Full Kitchen Remodeling in Austin, TX

Full Kitchen Remodeling in Austin, TX

A full kitchen remodel in Austin typically costs between $28,000 and $65,000, and most projects we take on run 4 to 8 weeks from demo day to final walkthrough. That range covers everything from tearing out the old kitchen to installing new cabinets, countertops, flooring, plumbing fixtures, lighting, and appliances. At Penhallow Remodeling Austin, we put that number in writing before the first cabinet door comes off, and we back the finished kitchen with our 365-Day Done Right Promise.

This page covers what a full kitchen remodel actually includes, what drives the price up or down in the Austin market, how the process works from first phone call to final cleanup, and what to expect when you work with us. If you want the short version: call (325) 225-5429, tell us about your kitchen, and we’ll get you a written price. Our parent service page on Kitchen Remodeling in Austin has more on the broader scope of kitchen work we do.

Trevor Nash leads our Austin team, and he’s the one who sets the tone for how every job runs: a written price before work begins, a real arrival window, and a guarantee that says exactly what happens if something isn’t right. We’ve been holding to that standard since 2004, under the Kingswell umbrella, and it’s not a marketing line. It’s how the paperwork is written.

Key Takeaways

• Full kitchen remodels in Austin run $28,000 to $65,000 on average, with layout changes and cabinet selection as the biggest cost drivers.
• Penhallow Remodeling Austin provides a written price before any work starts, so the number on day one is the number on the invoice.
• Every project includes a 365-Day Done Right Promise in writing: if something fails inside a year, we come back and fix it at no charge.
• We install cabinetry from KraftMaid and Wellborn, quartz from Cambria and Silestone, and fixtures from Kohler and Moen, and those manufacturers stand behind their products with their own warranties.
• A live person answers our phone 24/7 at (325) 225-5429.

What a Full Kitchen Remodel Actually Includes

A full kitchen remodel is not a cabinet refacing job or a countertop swap. It’s a structural reset of the room: everything comes out, and everything goes back in new, or rebuilt to hold something new. In Austin homes built between the 1970s and early 2000s, we routinely find floor joists that need reinforcement under heavy stone countertops, or walls that need reframing to accept standard cabinet depths. A full remodel accounts for that.

Here’s what’s typically in scope:

• Demolition and disposal of existing cabinets, countertops, flooring, sink, faucet, and sometimes drywall.
• Structural and mechanical work: moving plumbing supply lines to accommodate a new sink location, updating electrical wiring for code-compliant outlets and under-cabinet lighting, and adding circuits for modern appliance loads.
• Cabinet installation with new or reinforced boxes, soft-close hinges, and hardware.
• Countertop fabrication and installation, including templating for stone slabs.
• Backsplash tile work with proper cement board substrate (the moisture-resistant layer behind the tile that keeps water from reaching your drywall).
• Flooring, whether tile, hardwood, or luxury vinyl plank, leveled and set over the right underlayment.
• Plumbing and lighting fixtures, including sink, faucet, garbage disposal, and all kitchen lighting.
• Finish work: trim, paint, outlet covers, and appliance installation.

Some Austin homeowners ask us to handle the whole thing, including sourcing appliances. Others want to buy their own range and refrigerator and have us install them. Either way works, and either way the scope and the price are written down before we start.

When You Need Full Kitchen Remodeling

Not every kitchen problem means you need a full remodel. But certain conditions make it the smartest money you can spend. Here’s what we see most often in Austin, particularly in neighborhoods like Allandale, Brentwood, Crestview, and Travis Heights, where the housing stock is older and the kitchens haven’t been touched since the house went up.

