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Kitchen remodeling in Temple City typically runs $14,000 – $45,000, and most projects we scope are completed in six to ten weeks depending on cabinet lead times, the condition of the original framing, and whether you’re adding a wok kitchen with its own ventilation. We’re Penhallow Remodeling, and we serve homeowners from Rosemead Boulevard up to Las Tunas Drive and everywhere between. If you’re planning a full gut, a partial refresh, or a teardown-and-rebuild on a postwar lot, call (936) 259-2607 and we’ll put a written price in front of you before any work starts.
Why Penhallow Remodeling Is Temple City’s Preferred Kitchen Remodeling Company
Temple City homeowners call us because we say the number out loud. Before demolition, before cabinets are ordered, before anyone shows up with a tool belt. Trevor Nash runs our team, and he’s built the company around a simple rule: the price we write on day one is the price on the final invoice. No change-order surprises. No vague “ballparks” that drift upward after the wall is open.
Every technician who walks through your door in Temple City is background-checked and arrives in uniform. That’s not a perk. It’s the standard. And it matters when someone is in your kitchen for six weeks while your kids still need breakfast every morning.
We also answer the phone. A live person picks up 24/7, not a voicemail maze. If something feels off at 6 p.m. and you need a straight answer, you get one.
Our reviews from Temple City customers tell the same story: the crew showed up in the window we gave, kept the job site clean, and stood behind the work. We’re part of the Kingswell family of companies, operating to The Kingswell Way since 2004. Each location is independently owned and operated. The standard hasn’t moved since: say the price before the work, show up in the window we gave, leave the place cleaner than we found it.
Kitchen Design in Temple City
Kitchen Design in Temple City is where most of our projects actually begin, because the layout decisions you make on paper determine whether the job costs $18,000 or $45,000. A full design typically runs $14,000 – $45,000 when we’re handling the complete remodel, and the design phase itself is what prevents the expensive mistakes.
We start with how you actually cook. In Temple City, that often means two separate cooking spaces. The main kitchen for everyday meals, and a partitioned wok kitchen with its own commercial-grade range hood. Getting that second hood right on paper is the single biggest scope decision on these jobs, and it’s one a generic contractor from outside the San Gabriel Valley often misses.
Layout And The Second Hood Chase
When we design a Temple City kitchen with a wok station, the venting plan drives everything. That second range hood needs its own exhaust chase through the ceiling or wall, plus makeup air so the hood doesn’t pull a vacuum and backdraft the main kitchen. On a 1950s ranch, that often means altering a load-bearing header. If it’s caught during design, it’s a line item. If it’s caught after framing inspection, it’s a change order. We catch it in design.
Cabinet And Countertop Selection
We install KraftMaid and Wellborn cabinetry, and Cambria, Silestone, and Caesarstone countertops. The product line you choose moves the price more than anything else. A stock KraftMaid line keeps a typical galley kitchen in Temple City near the lower end of the range. Full custom Wellborn with a Cambria quartz island pushes it toward the top. We quote both paths so you decide with real numbers in front of you.
Kitchen Renovation in Temple City
Kitchen Renovation in Temple City usually means working inside an older wood-frame home, not building new. Most of Temple City’s housing stock went up between 1945 and 1970, and those kitchens come with galvanized supply lines, 60-amp electrical panels, and subfloors that have spent fifty years sitting on expansive clay. A renovation of this scale lands in the $14,000 – $45,000 range, with a small kitchen remodel starting around $9,000.
The renovation work falls into two buckets: what you see and what you don’t. The cabinets, counters, tile, and fixtures are the visible part. The electrical, plumbing, gas, and structural work behind the walls is what determines whether the remodel lasts six years or thirty.
Bringing Old Infrastructure Up To Code
On a 1950s ranch along Oak Avenue near Temple City Park, we gutted a galley kitchen and added a partitioned wok kitchen with a second hood chase. That meant upgrading the gas lateral and running a dedicated makeup-air duct through the load-bearing header. The original 60-amp panel and galvanized supply lines had to go before rough-in, and the final draw schedule included an extra inspection sign-off for the commercial-grade ventilation. We also re-leveled the subfloor and poured a new slab section on the clay soil to stop seasonal movement from cracking the new tile. That’s a Temple City renovation, and it’s not the kind of job you want priced by someone who’s never done one.
Scope Decisions That Move The Price
Keeping the sink, range, and refrigerator in their existing locations saves thousands. Moving plumbing or gas lines across the room adds days and dollars. Removing a load-bearing wall to open the kitchen into the dining room is absolutely possible, but it requires an engineered beam and a permit, and that’s a line item you should see before you commit. We walk through each of these calls during the estimate, in plain English, with the actual number attached.
