Kitchen Remodel Cost in the Bay Area (2026 Prices)

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2026 kitchen remodel packages

Package	Price	What is included	Best for	Time
Two-Week Kitchen Refresh	from $15,000	Quartz countertops, undermount sink and faucet; Tile or slab backsplash; Cabinet painting or new doors on existing boxes; New hardware, under-cabinet LED lighting	Cabinet boxes are sound; counters, backsplash and fronts are tired.	2 weeks
Full Kitchen Remodel	from $35,000	Demolition, new semi-custom or custom cabinets; Sink, range and fridge moves within the room; Quartz or quartzite counters, full backsplash; Dedicated circuits, recessed lighting, Title 24 controls	New cabinets and layout in the existing room.	4–6 weeks
Open-Concept Kitchen	from $50,000	Everything in the Full Remodel; Partition and soffit removal, ceiling and floor patched across the new room; Kitchen island with seating, plumbing and power; Flooring across the opened room	Kitchens where a non-structural wall or soffit comes out to open the room. Load-bearing walls wait for our B license.	8–12 weeks

Cabinets are usually the largest single line. Painted existing boxes, IKEA, semi-custom and custom inset are four very different numbers.

Keeping the sink, range and fridge in place is the low end. Moving the sink to an island is the big jump.

Taking out a soffit or a non-structural partition adds framing, drywall and flooring across the opened room.

Induction, double ovens and more lighting can push past what the panel carries; a service upgrade is its own line item.

Quartz is the middle of the range; quartzite, porcelain slab and waterfall edges are the top.

In an Eichler every drain and supply comes up through the slab, so moving the sink means cutting concrete.

Cabinet line, counter material and appliance specs together decide whether a kitchen lands at the low or high end.

City	From	Note
Palo Alto	$15,000	Base pricing. Green-building checklist and city permit fees apply; Eichler slab work is its own line item.
Menlo Park	$15,000	Base pricing. County-permitted streets (West Menlo Park, Menlo Oaks) have different permit fees.
Atherton	$16,500	Town design review, restricted work hours and long material carries on estate lots.
Hillsborough	+10–15%	Town architecture review and estate access.

How much deposit do you take?

California caps the down payment at $1,000 or 10% of the contract price, whichever is less. After that, payments follow work completed.

How are change orders handled?

In writing, with the price, before the work. Nothing is added without your signature.

Do appliances count in the price?

Installation is included; the appliances are your purchase unless you ask us to supply them.

Is refacing cheaper than new cabinets?

Usually, if the boxes are sound and the layout works. If anything moves, new cabinets are the better spend.

When is the final payment due?

At the final walk-through, once you have signed off on the work. Nothing is due for work that is not done.