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Fast, Reliable Kitchen Remodeling Across Davis
A full kitchen remodel in Davis typically runs $14,000 – $45,000, with smaller galley-style jobs landing closer to $9,000 – $20,000. We schedule free estimates across Davis every week and walk the job with you before any number gets written. Call (903) 568-7222 and you’ll reach a live person who can book the visit.
Davis is not a generic suburb. The housing stock near downtown, around the University, and north of Covell tells a very specific story: 1960s and 1970s ranch homes with real structural bones and kitchens that were never meant for the way people cook now. We know those houses because we’ve worked inside them. Curtis Lane leads our crews, and the first thing he asks on any Davis walkthrough is not about paint color. It’s about what’s inside the wall.
Key takeaways:
- Honest Davis pricing: $14,000 – $45,000 for a full remodel; $9,000 – $20,000 for small kitchens
- Written price before any work starts, with allowances tied to KraftMaid, Cambria, and Kohler
- 365-Day Done Right Promise: if the work fails in the first year, we come back and correct it at no charge
- A live person answers our phone 24/7, and every technician is background-checked and uniformed
Why Bradford Remodeling Is Davis’s Preferred Kitchen Remodeling Company
Homeowners in Davis call us because they’ve been through the other kind of contractor already. The one who quotes a number, disappears for two weeks, then reappears with a change order. Or the one who swears the work doesn’t need a permit because it’s “just cabinets.” That is exactly the wrong way to approach a 1960s ranch kitchen in Davis, and we’ve corrected more than a few of those jobs after the fact.
Bradford Remodeling operates under The Garrison Standard, the written framework from our Garrison Partners parent group. Every project gets a documented scope, a fixed price in writing, and a written one-year guarantee called the 365-Day Done Right Promise. If something fails inside that window, we return and fix it. No invoice, no argument. Curtis Lane and his crew treat the job as squared away only when the site is clean, the inspection is signed, and the signed guarantee is in your hand. This is why Davis customers keep our number.
We also work the mechanical details most remodelers skip. On a recent kitchen off Sycamore Lane near North Davis, we found a load-bearing wall between the galley kitchen and dining room. So we pulled permits with the city before touching anything, had a structural detail drawn for a flush beam, and moved the sink drain and added a dedicated 20-amp circuit for the range. KraftMaid cabinets went in over a patched subfloor, Cambria tops on top, Blanco sink set. The owner got inspection sign-off on framing and electrical before drywall closed. That’s the standard.
Styles & brands we work with
Kitchen Renovation in Davis
A kitchen renovation in Davis is more than swapping finishes. Start with the room’s bones: many of the ranch homes near Downtown Davis, North Davis, and East Davis have load-bearing walls between the kitchen and dining area. That means the project starts with a structural question, not a cabinet choice. Renovation here often means removing a wall, reworking plumbing and electrical inside the old chase, and adjusting the floor plan to make the kitchen work like a modern one. Davis expects the work done to code, with permits and inspections. We do that as standard, because The Garrison Code says a job is not done until the city says it is.
A full kitchen renovation in Davis runs $14,000 – $45,000. The lower end covers a compact galley with stock cabinets and laminate counters. The higher end covers moving walls, custom cabinetry, stone counters, and new flooring. Our Kitchen Remodeling team writes every line item before we start, and the price does not move at the door.
Opening Walls and Fixing Layouts
Wall removal in a Davis ranch home almost always involves a beam. We pull the permit, bring in the structural detail, and get the framing inspected before drywall goes back. The cost of this work is part of the written estimate, not a surprise after demo.
Moving Plumbing and Electrical
When a sink or range moves, the rough-in has to move too. Davis homes built in the 1960s and 1970s often route mechanicals through the wall we’re removing. We open the chase, reroute drains and circuits properly, and make sure the inspector sees the work before it’s covered.
Cabinet Installation in Davis
Cabinet installation in Davis is its own discipline, and it’s one of the most common requests we get from homeowners who aren’t doing a full gut. Whether it’s a full set of KraftMaid or Wellborn boxes or refacing the existing frames, the difference between a good installation and a bad one is invisible for the first few months and obvious after a year. Davis homes settle. Floors are rarely perfectly level. We shim and adjust to the actual room, not the drawing.
Cabinet installation in Davis typically runs $4,000 – $13,000 depending on count, finish, and whether electrical or plumbing needs to move behind the boxes. We install documented, name-brand lines and back the work with the same 365-Day Done Right Promise.
New Cabinet Runs
New cabinets mean new boxes, new doors, new hardware. We order to the measured room and set them level against floors that have shifted over 50 years. The job includes scribing to uneven walls and setting the base run dead level before counters go on.
