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Fast, Reliable Kitchen Remodeling Across Fountainebleau
Kitchen remodeling in Fountainebleau typically runs $14,000 – $45,000 for a full project, with smaller kitchen remodels starting around $9,000. Most Fountainebleau homeowners receive a written price before any work starts, with permits pulled through Miami-Dade County’s High-Velocity Hurricane Zone review process. Call (949) 850-9896 to schedule your free estimate.
We serve Fountainebleau from our Miami office, with crews that know the unincorporated Miami-Dade permitting path inside and out. These neighborhoods – from the original 1950s ranch blocks near West Flagler to the denser 1970s subdivisions off Milam Dairy Road – share a common thread: concrete block and stucco homes built before Hurricane Andrew, now subject to HVHZ code requirements that identical homes across the Broward line never face. That local knowledge changes how we scope, how we permit, and how we price your kitchen remodel before the first cabinet comes off the wall.
Why Elmstead Remodeling Is Fountainebleau’s Preferred Kitchen Remodeling Company
Our crews have worked the Fountainebleau corridor long enough to know which 1960s CBS ranches have the original 100-amp panels, which flat roofs hide rotted decking, and where the County inspector will flag a missing hurricane clip. That specificity matters when you’re living in the house during a kitchen remodel.
We answer our phones with a live person, 24/7. Not a bot. Not a callback on Monday. When a Fountainebleau homeowner calls (949) 850-9896 at 8 PM because they noticed a water stain above the kitchen after the demo started, someone picks up.
Every project carries our 365-Day Done Right Promise. If something isn’t right after we finish, we make it right. No expiration at 30 or 90 days. That promise is stamped on every Elmstead contract.
Our Kitchen Remodeling team arrives in uniform, background-checked, with shoe covers and drop cloths on every visit. We photograph the clean-up before we leave. And we run quiet tools during nap and school hours where the schedule allows, because Fountainebleau families have kids and pets who don’t need a jobsite for a living room.
Styles & brands we work with
Small Kitchen Remodel in Fountainebleau
Small Kitchen Remodel projects in Fountainebleau are what we recommend when the layout works but the finishes don’t – original cabinets sagging on 1960s frames, laminate counters peeling at the seams, a single overhead fluorescent that never lit the prep zone right. A typical small kitchen remodel here runs $9,000 – $20,000, which usually covers cabinet refacing or entry-level replacement, solid-surface counters, a tile backsplash, updated lighting, and paint. We keep the footprint, move no walls, and get you back to cooking in three to five weeks.
When to Choose a Small Remodel Over a Full Gut
Fountainebleau’s 1950s – 1970s kitchens are often galley-style or U-shaped, functional but tired. If the cabinets are structurally sound, the electrical panel can handle a modern range, and you’re not opening walls, a small remodel keeps the budget controlled and the disruption short. We flag the exceptions during our first walk-through: load-bearing walls, undersized panels, or that original flat roof that the County will force into the permit scope.
What Stays and What Goes
In a small remodel, appliances typically stay in place, plumbing stays in place, and the drywall behind the cabinets stays intact. We replace what’s visible and worn. This matters in Fountainebleau because every permit triggers HVHZ review, and the less structural work in the scope, the cleaner the inspection path.
Kitchen Cabinet Refacing Contractors in Fountainebleau
Kitchen Cabinet Refacing Contractors in Fountainebleau see a lot of 1960s and 1970s cabinet boxes that are built like tanks – 3/4-inch plywood frames, dovetailed drawers, solid backs – but wearing dated oak or thermofoil doors that have yellowed in the Florida sun. Refacing keeps those boxes, replaces doors and drawer fronts, adds new hinges and pulls, and skins the exterior frames to match. A full cabinet installation runs $4,000 – $13,000; refacing typically falls in the lower half of that range, depending on door style and whether you add roll-out trays or soft-close hardware.
Refacing Versus Replacement on Older CBS Homes
The catch in Fountainebleau is the same catch everywhere: refacing only works if the boxes are square, the drawers glide true, and the interior layout doesn’t need reconfiguring. We measure every box for plumb and level before recommending refacing. In homes near West Flagler where the slab has settled unevenly, we’ve seen cabinet runs torque just enough that new doors won’t hang right. We tell you that before we quote, not after the deposit clears.
Brand Options That Travel With the Home
We source refacing materials from KraftMaid and Wellborn, the same partners we use for full replacements. Their warranties transfer to the next owner, which matters in Fountainebleau’s steady resale market. The finish, the hardware, the construction method – all documented, all verifiable.
Trusted Brands We Service in Fountainebleau
Our Fountainebleau kitchen projects draw from cabinet lines by KraftMaid and Wellborn, countertops from Cambria, Silestone, and Caesarstone, and fixtures from Kohler, Moen, and Grohe. We stock common hardware and touch-up kits locally so a scratched door or a dripping cartridge doesn’t wait two weeks for a parts order. For exterior work tied to kitchen additions or bump-outs, we specify James Hardie siding and GAF roofing – both with manufacturer warranties you can verify independently. We don’t drop brand names to impress you. We name them because you’ll live with these materials for fifteen years, and we want you to research them, compare them, and choose with confidence.
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AfterCommon Kitchen Remodeling Problems We See in Fountainebleau Homes
- Load-bearing walls hiding behind drywall. On a 1962 CBS ranch off West Flagler near Milam Dairy Road, our crew opened up a galley kitchen and found the exterior wall was load-bearing with no header over the old pass-through. County inspectors stopped the rough-in until we installed an engineered header. We had flagged the possibility in our written scope, so the homeowner saw no change order.
