Full Kitchen Remodeling in Los Angeles, CA

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Full Kitchen Remodeling in Los Angeles, CA

A full kitchen remodel in Los Angeles typically runs between $65,000 and $175,000, depending on square footage, structural changes, and finish selections. Most projects we complete in LA take eight to fourteen weeks from permit approval to final walkthrough. Every project at Rowan Construction Group starts with a flat written price and a written scope – no “call for a quote,” no number that changes once the demo crew shows up.

If your kitchen footprint is being reconfigured, walls are moving, plumbing is being relocated, or you’re replacing every surface from the subfloor up, that’s a full kitchen remodel. It’s a different scope than a cosmetic refresh, and it needs a different kind of contractor – one who pulls the right permits, sequences the trades correctly, and doesn’t hand you a change order surprise three weeks in. That’s the job Grant Rowan built this company around in 2007, and it’s what our team does across Los Angeles every week.

For context on the full range of kitchen work we do – from targeted cabinet upgrades to whole-kitchen transformations – visit our Kitchen Remodeling in Los Angeles page. Or call us directly at (213) 652-7670 to talk through your project.

When You Need Full Kitchen Remodeling

Not every kitchen problem calls for a full remodel. But several situations make a partial fix impractical – or genuinely wasteful.

• The layout doesn’t work and never has. In many older Los Angeles homes – particularly the 1950s and 1960s tract houses common in Culver City, Van Nuys, and Mid-City – kitchens were designed as closed, service-oriented rooms. If you’re bumping into walls and working around a galley that was built for one person, moving a wall or two is the fix. Cosmetic updates won’t solve a layout problem.
• Plumbing or electrical is at end of life. Kitchens in pre-1980 Los Angeles construction frequently have undersized circuits, aluminum wiring in some cases, and galvanized supply lines that corrode from the inside out. When we open walls for a remodel and find these conditions – which we document photographically on every visit – addressing them at the same time is the only responsible sequencing.
• You’re adding or relocating the sink, dishwasher, or range. Moving any of these requires new rough plumbing and, in the case of a gas range, a licensed gas line rough-in. That’s permit work. If you’re already opening walls and floors for permit work, a full remodel makes more economic sense than a targeted one.
• The cabinets are structurally failing or were built non-standard. Los Angeles has a large stock of 1970s-era custom-built cabinetry that used non-standard dimensions. When those boxes fail – swollen bottoms, failing face frames, drawers that won’t stay aligned – replacing individual units isn’t feasible. A full cabinet replacement, which is central to a full remodel, is the practical path.
• You’re reconfiguring for an open floor plan. This is one of the most common requests we get from homeowners in Silver Lake, Los Feliz, and the older Westside neighborhoods. Opening a kitchen to a dining or living area involves structural assessment, often a beam installation, and ceiling work that has to be planned alongside the kitchen scope – not after it.
• The home’s resale math points to it. In Los Angeles’s market, a well-executed full kitchen remodel in a home priced between $900,000 and $2.2 million typically returns more per dollar spent than any other single renovation. We’re not making that claim as a sales pitch – it’s a pattern homeowners in Eagle Rock, Pasadena-adjacent neighborhoods, and the South Bay have documented and that informs how we help clients think through project scope.

Our Full Kitchen Remodeling Process

A full kitchen remodel touches more trades than most homeowners expect: demolition, structural, rough plumbing, rough electrical, HVAC adjustment (particularly relevant in tighter LA construction), waterproofing at the sink and dishwasher zones, drywall, tile, cabinetry and kitchen design, countertop templating and fabrication, finish plumbing, finish electrical, and punch-list. The sequencing matters as much as the individual work. Here’s how we run it.

