Model the kitchen by component and trade.
Room area is used only for disclosed planning quantities. Cabinets, countertops, appliances, fixtures, backsplash, flooring, layout, trade labor, removal, disposal, permits, and selected additional work each keep one cost owner.
Three supported project definitions.
A Cosmetic update keeps most components and supports selected finishes. A Partial remodel replaces selected cabinets, counters, fixtures, appliances, or surfaces. A Full remodel supports a full nonstructural strip-out and broad replacement without implying wall removal, additions, engineering, or professional design.
Cost by kitchen size
Small, Standard, Large, and Extra-large choices use disclosed 90, 160, 260, and 360 square-foot planning areas with 12, 20, 30, and 40 linear feet of cabinets. Exact supported inputs replace those allowances.
Cost by finish level
Budget, Standard, and Premium select component-specific product records. Finish never multiplies trade labor, demolition, disposal, permits, or the whole project.
Cabinets and hardware
Keep, refinish, reface, selected stock replacement, all-stock replacement, and all-semi-custom replacement use separate product and labor logic. Fully custom cabinetry is excluded. Cabinet finishing is mapped to the carpenter index, not the general room-painting index.
Countertops
Laminate, butcher block, quartz, and granite separate product, fabrication, ordinary edge, sink cutout, delivery, and installation. An exact area replaces the cabinet-geometry allowance; product waste applies once.
Appliances and fixtures
Keep, selected appliance replacement, standard package, and higher package keep products, delivery, basic installation, haul-away, plumbing, gas, circuit, and ventilation work distinct.
Backsplash and flooring
Backsplash scope and base area stay separate from kitchen floor area. Tile and flooring product waste applies once while setting materials, underlayment, transitions, and labor use documented base quantities.
Five reused trade indexes
The model reuses the existing May 2025 BLS OEWS state and national plumber, electrician, tile setter, carpenter, and construction painter snapshots. Each index adjusts only its matching documented labor share. No duplicate labor source or blended whole-project multiplier is created.
Layout and additional work
Keeping the layout, minor changes, moving the sink or dishwasher, moving the cooking location, and major supported reconfiguration activate only documented plumbing, electrical, gas, and nonstructural carpentry allowances. Wall repair and limited subfloor work appear only when selected.
Ask for the same kitchen scope in writing.
- Which cabinet boxes, fronts, hardware, trim, delivery, removal, and installation are included?
- What countertop material, fabrication, edge, sink cutout, backsplash, flooring, appliances, fixtures, and finishes are included?
- Which plumbing, electrical, gas, ventilation, carpentry, painting, permit, demolition, hauling, and disposal tasks are included?
- How will measurements, substitutions, concealed conditions, schedule changes, and additional work be approved?
Before you compare kitchen bids
Is this kitchen estimate a contractor quote?
No. It is an early planning range. Measured quantities, exact products, local permits, contractor overhead, site conditions, and concealed work can change a bid.
Does kitchen size determine the whole remodel cost?
No. Size supplies disclosed room, cabinet, countertop, backsplash, or flooring planning quantities. Scope, finish, cabinets, appliances, layout, trades, demolition, access, and permits remain separate.
Are cabinet, countertop, and appliance prices local to my ZIP code?
No. Products use dated national planning ranges. ZIP entry resolves only a state approximation for supported BLS trade labor and never creates ZIP-level product, disposal, or permit pricing.
Does the estimate automatically include hidden damage?
No. Limited wall or subfloor work appears only when selected. Structural changes, mold, asbestos, lead, and other concealed-condition remediation remain excluded.
Permit hierarchy and exclusions
A confirmed user amount replaces the national permit planning fallback. No ZIP-derived fee or local requirement is inferred. Structural wall removal, hazardous materials, concealed damage, code review, service upgrades, luxury built-ins, and specialty engineering remain excluded.
Current data versions
- bls-oews-2025-bathroom-trades-v1 — reused unchanged
- kitchen-products-2026-07-v1
- kitchen-additional-costs-2026-07-v2
- kitchen-remodel-0.2.0
Traceable inputs without live pricing.
Committed snapshots use identifiable public product observations, manufacturer cabinet-system context, official appliance-category context, the existing official five-trade labor snapshot, and stable documented assumptions. Normal calculation and build paths make no retailer or external-service request.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics — May 2025 OEWS bathroom trades
The Home Depot — identifiable kitchen product observations
Lowe's — identifiable kitchen product observations
IKEA US — SEKTION kitchen cabinet system
US EPA ENERGY STAR — kitchen appliance product categories
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