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Kitchen remodeling in Simi Valley typically runs $14,000 to $45,000 for a full-scale project, with smaller jobs like backsplash or countertop work landing between $800 and $6,500. Most of the homes we walk into east of the 118 and up through the hillside tracts were built between 1963 and 1985, and their kitchens show it: original slab floors, cabinets that have been painted over three times, and layouts that were designed for a family of four in 1972, not the way people cook and gather now. We’re Barrett & Sons Construction, Tom Barrett’s crew, and we’ve worked on enough of these houses to know exactly what’s behind the drywall before we open it up. If you’re standing in a Simi Valley kitchen that’s outlived its layout, call us at (877) 610-1318 and we’ll come take a look at what you’re working with.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Simi Valley’s Preferred Kitchen Remodeling Company
Tom Barrett founded this company in 1998, and he still answers his own phone. That’s not a line; it’s the way we run things. When you call about Kitchen Remodeling, you’re talking to the person who signs the contract, not a call center reading from a script. His sons run the crews, and they’re on-site most days, carrying the same name that’s on the truck. That’s the kind of accountability that matters when someone is about to tear your kitchen apart for six weeks.
We serve Simi Valley from the east end in 93065 up through the western canyons in 93062 and 93063. We know the difference between a 1970s Larwin tract home off Erringer Road and a hillside build up near Wood Ranch, because we’ve worked in both. The houses look similar from the street, but what happens when you start moving load-bearing walls or pulling up slab foundations is not the same conversation. Local knowledge like that is why customers in neighborhoods like Big Sky, the Knolls, and central Simi let us bid their kitchens in the first place.
Every kitchen we take on gets permits pulled and inspections signed. The permit inspector works for you, not for me. I like having him involved. The last contractor a lot of our customers used told them permits were optional, and they ended up with a kitchen they couldn’t sell without disclosing. We don’t put a homeowner in that spot. Scope in writing, allowances in writing, change orders in writing. That’s how we’ve kept our name clean in Simi Valley for over 29 years.
Our Kitchen Remodeling Services in Simi Valley
Full Kitchen Remodeling
A full kitchen remodel in Simi Valley generally falls between $14,000 and $45,000, depending on footprint, layout changes, and finish level. Most of the kitchens we take to the studs in this city are the original 1970s or 1980s versions: cramped, dark, and built around a wall oven that stopped being manufactured during the Reagan administration. We design around how you actually use the space now, whether that means opening a wall to the living room in a 93065 tract home or reworking a hillside kitchen up near the 118 where every structural change has to answer to the ridgeline. Many of those hillside properties also benefit from our Fence Installation - Simi Valley services for added privacy and boundary definition.
Cabinets & Countertops
Cabinet installation in Simi Valley runs $4,000 to $13,000, and countertop work typically lands between $2,000 and $6,500. We install KraftMaid cabinets and Cambria quartz, among other brands we can name before you sign. The 1980s oak cabinet boxes that fill so many kitchens around here are usually worth replacing rather than refacing, especially when the doors have warped from thirty summers of triple-digit heat. We’ll tell you straight which side of that decision makes sense for your kitchen and your budget.
Backsplash, Tile & Flooring
Backsplash installation in Simi Valley runs $800 to $2,500, and flooring and tile work scale from there depending on square footage and material. Kitchens in this valley need materials that can handle big temperature swings: summer highs over 100°F, cold desert nights, and the dust that Santa Ana winds push through every gap. We steer people toward grout and tile choices that won’t crack or shift on slab foundations that have already moved once or twice since the house went up.
Kitchen Design & Layout
We design kitchens in-house, without shipping you to a design center across the county. When we lay out a Simi Valley kitchen, we’re thinking about how the light hits a south-facing wall in August, where the gas line actually enters the house, and whether the floor slab has enough tolerance for an island with plumbing. Small and partial remodels, kitchen island installation from $3,000 to $10,000, and cabinet refacing all start with the same conversation: what’s actually behind what you’re looking at. If you’re also thinking about updating a bathroom while the crew is there, we handle Bathroom Remodeling in Simi Valley too.
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 Simi Valley
We don’t install mystery materials off the back of a van. On Simi Valley kitchens we work with KraftMaid and Cambria, and when the job touches exterior surfaces or hardscape we carry lines like Techo-Bloc and Cambridge Pavers. If your project also needs Roofing - Simi Valley, we coordinate that work so the finishes line up correctly. That matters in this city because the wind and heat don’t go easy on finishes. A countertop that looks fine in a showroom in the Valley is going to live out its life next to a window facing the Santa Susana Pass. We spec material that holds up here. Our suppliers stock the parts and slabs our Simi Valley customers need, which keeps turnaround tight when you’re ready to order.