• The layout doesn’t work for the way you actually cook. You’re opening the refrigerator into the dishwasher door, or the island cuts the room in half. A full remodel lets you reset the floor plan instead of working around it.
• Water damage has gotten into the cabinet boxes or the subfloor. Austin’s humidity and the occasional frozen pipe in a north-facing kitchen wall can quietly rot a cabinet base over several years. Patching the visible damage doesn’t fix what’s underneath.
• The cabinet boxes themselves are failing. If the face frames are pulling apart or the shelves are sagging, refacing won’t help. The box is the structural part of a cabinet; once it’s gone, everything attached to it is on borrowed time.
• Your electrical system can’t support the appliances you want. Older Austin homes often have one 15-amp circuit feeding the entire kitchen. A double wall oven and a high-BTU range may require a new subpanel or additional circuits, which means opening walls anyway.
• The kitchen needs to do more than it used to. You want a coffee station, a baking zone, room for two cooks, seating for four. That’s a redesign, not a refresh.
• You’re selling, and the kitchen is holding the house back. In the Austin market, a dated kitchen can cost you real money on the listing. Buyers here notice things like plywood cabinet boxes and under-cabinet lighting, and they bid accordingly.

If your kitchen matches more than one of these, a full remodel usually beats piecemeal repairs on both cost and final result for kitchen remodeling near me in Austin, TX homeowners. And we’ll tell you honestly if we think a smaller job would serve you better. That’s part of The Kingswell Way: say the price before the work, show up in the window we gave, and leave the place cleaner than we found it.

Our Full Kitchen Remodeling Process

We run a full kitchen remodel in Austin as a fixed sequence, not a moving target. You’ll know what’s happening next, and when, before the crew arrives. Here’s the path from first call to final walkthrough.

1. Initial conversation and site visit. Call (325) 225-5429 and talk to a live person, 24/7. We’ll ask about your kitchen, your timeline, and what’s not working. Then we schedule a visit to measure, inspect the plumbing and electrical, and talk through options. The estimate is free, and there’s no obligation.
2. Written scope and price. After the site visit, we prepare a written proposal that covers the full scope of work, the cabinet line and door style, the countertop material and edge profile, the plumbing and electrical changes, and the total price. This is not an estimate range. It’s the number we’ll hold to, in writing, before you’ve signed anything.
3. Material selection and ordering. We help you choose from our trade partners’ lines: KraftMaid and Wellborn cabinetry, Cambria and Silestone quartz, Caesarstone for specific color ranges, and Kohler or Moen faucets. We order everything to arrive in sequence, so the cabinets are on site before the stone templating happens, and the stone is cut before the plumber arrives to set the sink. Lead times for custom cabinet orders in Austin typically run 3 to 6 weeks, and we build that into the schedule up front.
4. Demolition and rough-in. We demo the old kitchen, haul the debris, and complete all the in-wall work: plumbing lines, electrical circuits, and any structural repair. This is the stage where a lot of contractors leave surprises; we pre-inspect for them instead. If we find something unexpected during demo that affects cost or schedule, we stop and talk to you before proceeding. No silent change orders.
5. Installation and finish work. Cabinets go in, countertops are templated and installed, backsplash tile is set, flooring goes down, fixtures connect, and appliances are installed and tested. Our background-checked, uniformed technicians are the same crew from start to finish on most projects, so the person you meet on day one is the person setting your sink trap on day 28.
6. Final walkthrough and written guarantee. We walk the kitchen with you, test everything, and hand you the written guarantee. It covers labor and materials for 365 days. If anything fails inside that window, you call us, and we come back and fix it. No service call fee, no re-inspection charge, no argument.

Throughout the remodel, we protect the rest of your home: plastic barriers between the work zone and the living area, floor protection on the path from the door to the kitchen, and a full clean-up at the end of every workday. That’s standard for every Penhallow job. We don’t upcharge for it.

Full Kitchen Remodeling Pricing in Austin

Full kitchen remodels in Austin typically run $28,000 to $65,000, with the final number driven by four things: cabinet choice, countertop material, layout changes, and the condition of the existing plumbing and electrical systems. Smaller kitchens with stock or semi-custom cabinets and a laminate or quartz countertop can come in below $30,000. Larger kitchens with custom cabinet paint finishes, stone slabs with waterfall edges, and significant plumbing or electrical rework can exceed $65,000. Here’s what the major line items look like.

