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Fast, Reliable Kitchen Remodeling Across Sunny Isles Beach
Kitchen remodeling in Sunny Isles Beach runs $14,000-$45,000 for a full renovation, with smaller kitchen refreshes landing between $9,000 and $20,000. The bigger variable here isn’t square footage, it’s the building you live in. Nearly every kitchen we touch in the 33160 sits inside a high-rise condo tower on Collins Avenue, which means HOA rules, shared plumbing risers, and Miami-Dade’s High Velocity Hurricane Zone permits shape the job before a single cabinet gets ordered. We’ve been remodeling kitchens in this specific environment long enough to know where the surprises hide. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll walk through your building’s constraints before you spend a dollar.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Sunny Isles Beach’s Preferred Kitchen Remodeling Company
We’re not a franchise dispatching a crew you’ll never see again. Tom Barrett founded this company in 1998, and his sons run the crews. That matters in Sunny Isles Beach because this city produces a very specific kind of kitchen remodel: one governed by condo association paperwork, freight elevator schedules, and inspectors who know exactly what salt air does to steel. We know that too.
Sunny Isles Beach homeowners don’t ask us “can you do a kitchen?” They ask whether we’ve worked in their building. The answer is usually yes. We’ve remodeled kitchens in towers from the north end of Collins down through the Golden Shores district, and we understand what a Porsche Design Tower unit requires versus a 1970s garden condo two blocks west. When you call with a question, a live person answers. When you have a concern at hour thirty of a project, you get a straight answer, not a voicemail box.
Every estimate we give in Sunny Isles Beach includes permits pulled and inspections signed. That is non-negotiable. The permit inspector works for you, not for me. If a contractor tells you permits are optional on a condo kitchen, walk away. Tom Barrett publishes his name, his address, and his license number. Look it up before you sign anything.
Our Kitchen Remodeling Services in Sunny Isles Beach
Full Kitchen Remodeling
A full kitchen remodel in a Sunny Isles Beach condo means gutting to the studs or, more likely, to the concrete block. That’s where you find what the last renovation hid: corroded anchors from decades of salt exposure, undersized electrical runs, or plumbing that doesn’t meet current code. Our Kitchen Remodeling crew opens the walls, documents what’s there, and prices any required repair as a written change order before demolition continues. Full remodels in Sunny Isles Beach typically run $14,000-$45,000 depending on tower requirements and finish level.

Cabinets & Countertops
We install KraftMaid custom and semi-custom cabinetry, and we stock Cambria quartz for clients who want a maintenance-free surface that won’t stain from beach-day coffee cups. Granite is still popular in Sunny Isles Beach’s older low-rise condos where buyers want a natural-stone look. Cabinet installation in a Sunny Isles Beach kitchen runs $4,000-$13,000; countertops another $2,000-$6,500. Material availability is rarely the issue. Freight elevator scheduling and HOA work hours are the things that bite you, and we handle those logistics before the stone arrives.

Backsplash, Tile & Flooring
Backsplash installation in Sunny Isles Beach runs $800-$2,500. We use Schluter waterproofing systems behind tile and under flooring, because in a barrier-island high-rise, any slow leak becomes a neighbor’s ceiling problem three floors down. Our tile setters specialize in large-format porcelain that handles thermal movement without cracking in air-conditioned towers, and we level floors before we lay anything. HOA boards in Sunny Isles Beach often require sound-dampening underlayment in kitchens over occupied units. We include it in the contract, not as a discovery later.