- Original flat roofs that become full re-decks. The decades-old wood sheathing beneath Fountainebleau’s built-up tar-and-gravel roofs is typically rotted from trapped moisture. Once exposed during a kitchen addition or roof tie-in, Miami-Dade County requires hurricane clip installation at every rafter tail. A straightforward re-roof quote becomes a structural retrofit. We scope this before quoting.
- Undersized electrical panels forced into upgrade. Many Fountainebleau homes still run on 100-amp service with 1960s range circuits. The moment HVHZ review opens your kitchen permit, the inspector will flag insufficient service for modern appliances. We check the panel and circuit map during our first visit and include any upgrade in the written price.
- Water intrusion in slab trenches. With the water table sitting 2 – 4 feet below grade across much of Fountainebleau, any new drain or supply line trench fills fast. Unmanaged moisture under a new subfloor invites mold before the punch list. We specify vapor barriers, proper bed compaction, and where necessary, sump strategies that the County will sign off on.
Pricing for Kitchen Remodeling in Fountainebleau, FL
We give every Fountainebleau homeowner a written price before any work starts. No estimates that balloon after the crew arrives. The table below shows what we see in this market for kitchen-specific work. Your exact quote depends on which of the local conditions above – the HVHZ triggers, the roof deck, the panel upgrade, the water table – apply to your specific home.
| Service | Price Range in Fountainebleau |
|---|---|
| Kitchen Remodel | $14,000 – $45,000 |
| Small Kitchen Remodel | $9,000 – $20,000 |
| Cabinet Installation | $4,000 – $13,000 |
| Countertop Installation | $2,000 – $6,500 |
| Backsplash Installation | $800 – $2,500 |
| Kitchen Island Installation | $3,000 – $10,000 |
Three factors push Fountainebleau projects toward the high end of these ranges: County HVHZ review requiring wind-rated opening upgrades or roof-to-wall clips, original flat roofs that need re-decking, and electrical service upgrades from 100-amp to 200-amp. We identify all three during our initial walk-through and include them in the written scope, not as surprises. Call (949) 850-9896 for your free estimate.
We Also Serve Cities Near Fountainebleau
Our Kitchen Remodeling in Fountainebleau crews also work in Miami, Hialeah, Miami Gardens, and Homestead. Each city has its own permitting path and its own housing stock quirks, but the same Cedarwell Care Promise applies: shoe covers and drop cloths, a written price before work starts, quiet tools during family hours, and pet-safe products where available.
Serving Fountainebleau, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Fountainebleau 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 About Kitchen Remodeling in Fountainebleau
Fountainebleau is unincorporated Miami-Dade County, and Miami-Dade adopted the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone code after Hurricane Andrew in 1992. Broward County uses different wind-load criteria. So a 1965 CBS home in Fountainebleau opening a kitchen permit gets HVHZ review for wind-rated openings and roof-to-wall connections, while an identical 1965 home in Plantation or Lauderhill does not. We know the County’s trigger points and build them into our scope before quoting. Call (949) 850-9896 to walk through your specific home.
Not always, but often enough that we check. If your kitchen project touches the roof line – a bump-out, a clerestory, or even mechanical venting that requires penetration – the County inspector will examine the decking. The wood sheathing beneath old built-up roofs in Fountainebleau is frequently rotted from decades of trapped moisture. If it’s compromised, replacement is mandatory, and hurricane clips must be installed at every rafter tail. We inspect the roof interior from the attic during our first visit and note the condition in your written scope. Call (949) 850-9896 to schedule that walk-through.
Any trench for a new drain or supply line fills with water fast at that depth. We specify proper bedding, compaction, and vapor barriers under new slab work. For kitchen islands or relocated sinks, we design drainage paths that avoid deep trenching where possible, and where we must trench, we use methods the County has approved for high-water-table conditions. Unmanaged moisture under a new subfloor is not a problem you want to discover after the cabinets are installed. Call (949) 850-9896 and we’ll show you how we handle it on your specific site.
You can hire trades directly, but we don’t recommend it for Fountainebleau homes. The County’s HVHZ review requires a permitted scope with engineered details for any structural modification, and the inspector will stop work if the electrician, plumber, and carpenter aren’t coordinated. As your general contractor, we pull the permit, sequence the trades, hold the draw schedule, and guarantee the 365-Day Done Right Promise. Homeowners who go direct often end up paying twice to fix sequencing errors the County flagged. Call (949) 850-9896 for a single point of accountability.
Refacing wins when the boxes are solid, the layout works, and the floor hasn’t settled enough to torque the frames. In Fountainebleau’s 1950s – 1970s stock, about sixty percent of the kitchens we see qualify for refacing. The other forty percent need full replacement because of water damage near the sink wall, settled slabs throwing doors out of square, or homeowners who want to reconfigure the layout. Refacing typically runs in the lower half of the $4,000 – $13,000 cabinet range; full replacement uses the full range. We measure for plumb and level before we recommend either path. Call (949) 850-9896 for an exact assessment – estimates are free.
Ready to remodel your Fountainebleau kitchen? Call (949) 850-9896 to schedule your free estimate. We’ll walk your home, identify the County-specific triggers that apply to your project, and give you a written price before any work starts. Every project includes our 365-Day Done Right Promise, shoe covers and drop cloths on every visit, and a photo of the clean-up before we leave.
Written by Graham Stein, Owner at Elmstead Remodeling, serving Fountainebleau as part of the Cedarwell family of companies.
