Cabinets & Countertops in Austin, TX

Cabinets & Countertops in Austin, TX

Cabinet and countertop work in Austin typically runs $8,000 to $28,000 depending on cabinet line, countertop material, and whether you’re refacing or replacing. Most projects take two to five weeks from tear-out to final walkthrough. At Penhallow Remodeling Austin, every job starts with a written price, a real arrival window, and a 365-day promise to make it right before a single cabinet is pulled.

We’re a general contractor focused on kitchen remodeling, bathroom remodeling, and whole-home remodels. This is our full home service range. When your cabinets are sagging, your countertops are cracked, or you simply can’t stand the sight of the 1990s builder-grade oak anymore, you want a crew that shows up on time and stands behind the work. That’s the whole point of what we do. Call (325) 225-5429 and you’ll get a live person, any hour. Then we’ll put a number in writing before you commit to anything.

This page covers what the work actually involves, what it costs in the Austin market, and how our Kitchen Remodeling in Austin service handles the process from first measurement to final cleanup.

Key Takeaways

• Cabinet refacing in Austin runs $6,000 – $12,000; full replacement with mid-grade cabinets runs $12,000 – $25,000.
• Quartz countertops (Cambria, Silestone, Caesarstone) run $70 – $120 per square foot installed in Austin.
• Every project gets a written price before work starts, plus a 365-Day Done Right Promise in writing.
• A live person answers the phone 24/7 at (325) 225-5429. No voicemail maze.
• Background-checked, uniformed technicians on every job, every time.

When You Need Cabinets & Countertops

Most Austin homeowners don’t wake up planning to replace their kitchen. The decision usually comes after a few years of living with problems that started small. Here’s what we hear most often from homeowners across Hyde Park, Allandale, Circle C, and Round Rock:

• Cabinet doors won’t stay shut. Hinges wear out, or the cabinet boxes themselves have shifted out of square. In older Austin homes with pier-and-beam foundations, seasonal ground movement from the clay soil makes this worse over time.
• Drawer slides are failing. The 15-year-old side-mounted slides finally gave out. You’re lifting and jiggling just to get the silverware drawer open.
• Water damage under the sink. A slow leak you didn’t catch has swollen the cabinet floor. The box is compromised; refacing won’t fix this. It needs to be pulled and replaced.
• Laminate countertops are delaminating. In Austin’s humidity cycles, cheap laminate eventually separates at the seams. Once moisture gets in, the particleboard substrate underneath starts crumbling.
• You’re selling or renting. Austin’s resale market rewards an updated kitchen. A tired kitchen can knock five figures off a listing in neighborhoods like Crestview or Mueller, where buyers expect move-in-ready finishes.
• The layout fights you. No amount of decluttering fixes a kitchen where the dishwasher opens into the island and you have to walk around the peninsula six times to make breakfast.

If any of that sounds familiar, the cabinets and countertops aren’t the problem. They’re the symptom. The real issue is a kitchen that stopped working for you. The fix starts with a written plan and an honest number.

Our Cabinets & Countertops Process

We follow The Kingswell Way on every job. That means a written price before work starts, a defined arrival window, a clean job site, and a written guarantee on every project. Here’s the step-by-step, in plain terms:

1. In-home measurement and walkthrough. One of our background-checked, uniformed technicians comes to your home, measures the existing cabinet run, checks the walls and floor for square, and talks through what you actually want from the space. No pressure. This is where we figure out whether refacing makes sense or full replacement is the honest answer.
2. Written proposal with line-item pricing. Within a few days, you get a written number. Not a verbal ballpark, not a range. A line-item price for cabinets, countertops, labor, demo, and haul-away. The number on day one is the number on the invoice. If we find something unexpected during demo, we stop and talk to you before spending a dollar more.
3. Material selection and ordering. We walk you through cabinet lines like KraftMaid and Wellborn, and countertop materials like Cambria quartz, Silestone, and Caesarstone. You pick the door style, finish, and edge profile. We handle the ordering and verify every piece when it arrives.
4. Demo and prep. We remove the old cabinets and countertops carefully, which matters if you’re keeping the existing floor or backsplash. We check the walls and floor for level and repair any water damage before new anything goes in.
5. Cabinet installation. New cabinet boxes go in, shimmed and screwed to the studs. Doors and drawers get adjusted so everything closes square. We install crown molding and fillers where the run meets an uneven wall. Austin’s older homes in neighborhoods like Travis Heights and Bryker Woods rarely have perfectly plumb walls, so this step takes patience and a good eye.
6. Countertop template and fabrication. Your countertop fabricator comes out with a laser template after the cabinets are set. One to two weeks later, the stone arrives and gets installed, including the sink cutout and any seams. We coordinate all of it so you don’t have to.

