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Fast, Reliable Kitchen Remodeling Across Ojus
Kitchen remodeling in Ojus typically runs $14,000 – $45,000 for a full renovation and $9,000 – $20,000 for a smaller project, with most families receiving a written price before any work begins. We’re Elmstead Remodeling, a Cedarwell company, and our crews work throughout Ojus from our Miami office, handling everything from cabinet updates to full gut renovations in the 1950s – 1970s concrete block homes that define this neighborhood. Call (949) 850-9896 to schedule your free estimate, and we’ll walk your kitchen, flag the conditions that usually hide behind the walls here, and give you a line-item quote you can plan around.
Why Elmstead Remodeling Is Ojus’s Preferred Kitchen Remodeling Company
We’ve worked in enough Ojus homes to know what opening a wall in a 1960s CBS house actually turns up. Our Kitchen Remodeling team has walked kitchens from Highland Lakes to the neighborhoods along Ives Dairy Road, and we’ve learned that the families who hire us care about two things: a finished kitchen that works for real life with kids and pets, and a crew that doesn’t turn the house into a construction zone they can’t live in.
Our technicians arrive in uniform, background-checked, with shoe covers and drop cloths already on the truck. We use quiet tools during nap and school hours where the job allows, and we ask before moving furniture or touching anything that belongs to your family. Every project carries our 365-Day Done Right Promise, and every price is written and approved before we pick up a hammer.
Phones are answered by a live person 24/7, not a voicemail box, not a bot. When you call (949) 850-9896, you talk to someone who can schedule your estimate and answer questions about how we handle Miami-Dade County’s HVHZ permitting process for Ojus jobs.
Styles & brands we work with
Kitchen Remodeling Company in Ojus
A Kitchen Remodeling Company in Ojus needs to understand more than cabinets and countertops. Because Ojus sits entirely inside Miami-Dade’s High Velocity Hurricane Zone and is unincorporated, any kitchen remodel that pulls a permit must meet HVHZ impact and structural standards and pass through the county’s centralized building portal rather than a city hall. That adds county-schedule inspection lag that contractors from incorporated Aventura never plan for. We build that timeline into every quote.
Our full kitchen remodels in Ojus range from $14,000 to $45,000 depending on scope, finishes, and the conditions we find once walls open. Most families in this area are working with 1,200 – 1,800 square foot homes built during Miami-Dade’s postwar suburban push, with kitchens that haven’t been updated since the original construction. When we remodel these spaces, we’re often rerouting plumbing through concrete slab, upgrading electrical from cloth-wrapped wiring to modern Romex, and tying new framing into existing CBS walls that were never designed for today’s load requirements.
Permits and Inspections
We pull every permit through Miami-Dade County’s portal and coordinate county inspectors on county schedules. No city hall to walk into, no local inspector who knows your street. This matters because a contractor who expects city-level turnaround gets caught off guard by county backlog, and your kitchen sits torn apart while they figure it out.
Living Through the Work
We seal off the kitchen with plastic sheeting and ZipWall poles, set up a temporary cooking station if you need one, and run HEPA filtration when we’re cutting old materials. The goal is a family that can stay in the house, not one that flees to a hotel for six weeks.
Small Kitchen Remodel in Ojus
A Small Kitchen Remodel in Ojus is often the right choice for families who need function now but aren’t ready for a full gut renovation. At $9,000 – $20,000, these projects typically focus on cabinet refacing or replacement, new countertops, updated lighting, and a fresh backsplash, leaving the existing layout and major systems in place. For the 1950s – 1970s CBS homes that dominate Ojus, this approach makes sense when the bones are solid but the finishes have aged past usefulness.
Even small jobs here can trigger HVHZ requirements if a permit opens the ceiling or an exterior wall. We inspect before we quote, so you know whether your project stays simple or needs the full structural review. Our Small Kitchen Remodel service includes the same written price guarantee, the same 365-Day Done Right Promise, and the same clean-up photo before we leave.
Cabinets and Surfaces
We source cabinets from KraftMaid and Wellborn, countertops from Cambria, Silestone, and Caesarstone. These are brands with manufacturer warranties you can verify yourself, not house labels that disappear when the installer does. In a small kitchen, material quality shows, because you’re looking at every surface every day.
Electrical Reality Check
Older Ojus kitchens often run on two or three circuits total. Before we quote a small remodel with under-cabinet lighting, a garbage disposal, and a microwave drawer, we check whether your panel can handle the load. Upgrading the panel isn’t always needed, but when it is, we price it upfront, not halfway through demolition.
