A full remodel means the room comes apart. Cabinets, counters, flooring, lighting and usually the sink and range all come out, and what goes back is built around how you actually cook rather than what happened to be there when the house was built. It is the most disruptive version of this project and the one where sequencing matters most, because every stage waits on the one before it and a decision made late holds up everything downstream.
Scope is the first thing to settle. Staying inside the existing footprint keeps the trades simpler. Moving plumbing or gas, opening a wall or adding an island changes what has to happen before anything pretty goes in, and it usually brings permits and inspections into the schedule. Neither version is wrong. They are just different projects, and knowing which one you are signing up for before quotes come in keeps the whole conversation honest.
We do not quote, and any number you see before a walkthrough is a guess. What moves a full remodel bid is fairly predictable: the cabinetry level you choose and how much of it there is, whether plumbing or gas relocates, what countertop material you land on and how many seams and cutouts it needs, whether appliances are being replaced and how they are vented, and the condition of the wiring, plumbing and framing behind the walls. Add the flooring decision and any structural change, and you have most of the bid.
It depends on what is actually bothering you. If the problem is worn finishes and dead storage, staying in the footprint solves it with far less involvement. If the problem is that the sink faces a blank wall, the range crowds a doorway, or two people cannot be in the room at once, moving fixtures is the only real fix, and that pulls in plumbing, electrical, venting and usually permits.
Cabinets and decisions. Cabinet lead time drives the schedule because nothing installs before they arrive, and any change to the layout or appliance sizes resets that clock. After cabinets, the countertop template creates a built-in pause while the tops are fabricated. Most delays trace back to a selection made late rather than to a crew working slowly.
In older Utah homes it is common. Undersized wiring, galvanized supply lines, drain runs that were never quite right, or framing a previous owner modified all show up once things are open. None of it is a disaster, but it is real work that was not in the original scope, so agree in advance how changes get priced and who approves them.
Most households do not, but the kitchen is unusable for a meaningful stretch, including the gap between cabinet installation and countertop delivery. Plan a temporary setup elsewhere with a refrigerator, a microwave and access to a sink, and think through dust, pets and where people will eat before demolition day rather than after it.
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 →Share the basics and we will take it from there, or call 801-644-9000 if you would rather talk it through.