking displacement is unavoidable, we’ll give your neighbor the dates and a phone number to call if there’s an issue. That’s part of how we keep a job moving without a code enforcement stop-work order, and it’s included in every written scope. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll walk your lot and give you a line-item estimate for free.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving North Fort Myers since 1998.







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