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Kitchen remodeling in Studio City typically runs $14,000 – $45,000 for a full project, with small kitchen remodels starting around $9,000 and cabinet installation ranging from $4,000 – $13,000. Those numbers move when a hillside lot, 1940s – 1960s framing, or Ventura Boulevard area permits get involved. We give you a written price before any work starts, then we stand behind it. Call (936) 259-2607 to schedule a free estimate with our Kitchen Remodeling team.
Why Penhallow Remodeling Is Studio City’s Preferred Kitchen Remodeling Company
Our Studio City Bathroom Remodeling team works here constantly, from the flat ranch streets south of Ventura Boulevard up through Fryman Canyon and the tight switchbacks off Mulholland Drive. Our crews know which Studio City homes have balloon framing, which have slab-on-grade, and which will need a fire-zone inspection before drywall can close. That knowledge changes how we price a job, how we sequence it, and how long it takes. Trevor Nash leads our team with a simple rule: say the price before the work. Show up in the window we gave. Leave the place cleaner than we found it. That’s the Kingswell Way, and it has been since 2004.
Every technician who walks into your Studio City kitchen is background-checked and uniformed. You’ll know exactly who is in your home. And when you call, a live person answers 24/7, not a voicemail tree. Our dispatch and scheduling are coordinated from the brand’s Los Angeles office, with crews serving Studio City locally.
Kitchen Renovation in Studio City
Kitchen Renovation in Studio City means more than swapping cabinet fronts. On the valley floor it often means reworking a 1950s galley kitchen where the original owner cooked for a family of four and never imagined double ovens, pot-fillers, or drawer base cabinets. In the hills above Studio City, it can mean opening a wall and finding the assembly must meet Chapter 7A fire-resistant detailing before inspection will pass. A typical kitchen renovation here runs $14,000 – $45,000 depending on layout, cabinet line, countertop material, and what we find once walls come open.
Full Kitchen Remodeling
We gut the room to studs where needed, upgrade plumbing and electrical rough-in, reframe for the new layout, and rebuild with line-item pricing on every stage. Studio City homes from the 1940s through 1960s often hide undersized framing behind original cabinets, so we price an allowance for that discovery up front rather than surprising you mid-demo. If we find something, you approve the written change order before we touch another stud.
Small & Partial Kitchen Remodels
When you’re keeping the footprint but replacing everything inside it, we work in stages so you’re never without a functioning kitchen for longer than necessary. A small kitchen remodel in Studio City runs $9,000 – $20,000. That covers new cabinets, counters, sink, fixture, and backsplash in a standard 100-square-foot home kitchen. If you want to move plumbing or open a load-bearing wall, the price moves accordingly, and we’ll explain exactly why on the written estimate.
Cabinet Installation in Studio City
Cabinet Installation in Studio City homes ranges from $4,000 – $13,000 depending on whether you’re refacing existing boxes, replacing with stock or semi-custom lines like KraftMaid or Wellborn, or building a custom layout around a kitchen island. On hillside lots off Fryman Road or Iredell Lane, cabinet installation can involve getting materials up a grade that no standard truck can climb, which we handle with street-level staging and tracked mini-equipment. That cost is written into your quote before you sign, not added after.
Cabinet Installation & Refacing
If your cabinet boxes are square and solid, refacing replaces doors, drawer fronts, and hardware at a fraction of full replacement cost. If the boxes are swollen from a slow leak or the rails are pulling out of 1950s framing, replacement is the honest answer. We’ll show you both options with real numbers, not a ballpark.
Quartz & Granite Countertops, Backsplash, and Islands
We install Cambria, Silestone, and Caesarstone quartz, along with granite and solid surface, all carrying manufacturer warranties alongside our 365-Day Done Right Promise. Backsplash installation in Studio City runs $800 – $2,500 for a standard kitchen. Kitchen island installation runs $3,000 – $10,000 depending on whether you need plumbing, electrical, or stone fabrication. Countertop installation alone is $2,000 – $6,500.
Trusted Brands We Service in Studio City
We work with brands homeowners in Studio City already recognize: KraftMaid and Wellborn cabinetry, Cambria and Silestone quartz, Kohler and Moen fixtures, Blanco and Toto sinks. When a manufacturer backs a product and we back the installation, you get two layers of protection on the same kitchen. We also respect what’s already in your home – if you have a hard-to-source hinge or a discontinued drawer glide, our team tracks down the part rather than telling you to replace the whole run. Materials sourced through recognized trade brands, including Sakrete for substrate and underlayment work, are part of how we keep the guarantee meaningful.