Line Item	Austin Market Range	What Moves the Price
Cabinetry (materials + installation)	$9,000 – $24,000	Stock vs. semi-custom vs. custom; wood species; paint grade vs. stain grade; door style; soft-close hardware; number of drawers and pull-outs
Countertops	$3,500 – $9,500	Laminate at the bottom, then granite, then quartz from Cambria or Silestone, then exotic stones. Slab size, edge profile, and waterfall returns add cost
Plumbing (sink, faucet, supply lines, DWV)	$1,200 – $4,800	Moving the sink location, adding a pot filler, replacing galvanized supply lines, or adding a dishwasher where one didn’t exist
Electrical (circuits, outlets, lighting)	$1,500 – $6,000	Adding circuits for appliances, under-cabinet lighting runs, pendant box locations, panel upgrades if your service is undersized
Flooring	$2,200 – $7,000	Tile vs. hardwood vs. LVP; subfloor repair; leveling over slab or joists
Backsplash tile	$900 – $3,500	Ceramic vs. glass vs. stone; pattern complexity; tile size
Demolition and disposal	$1,000 – $3,000	Kitchen size; whether cabinets can be donated or must be hauled; access distance to the truck
Finish work (paint, trim, appliance install)	$2,000 – $6,500	Custom trim profiles, painting inside cabinet boxes, gas line connections, vent hood installation

These are representative ranges based on Austin-area labor and material pricing as of this writing, and they’re meant to give you a starting point, not a quote. Every kitchen is different. What we can promise is this: when you work with Penhallow Remodeling Austin, the number on your written proposal is the number on your final invoice. No vague “allowances” that balloon after demo day, no “we didn’t see that coming” upcharge. If we need to change the scope, we’ll put the change in writing before we proceed, and you’ll approve it first. Estimates are free. Call (325) 225-5429 and we’ll come measure.

What Makes Our Full Kitchen Remodels Different

There are dozens of contractors who can demo a kitchen and put it back together. The difference is what happens when something goes wrong, and what’s written down before it does. Here’s what we commit to on every full kitchen remodel in Austin.

The 365-Day Done Right Promise

Every full kitchen remodel we complete includes a written guarantee: if the work fails inside 365 days, we come back and fix it at no charge. Not a prorated credit, not a “we’ll take a look when we’re in the area.” If a cabinet door binds, a tile cracks, or a plumbing connection drips, you call us, and we make it right. That promise is in the contract, not a verbal aside.

Written Price Before Work Starts

We don’t do ballparks or verbal ranges. You get a written price, itemized by line, before you sign anything. If we use a trade allowance because you haven’t picked a specific slab yet, the allowance has a fixed number attached to it, and we’ll tell you what that number is and what it covers. The day-one number is the invoice number. This is a Kingswell requirement, and Trevor Nash enforces it on every job he quotes.

Real People, Real Windows

A live person answers our phone 24/7. Not an answering service reading a script, not a voicemail tree. You call, someone picks up. When we schedule your remodel, you get a defined arrival window, and we show up in it. The crew on your job is background-checked and uniformed, and you’ll know their names.

Materials With Their Own Warranties

Our guarantee covers our labor. The products we install carry their own protection, too. We install Cambria quartz, which carries a transferable lifetime warranty against manufacturing defects. Silestone and Caesarstone offer comparable coverage on their quartz lines. KraftMaid and Wellborn cabinetry come with limited lifetime warranties on the cabinet boxes. Kohler and Moen stand behind their faucets for life on the mechanical parts. When you stack our 365-day labor guarantee on top of those manufacturer warranties, the kitchen has layers of protection that a cheap flip-and-sell contractor can’t offer.

What We Don’t Do

Knowing what a full kitchen remodel is not is just as useful. We don’t reface cabinets and call it a remodel. We don’t install new countertops on boxes that are rotting from the inside and tell you it’ll hold. We don’t skip the cement board under the backsplash because “tile sticks to drywall fine” (it doesn’t, not for long, not in an Austin kitchen that sees steam and humidity). And we don’t take a deposit and disappear into a six-month backlog without communication.

Part of holding to The Kingswell Way since 2004 is being honest when a job is not a fit for us, or when your money is better spent elsewhere. If your kitchen has one failing cabinet and the rest is solid, we’ll tell you a full remodel is overkill and recommend a smaller repair. If a remodel is the right call, we’ll tell you that too, and we’ll show you the numbers to back it up.