Trusted Brands We Service in Ojus
We install cabinets from KraftMaid and Wellborn, countertops from Cambria, Silestone, and Caesarstone, and fixtures from Kohler, Moen, and Grohe. These aren’t placeholder brands, they’re products with warranties that transfer to you and hold real value when you sell. We also work with Schluter waterproofing systems for wet-area protection behind sinks and cooktops, and James Hardie siding when a kitchen expansion opens an exterior wall. For Ojus customers, this means we stock common sizes and finishes locally through our Miami supply chain, so a damaged slab or back-ordered faucet doesn’t stall your job for weeks. Every product choice is documented in your written quote, model numbers included, so you know exactly what you’re getting before we start.
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AfterCommon Kitchen Remodeling Problems We See in Ojus Homes
- Cloth-wrapped wiring behind original cabinets. We regularly find 1950s – 1970s electrical that was never upgraded, feeding modern appliances it was never designed for. This isn’t a surprise we spring mid-job; we test circuits during our initial inspection and write any needed electrical work into the original contract.
- Failed or missing waterproofing behind backsplashes. In CBS homes with original construction, the paper or felt behind ceramic tile has often degraded from decades of humidity cycling. Once we open the wall, we install Schluter membrane or equivalent before we close it back up.
- Roof-to-wall connections that don’t meet HVHZ standards. Any permit that opens the ceiling or an exterior wall triggers a structural review. We find homes without the metal clips and re-nailed roof decks now required, and we build that upgrade into our permit application from day one.
- Unpermitted past work that complicates new permits. Previous owners in Ojus often added circuits, moved gas lines, or bumped out walls without pulling county permits. We document everything we find, bring it to code through the proper Miami-Dade channel, and never bury unpermitted work under new finishes.
Pricing for Kitchen Remodeling in Ojus, FL
These are the ranges we see for kitchen work across Ojus, based on actual projects we’ve completed in unincorporated Miami-Dade County. Your exact quote depends on square footage, material selections, and the conditions we find when we open the walls.
| Service | Price Range in Ojus |
|---|---|
| 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 |
What moves a quote within these ranges? Material grade is the big one, quartz from Cambria runs higher than entry-level granite. Structural surprises matter too, and in Ojus they’re predictable: we budget for possible electrical upgrades and header reinforcements based on your home’s age and what our inspection shows. Every allowance is written into your contract with a ceiling price. If we don’t need it, you don’t pay it. If we do, it’s already approved in writing before we touch it. No verbal agreements, no change orders slipped under the door.
Call (949) 850-9896 for your free estimate. We’ll walk the space, talk through how your family uses the kitchen, and give you a written price before any work starts.
We Also Serve Cities Near Ojus
Our crews work throughout South Florida, and we regularly take Kitchen Remodeling in Ojus calls alongside projects in Miami, Hialeah, Miami Gardens, and Homestead. Each city has its own permitting path, its own inspector relationships, its own typical housing stock. We know the difference between Miami-Dade County’s portal and the city systems our neighbors use, and we plan accordingly.
Serving Ojus, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Ojus 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 Ojus
Ojus is unincorporated, so there is no city building department. Every permit runs through Miami-Dade County’s centralized portal, with county inspectors on county schedules. We handle all submissions, coordinate inspections, and build county timeline into your project schedule. Call (949) 850-9896 if you want to walk through how this affects your specific job.
We opened the wall behind the cabinets in a 1962 CBS home off Highland Lakes Boulevard and found cloth-wrapped wiring feeding a single overloaded kitchen circuit, plus a rear door header that wasn’t tied into the block. Before we hung drywall, we pulled the Miami-Dade permit, had the rough-in inspected, and wrote a change order for the header and a new dedicated circuit, priced and approved in writing before we touched it. The finished kitchen cleared inspection sign-off on the first county walk-through. In Ojus, we plan for this on every pre-1980 kitchen.
A full kitchen remodel in Ojus runs $14,000 – $45,000, and a small kitchen remodel runs $9,000 – $20,000. Cabinet installation adds $4,000 – $13,000, countertops $2,000 – $6,500, and a kitchen island $3,000 – $10,000. Your written quote breaks every line item so you see where the money goes. Call (949) 850-9896 for an exact number, estimates are free.
We handle everything. We pull the permit through Miami-Dade’s portal, schedule county inspectors, and don’t close the walls until rough-in passes. You don’t chase inspectors or wonder if the next county walk-through is this week or next. We build that coordination into our project fee, and we update you at every milestone.
It can. In Ojus’s HVHZ zone, modifying any load path or opening an exterior wall triggers structural review, and we often find the existing framing doesn’t meet current standards. We engineer the header, spec the connections, and price any required upgrades in your original contract, not after demolition. If you’re considering an island that requires wall removal, we’ll tell you during the estimate whether to budget for structural work.
Ready to talk through your kitchen? Call (949) 850-9896 to schedule your free estimate. We’ll walk your space, flag what your walls are likely hiding, 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 Ojus and South Florida since 2005.
