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A full kitchen remodel in Fresno typically runs between $14,000 and $45,000, with most mid-size jobs landing in the $20,000 – $30,000 range depending on cabinets, countertops, and whether we’re moving plumbing. That’s the real number we’ll put in writing before a single cabinet comes down. If you’re weighing a refresh of your countertops and backsplash, a partial remodel of a small kitchen, or a full tear-out down to the studs, the process starts with a measured walkthrough of your home, not photos, because Fresno homes throw surprises that a photo simply cannot show. Call (936) 259-2607 and we’ll set a time to walk the space with you, talk numbers, and hand you a written price.
Why Penhallow Remodeling Is Fresno’s Preferred Kitchen Remodeling Company
Trevor Nash founded Penhallow Remodeling on a simple promise: say the price before the work, show up in the window we gave, and leave the place cleaner than we found it. That’s The Kingswell Way, and we’ve operated by it since 2004. Every Fresno kitchen project gets a 365-Day Done Right Promise in writing: if something fails inside that year because of our workmanship, we come back and fix it at no charge. No service call. No re-inspection fee. Just a fixed correction, because we said we’d do the job right, and we mean it.
Every technician who walks through your door in Fresno is background-checked and arrives in uniform, so you know exactly who’s in your home. And when you call, a live person answers, 24/7. Not an answering service. Not a callback window. In a city where the heat can hit 110°F in July and the Tule fog can stall exterior work in December, you want a company that picks up the phone the first time.
Small Kitchen Remodel in Fresno
A Small Kitchen Remodel in Fresno covers the kinds of galley kitchens and compact 1940s layouts we see constantly in the Tower District and central Fresno, plus the 1990s builder-grade kitchens in northwest tract homes where the footprint is fine but every surface is tired. The work usually includes new cabinet fronts or full cabinet replacement, new countertops, a tile backsplash, lighting, and maybe a sink swap, without changing the room’s footprint or moving plumbing. In Fresno, a small kitchen remodel runs $9,000 – $20,000.
What a small remodel does and doesn’t touch
We keep the sink and appliance locations where they are. That means no slab coring, no structural work, and a shorter permit path. If you’re in a 1950s southwest Fresno home with original cabinetry still hanging on, we can often preserve the layout and spend your budget on the finishes that actually get touched every day: countertops, hardware, lighting, and a proper range hood that vents outside. That’s where the daily difference lives.
Small kitchens on tight lots, handled cleanly
North Fresno tract houses often have side yards barely wide enough for a wheelbarrow. We plan material staging and dumpster placement before day one, and if your driveway apron is shared with a neighbor, we flag that in the walkthrough and build it into the quote. A small kitchen should not create a week of blocked parking for the street. We treat that as part of the job, not an afterthought.
Kitchen Cabinet Refacing Contractors in Fresno
Kitchen Cabinet Refacing Contractors in Fresno handle a specific job: your cabinet boxes are solid, but the doors, drawer fronts, and finish have seen better days. Refacing means we keep the boxes, replace the doors and drawer fronts, and apply a matching veneer to the exterior frames. It costs meaningfully less than full replacement, typically $4,000 – $13,000 in Fresno depending on cabinet run length, door style, and hardware. For a 1920s Tower District home with original built-ins worth keeping, refacing is often the smartest move.
The difference between refacing and replacing
Replacement means pulling the boxes and starting fresh, which we do often when layouts are changing. Refacing keeps the bones and changes the skin. If your drawer glides are failing or the boxes are water-swollen from a past sink leak, refacing hides none of that. We’ll tell you which path makes sense for your kitchen, with a written number for each, before you commit to anything.
Older homes, original cabinets
Central Fresno homes from the 1920s through the 1950s sometimes have cabinets built from fir or pine that you simply cannot buy new anymore. Refacing preserves that material and character while giving you modern doors and hardware on top. We’ve done this work throughout the Tower District and it transforms a kitchen without erasing the house’s bones.
Trusted Brands We Service in Fresno
The materials behind our guarantee matter. For Fresno kitchens, we install KraftMaid and Wellborn cabinetry, plus Cambria, Silestone, and Caesarstone countertops, and we set Kohler and Moen fixtures. We also work with homeowners who want more factory-precise builds from brands like Cover and Dvele. Because we keep relationships with local Fresno suppliers, special-order parts and cabinet doors arrive faster than national averages, which keeps a kitchen remodel moving through the valley’s unpredictable winter fog window.
