How Long Does a Kitchen Remodel Actually Take?

A cosmetic refresh can be done in 2 weeks or less. If you are painting cabinets, adding a backsplash, and swapping fixtures, that is a 7 to 10 day project. But a full kitchen remodel with new cabinets or refacing, new countertops, and layout changes takes 3 to 6 weeks. The bottleneck is usually countertop fabrication which takes 7 to 10 business days after templating. There is no way to rush that step without sacrificing quality.

The top three delay causes are late material decisions, unexpected plumbing issues, and countertop fabrication timing. If you have not picked your countertop before demo starts, you lose 2 or more weeks waiting. Older Miami homes sometimes have plumbing surprises behind the walls that add a few days. And countertop fabrication cannot be rushed. We prevent most delays by doing a thorough planning phase before any work begins.

Cabinet painting takes 5 to 7 days. New cabinet installation takes 2 to 4 weeks (including ordering time). If your cabinets are structurally sound and the layout works, painting saves you 1 to 3 weeks off your overall kitchen remodel timeline. Plus you skip the countertop templating delay because your existing countertops stay in place unless you are replacing those too.

Yes. Most of our kitchen remodel clients stay in their homes. Set up a temporary kitchen station in another room with a microwave, toaster oven, and cooler. During demo week, it is dusty and loud. After that, the noise level drops. We clean up at the end of every workday and keep the disruption as contained as possible. If you work from home, the loudest days are demo and tile cutting.

Yes. Before we start any work, you get a written timeline with key milestones: demo date, cabinet installation date, countertop template date, expected countertop delivery, and final walkthrough date. We update you daily on progress. If anything changes, you hear about it the same day. No surprises. That is how we operate on every project.