Kitchen remodel cost in Orlando & Central Florida

The same table appears on our kitchen pages for every city we serve, from Oviedo and Lake Mary to Orlando and Kissimmee. Permit and inspection fees are set by your building department and are itemised separately in the estimate.

Planning ranges, not quotes. The three tiers are explained in Refresh, full remodel or layout change?

• Cabinets — refacing costs less than replacing; stock lines cost less than semi-custom or custom boxes, and the number of cabinets scales with the size of the kitchen.
• Counters — the material (laminate, quartz, granite or stone), the amount of counter, edge profiles and sink or cooktop cut-outs.
• Appliances — a new range, hood, wall oven or induction cooktop can need new circuits, a gas line or ventilation to the outside.
• Layout — moving the sink, the range or a wall adds plumbing, electrical and structural work; on a slab, relocating a drain means cutting the floor.
• Flooring — whether the new floor stops at the cabinets or runs into the adjoining rooms, and what comes up first.
• Lighting and electrical — recessed and under-cabinet lighting, new outlets to code, and in older homes a panel that is already full.
• Plumbing age — galvanized or cast-iron lines under a 1960s or 1970s slab are often replaced while the floor is open.
• The house itself — what demolition reveals: old wiring, a soft subfloor, past leaks behind the sink wall.
• Permits, engineering and review — permit fees, an engineer’s letter for a beam, and HOA or historic-district review where it applies.

• About $30,000 is the top of the refresh range ($15,000 – $30,000) and the bottom of the full-remodel range: a complete refresh with new counters and backsplash, or a modest full remodel in a smaller kitchen with stock cabinets.
• About $50,000 sits in the middle of the full-remodel range ($30,000 – $70,000): new cabinetry, counters, flooring, lighting and appliances in the same footprint, with the sink and range staying roughly where they are.
• About $70,000 is the top of the full-remodel range and overlaps the start of a layout change ($60,000 – $100,000+): semi-custom cabinets and premium counters in the same footprint, or a plainer kitchen where a wall comes out or the plumbing moves.

Budgets above are round planning figures; the ranges they are compared with are our October 2026 price table.

Planning ranges from the same table as above; not quotes.

Kitchen work that touches wiring, plumbing, gas lines or a wall goes through your city or county building department: the City of Oviedo Building Division for Oviedo addresses, City of Orlando Permitting Services for Orlando, Baldwin Park and Lake Nona, and the city building division or county office for the other places we serve. Since July 1, 2026, a single-family owner can request an exemption for work valued under $7,500, but it excludes any electrical, plumbing, structural, mechanical or gas work and any property in a flood hazard area, so it covers only a small cosmetic job such as new doors and hardware.

When the contract is over $5,000, the permit office also needs a copy of the recorded Notice of Commencement before the first inspection; we record it and post it on site. And if a contractor takes more than 10% of the price up front, Florida requires the permit application within 30 days and a start within 90 days of the permit being issued, which is a useful check on any kitchen contract you are offered.

1. Site visit — we measure, look at the slab plumbing, the electrical panel and any wall you want to open, and talk through how the kitchen is used.
2. Selections — cabinets, counters, appliances and lighting, chosen early because they set both the price and the start date.
3. Written, itemised estimate — each trade priced line by line, with permit and engineering fees shown separately and allowances stated for anything not yet chosen.
4. Permit — filed with your building department once the scope touches wiring, plumbing, gas or structure.
5. Build — demolition, rough-in and inspections, drywall and floor, cabinets, counter template and install, backsplash, fixtures and appliances, under one licensed contractor.
6. Final inspection and walkthrough — we close the permit and hand over the paperwork.

Most homeowners pay for a kitchen from savings, a home equity loan or line of credit, or a renovation loan. We don’t lend money, but the itemised estimate is the document lenders ask for, and you can ask about financing options during the estimate.