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Kitchen remodeling in Pinewood typically runs $14,000 to $45,000 for a full gut and rebuild, with smaller projects like countertop replacement starting around $2,000 to $6,500. Because Pinewood sits in unincorporated Miami-Dade County inside the High Velocity Hurricane Zone (HVHZ), every project here has a permitting path and product-approval process most contractors work around, not through. Our Kitchen Remodeling team knows that process cold, because we run it weekly for homeowners between SW 97th Avenue and NW 103rd Street. Call (936) 259-2607 and we’ll walk you through what your specific house will actually require before you spend a dollar.
Why Penhallow Remodeling Is Pinewood’s Preferred Kitchen Remodeling Company
Penhallow Remodeling, led by Trevor Nash, has spent years opening walls in Pinewood‘s concrete block homes. We know what’s behind them because we’ve seen it: aluminum branch wiring from the 1960s, rusted tie-beam straps, terrazzo hiding slab cracks. Homeowners here don’t need a contractor who looks surprised when the demo reveals a problem. They need one who priced the likely repair before the first swing of the hammer. That’s the standard we work to, and it’s why Pinewood homeowners call us back for their second and third projects.
Every Pinewood job gets a written price before work starts. Not a range. Not a verbal ballpark. A number you can hold us to, in writing, with a 365-Day Done Right Promise attached. If something fails inside that year, we come back and fix it at no charge. That promise is on every project, in writing, along with our guarantee that a background-checked, uniformed technician will be the person walking into your home. A live person answers our phone 24/7 too, so when you call (936) 259-2607 on a Saturday morning from your Pinewood kitchen, you get a real answer, not a voicemail maze.
Countertop Installation in Pinewood
Countertop Installation in Pinewood homes usually runs $2,000 to $6,500 depending on material and linear footage. The job involves templating your existing cabinets, cutting and seaming the stone or quartz to fit, and setting it on a leveled substrate (the layer between cabinet and counter). In Pinewood’s older CBS homes, that substrate often sits over original 1950s cabinets that have sagged a quarter inch at the seam line, which means we’re leveling before we’re setting.
Quartz and Granite Choices
We install Cambria, Silestone, and Caesarstone quartz, plus natural granite slabs. Cambria carries a lifetime warranty against manufacturing defects, which stacks on top of our own 365-day workmanship promise. For a standard L-shaped Pinewood kitchen, quartz runs $3,500 to $6,500 installed; granite comes in a bit under that, around $2,800 to $5,500.
What Countertop Replacement Exposes
When we pull an old counter in Pinewood, we often find the tile backsplash was never sealed at the counter seam, and water has been wicking into the drywall behind it. We check that before the new top goes down, because a beautiful Cambria slab sitting on rotted drywall fails the same way the old one did. If we find damage, you get a written change order with the exact repair price before we do anything else.
Kitchen Remodeling Company in Pinewood
As a Kitchen Remodeling Company working Pinewood for years, we plan every job around what this specific housing stock actually demands. A full remodel here runs $14,000 to $45,000, and the gap between the low and high end comes down to three things: cabinet line, countertop material, and what we find when the walls come open. KraftMaid and Wellborn cabinetry land on the higher end of the cabinet budget; stock RTA boxes land lower. Quartz costs more than laminate. And hidden wiring or framing problems add real dollars, which we’ll get into below.
Full and Small Kitchen Remodels
A full kitchen remodel means new cabinets, counters, flooring, appliances, electrical, and often a layout change. In Pinewood, that’s $14,000 to $45,000. A small kitchen remodel, usually a galley or condo kitchen under 150 square feet, runs $9,000 to $20,000. Both start with the same written scope and the same inspection of what’s behind the walls.
Cabinet Installation and Refacing
Cabinet installation alone runs $4,000 to $13,000 in Pinewood depending on whether we’re hanging stock boxes or assembled KraftMaid units. Refacing, where we replace doors and veneer the boxes, lands in the lower half of that range. We check for level before we hang anything, because floors in 1950s CBS homes are rarely flat anymore.
Trusted Brands We Service in Pinewood
We install KraftMaid and Wellborn cabinetry, Cambria and Silestone quartz, plus Kohler and Moen fixtures, because the products behind our guarantee are as solid as the promise itself. We keep common fasteners, shims, and leveling compounds stocked for Pinewood’s typical cabinet dimensions and slab conditions, so we’re not making a Home Depot run mid-install. For tile and flooring, we work with Sakrete underlayment products on slab-level work. Materials are ordered locally where possible, and every product spec goes onto your written scope before work starts.