1. Written Scope and Flat Price – Before Anything Starts. Under Clause 1 of the Haven Standard, the price is written before anyone picks up a tool. We visit the site, take measurements, document existing conditions with photographs, and produce a flat-price proposal with a written scope attached. The line items are specific: not “cabinetry allowance” but the cabinet line, door style, and finish you selected from our sourcing network, which includes KraftMaid and Wellborn boxes. You’ll know what you’re buying before you sign. This meeting is free, and the written price is yours to compare against any other estimate you’ve received – including through our Free Second Opinion offer, where we’ll review a competitor’s quote line by line at no charge.
2. Permit Submittal to the City of Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS). A full kitchen remodel in Los Angeles almost always requires permits – structural work, electrical panel upgrades, plumbing relocations. We handle the submittal, respond to plan check comments, and schedule inspections. Permit timelines in Los Angeles vary; over-the-counter approval is available for some scopes, while others go through standard plan check, which can add two to four weeks. We tell you the realistic timeline upfront, not the optimistic one.
3. Demolition and Substrate Documentation. Once permits are in hand, demo begins. We document everything we find when walls open – subfloor condition, existing framing, plumbing configuration, electrical routing – with photographs. If we find a condition that changes the scope (say, subfloor rot under a dishwasher that wasn’t visible before demo), no work on that change proceeds until you’ve reviewed the documentation and signed a change order. That’s the discipline that has kept our projects within a few percent of the agreed price across 4,000-plus jobs.
4. Rough Trades and Structural Work. Framing modifications, structural beam installation if walls are moving, rough plumbing relocation, rough electrical – including any panel upgrade the new appliance load requires – and HVAC adjustment where needed. These are inspected before walls close. You’ll receive photos of the rough inspections as part of your documented project record.
5. Finish Installation. Drywall, insulation, waterproofing membrane at wet zones, tile backsplash, flooring, cabinet installation, countertop templating and fabrication (we work with Cambria and Caesarstone among others), finish plumbing, fixture installation, and appliance set. Countertop fabrication has its own lead time – typically two to three weeks from template to install – and we build that into the schedule so it doesn’t create a dead stop at the end.
6. Walkthrough, Photo Record Delivery, and Warranty Documentation. When the punch list is complete, we walk through the project with you. You receive the full documented photo record of the project – every phase, every inspection – along with the written warranty. The 365-Day Done Right Promise is printed on your project documents, not buried in a terms page: if it’s not right, we make it right. That’s the standard, backed in writing.

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Full Kitchen Remodeling Pricing in Los Angeles

Full kitchen remodeling in Los Angeles costs more than in most other California metro areas, for three concrete reasons: LA permit and inspection fees are among the highest in the state, skilled trade labor rates in Los Angeles run roughly 15 to 25 percent above the California average, and material delivery to dense urban neighborhoods like Hollywood, Koreatown, or Boyle Heights adds logistics cost that rural projects don’t carry. The ranges below reflect what we actually quote in this market.

What Moves the Price Up or Down

• Structural changes: Moving or removing a load-bearing wall in a Los Angeles home adds $8,000 to $18,000 to the budget, depending on beam span and what’s above the wall. This is the single largest cost variable on a full remodel.
• Plumbing relocation: Moving the sink more than a few feet, adding an island sink, or relocating the dishwasher to a new position typically adds $3,500 to $7,000 in rough plumbing work alone.
• Electrical panel capacity: Modern kitchens draw significantly more power than kitchens designed before 2000. Many Los Angeles homes, particularly in older neighborhoods like Echo Park, Highland Park, and Leimert Park, have 100-amp panels that need upgrading to 200 amps to safely support a full appliance package. Plan for $4,000 to $7,500 for a panel upgrade if your home needs one.
• Countertop material: The spread between a basic quartz surface and a book-matched Cambria slab can be $6,000 to $15,000 on a standard kitchen. We’ll show you the actual material cost difference at the written quote stage – not after selection.
• Access and site conditions: Second-floor kitchens, tight hillside access in areas like Mount Washington or Laurel Canyon, and buildings with HOA construction rules all add real cost. We assess these during the initial site visit and price them honestly.