After the final walkthrough, you get the written 365-Day Done Right Promise. If anything fails inside the guarantee period, we come back and fix it at no charge. That’s not a verbal promise. It’s in writing, on every project.

Cabinets & Countertops Pricing in Austin

Here’s what we’re seeing in the Austin market as of early 2026, based on typical mid-range projects. Your exact number depends on the size of your kitchen, the cabinet line you choose, and the countertop material.

Project Type	Typical Austin Range	What Affects the Price
Cabinet refacing (doors, drawer fronts, veneer)	$6,000 – $12,000	Number of cabinets, door style, whether boxes are sound
Full cabinet replacement, stock/mid-grade	$12,000 – $25,000	Cabinet count, custom sizes, crown molding, soft-close hardware
Full cabinet replacement, semi-custom (KraftMaid, Wellborn)	$18,000 – $35,000	Door profile, finish upgrades, pull-outs, drawer banks vs. doors
Laminate countertops	$30 – $50 per sq. ft. installed	Edge profile, backsplash included or separate
Quartz countertops (Cambria, Silestone, Caesarstone)	$70 – $120 per sq. ft. installed	Slab selection, edge treatment, number of seams
Granite countertops	$55 – $95 per sq. ft. installed	Color, edge profile, sealing needs
Full kitchen cabinet and countertop package	$18,000 – $55,000	Everything above combined

Why such a wide range? Because a 120-square-foot galley kitchen in a 1950s Hyde Park bungalow costs a lot less than a 250-square-foot open kitchen with a kitchen island installation in Steiner Ranch. The slab you choose matters too: a standard Cambria quartz color may run $70 a square foot, while a premium bookmatched slab with a mitered waterfall edge can push past $120.

We’ll give you a written price for your specific project before any work starts. Estimates are free. Call (325) 225-5429 and we’ll set a time to measure.

What to Look for in Austin Cabinet and Countertop Work

If you’re comparing bids from multiple contractors, here’s what separates a job that lasts from one that cracks in six months:

Cabinet Box Construction

The box is the structural part of the cabinet, the part you don’t see. Cheap cabinets use particleboard boxes with stapled joints. Good cabinets use plywood boxes with dovetail or dowel joinery. KraftMaid and Wellborn both offer plywood box upgrades, and we recommend them for Austin’s climate. The humidity swings in Central Texas are hard on particleboard. A plywood box holds screws better and survives the occasional under-sink drip without turning into oatmeal.

Countertop Substrate and Seams

Under a stone countertop there’s usually a plywood substrate, the load-bearing layer that supports the slab. If the substrate is too thin or wasn’t leveled properly, the stone can flex and crack, especially at the sink cutout. We check the substrate before the stone goes down, and we level it. A good fabricator also keeps the seam count low and says exactly where the seams will fall before they cut anything.

Hardware and Slides

Soft-close hinges and full-extension drawer slides add maybe $300 to $600 to a full kitchen. They also mean your cabinets still close quietly in ten years. It’s the cheapest upgrade on the sheet and the one you’ll notice every single day. We spec full-extension slides as standard on every cabinet project. You should be able to reach the spatula at the back of the drawer without dislocating a shoulder.

Installation Tolerance

A cabinet run that’s out of level by half an inch will make every door in the kitchen hang crooked. In older Austin homes, where floors have settled over decades, the installer has to shim and adjust each box individually. This is where craftsmanship shows up, and it’s where the cheapest bid usually cuts corners. Our technicians take the time to get every box level, every door adjusted, every drawer sliding true.