Full Kitchen Remodeling FAQs

How much does a full kitchen remodel cost in Austin?

A full kitchen remodel in Austin typically costs between $28,000 and $65,000, with cabinet selection, countertop material, and layout changes as the biggest variables. Most mid-range Austin kitchens with semi-custom cabinets, quartz countertops, and moderate plumbing and electrical work land between $35,000 and $48,000. Call (325) 225-5429 for an exact quote on your kitchen – estimates are free, and the number we give you is in writing.

How long does a full kitchen remodel take in Austin?

Most full kitchen remodels we complete in Austin run 4 to 8 weeks from demo day to final walkthrough, with custom cabinet lead times adding 3 to 6 weeks before demolition starts. The schedule is written into your proposal, so you know the arrival window before we begin. We protect the rest of your home during the work and clean up each day, which keeps disruptions on the rest of the house manageable.

Is it cheaper to remodel my kitchen in stages?

No, and in Austin it’s usually more expensive. Doing the countertops one year, the cabinets the next, and the flooring after that means paying for demolition, site prep, and project mobilization three times instead of once, and it puts you on a rolling renovation schedule that never seems to end. There’s a case for phasing a kitchen when budget is tight and you’re replacing the range and vent hood now and the rest later, but for cabinetry, countertops, and flooring, a single full remodel is almost always the lower total cost. If you’re deciding between phasing and doing the whole job, call (325) 225-5429 and we’ll walk you through the numbers for your specific kitchen.

Do you handle the permits for a full kitchen remodel in Austin?

Yes, we handle all required City of Austin permits for plumbing, electrical, and structural work as part of the project, and the permit fees are included in your written price. Austin’s permit requirements for kitchen remodels depend on the scope: moving walls, relocating plumbing, upgrading the electrical service, and altering load-bearing elements all trigger permit review. We pull the permits, schedule the inspections, and make sure the work passes before we call the job done. If a permit isn’t required for a portion of the work, we’ll tell you that too.

Can you match my existing cabinet style if I only want part of the kitchen remodeled?

Sometimes, but not always. If your cabinets are a current KraftMaid or Wellborn line, we can often order matching doors and boxes for the sections you’re replacing. If they’re a discontinued line or a custom shop that’s no longer in business, we’ll tell you honestly that an exact match isn’t possible and help you decide whether a partial remodel makes sense or whether a full remodel with a cohesive cabinet package is the better investment. Call (325) 225-5429 and we’ll take a look – evaluation is free.

Neighborhoods We Serve in Austin

We handle full kitchen remodels across the Austin metro, and we know the housing stock in specific neighborhoods because we work in them regularly. In Allandale and Brentwood, we see 1950s and 60s ranch kitchens with original cabinetry and undersized electrical service; those jobs commonly need a panel upgrade to support modern appliance loads. In Travis Heights and Barton Hills, we’re often modernizing kitchens in homes that have had piecemeal updates over the years, and the challenge is making 40 years of varied work look cohesive. Crestview and Rosedale have a lot of post-war cottages with compact footprints, and the remodels there hinge on smart layout changes that increase storage without changing the footprint. In Mueller and Circle C, the homes are newer, but that doesn’t mean the kitchens work; we regularly rebuild kitchens that were builder-grade from the start. Westlake and Tarrytown have the opposite situation: high-end homes where the kitchen has to match the standard of the rest of the house, and the work demands precision tile, custom stone, and cabinet lines that hold up to scrutiny. If you’re in any of these areas and considering a kitchen remodel, call (325) 225-5429 and we’ll talk about what your specific house needs.

Choosing Cabinet and Countertop Materials That Last

We don’t install materials we wouldn’t put in our own kitchens. For cabinetry, we work primarily with KraftMaid and Wellborn, both of which build plywood and furniture-board boxes with limited lifetime warranties. The difference between a $9,000 cabinet package and a $24,000 one comes down to construction details: drawer boxes with dovetailed joinery versus stapled particleboard, soft-close glides rated for 100,000 cycles versus basic rollers, and paint-grade hardwood face frames versus thermofoil. In an Austin kitchen that sees wide humidity swings and daily use, those details determine whether the cabinets still open and close cleanly in eight years.