Common Kitchen Remodeling Problems We See in Pinewood Homes
- Aluminum branch wiring from the 1960s and 70s. Pinewood’s CBS homes were built when aluminum was common, and it’s buried behind kitchen walls. Once we open those walls for a remodel, Miami-Dade code requires replacement or approved remediation, and that’s a real cost that should be in your quote, not a surprise later.
- Rusted tie-beam straps and undersized framing. The original strapping connecting walls to the roof in this era of construction corrodes in our humidity. When a permit triggers HVHZ uplift re-inspection, that framing has to be corrected before the county signs off. We budget for it.
- Slab-level water intrusion under old tile. Pinewood sits on Miami Limestone with a seasonally high water table, and moisture pushes up through unsealed slabs. Tile that pops under the old counter usually means water was already there, and covering it back up without a proper substrate just guarantees the next failure.
- County permit stalls from missing NOA documentation. If a new window or exterior door goes into your kitchen, the permit application must cite a Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance number. Out-of-area contractors routinely miss this, and the rough-in stops cold until the product approval is filed. We source and document the NOA-rated unit before we schedule the wall cut.
Pricing for Kitchen Remodeling in Pinewood, FL
Here are the line-item ranges we quote for Pinewood work, in writing, before the job starts:
| Project | Price Range |
|---|---|
| Kitchen Remodel (full) | $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 |
The high end comes from layout changes requiring structural work, KraftMaid cabinet lines, Cambria quartz, and any wiring or framing corrections the county makes us fix once walls are open. The low end assumes a same-footprint refresh with stock cabinets and a standard countertop. Every quote includes our written allowance structure for hidden conditions. Call (936) 259-2607 for your free estimate and we’ll walk through the numbers on your exact kitchen.
We Also Serve Cities Near Pinewood
Our crews run throughout the neighborhoods around Pinewood, and we regularly quote work in Miami, Hialeah, Miami Gardens, and Homestead. The permitting path for each differs, and so does the housing stock, but our written-price and written-guarantee standard doesn’t change at the city line.
Serving Pinewood, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Pinewood 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 Pinewood
Because Pinewood is unincorporated Miami-Dade County, all permits are pulled through the Miami-Dade County Permitting and Inspection Center rather than a municipal building department, and that means county timelines and county product-approval rules apply to your kitchen. If your remodel includes a new window, exterior door, or wall penetration, the permit application must cite a Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance (NOA) number for that product, verified in the county’s NOA database. We handle that filing as part of your project scope. Call (936) 259-2607 and we’ll tell you whether your specific plan triggers the NOA requirement.
HVHZ stands for High Velocity Hurricane Zone, and it governs Pinewood under one of the strictest building codes in the country; for a kitchen remodel, it mainly affects windows, exterior doors, and any wall penetration, not the cabinets themselves. Cabinets are interior furniture and fall under standard installation code, but if we’re cutting an exterior wall for a new window or door, that unit must carry a Miami-Dade NOA rating and be installed per the county’s wind-load details. We source NOA-rated products as part of the written quote so the permit doesn’t stall mid-job.
It often does in Pinewood, because the 1950s and 60s CBS homes here commonly have aluminum branch wiring behind kitchen walls and rusted tie-beam straps at the wall-to-roof connection. We plan for this by writing an allowance into your contract for electrical remediation and framing correction, so when the wall opens and we find it, the cost is already capped and the path forward is clear. You approve the change order in writing before we do the extra work. That’s the only way to keep a remodel honest.
We remove the old counter, inspect the substrate for water damage and slab moisture, and install a proper cement board substrate (the moisture-resistant layer behind your tile or stone) before the new surface goes down. On Pinewood slab homes, we test for moisture migration up through the Miami Limestone because it’s common here and it’s the reason old tile fails. If there’s a drainage or water table issue at the slab, we address it with written approval before any new finish material covers it back up.
A full kitchen remodel in Pinewood runs $14,000 to $45,000, and the high end is driven by structural changes, KraftMaid or Wellborn cabinets, Cambria or Silestone quartz, and any electrical or framing corrections the county requires once walls are open. A same-footprint refresh with stock cabinets and a standard countertop stays low. The gap isn’t contractor markup; it’s the actual condition of a 60-year-old CBS house. We put all of it in writing before the first cabinet comes down, and estimates are free at (936) 259-2607.
Schedule Your Pinewood Kitchen Remodel Estimate
Call Trevor Nash and the Penhallow Remodeling team at (936) 259-2607 to schedule your free estimate for Kitchen Remodeling in Pinewood. We’ll walk your kitchen, talk through what a 1950s or 60s CBS home actually requires under current HVHZ code, and hand you a written price before any work starts. No pressure, no vague numbers, and a 365-day promise that if it’s not done right, we’ll make it right.
Written by Trevor Nash, Owner at Penhallow Remodeling, serving Pinewood under the Kingswell standard since 2004.