Same layout, new surfaces
Refresh
The kitchen you have, made new. Nothing moves, so the plumbing and wiring stay where they are.
- New counters, sink and faucet
- Cabinet fronts replaced or boxes painted
- Backsplash, lighting and hardware
Kitchen remodeling
Kitchen remodeling in Loudoun County
A twenty-five-year-old kitchen usually has a sound layout and tired everything else. We replace counters, cabinets or just their fronts, tile, lighting and floors. And we will tell you plainly when moving a wall or a sink is worth the money and when it is not.
- First visit
- Freeour builder comes to look and measure
- Time on site
- 4 to 8 weekstypical, once materials are in hand
- Drawn first
- Before orderingcabinets and tile laid out to the inch
- Your price
- In 48 hourswritten and itemized, after the visit
What is included
What a kitchen remodel includes
A kitchen is the room where every trade meets in the smallest space. One person runs all of it, in the right order, so the counter fabricator is not standing in an empty room waiting for cabinets.
Cabinets
New cabinets, or new doors and drawer fronts on boxes that are still sound. Either way they are laid out and drawn before they are ordered.
Counters and backsplash
Templated after the cabinets are set, so the seams and the sink land where they should.
Plumbing, gas and electrical
Sinks, disposals, gas ranges, under-cabinet and recessed lighting, and the circuits modern appliances need, done by licensed trade contractors.
Floors
Hardwood patched and refinished to match, or new tile or plank carried through to the next room.
Walls and openings
Opening a kitchen to the family room, with the structure checked and carried properly.
Paint and trim
Crown, casing and the last coat, done after everything else is in.
From our projects
One kitchen before, during and after. And a smaller one.
The original kitchen, the cabinets going in and the finished room, with its range wall and the breakfast room beside it. Then a compact guest-house kitchen.
The projects
- A whole home, reconsideredWhole-home renovation and additions
- A comfortable place for guestsGuest-house renovation
- Everyday rooms, renewedRoom and bath remodeling
Your price
How a kitchen is priced
Most of what we expect to build are refreshes: the same layout with new surfaces. New cabinets throughout or a new layout is a bigger job. Either way, our builder sees the room first, the visit is free, and a written, itemized price follows within 48 hours.
Same footprint, all new
Replace
Everything out and new cabinets in, in the same arrangement.
- New cabinets, counters and tile
- Appliances set and connected
- Floors repaired or replaced
A new layout
Rework
The sink moves, an island goes in or a wall comes out.
- Walls opened, structure carried
- Plumbing, gas and circuits relocated
- Permits and inspections
What moves the price
- Cabinets. Usually the largest single line. Refacing sound boxes saves a good part of it.
- Counters. Priced by the square foot and by the stone.
- Moving things. A sink, a range or a wall that moves brings plumbers, electricians and permits with it.
- Floors. Matching the floor into the next room costs more than stopping at the doorway.
- What is behind the wall. Old leaks and tired wiring show up at demolition. We price the change in writing before fixing it.
The visit is free. Your price is written and itemized after it, and any change after that is priced and signed before the work happens.
How the job goes
From first look to first dinner
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Day one
We come to look
Our builder measures the room, looks at the cabinets, the floor and what is on the other side of each wall.
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Within 48 hours
A written price
Itemized scope, what is not included, the payment schedule and a target start.
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Before any demolition
Selections and ordering
Cabinets, counters and tile are chosen, drawn and ordered. Nothing is torn out until the materials have a delivery date.
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4 to 8 weeks
Build
Demolition, rough-ins, cabinets, counters, tile and paint, with a photo update every evening.
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The last day
Walkthrough
Everything working, punch list closed together, then the final payment.
Building it here
Kitchens in Loudoun homes
Much of Loudoun County was built in the 1990s and 2000s. Many of those homes still have the builder's original kitchen: oak or maple cabinets, a soffit over the uppers, and a counter that has seen twenty Thanksgivings.
- Good boxes are worth keeping. Cabinets from that era are often solid plywood or hardwood. New fronts, drawers and hardware can do most of what new cabinets would.
- Permits depend on the work. Moving plumbing, gas or wiring, or taking out a wall, needs permits. We sort out what applies before the price is written and file whatever is required.
- You keep living here. We help you set up somewhere to make coffee and wash a plate, and we keep the dust on our side of the plastic.
How long does a kitchen remodel take?
Most kitchens take four to eight weeks on site. The longer wait is usually before we start, while cabinets are built and shipped, which is why we do not take anything apart until the materials have a delivery date.
Can I keep my cabinets?
Often, yes. If the boxes are sound, new doors, drawer fronts and hardware, or a proper paint job, change the room for a good deal less than new cabinets.
Do you handle the permits?
Yes. Whether a kitchen needs them depends on the work. We work that out before the price is written, file what is required and meet the inspectors.
Can we stay in the house?
Yes. Plan on being without the kitchen for the length of the job. We help you set up a temporary corner for the basics and keep the work area closed off.
Who does the electrical and plumbing?
Licensed electricians, plumbers and heating and cooling contractors, working under our contract. We schedule them, supervise them and answer for the finished job.
Will the price change once work starts?
Not unless the plan does. If you want something added, or we open a wall and find something nobody could have seen, the change is priced and signed before that work happens. No surprise charges at the end.
How do payments work?
The payment schedule is written into the contract and tied to progress on the job. The final payment is due after we have walked the finished work together and closed the punch list.
Often planned together
Get a written price
Tell us about your kitchen.
The visit is free and there is no pressure. If the timing is not right, we will say so.
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