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Kitchen Remodeling, the kitchen you actually planned

It usually starts with a kitchen you have mentally rebuilt a hundred times. The hard part is not the work — it is that every kitchen company sounds equally sure of itself, and you get one guess. We check licence and insurance before we introduce anyone, and we record the date we checked.

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Kitchen Remodeling in short

Kitchen remodeling breaks into four service tiers: cosmetic work (paint, hardware, backsplash), surface replacement (cabinet refacing, new countertops, flooring), full replacement in the existing footprint, and layout changes that move plumbing, gas, or walls. Only the last two normally require a general contractor plus licensed electrical and plumbing trades. Labor is 50–60% of a typical project cost, per Fixr.

A typical US kitchen remodel runs about $27,000, with most projects landing between $15,000 and $45,000 and averaging roughly $150 per square foot, per Fixr's 2026 cost data. Cosmetic refreshes average around $15,000, mid-range remodels around $40,000, and high-end remodels around $80,000 and up. Cabinetry alone eats about 40% of a typical budget.

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Why a pro gets to be on this list

Most sites sell your number to whoever pays the most for it. We check the kitchen companies we match you with, and we publish the date we checked so you can hold us to it.

Licence checked

We look up the licence with the issuing state or local authority and record the date we checked it.

Insurance confirmed

General liability and, where it applies, workers’ compensation — confirmed with the carrier, not taken on trust.

Reviews read, not counted

We read the recent negatives as well as the average, and we look at how the pro answered them.

Re-checked, not set and forgotten

A licence that lapses drops the pro out of matching. Every record carries the date it was last verified.

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We don’t publish a cost until we can show the data behind it. If you need a number today, the quote form gives you real prices from local companies.

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HomeMatchup vs. a lead site vs. doing it yourself

Three ways to get this work done. Here’s what each one actually gives you.

Getting kitchen remodeling work done — three routes compared
HomeMatchup Typical lead site DIY
How many companies call youA short, named shortlist you agreed toOften 4–5+ at once, sold to whoever buys the leadNone — the work is on you
Licence & insuranceChecked against the issuing authority, with a date on the recordUsually self-reported by the contractorYour own permits and liability
What it costs youFree — pros pay us, and only for a real matchFree, but your number is resoldMaterials plus your time
Price guidance before you talkPublished ranges with the data behind themRarely shown before you hand over detailsYou research it yourself
If it goes wrongYou have a named, verified company and a record of the checksHard to trace which site sold the leadNo recourse

Describes how HomeMatchup operates and the common lead-generation model. Not a claim about any named competitor.

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What people say after they’ve hired

Zero reviews. On purpose.

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Plenty of sites fill this space with reviews scraped from elsewhere, or written for them. We don’t. The first kitchen remodeling review on this page will come from a homeowner we matched, after their work was finished and paid for.

  • Only from homeowners we actually matched
  • Only after the job is complete
  • Published unedited, including the bad ones
  1. 1You get matchedA few checked pros, free
  2. 2Work gets doneBy a licensed, insured company
  3. 3We ask youOnce, after completion
  4. 4It appears hereExactly as you wrote it
FAQ

Kitchen Remodeling questions, answered

The questions homeowners ask us most about kitchen remodeling.

About $27,000 on average, with most projects between $15,000 and $45,000 and roughly $150 per square foot, per Fixr's 2026 data.
A minor one can. A minor mid-range remodel recouped about 113% of cost in the 2025 Cost vs. Value report; a major mid-range remodel recouped roughly 50%, per NerdWallet's summary of that data.
It depends mostly on cabinet lead times — 8–14 weeks for full custom production, per Alliance Woodworking — plus the gap between cabinet install and countertop fabrication. Order everything before demolition so the waiting happens while you still have a kitchen.
Ask your local building department, which is the only authority on your rules. As a pattern, cosmetic work usually does not require one and electrical, plumbing, gas, ventilation, and structural changes usually do.
Starting work before the scope, selections, and contract are finished. Every decision made after demolition costs more and leaves you with less leverage.
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The wrong kitchen hire costs more than the right one.

Kitchens are the job most likely to run long and over. The overrun is almost never the cabinets — it is what was found behind them and never scheduled. Getting matched takes about a minute, costs nothing, and you can walk away from every quote you receive.

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