Tell us what you want your kitchen to do differently, and we will connect you with remodeling contractors who work in your part of Utah. One conversation instead of chasing bids one company at a time.
A kitchen remodel is a sequence, and the sequence is what nobody explains up front.
Most homeowners land in one of these. If you are not sure which one is yours, that is normal, and a walkthrough sorts it out quickly.
Everything comes out and the room gets rebuilt around how you actually cook. Cabinets, counters, flooring, lighting and often the layout itself. It is the longest version of this project and the one that rewards careful sequencing the most.
Learn more →Cabinets are usually the largest single line in a kitchen, and their lead time sets the schedule for everything else. We help you sort out whether new boxes, semi-custom, custom or refacing the ones you have makes sense here.
Learn more →New tops and a backsplash change a kitchen faster than almost anything. Counters get templated after cabinets are set, so the order of operations matters more here than people expect, and material choice shapes both look and upkeep.
Learn more →Moving a sink, adding an island or opening a wall changes what is behind the drywall. Plumbing, gas, electrical and sometimes structure all come into it, which is exactly what separates this from a cosmetic update.
Learn more →Not every kitchen needs a tear-out. Doors, hardware, counters, lighting, paint and a better sink can move a dated room a long way, and a smaller scope keeps the house livable while the work happens.
Learn more →Not enough counter, a wall in the way, cabinets that failed, or a finish level you are done with. What frustrates you shapes the scope more than a wish list does.
Someone should look at your actual room, your plumbing, and what is likely behind the walls before quoting. A price without a walkthrough is a guess wearing a suit.
You should know what happens in what order, when the kitchen goes out of service, and where the long lead items sit before anything is demolished.
Kitchen 801 is not a remodeling company. We are the front door. You tell us what is wrong with the kitchen you have and what you want the new one to do, and we point you toward contractors who work in your city and take on the kind of project you are describing. That saves you the part most homeowners quietly hate: calling seven companies, explaining the same thing seven times, and waiting on people who were never going to be a fit for the work anyway.
What we ask for up front is simple. Rough footprint, what you are hoping to change, whether the layout stays put, and how you feel about living around a construction zone. If your project turns out to be smaller than you thought, we will say so. If it is bigger, we will say that too, and it is far better to hear it now than after demolition. From there you talk with the contractor directly, and the quoting, contracting and scheduling happen between the two of you.
The first is whether the layout moves. Changing finishes inside the existing footprint is one project. Relocating a sink, a range or a gas line is a different one, because it pulls in plumbing, venting, electrical and sometimes structure, and it usually brings permits with it. The second is cabinetry. Cabinets are typically the largest single line in a kitchen, and the level you choose, stock, semi-custom or custom, changes both what is possible and how long you wait for the boxes to show up.
The third is appliances. Sizes have to be locked before cabinets are ordered, because a refrigerator opening or a range width that changes later means reworking cabinetry that is already built. The fourth is what sits behind your walls. Older homes across the Wasatch Front regularly reveal wiring, plumbing or framing that has to be corrected once things are open, and nobody can see it beforehand. Deciding in advance how you want to handle surprises is the difference between an adjustment and an argument.
We connect homeowners with kitchen remodeling contractors across the Wasatch Front, from Salt Lake County through Utah, Davis and Weber counties. That covers Salt Lake City, Sandy, Draper, Murray, Holladay, Millcreek, West Jordan and Herriman in the valley, Provo, Orem, Lehi, American Fork and Spanish Fork to the south, Bountiful, Farmington, Kaysville, Layton and Clearfield through Davis County, and Ogden, Roy, North Ogden and South Ogden to the north. If your city is not on that list, ask anyway.
Earlier than feels necessary. Cabinets usually set the pace, because they are built or ordered after your final layout and appliance sizes are locked, and nothing installs until they arrive. Selections, measurements and permits all sit in front of that. If you have a date in mind, work backward from cabinet delivery rather than from demolition day, and leave room for the countertop template that happens after cabinets are set.
Generally yes, if electrical, plumbing or structure changes. Swapping doors, counters and paint inside the existing footprint often does not trigger one. Moving a sink, adding circuits, relocating gas or taking out a wall usually does. Requirements are set by your city or county rather than by us, and a contractor who works your area regularly will know which office to call and what the inspection sequence looks like.
Scope creep during demolition is the single most common source. Walls open, something unexpected shows up, or the floor turns out to need attention, and while the room is already torn apart it feels sensible to add one more thing. Each addition is defensible on its own. Together they are how a budget moves. Set aside an allowance for the unknown before demo starts and decide who approves changes.
Not for the whole project, and it is better to plan for that than to hope around it. There is a stretch with no counters, no sink and often no range, including the gap after cabinets are set while countertops are being fabricated. Set up a temporary kitchen somewhere else in the house before demolition rather than improvising once the water is already off.
Line them up by scope, not by total. Check what cabinetry level each one assumes, whether countertops, backsplash, flooring, lighting and appliance installation are included, who pulls permits, and what allowances are being carried for materials you have not chosen yet. Two numbers far apart usually means two different projects. Ask each contractor what is excluded, and the picture clears up fast.
Tell us what you want changed. There is no fee to be matched with a contractor.
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