Why Homeowners Call Penhallow Remodeling Austin

Most of our Austin customers have been burned before. A contractor who bid low and disappeared after demo day. A price that ballooned once the cabinets were out. A countertop that cracked along the seam six weeks after the final invoice. They call us because they’re done gambling.

Here’s what you get on every job:

• The 365-Day Done Right Promise, in writing. If the work fails inside a year, we come back and fix it. No service call fee, no re-inspection fee, no argument.
• A written price before any work starts. Not a range, not a verbal estimate. A written number you can hold us to.
• Background-checked, uniformed technicians. You know exactly who is walking into your home. The same professional standard on every job, every time.
• A live person answers the phone 24/7. Call (325) 225-5429 at 2 a.m. and a real person picks up. No phone tree, no “leave a message and we’ll get back to you within two business days.”
• Materials from industry-recognized brands. We install KraftMaid and Wellborn cabinetry, and Cambria, Silestone, and Caesarstone countertops. Cambria quartz carries its own lifetime warranty alongside ours, so you have layers of protection behind the work.

Trevor Nash oversees every project at Penhallow Remodeling Austin. He’s the person who reviews the written proposal before it goes out, and he’s the person you can call if something isn’t right. The Kingswell Way has been the standard since 2004: say the price before the work, show up in the window we gave, leave the place cleaner than we found it. Each Penhallow location is independently owned and operated. Ours follows that standard on every project, no exceptions.

FAQs – Cabinets & Countertops

Is it cheaper to reface cabinets or replace them?

Refacing is usually 40 – 60% cheaper than full replacement, running $6,000 to $12,000 in Austin versus $12,000 to $25,000 for new cabinets. Refacing makes sense when the cabinet boxes are structurally sound and you like your current layout. If the boxes are water-damaged, out of square, or you want to change the kitchen design & layout, replacement is the honest answer. We’ll tell you which one your kitchen actually needs, not which one makes us more money. Call (325) 225-5429 for a free in-home assessment.

How much does a new kitchen countertop cost in Austin?

Quartz countertops in Austin run $70 to $120 per square foot installed, granite runs $55 to $95, and laminate runs $30 to $50. A typical 40-square-foot kitchen in quartz lands between $2,800 and $4,800 before the sink and faucet. Premium slab selection, mitered edges, and waterfall panels push the number higher. Call (325) 225-5429 for an exact quote, estimates are free and written.

Can you install new countertops without replacing the cabinets?

Yes, if the existing cabinet boxes are level, structurally sound, and firmly attached to the wall, you can replace just the countertops. The stone fabricator templates directly off the existing cabinets. Keep in mind that heavy stone exposes weak cabinets fast, so if the boxes are sagging or the corners are pulling away, you’ll get a better result by addressing the cabinets first. We’ll inspect the existing run and tell you straight what’s safe.

How long does a cabinet and countertop project take in Austin?

A full kitchen remodeling job typically takes two to five weeks from tear-out to final walkthrough. Countertop fabrication is the long pole: after the cabinets are set, the fabricator templates, then cuts and finishes the stone at their shop, usually a one-to-two-week wait. We’ll give you a defined arrival window and a schedule in writing before we start, and we’ll keep you posted at each step.

What does the 365-Day Done Right Promise cover?

The 365-Day Done Right Promise means if anything we installed fails inside a year, we come back and fix it at no charge. That includes cabinet doors, drawer slides, hardware, countertop seams, and trim. If a repair fails, the second visit is free too. It’s written into every project agreement, not something we mention after the fact. Call (325) 225-5429 with any questions and a live person will walk you through it.

Get a Written Price for Your Kitchen

You don’t have to gamble on another contractor. Call (325) 225-5429 and we’ll come out, measure your kitchen, and hand you a written number before you commit to anything. The price we quote is the price you pay. The guarantee we give you is in writing. And the person who answers the phone at 2 a.m. is a real person in Austin, not a call center.

Trevor Nash personally reviews every proposal. If you want to talk through your options, ask for him by name. If you’d rather start with a look at what a full Kitchen Remodeling project involves, that page walks through the whole process. Either way, call (325) 225-5429 and let’s get your kitchen working again.

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