Common Kitchen Remodeling Problems We See in Simi Valley Homes
- Slab settlement and racked door frames. Homes east of the 118, especially in 93063, were graded fast in the 1960s and 1970s, and plenty of those slabs have moved. Before we quote cabinets or an island, we look at whether the floor is still flat under where those things will sit. An island on a heaving slab is a problem waiting for a date.
- Expansive clay soils under foundations. Simi Valley sits on clay and fill that swells when it’s wet and shrinks when it’s dry. That movement shows up as diagonal cracks at door corners and gaps at the base of walls. We plan kitchen renovations around it, because putting tile straight over it without checking is how you end up doing the floor twice.
- Original 1970s living layouts. Most kitchens here were built for a mother cooking alone, not for two people working the same counter. Opening a wall between the kitchen and dining room in a 93062 tract home changes how the whole house lives. We’ve done enough of them to tell you which walls are load-bearing before we open them up.
- Santa Ana wind and ember exposure along the ridgelines. Homes up near Wood Ranch and the Knolls back up to canyon grades, and a lot of those parcels sit inside California’s designated High or Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones. That means any remodel touching exterior walls, vents, or adjacent decks has to meet Chapter 7A WUI fire-hardening details. We coordinate that with the permit office so a kitchen job doesn’t accidentally create a code problem on the outside of the house.
Pricing for Kitchen Remodeling in Simi Valley, CA
You should know the numbers before you call, so here they are. A full kitchen remodel in Simi Valley runs $14,000 to $45,000. A small kitchen remodel lands between $9,000 and $20,000. Cabinet installation is $4,000 to $13,000. Countertops run $2,000 to $6,500. Backsplash is $800 to $2,500. A kitchen island runs $3,000 to $10,000. What pushes a job to the top of those ranges? Moving plumbing, opening load-bearing walls, slab leveling, and finish materials. We quote every job with a line-item written estimate before any work starts, and we don’t change numbers without a written change order in your hand first. Call (877) 610-1318 to schedule a free estimate.
We Also Serve Cities Near Simi Valley
Our crews work in Oak Park, Moorpark, Thousand Oaks, and West Hills when the job calls for it. The drive times are short, we know the roads, and the same write-everything-down policy follows us into every one of those cities. If you’re just over the line from Simi Valley, call and ask.
Serving Simi Valley, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Simi Valley 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 Simi Valley
We schedule site visits for estimates throughout Simi Valley every week, with crews working across 93062, 93063, 93065, and 93093. Once permits and materials are in hand, most kitchens are torn out and rebuilt in four to seven weeks depending on scope. Call (877) 610-1318 to get on the schedule for a free estimate.
Yes. Big Sky, the Knolls, Wood Ranch, and the homes up against the ridgelines in 93062 and 93063 are regular territory for our crews. Those hillside jobs often need Chapter 7A fire-hardening coordination, and we handle that through the permit package before we start cutting anything.
The price ranges here track close to Moorpark and Thousand Oaks. Simi Valley-specific factors like older slabs and WUI code requirements on hillside-adjacent lots can add to a scope, but we spell all of that out in the written estimate so you’re comparing real line items, not vague allowances. That’s the whole point: an allowance that isn’t on paper is a surprise waiting for a date.
We pull permits on every eligible kitchen remodel in Simi Valley and stand behind the inspections. The inspector works for you, not for us. We won’t do work that puts your home’s resale at risk because it was done without a paper trail. That’s been our position since 2004, and it hasn’t changed.
Every kitchen remodel we complete in Simi Valley carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise, written on the contract. If something’s not right within 90 days, call Tom and he comes back and makes it right, one call. No fine print, no claims department.
Get a Written Estimate for Your Simi Valley Kitchen
Tom Barrett publishes his name, his address, and his license number. Look them up before you sign anything. Then call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate on your kitchen remodel in Simi Valley. We’ll walk the house, talk about what you actually need, and hand you a written, line-item price. Free second opinions on any written estimate, no trip charge inside the county, and a permanent 10% discount for seniors and veterans. Ask anyone on your street, or look up the license number yourself.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Simi Valley and surrounding communities since 1998.