The room has to change
- Not enough counter
- Appliances in the wrong place
- A wall you want gone
- Adding an island
- Moving the sink or range
- Boxes that are water damaged
- Particleboard that won’t hold a screw
- Ceiling-height storage you don’t have
Option 04 · $$$$ · Greater Seattle Area
When the layout is the problem.
A full remodel is the only option that can move a sink, widen a walkway, or take out a wall. The whole room comes out and a new one goes in — layout, cabinetry, counters, lighting, and appliances planned together rather than fitted around whatever was there before.
First, honestly
Most kitchens don’t need this.
A full remodel is the largest job we do, and it’s the right answer far less often than the industry implies. If your cabinet boxes are square, hold a screw, and sit where you want them, then replacing them is paying to solve a problem you don’t have.
Come here when the room itself is working against you — not when it just looks tired.
Only the surfaces look tired
- Layout already works
- Boxes are solid
- You just want a different colour
- You just want a different material
- You want a new door style
- You can’t lose the kitchen for weeks
What’s included
One quote, one schedule, one team.
- Measured survey and design. Your room drawn accurately, then laid out around how you actually cook, store, and clean up — not around a standard cabinet run.
- Demolition and disposal. Old cabinetry, counters, and flooring removed and hauled away.
- Trade coordination. Plumbing, electrical, and venting moved to suit the new plan, with licensed trades. Confirm which trades are in-house and which are subcontracted.
- Frameless cabinetry. Built to your dimensions rather than assembled from stock widths with filler strips to cover the gaps.
- Counters and splashbacks. Templated after the cabinets are set, so seams land where you want them rather than where they fall.
- Installation and finish. Levelling, scribing to the wall, hardware, soft-close adjustment, and a final walk-through.
Included in every remodel
Frameless cabinets.
Older American cabinets have a wooden face frame across the front of every box. It looks like a picture frame, and it costs you the space behind it. Frameless — the European method — drops that frame and fixes the doors straight to the sides of the box.
More room inside
Without a frame in the way, the opening is nearly as wide as the cabinet. Drawers run the full internal width, so a deep pan drawer actually holds deep pans.
Nothing to reach around
Full access to the back corner of every shelf, and no lip at the bottom of the opening to lift a mixer over.
A flush, quiet front
Doors sit edge to edge with a consistent reveal between them, so the run reads as one surface rather than a row of separate boxes.
Handleless if you want it
An integrated pull machined into the top edge of the door, or a recessed channel behind it, takes hardware out of the picture entirely.
| Frameless | Face frame | |
|---|---|---|
| Usable interior width | Up to 15% more | Reduced by the frame |
| Drawer box width | Full internal width | Narrowed on both sides |
| Door gaps | Even reveal, flush face | Frame visible between doors |
| Hinges | Concealed, six-way adjustable | Often partly visible |
| Best suited to | Contemporary and minimal rooms | Traditional and shaker rooms |
Materials and finishes
- Matte lacquer
- Rift-cut white oak
- Walnut
- Warm neutrals
- Soft-close hinges and runners
- Integrated top-edge pulls
Confirm hardware brands and warranty terms.
How long it takes
From first visit to first dinner.
- 01
Free site visit and measure
We walk the room, measure, and talk through how the kitchen fails you today. You get a written scope and a price range before anything is drawn.
About 90 minutes
- 02
Design and selections
Layouts, elevations, finishes, and hardware, revised with you until the plan is the one you want. The quote is fixed at the end of this stage.
2–3 weeks
- 03
Fabrication
Your cabinetry is built to the approved drawings while the site is prepared. Nothing is ordered until you’ve signed off.
3–5 weeks
- 04
Demolition and rough work
The old kitchen comes out and any plumbing or electrical moves happen. The loudest part, and the part we keep shortest.
3–5 days
- 05
Installation
Cabinets set and levelled, counters templated and fitted, appliances connected, hardware adjusted.
5–10 days
- 06
Walk-through and handover
We go through the room with you, adjust every door and drawer, and leave a care sheet for the finishes.
Same day
Kitchen out of use for roughly 2–4 weeks. Most of the schedule above happens before we touch your house.
What it costs
Prices, before you call.
New cabinetry starts at $30,000. Every kitchen is quoted after a free site visit, so you can tell early whether we’re in the right neighbourhood before anyone spends time on a design.
Galley or single wall
$30,000from
- Frameless cabinetry
- Counters and splashback
- Install and finish
L-shape with island
Quoted on scope
- Everything in the previous tier
- Island with seating
- Integrated appliance panels
Full-height and built-ins
Quoted on scope
- Everything in the previous tier
- Floor-to-ceiling storage wall
- Pantry and tall units
Excludes appliances, flooring, and structural work. Confirm typical figures for the larger two tiers, plus deposit and payment schedule.
Proof
The same room, replanned.
BEFOREPHOTO TO COME
AFTERPHOTO TO COME
Questions
Asked before every remodel.
Can we stay in the house during the work?
Almost always, yes. The kitchen itself is unusable for roughly 2–4 weeks, so we help you set up a temporary sink, fridge, and microwave elsewhere before demolition starts.
Do you handle permits and licensed trades?
Confirm which permits DOSI pulls, and whether plumbing and electrical are in-house or subcontracted.
Can we keep our existing appliances?
Usually. Bring the model numbers to the site visit and we design the openings around them. If you’re replacing an appliance, choose it before fabrication — the cabinet gets built to the appliance, not the other way round.
What if the price comes back over our budget?
You get a range at the first visit, before any design work, precisely so this doesn’t happen at the end. If the fixed quote still runs high, we show you what to change to bring it down — usually finish level, island size, or the number of tall units.
How is this different from interior film?
Film changes what your existing cabinets look like. It can’t move a sink, widen a walkway, or add an island, because the boxes never leave the wall. If the layout is the problem, film won’t fix it — see Interior Film to compare them directly.
What’s covered by warranty?
Confirm warranty period for cabinetry, finish, and installation labour.
Other options
Think your layout is the problem?
Let’s check before you commit.
A free visit, and a straight answer about whether your kitchen really needs replacing or just needs resurfacing.