Trusted Brands We Service in Temple City
We install and service a range of products from brands homeowners in Temple City actually ask for by name. That includes KraftMaid and Wellborn cabinetry, Cambria and Silestone quartz, Caesarstone counters, and Kohler and Moen fixtures. Some customers come to us with a specific product line already picked out. Others want us to make the call. Either way, we source directly from recognized trade brands so the products behind our 365-Day Done Right Promise are as solid as the work itself. Cambria quartz, for example, carries its own lifetime warranty alongside ours, which gives Temple City homeowners two layers of protection on the same countertop.
Common Kitchen Remodeling Problems We See in Temple City Homes
- Missing the second exhaust chase for a wok kitchen. Permitted plans for Temple City custom homes routinely show two separate range-hood exhaust chases, but a contractor who’s never worked the San Gabriel Valley designs for one. When the second hood gets added after framing inspection, the homeowner eats the change order.
- Sizing the gas lateral and electrical panel for only the main kitchen. A commercial-grade wok burner and hood draw more gas and power than a standard residential range. If the lateral is undersized, the inspector flags it, and you’re tearing into stucco or trenching the yard mid-project.
- Treating the clay soil the same as a neighboring city. Temple City sits on expansive clay that shrinks and swells seasonally. Cabinets rack, tile cracks, and grout pops when the subfloor moves. We check for movement during scope and build for it before the finish work goes in.
- Undersized panels from the original build. Half-century-old 60-amp panels can’t carry a modern kitchen with induction, a double oven, and a second hood. Replacing it is usually a one-day electrical job, but it has to be in the plan before rough-in, not discovered after.
Pricing for Kitchen Remodeling in Temple City, CA
A full kitchen remodel in Temple City runs $14,000 – $45,000. A small or partial remodel lands between $9,000 and $20,000. Here’s the line-item breakdown we give every Temple City homeowner before work starts:
| Line Item | Typical Range in Temple City |
|---|---|
| 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 the number is the scope of the wok kitchen ventilation, the cabinet line, the countertop material, and how much of the existing electrical and plumbing has to be replaced. We don’t give ranges because we’re hedging. We give them because that’s what honest pricing looks like before we walk the site. Call (936) 259-2607 and we’ll come out, measure, and put a written number in your hands. No charge for the estimate.
We Also Serve Cities Near Temple City
Our Kitchen Remodeling team works across the San Gabriel Valley. In addition to Temple City, we handle kitchens in El Monte, San Gabriel, Arcadia, and Rosemead. If you’re right over the city line, the same written-price guarantee and 365-Day Done Right Promise apply. You can learn more about our local work on our Kitchen Remodeling in Temple City page.
Serving Temple City, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Temple City 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 Temple City
Yes. A second range hood with commercial-grade exhaust is a separate mechanical scope from the main kitchen, and Temple City’s building department requires it on the permitted plan with its own inspection sign-off. If you’re adding a wok kitchen or partitioning one off, the ventilation, gas lateral, and makeup-air duct all go into the permit set. Call (936) 259-2607 and we’ll scope it correctly the first time, before framing is inspected.
Temple City sits on expansive clay that shrinks in summer and swells in winter. If your slab has moved, so has your kitchen floor, which means cabinets won’t sit square and tile will crack. We check for movement during the estimate and, where needed, level and reinforce the subfloor before cabinetry goes in. That work typically adds a few thousand dollars, and it’s the difference between a remodel that lasts ten years and one that fails in two.
Yes, and it’s one of the most common jobs we do in Temple City. Keeping the sink, range, and fridge in place cuts plumbing and electrical work down to nearly nothing. A cabinet and countertop refresh on an existing layout usually runs $6,000 – $19,500 combined depending on product line. We’ll give you a written range for both paths, and the estimate is free.
We install KraftMaid and Wellborn cabinetry, Cambria, Silestone, and Caesarstone countertops, and Kohler and Moen fixtures. Cambria quartz carries a lifetime warranty, and Wellborn and KraftMaid both back their cabinet lines with written manufacturer warranties. Our 365-Day Done Right Promise sits on top of those, so if something we installed fails inside the guarantee period, we come back and fix it at no charge.
Yes, we scope it as part of the remodel. A commercial hood needs a second exhaust chase, a larger gas lateral, and usually a dedicated circuit. Some Temple City homes also need the main panel upgraded from the original 60-amp service. We pull permits, do the work, and schedule the inspection as part of the same job. One company, one schedule, one written price. Call (936) 259-2607 to get a real number.
Written by Trevor Nash, Owner at Penhallow Remodeling, serving Temple City under the Kingswell standard since 2004.