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Kitchen remodeling in Inglewood typically runs $14,000-$45,000 for a full project, with most cabinet and countertop packages completed in four to six weeks once permits clear. Rowan Construction Group Los Angeles has delivered written, flat-price quotes on over 4,000 projects since 2007, and our crews work Inglewood’s post-WWII bungalows and soft-story multifamily buildings regularly. Scheduling and dispatch are coordinated from our Los Angeles office, with crews serving Inglewood neighborhoods including Morningside Park, Downtown Inglewood, and the area near the Forum. Call (213) 652-7670 to schedule your free estimate.
Why Rowan Construction Group Los Angeles Is Inglewood’s Preferred Kitchen Remodeling Company
We’ve worked the narrow lots and shared driveways of Inglewood long enough to know where the delays hide. On a 1940s bungalow off Manchester Boulevard near Morningside Park, we opened the wall between the kitchen and dining room and found a cripple-wall foundation and an unpermitted 1970s addition carrying part of the load-bearing line, so the rough-in had to be reworked before the island could land. We staged materials in the driveway because the shared drive left no street parking, and we hand-carried the KraftMaid cabinets through the narrow side yard rather than risk a neighbor’s parked car. We gave party-wall notice in writing to the adjacent dingbat owner, kept demo inside Inglewood’s work-hour window, and the punch list closed two days after inspection sign-off.
Our Inglewood customers leave reviews that mention the photo record we deliver, the signed change order they held before any extra work started, and the live person who answered at 10 PM when they had a question about their quartz seam. We’re state-licensed, insured and bonded, and every crew member is background-checked and uniformed. Under Clause 1 of The Haven Standard, the price is written before anyone starts. Always.
Our Kitchen Remodeling Services in Inglewood
Full Kitchen Remodeling
A full kitchen remodel in Inglewood means working with tight staging, shared walls, and parking that disappears by 7 AM. We quote these jobs with the site constraints built in, not discovered later. Our Inglewood full remodels include demolition, rough-in, cabinets, countertops, backsplash, flooring, and finish plumbing, with a written scope and flat price before work begins. We pull permits through the City of Inglewood and coordinate inspections around your schedule. If your home sits near the Forum or SoFi corridor, we also check whether FAA airspace notification applies to any vertical element of the project.
Kitchen Design & Layout
Inglewood’s post-WWII bungalows often have kitchens under 120 square feet with load-bearing walls that can’t move without engineering. Our design process starts with a site measure and a structural walk-through, not a showroom consultation. We use KraftMaid and Wellborn cabinet lines with spec sheets that show exact clearances for door swings and appliance openings. For a recent project near Century Boulevard, we redesigned a galley kitchen into an L-shape with a peninsula by sistering the joists instead of removing the bearing wall - the written quote included the engineering, the lumber, and the signed change-order threshold before we started.
Cabinets & Countertops
We install and reface cabinets in Inglewood kitchens with the same discipline we apply to new construction. Cabinet installation runs $4,000-$13,000; countertop installation runs $2,000-$6,500. We stock samples from KraftMaid, Wellborn, Cambria, and Caesarstone in our Los Angeles office, and our Inglewood customers can view full slabs by appointment. Refacing is an option when the box structure is sound but the doors and drawer fronts are dated - common in the 1950s and 1960s dingbats near Morningside Park where the original cabinets were built in place and can’t be removed without damaging the plaster.
Backsplash, Tile & Flooring
Backsplash installation in Inglewood runs $800-$2,500, with subway tile, zellige, and glass mosaic as the most common selections. Tile and flooring work in older Inglewood homes means checking for level subfloors - the cripple-wall foundations in bungalows near Downtown Inglewood often settle differentially, and we document the condition with photos before quoting the prep. Marine-layer humidity near the coast can slow thinset curing, so we adjust our scheduling for jobs west of Prairie Avenue.
Kitchen Island Installation
A kitchen island in an Inglewood bungalow requires more than floor space. We verify electrical and plumbing rough-in, check for bearing walls that may have been modified in prior decades, and confirm venting paths that don’t conflict with the roof structure. Island installation runs $3,000-$10,000, with the written quote specifying cabinet box, countertop, electrical, and any plumbing as separate line items so you see where the money goes.