Every quote from Rowan Construction Group is a flat price with a written scope. You’ll have a number you can screenshot and compare before any work begins. Call (213) 652-7670 to schedule your free written estimate – or bring us a written quote from another contractor and we’ll review it line by line at no charge.

FAQs – Full Kitchen Remodeling in Los Angeles

How long does a full kitchen remodel take in Los Angeles?

Most full kitchen remodels in Los Angeles run eight to fourteen weeks of active construction, once permits are approved. If your project includes a kitchen island installation, we’ll factor that into the sequencing early. The permit phase with LADBS adds time on top of that – straightforward electrical and plumbing scopes can sometimes clear over-the-counter, but projects involving structural work or major plumbing relocations typically go through standard plan check, which runs three to six weeks in the current queue. We give you a realistic schedule at the written proposal stage, not an optimistic one. If you’re in a neighborhood with a local overlay or HOA review (common in parts of Brentwood, Los Feliz, and the historic preservation corridors), add two to four weeks for that process. Call (213) 652-7670 to discuss the timeline for your specific scope.

Do I need permits for a full kitchen remodel in Los Angeles?

Yes, in almost every case. Any work involving plumbing relocation, electrical upgrades, structural changes, or HVAC modification requires permits from the City of Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety. Even projects that seem purely cosmetic can trigger permit requirements if they touch load-bearing elements or change the electrical load. Unpermitted kitchen work in Los Angeles creates real problems at resale – title companies and buyers’ agents in this market routinely pull permit history. We handle all permit submittal and inspection scheduling as part of the project; the permit costs are itemized in your written quote, not added later.

Is it cheaper to do a full remodel in phases or all at once?

All at once is almost always less expensive, and we can show you the math. Phasing a full remodel means paying mobilization costs, permit fees, and demo costs more than once. More practically, if you finish cabinets and countertops in phase one and then decide to move the sink in phase two, you’re paying to undo finished work. The projects that stay closest to their original budgets are the ones that define the full scope at the start, get one written price, and execute sequentially. That’s the framework our process is built around. Call (213) 652-7670 and we’ll walk through the scope comparison with you.

What’s included in Rowan’s 365-Day Done Right Promise on a kitchen remodel?

If the work isn’t right within 365 days of project completion, we make it right – at no additional charge. That applies to workmanship on every trade we touched: cabinets that won’t close properly, grout that cracks due to installation error, plumbing connections that develop a drip, caulk lines that fail at the countertop seam. The promise is printed on your project documents and backed by the Haven Standard, not a verbal assurance. It doesn’t cover appliance manufacturer defects (those are covered by the appliance warranty) or damage caused by misuse, but everything Rowan’s crew installed and finished is covered for a full year. Questions about what’s covered in your specific project? Call (213) 652-7670 before you sign – we’ll explain it plainly.

Why Los Angeles Homeowners Choose Rowan Construction Group

Grant Rowan started this company in 2007 with a single operational rule: the price is written before anyone starts. That rule has now held across more than 4,000 projects. In a city where construction bids are frequently loose numbers that expand once the job is open, that discipline is the difference between a project that ends the way you planned it and one that doesn’t.

Our crews are background-checked and uniformed. A live person answers our phones around the clock. Every visit generates a documented photo record that becomes part of your permanent project file. And because we source cabinets from KraftMaid and Wellborn, countertops from Cambria and Caesarstone, and fixtures from Kohler and Toto, the line items in your written quote reflect what those materials actually cost – not inflated allowances that look good until the invoice arrives.

A full kitchen remodel is one of the largest single-trade investments a Los Angeles homeowner makes. The Rowan Construction Group process is designed so that investment ends where the written price said it would.

Call (213) 652-7670 to schedule your free written estimate. Bring a competitor’s quote and we’ll review it line by line at no charge. No work starts until you’ve seen the number in writing and signed off on the scope.

Written by Grant Rowan, Owner at Rowan Construction Group Los Angeles, serving Los Angeles since 2007.