Common Kitchen Remodeling Problems We See in Studio City Homes
- Cloth-wrapped wiring behind 1950s walls. Original fabric-insulated cable can’t carry today’s appliance loads safely, and once walls are open, LADBS requires bringing exposed runs to current code. We price a rough-in upgrade as a written allowance so you’re not blindsided.
- Notched and undersized framing. Post-war ranch kitchens often have load-bearing studs that someone notched decades ago to route plumbing or ducting. That’s a structural issue, not a cosmetic one. We stop, repair the framing, and get it inspected before continuing.
- Failed waterproofing behind original tile. The slow leak behind a 1962 backsplash rots the substrate and softens subfloor. We open the wall, assess the damage with you, and install cement board substrate (the moisture-resistant layer behind your tile) before any new surface goes up.
- Hillside fire-zone code triggers. Kitchens in the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone above Ventura Boulevard – including streets off Mulholland Drive and the Fryman Canyon corridor – must meet Chapter 7A ember-resistant venting and fire-rated exterior wall detailing once walls are opened. Flat-valley bids rarely include this. Ours does, because we work these streets every month.
Pricing for Kitchen Remodeling in Studio City, CA
A full kitchen remodel in Studio City runs $14,000 – $45,000. Small kitchen remodels run $9,000 – $20,000. Here is the line-item breakdown we give every homeowner in writing before any work starts:
| Scope of Work | Studio City 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 |
| Backsplash Installation | $800 – $2,500 |
| Kitchen Island Installation | $3,000 – $10,000 |
What moves the number: whether we’re opening load-bearing walls, whether your lot requires hillside grading or retaining-wall work, and what the permit inspection requires once walls are open. You get all of that in writing. No change orders without your signed approval. Call (936) 259-2607 for a free estimate with exact numbers on your kitchen.
We Also Serve Cities Near Studio City
Our crews work throughout the east San Fernando Valley and the Hollywood Hills, including North Hollywood, Van Nuys, West Hollywood, and Sherman Oaks. If you’re in one of those neighborhoods and comparing hillside versus valley-floor pricing, we’ll give you the same written number and the same 365-Day Done Right Promise. Kitchen Remodeling in Studio City is one page, but the guarantee travels anywhere we work.
Serving Studio City, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Studio 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 Studio City
A hillside kitchen in Studio City typically costs 15 – 30% more than a comparable Sherman Oaks kitchen because of fire-zone code requirements and hillside access, not because a contractor is padding the bill. Once walls open in the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, your kitchen assembly must also meet Chapter 7A ember-resistant venting and fire-rated exterior wall details before drywall goes up, which adds inspections and rough-in work. On grades near Fryman Road, material delivery requires pumping and tracked mini-equipment that flat-valley bids simply don’t include. Call (936) 259-2607 for a written quote that already accounts for both.
In our experience, the three most common discoveries are cloth-wrapped wiring, notched load-bearing framing, and a subfloor softened by a decades-old slow leak behind original tile. On a 1958 ranch off Iredell Lane, our crew opened a galley kitchen to find exactly that, so we stopped demo and priced a rough-in upgrade as a written change order before touching another stud. That’s how we handle every surprise: inspection first, a written number second, and your approval before we continue.
Yes, for any work that moves plumbing, alters electrical, or opens load-bearing walls. LADBS processes kitchen remodel permits for Studio City, and hillside homes carry additional hillside grading and fire-zone requirements on top of standard building code. We pull the permits, schedule the inspections, and close out the job with sign-off in hand. If you’re doing a cosmetic refresh of cabinets and counters only, no permit is typically required.
We stage materials at street level and pump concrete or run a tracked mini up the grade, because standard concrete trucks and flatbed lumber deliveries cannot navigate the tight curves and 15 – 20% grades. That adds time and cost to the job, but it’s factored into your written quote up front, not tacked on as a surprise line item. No change order happens without your signed approval.
Yes. Cabinet installation runs $4,000 – $13,000 and countertop installation runs $2,000 – $6,500 in Studio City, and neither requires opening walls if your existing framing, plumbing, and electrical are sound. If the cabinet boxes are structurally intact, refacing is an even lighter option. We’ll show you the honest difference in cost and longevity, then let you decide. Call (936) 259-2607 to schedule a free estimate on a targeted cabinet and countertop refresh.
Written by Trevor Nash, Owner at Penhallow Remodeling, serving Studio City and the San Fernando Valley.