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Rowan Construction Group sources across fifty-plus vetted brands, and for Inglewood kitchens we regularly specify KraftMaid and Wellborn cabinets, Cambria and Caesarstone countertops, and Kohler fixtures. We don’t inflate quotes with phantom markup - the written price reflects actual vendor pricing, and we show the spec sheet with the quote. For customers near the Hollywood Park redevelopment who want contemporary lines, we also work with Dvele and Cover prefab cabinet systems on select new-construction and ADU-adjacent kitchen projects. Parts and warranty claims are handled through our Los Angeles office, not routed to a national call center.
Common Kitchen Remodeling Problems We See in Inglewood Homes
- Unpermitted additions in post-WWII bungalows. We regularly open walls in Inglewood homes and find that a previous owner extended the kitchen into a former porch or garage without permits, leaving the electrical and structure uninspected. We document what we find, quote the correction as a signed change order, and pull the permit to make it legal.
- Cripple-wall foundations that complicate load-bearing work. The wood-frame bungalows near Morningside Park and Downtown Inglewood often sit on short stud walls between the foundation and the floor joists. Removing a kitchen wall for an open plan requires verifying that the cripple wall is braced, or adding bracing as part of the structural scope.
- FAA airspace delays on projects with vertical elements. Inglewood sits under LAX approach and departure corridors. A kitchen remodel that adds a second story, dormer, or rooftop vent stack can trigger an FAA Form 7460-1 airspace notification - a 45-day federal review that routinely stalls schedules when it isn’t filed at the start. We check this in our initial site review.
- Staging and parking constraints on tight lots. Shared driveways, street-sweeping schedules, and zero lot lines mean our Inglewood crews often hand-carry materials or use compact equipment. The written quote includes the labor for restricted access so the price doesn’t shift when the dumpster can’t fit.
Pricing for Kitchen Remodeling in Inglewood, CA
Every project gets a flat written price with a written scope before work begins. No call-for-a-quote. No range that widens once we’re in your kitchen. Below are the line-item ranges we see in the Inglewood market.
| Service | Price Range in Inglewood |
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| 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 a quote within these ranges: cabinet line and finish, countertop material and edge detail, whether walls are load-bearing, the condition of existing electrical and plumbing, and site access for staging. We deliver the written quote with a photo record from our site visit, a spec sheet for every material, and a clear statement of what is not included. Bring a competitor’s written estimate and we’ll review it line by line at no charge - our Free Second Opinion. Call (213) 652-7670 for your free estimate.
We Also Serve Cities Near Inglewood
Our Kitchen Remodeling crews work throughout the metro area, including Inglewood, Culver City, Manhattan Beach, Los Angeles, and Venice. Each city gets the same written-price discipline and documented photo record, with local conditions built into the quote.
Serving Inglewood, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Inglewood 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 - Kitchen Remodeling in Inglewood
Yes, the City of Inglewood requires permits for any kitchen remodel that moves walls, changes plumbing or electrical, or replaces cabinets and countertops in a way that affects egress or ventilation. Rowan Construction Group pulls the permit as part of our scope and schedules inspections so you don’t coordinate with the city yourself. Call (213) 652-7670 and we’ll confirm what your specific project triggers.
Tight lots, shared driveways, and limited street parking add labor hours for material handling and equipment staging that roomier suburban sites don’t have. We build these constraints into the written quote from the first site visit, so the price reflects your actual property, not a generic assumption. Call (213) 652-7670 for a free estimate that accounts for your site.
Often, yes - Inglewood’s housing stock includes many post-WWII bungalows and dingbats with additions that were never permitted. We document what we find with photos, explain the correction needed, and provide a signed change order with a flat price before any extra work proceeds. No work starts on a change until the change order is signed. Call (213) 652-7670 to schedule your site visit.
We regularly install KraftMaid and Wellborn cabinets, Cambria and Caesarstone countertops, and Kohler fixtures in Inglewood homes. For contemporary projects near the Hollywood Park redevelopment, we also work with Dvele and Cover systems. Every brand is specified on the written quote with model numbers and warranty terms. Call (213) 652-7670 to see samples.
Only if the project adds vertical height - a second story, dormer, or tall vent stack that penetrates the LAX approach corridor. Standard single-story kitchen remodels with standard roof vents do not trigger FAA Form 7460-1. We check this in our initial site review and file early when needed. Call (213) 652-7670 and we’ll confirm whether your project requires it.
Ready to price your kitchen remodel? Call Rowan Construction Group Los Angeles at (213) 652-7670 to schedule your free estimate. You’ll receive a flat written price, a written scope, and a documented photo record - every time, on every trade, since 2007.
Written by Grant Rowan, Owner at Rowan Construction Group, serving Inglewood since 2007.