Common Kitchen Remodeling Problems We See in Fresno Homes
- Stair-step cracks and sticking doors in northwest Fresno slab homes. These are almost always expansive adobe clay cycling under a post-tensioned slab, not simple settling. Out-of-area contractors miss this; we look for it on day one.
- Moving a sink or island drain without accounting for tension cables. Coring through a post-tensioned cable turns a simple move into a six-figure structural problem. We map the slab before we touch it.
- Tight lots with no staging room. Many Fresno homes on the west and north sides have side yards that a dumpster can barely clear. If access isn’t planned in the quote, the job stalls on day one.
- Tower District and southwest homes with load-bearing walls and unpermitted past work. City inspectors want to see structural engineering before a wall closes. We pull permits, coordinate the engineer, and pass the sign-off the first time.
Pricing for Kitchen Remodeling in Fresno, CA
Here’s the honest math for Fresno. A small kitchen remodel runs $9,000 – $20,000. A full Kitchen Remodeling job runs $14,000 – $45,000. Cabinet installation lands at $4,000 – $13,000, cabinet refacing at $4,000 – $13,000, countertops at $2,000 – $6,500, backsplash at $800 – $2,500, and an island at $3,000 – $10,000. These numbers come from jobs we’ve done across Fresno, Clovis, and Madera, and they match what our competitors should be quoting if they’re pricing honestly. Every number we give is a written price, not a range you sign up for and watch balloon after demo day. Call (936) 259-2607 and we’ll price your kitchen specifically.
| Kitchen Remodel Project | Fresno Price Range |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Kitchen Island Installation | $3,000 – $10,000 |
| Backsplash Installation | $800 – $2,500 |
We Also Serve Cities Near Fresno
While this page focuses on Kitchen Remodeling in Fresno, our crews regularly work in Clovis, Madera, Sanger, and Fowler. The same written pricing, the same 365-Day Done Right Promise, and the same background-checked technicians, anywhere in the greater Fresno metro.
Serving Fresno, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Fresno 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 Fresno
Yes. If we need to stage materials, place a dumpster, or work around a shared driveway apron on a constrained lot, those logistics become line items in the written price we give you before work starts. On a wide-lot home in north Fresno, access costs are negligible. On a 1920s central Fresno lot with no side yard, plan for $500 – $1,500 in access-related costs depending on the scope. Call (936) 259-2607 and we’ll factor that into your quote, not surprise you with it later.
You can, and you should, but the subfloor correction has to come first. In many northwest Fresno tract homes, the post-tensioned slab has domed or dished from adobe clay movement, not from settling. If you set new tile and cabinets on that uneven slab, the cracks come back under your new work. We check the slab flatness before design, and when correction is needed, we float the subfloor back to level before installation. That’s the difference between a kitchen that lasts fifteen years and one that shifts in two.
Fresno city inspectors require structural engineering sign-off for load-bearing wall removal, and close-in inspections before walls are closed. In shared-wall situations common in denser Fresno neighborhoods, we also coordinate any party-wall notices and ensure our work doesn’t compromise your neighbor’s structure. We pull the permits ourselves, schedule the inspections, and you’ll never stand between an inspector and an open wall wondering what to say. Call (936) 259-2607 and we’ll walk you through the permit path for your specific home.
Yes, and in most original Tower District kitchens, refacing is the smarter call. The cabinet boxes are typically fir or pine built to last, and replacing them means losing material you cannot buy at a Fresno lumberyard anymore. We reface the boxes with new doors, drawer fronts, and veneer, upgrade the hardware, and your kitchen keeps its original bones while looking like a brand-new build. Refacing on a 1920s kitchen typically runs $4,000 – $13,000 in Fresno.
Because both shape when certain work can happen. Fresno hits 100+ days above 90°F, which puts your home in Title 24 Climate Zone 13, one of the strictest energy compliance zones in California. That affects insulation, ventilation, and lighting design in every permitted remodel, including kitchens. The December – February Tule fog brings cold, damp air that slows exterior work, but interior kitchen work continues on schedule. We sequence timelines around both, and we tell you exactly which weeks the heavy interior work lands.
If you’re ready for a kitchen that’s priced honestly, built to Fresno’s specific conditions, and backed by a written 365-day guarantee, call Trevor and the team at (936) 259-2607 today. We’ll walk your kitchen, hand you a written number, and talk through exactly what happens next, with no pressure and no surprises.
Written by Trevor Nash, Owner at Penhallow Remodeling, serving Fresno and the Central Valley.