For countertops, we install quartz from Cambria and Silestone, and Caesarstone where the color palette makes sense. Austin homeowners lean toward quartz because it’s non-porous, it doesn’t need sealing like granite, and it handles the temperature and humidity cycles of a Texas kitchen without issue. Cambria carries a transferable lifetime warranty; Silestone and Caesarstone offer comparable limited coverage. For homeowners who want natural stone, we’ll discuss granite and marble honestly, including the maintenance those materials require. And if you’re doing outdoor kitchen counters as part of a larger remodel, we’ll specify a material rated for UV exposure, which is not every quartz on the market.

Fixtures are Kohler or Moen on most of our jobs, with Delta and Blanco available where a specific style or finish calls for them. Faucet warranties matter more than people think; a kitchen faucet gets opened and closed thousands of times a year, and a lifetime mechanical warranty means a $60 cartridge replacement is not a phone call you worry about.

Austin-Specific Considerations for Full Kitchen Remodels

Remodeling a kitchen in Austin is not the same as remodeling one in Phoenix or Seattle. The climate you live in affects the materials that hold up and the details that matter. Austin’s heat and occasional freeze events mean water supply lines running through exterior walls need insulation and, in some older homes, relocation. We routinely move a refrigerator water line off an exterior wall during a remodel because a February freeze in Austin can split a line that’s been fine for 30 years. The same freeze concern applies to any plumbing in a pantry wall or garage-adjacent wall.

Humidity is the other factor. Austin kitchens see steam from cooking, dishwasher venting, and months of high outdoor humidity. That’s why we insist on cement board substrate behind every backsplash tile and moisture-rated drywall in sink and dishwasher areas. It’s also why we recommend venting the range hood to the outside rather than recirculating, which is code in some jurisdictions and good practice everywhere. A recirculating hood blows grease and moisture right back into the room, and over time that shows up as failing cabinet finishes and swelling at the joints.

City of Austin permitting has its own specifics. The city requires permits for plumbing alterations, electrical work beyond fixture replacement, and any structural changes. We handle the permit paperwork and inspections as part of the job, and we schedule the work so inspections don’t hold up the sequence. If you’re in a historic district like Hyde Park or Old West Austin, there may be additional review requirements, and we’ll flag those early so they don’t surprise you mid-project.

Why the Written Guarantee Matters More Than the Pitch

Every contractor will tell you they stand behind their work. Very few will put the terms in writing before they’ve cashed the check. That’s the distinction we lead with. The 365-Day Done Right Promise is not a marketing phrase; it’s a paragraph in your contract that says if the work fails inside a year, we come back and fix it at no charge, and if we can’t fix it to your satisfaction, we’ll make it right another way. It covers labor and materials on everything we install. It’s not prorated, there’s no deductible, and there’s no service call fee to come back out.

That promise sits alongside the other written commitments: the price, the schedule, and the scope. All of it in writing before work starts, all of it part of The Kingswell Way that’s been operating since 2004. Trevor Nash runs the Austin team under that standard, and he’s the person who signs the proposals. When you call, you’re not reaching a faceless franchise line; you’re reaching an independently owned Kingswell location that is accountable to its own customers.

Call Penhallow Remodeling Austin for Your Full Kitchen Remodel

If you’re ready to talk about a full kitchen remodel in Austin, call (325) 225-5429. A live person answers 24/7, and we’ll set up a free site visit to assess your kitchen, talk through your options, and put a written price in your hands. There’s no obligation, no pressure, and no countdown clock. If we’re the right fit, you’ll have a written scope, a written price, and a written guarantee before any work begins. If we’re not the right fit, we’ll tell you that too.

You can also reach us through our home page, or read more about the broader range of Kitchen Remodeling in Austin work we handle.

Written by Trevor Nash, Owner at Penhallow Remodeling Austin, serving Austin.