Refacing and Partial Upgrades
If the boxes are sound, refacing can be a smart Davis move. We inspect the substrate first, because a 60-year-old cabinet frame that’s swollen from sink leaks will not take new doors cleanly. No sense putting a new face on a bad box.
Trusted Brands We Service in Davis
We work from a documented roster of name-brand materials so Davis homeowners know exactly what’s going into the job. Cabinetry from KraftMaid and Wellborn. Counter surfaces from Cambria and Caesarstone. Fixtures from Kohler and Moen. Exterior products from GAF and James Hardie. Doors from Therma-Tru. Each brand carries its own manufacturer spec and warranty, which backs up the written guarantee Bradford puts on the work itself. We also service jobs that specified Abodu, Cover, or Dvele for earlier phases, so the kitchen integration lines up with what has already been built or planned. Specifications stay traceable, and nothing is left to guesswork.
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AfterCommon Kitchen Remodeling Problems We See in Davis Homes
- Load-bearing walls hiding in plain sight. A 1960s or 1970s ranch home near the downtown core often has a wall that looks decorative and is actually holding up the second floor or the roof. We open the permit file and check framing before demo starts.
- Undersized electrical. Many Davis kitchens still run on a single 15-amp circuit. Add a modern range, a microwave, and a dishwasher, and it trips. We plan dedicated circuits during the rough-in, not after the breaker keeps flipping.
- Water damage under old cabinets. Sink leaks in Davis homes built before modern plumbing have often soaked the subfloor for years. We open the area during a gut and replace what’s rotted before new boxes go in.
- Permits skipped or under-scoped. We have taken over jobs where the first contractor said “it’s just cabinets” and skipped the permit. The inspector found the rough-in electrical and plumbing had never been opened. The homeowner paid twice. We don’t repeat that.
Pricing for Kitchen Remodeling in Davis, CA
Here’s the honest Davis pricing, in line-item form. These are the ranges we write into estimates for this market, and they account for the structural and mechanical realities of the city’s older housing stock.
| Scope of Work | Davis Price Range |
|---|---|
| Kitchen Remodel | $14,000 – $45,000 |
| Small Kitchen Remodel | $9,000 – $20,000 |
| Cabinet Installation | $4,000 – $13,000 |
| Countertop Installation | $2,000 – $6,500 |
| Backsplash Installation | $800 – $2,500 |
| Kitchen Island Installation | $3,000 – $10,000 |
What moves the number? A load-bearing wall that requires a flush beam. Rough-in plumbing and electrical that must be relocated. Cabinet and counter allowances tied to KraftMaid and Cambria selections, which keep the budget honest from the first written estimate. The estimate is free, and it stays fixed once we agree. Call (903) 568-7222 to schedule yours.
We Also Serve Cities Near Davis
Our Davis crews also run estimates in Dixon, Woodland, West Sacramento, and Winters. Same written price commitment, same 365-Day Done Right Promise, same live person answering the phone. If you’re a few miles out from Davis, the commute pricing doesn’t change the scope.
Serving Davis, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Davis area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs About Kitchen Remodeling in Davis
Yes, in most cases. Davis requires permits for electrical, plumbing, and structural work, and a kitchen remodel usually touches at least two of those. Even a cabinet-only job can need a sign-off if the rough-in is opened up. We handle the permit package as part of the written estimate.
A full Davis kitchen remodel typically runs six to ten weeks, depending on structural work and inspection scheduling. Wall removal with a flush beam and rerouted mechanicals pushes toward the longer end. We give you a build calendar in writing before we start, and the city inspects at the framing, rough-in, and final stages.
Three things drive the price in Davis more than anything else: whether a wall is load-bearing, how far the plumbing and electrical need to move, and the cabinet and counter allowances. A 1960s ranch kitchen with a load-bearing wall and a single 15-amp circuit will cost more to renovate than the same square footage in a newer open-plan home. We write those cost drivers into the estimate from the first visit.
Change orders happen when the client changes the scope, or when a hidden condition gets uncovered that no one could see before demo. A rotten subfloor. A pipe routed through a wall. A wall that turns out to be load-bearing after framing inspection. We price the known scope in writing first, and if a hidden condition appears, we document it, explain it, and get your sign-off before doing the extra work. No surprise invoices.
Yes. In Davis we regularly do cabinet installation and countertop replacement as a standalone scope. It typically runs $4,000 – $13,000 for cabinets and $2,000 – $6,500 for counters, depending on the runs and materials. We inspect the substrate and the existing rough-in before ordering, so the new work sits on a square base. Call (903) 568-7222 for a free estimate on that scope.
Written by Curtis Lane, Owner at Bradford Remodeling, serving Davis with disciplined kitchen remodeling and the 365-Day Done Right Promise.
