Kitchen Remodeling in Plano - Written Fixed Price, Finish Date in the Contract

Fast, Reliable Kitchen Remodeling Across Plano

A full kitchen remodel in Plano typically runs between $14,000 and $45,000, with smaller refreshes starting around $9,000. Most projects take four to eight weeks from the first cabinet removal to the final walkthrough, depending on whether we’re moving plumbing, cutting into a post-tension slab, or working around a load-bearing wall. If you’re standing in a 1980s kitchen with original cabinets and a fluorescent light box and wondering what it would take to actually enjoy cooking again, call us at (877) 610-1318 for a straight answer and a free estimate.

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We know the homes here. The east side of Plano around 75074 and 75075 is full of tract builds from the late 70s through mid 90s, and those kitchens have a signature: soffits above the upper cabinets, a peninsula that traps traffic, and a single electrical outlet per wall that was barely enough in 1985. The west side, near Legacy West and the 75093 corridor, has larger custom homes where remodels lean toward drawer-heavy islands, quartz slabs, and layouts built for two cooks. Either way, the job starts with looking at what’s actually behind the drywall, not just what’s in the brochure.

Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Plano’s Preferred Kitchen Remodeling Company

We’ve been at this since 1998, and Tom Barrett’s name is on the truck and the contract. He lives in the metro area and his sons run the crews. When you call, a live person answers, not a voicemail box. When you ask who’s doing the work, you get names, not a promise that “someone qualified” will show up between nine and noon.

Plano homeowners have a right to be skeptical. Too many people here have been through the drill: a national outfit gives one number on the phone, then the change orders start stacking up like cordwood the minute the sink comes out. We put every scope item, every allowance, and every price change in writing before the work happens. The permit inspector works for you, not for me, which is why we pull permits on every eligible job and don’t ask if you’d “prefer to skip the paperwork.”

Crews serving Plano are background-checked, uniformed, and carrying the Barrett & Sons name. We coordinate scheduling from our Dallas-Fort Worth office, and we’re in Plano neighborhoods like Deerfield, Whiffletree, and Preston Hollow West on a regular basis. Look up Tom Barrett’s name, address, and license number before you sign anything. That’s not a dare. It’s how we do business.

Every completed project carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If something isn’t right, one call brings Tom back. No arbitration clause, no “reasonable efforts” language. That’s the whole promise.

Our Kitchen Remodeling Services in Plano

Full Kitchen Remodeling

This is the whole job, from demo to final paint. We remove the old layout, reroute plumbing and electrical where the new plan calls for it, install cabinetry and countertops, handle tile and flooring, and leave the room ready for a dinner party. In Plano homes built before 1990, we’re almost always dealing with framing that’s moved slightly over 40 years of clay soil heave, so setting cabinets level often means shimming more than a homeowner would expect. We account for that from the first measurement, not as a “surprise” later.

For a broader look at what’s involved, our Kitchen Remodeling team walks through every phase, from design to the final coat, in plain terms.

Cabinets & Countertops

Cabinet installation in Plano runs $4,000 to $13,000 as a standalone job, depending on box count, door style, and whether we’re pulling old boxes down or working over existing framing. Countertop installation runs $2,000 to $6,500 for quartz or granite, including templating and the sink cutout. We stock KraftMaid and Cambria because you can look those names up and read the spec sheets. A material you can’t verify is a material you shouldn’t pay full price for.

Backsplash, Tile & Flooring

Backsplash installation in Plano runs $800 to $2,500 for a standard kitchen. We see a lot of full-height backsplash behind range hoods in the newer west-side homes, and classic 3×6 subway patterns in the east-side renovators. Floor tile goes over slab here, which means floor prep matters more than the tile choice. On any post-tension slab, we’re careful about surface prep: an uneven slab will telegraph through tile within a year, and you’ll feel it underfoot every time you cross the room.

Kitchen Design & Layout

Before a single cabinet is ordered, we sit down with the actual dimensions of your kitchen and talk through how you use it. Do you need a second prep zone? Does the island need seating for four or storage for one? We lay out cabinet runs, appliance placement, and traffic flow using measurements taken on site, not assumptions from a county tax record. In Plano’s 1970s tract homes, we routinely fix layouts where the dishwasher and refrigerator doors collide, or where the oven door blocks the only path to the sink.

Small & Partial Kitchen Remodels

Not every kitchen needs a full gut. Small and partial remodels in Plano run $9,000 to $20,000 and cover jobs like replacing cabinet fronts and hardware, swapping a laminate top for quartz, retiling the floor, or adding a kitchen island. We treat these with the same written change order discipline as a $45,000 job, because a small project that runs over by 40% is not a small problem.

Kitchen Island Installation

A kitchen island in Plano runs $3,000 to $10,000 depending on size, plumbing, and whether the island carries power. The detail people miss: if you want an outlet in the island, we need to cut the slab and run conduit, which on a Plano post-tension slab means locating tendons first. We bring in ground-penetrating radar before any saw cut. More on that below, because it’s the single most Plano-specific part of this whole conversation.

Trusted Brands We Service in Plano

We carry KraftMaid and Cambria in kitchens, and when a remodel ties into outdoor work, we use Belgard and Techo-Bloc on paver projects and GAF or CertainTeed on roofing. These aren’t mystery brands off a van. They’re names you can look up, with published specs and warranties we stand behind. Because we’re in Plano regularly, scheduling is straightforward: we can template counters, order cabinet faces, or pull trim pieces without a three-week back-and-forth.

Common Kitchen Remodeling Problems We See in Plano Homes

• Post-tension slab surprises. Plano sits on the Blackland Prairie, and the expansive black clay under the city heaves with every drought-and-rain cycle. Virtually every single-family home here sits on a post-tension concrete slab. The problem: in 1980s subdivisions, tendon layout drawings were often never filed or got lost. So before any core drill or slab saw cut for a relocated drain line or an island outlet, we bring in a GPR scanner to locate the tendons. Skipping that step has resulted in severed tendons, slab failures, and City of Plano stop-work orders. Crews from outside the market overlook this routinely. We don’t.
• Soffits that hide what you’re not expecting. Most kitchens in 75074 and 75075 were built with soffits above the upper cabinets. They’re usually framed around ductwork, plumbing vents, or framing that can’t move without a structural change. The soffit may look like dead space, but it’s rarely empty. We open it up before we promise a ceiling-height cabinet wall.
• Floor deflection and tile failures over movement joints. The same clay soil that heaves under footings also creates slight slab movement between wet and dry seasons. Tile installed directly over an unprepared slab without a proper uncoupling membrane will crack along the slab joints within a few Texas seasons. We use the right membrane and honor existing control joints in the layout.
• Electrical shortfalls from the original build. A 1980s Plano kitchen might have two duplex outlets on the whole counter run. Modern code and modern appliances demand more, and running new circuits through a slab-on-grade home means planning conduit paths carefully. This is routine for us, but it’s also one of the places where an out-of-town bidder underbids, then hits you with a change order after the drywall’s open.

Pricing for Kitchen Remodeling in Plano, TX

We Also Serve Cities Near Plano

Beyond Plano itself, our crews regularly work in Plano‘s neighboring communities: Lucas, Allen, Murphy, and Sachse. If you’re in one of those areas and your kitchen needs the same written-scope treatment, we’re a short drive away. And if while you’re at it you’ve got a bathroom that’s been waiting its turn, we also handle Bathroom Remodeling in Plano with the same approach. If the project touches the exterior, our Roofing in Plano crew works to the same standard: written change orders, permits pulled, and materials you can look up.

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