Kitchen Design & Layout
We design kitchens around the structural realities of Sunny Isles Beach buildings. Shared riser walls limit where a range hood can vent. Column locations dictate island placement. If your tower was built after 2000, the mechanical chases are better documented, but if you’re in a 1960s-70s garden condo, original plans are often gone and we work from what we find behind the walls. Every design we produce accounts for what the permit inspector will need to see: load paths, glazing requirements, and wind-uplift documentation on anything touching an exterior 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 Sunny Isles Beach
We install brands with names you can verify: Schluter systems for waterproofing, Grohe fixtures for kitchens and wet areas, and GAF materials where roofs tie into penthouse-level renovations. We don’t stock mystery parts off a van. If a product fails, you call us, not a warranty hotline in another state. And because Barrett & Sons crews work Sunny Isles Beach regularly, we know which suppliers hold inventory locally and which ones leave you waiting two weeks on a special-order faucet.
Common Kitchen Remodeling Problems We See in Sunny Isles Beach Homes
- Salt-corrosion surprises inside walls. Sunny Isles Beach is about 1,500 feet wide at its broadest point. Every unit sits in direct salt-spray range of both the Atlantic and the Intracoastal. We regularly find corroded steel studs and failing anchors once cabinets come down, especially in the 1960s-70s buildings along Collins Avenue.
- HOA rules that stop work cold. Work-hour restrictions, freight elevator reservations, required insurance certificates, and noise limits all live in your condo docs. A crew that shows up without reading them gets a stop-work order and the owner gets the daily fine. We handle the building’s paperwork as part of scope.
- HVHZ inspection failures on rough-in. Pulling a permit in Sunny Isles Beach triggers Miami-Dade’s High Velocity Hurricane Zone pathway, which is stricter than standard Florida code. Inspectors verify impact-rated glazing, continuous load-path connectors, and wind-uplift calculations. Contractors who don’t know this dual-track process fail rough-in and stall your project.
- Shared plumbing risers that limit design. In supertall towers, moving a sink or adding a pot filler often means breaching a shared riser wall. Your HOA may not allow it, or may require engineer drawings and board approval before permission. We review the building’s plumbing schedule before we promise a layout.
Pricing for Kitchen Remodeling in Sunny Isles Beach, FL
Here’s what you should expect to pay in Sunny Isles Beach. These ranges reflect the market here, not a national average. A full remodel inside an oceanfront tower runs higher than the same job inland because of freight elevator scheduling, HOA compliance, and HVHZ permit requirements.
| Service | Typical Range |
|---|---|
| Full Kitchen Remodeling | $14,000 - $45,000 |
| Small Kitchen Remodel | $9,000 - $20,000 |
| Countertop Installation | $2,000 - $6,500 |
| Kitchen Island Installation | $3,000 - $10,000 |
What moves the number: whether your building requires engineer-stamped drawings for penetrations, whether the tower’s freight elevator must be reserved weeks in advance, and what the walls reveal once they’re open. If you have a written estimate from another contractor, bring it to us. We offer a free second opinion, and we’ll line-item both so you can see what’s included. Call (877) 610-1318 to schedule a kitchen walkthrough in Sunny Isles Beach. Estimates are free.
We Also Serve Cities Near Sunny Isles Beach
Our crews handle kitchen remodels up and down the coast. That includes North Miami Beach, Ojus, Aventura, and Hallandale Beach. If you’re in Sunny Isles Beach proper, you’re in our regular rotation. Dispatch and scheduling are coordinated from our Miami (South FL) office, which keeps response times short without burning your budget on travel overhead. We’ll tell you straight what the timeline looks like for your building and your scope.
Serving Sunny Isles Beach, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Sunny Isles Beach 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 Sunny Isles Beach
Yes, you need a separate permit from the City of Sunny Isles Beach for structural, electrical, plumbing, or mechanical work inside your unit. The HOA’s approval is an additional layer, not a substitute. Sunny Isles Beach pulls permits through Miami-Dade’s HVHZ pathway, which means inspectors will check wind-load and connector documentation even on interior work that touches exterior walls. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll explain what your building’s specific review process adds to the timeline, free.
Because the contractor either didn’t know what’s inside a 50-year-old barrier-island building, or didn’t write an allowance for it. In older garden condos along Collins, we regularly find corroded steel studs, original aluminum wiring, and waterproofing that gave up years ago. Miami-Dade code requires replacement once those conditions are exposed and inspected. We write a rewiring allowance and a fastener-replacement line item into the contract before demolition, and any actual change order comes to you in writing before we spend a dollar of your money.
Sometimes, but not always. Shared plumbing riser walls in post-2000 supertalls often contain pressurized plumbing and mechanical chases you cannot penetrate without building approval, engineer drawings, and possibly a board vote. We review the building’s plumbing and mechanical schedules before we finalize any venting plan. If a wall-mounted hood won’t work, we’ll show you a recirculating option that fits the code and the HOA, and we’ll price both in writing.
Eight to ten weeks is a realistic window for a full kitchen remodel in a Sunny Isles Beach oceanfront condo, assuming building rules are respected from day one. Freight elevator reservations, work-hour limits, and HOA-required insurance filings add one to two weeks versus a comparable single-family job. We handle the building’s paperwork before demolition starts, and we schedule material deliveries around elevator availability. That’s how you avoid paying crews to stand around waiting.
Appliance delivery, most often. In Sunny Isles Beach, tower buildings require scheduled freight-elevator times for appliance delivery, and some HOAs only allow deliveries at specific hours or with a certified carrier. Cabinets and tile are things we control. Appliances sit in somebody else’s supply chain. We order appliances early, confirm model dimensions against cabinet specs, and coordinate delivery with your building’s rules so the oven isn’t the thing holding up your final inspection. Call (877) 610-1318 for a straight answer about your building’s timeline, free.
Schedule Your Kitchen Remodeling Estimate in Sunny Isles Beach
If you’re planning a kitchen remodel in Sunny Isles Beach, start with a contractor who knows what’s behind these walls. Tom Barrett and his sons have been remodeling kitchens since 1998. Every scope in writing, every allowance on paper, every permit pulled, every inspection signed. We’ll walk your unit, review your HOA docs, and give you a written line-item estimate with no trip charge inside the county. If another contractor already gave you a number, bring it. We’ll give you a free second opinion. Call (877) 610-1318 today.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Sunny Isles Beach and South Florida since 1998.







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