Illustration: white shaker kitchen with a quartz island and pendant lights
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Coral Gables Kitchen Remodeling: Cabinets, Counters, Backsplash

Cabinets, countertops, backsplash, sink and lighting updated as one coordinated project, planned around your building rules and quoted from your photos and measurements.

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Gold Hands offers kitchen remodeling in Coral Gables, FL — from a cabinet-and-counter refresh to a full gut and rebuild. We do not price by the square foot or from a menu; each project is quoted on its own after you text or WhatsApp photos and measurements, and that estimate is free. We work across ZIP codes 33134 and 33146.

Kitchen remodeling in Coral Gables usually falls into one of three sizes. A refresh changes surfaces: paint or reface cabinets, new hardware, a backsplash, maybe a faucet. A replacement swaps cabinets and counters in the same layout. A full remodel moves things: the sink to an island, a wall opened, new circuits for appliances. Knowing which one you want before you shop for materials saves money and a lot of back-and-forth.

If you are not sure which size fits, send photos anyway and tell us your priorities and what you want to keep. A text or WhatsApp to (786) 788-8714 with wall photos, counter lengths and ceiling height is enough to start. We answer in English or Spanish with a free estimate priced for your project, and we explain which parts would need our general contractor partner and a permit.

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Priced per project — free estimate by phone, video call or from your photos and measurements. Gold Hands Miami is insured. Permitted work (plumbing, electrical, structural changes) is pulled and performed under our Florida-licensed general contractor partner.

What turns up behind old kitchen walls

Coral Gables was planned in the 1920s as a Mediterranean Revival city, and many of its homes still hide plaster walls, solid masonry and original layouts behind the stucco and barrel tile.

A mid-century Coral Gables kitchen often has character worth keeping: a picture window, solid wood trim, a built-in hutch. Remodeling does not have to erase it. We can keep the window and trim, choose new cabinets that suit the period, and put modern counters and lighting around them. Owners who want a fully contemporary kitchen can have that too; the point is to decide deliberately rather than by default.

Older houses also bring hidden work. Existing circuits may not support a modern range, dishwasher and microwave on separate lines, and older plumbing may be undersized. When the plan needs new circuits or relocated lines, our general contractor partner pulls the permit with the City of Coral Gables building department and that work is inspected before walls close. We show those items separately in the estimate so you can see what the house requires.

From cabinets to lighting: what is covered

Pick the pieces your kitchen needs; we can do one surface or the whole room, and we quote each scope separately so you can compare.

Kitchen Remodeling: levels & budget

Refresh

Quoted per project

Cabinet refacing or painting, new hardware, backsplash, sink, faucet and lighting — keeping the layout.

Full remodel

Most projects $15,000–$30,000

New cabinets and countertops, backsplash, sink and fixtures, appliance installation and lighting.

Custom & luxury

$30,000+

New layout or island, relocated plumbing and electrical, premium stone and custom cabinetry — permitted through our GC partner.

Typical ranges, not a quote: your price is a written line-item quote after photos and measurements or a video call, approved before anything is ordered.

Finish ideas

Illustration: white shaker kitchen with a quartz island and pendant lights
Illustration: condo kitchen with navy cabinets, quartz counters and a tiled backsplash

Illustrative images — not photos of a specific Gold Hands project.

Remodeling a kitchen in a rental property

Rental kitchens in Coral Gables have different priorities than owner-occupied ones. Landlords and investors want materials that survive tenant turnover, look clean in listing photos and are easy to repair: shaker cabinets in a standard color, quartz or laminate counters, porcelain tile or vinyl plank floors, and fixtures with parts available at any supply house. We plan the kitchen around simple repairs later.

Timing usually matters most. A kitchen between tenants is lost rent every day it sits unfinished, so we order cabinets and schedule the stone shop before demolition starts whenever possible. Send photos and measurements as soon as the unit is vacant, or before if you can, and we return a free estimate priced per project. If you own several units, we can quote them together.

Five steps from estimate to walkthrough

  1. Free estimate: send wall photos, the inside of the sink base and rough measurements by text or WhatsApp. If a detail is unclear, we ask for another photo instead of guessing.
  2. Scope in writing: each item is listed separately, from demolition to the last outlet cover, with the material choices, the sequence and a start date tied to when cabinets and stone are ready.
  3. Permits: any plumbing, electrical or structural change is pulled by our general contractor partner with the City of Coral Gables building department. Condo or HOA approval, if needed, runs alongside so both are ready before demolition.
  4. Installation: cabinets are leveled and secured, the stone shop templates and fabricates the counters we coordinate, then tile, plumbing fixtures, appliances and lights go in, with the rest of the house protected throughout.
  5. Closeout: a walkthrough together, a punch list finished before we leave, debris hauled away and a set of photos documenting the completed kitchen for your records.

Kitchen remodel timing: short jobs and long ones

A kitchen refresh that keeps the cabinets, such as paint, hardware, a backsplash and a new faucet, is usually a matter of days. A replacement with new cabinets and countertops takes longer, mostly because the stone shop can only template after the cabinets are installed and then needs time to fabricate. During that gap you have cabinets but no counters, so we plan a temporary sink setup where possible.

Kitchen Remodeling near Coral Gables

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Neighborhoods and ZIP codes we cover in Coral Gables

Kitchen Remodeling in Coral Gables — questions we get asked

What if you find old plumbing or wiring behind my kitchen walls?

In older homes it is common to find galvanized supply lines, cast-iron drains or wiring that does not support modern appliances. When the cabinets come out, we show you what we found with photos and explain the options before anything changes. Replacing those lines is permitted work handled by our general contractor partner with the City of Coral Gables building department, quoted separately so you can decide.

Can you remodel several rental kitchens with the same design?

Yes. Investors and property managers often standardize one kitchen design across units: the same cabinet style, counter material, faucet and hardware. It simplifies ordering and makes future repairs easier because parts match. We quote each unit from photos and measurements, and multiple units can be scheduled back to back around your turnover dates.

Who handles cleanup and debris?

We do. Old cabinets, counters, tile and packaging are hauled away as part of the job, and the work area is swept and vacuumed at the end of each day. Before the final walkthrough we clean dust from cabinets inside and out, wipe down counters and appliances and remove floor protection. Where a condo has debris rules, we follow them.

How much does a kitchen remodel cost in Coral Gables?

It depends entirely on scope and materials: refacing with new counters is a very different project from a full gut with new cabinets and moved plumbing. We do not publish a price list for remodels because each kitchen is priced per project. Send photos and measurements and you get a free written estimate, with each item listed so you can adjust the scope.

Can I stay in the house during a kitchen remodel?

Most people do. We put up dust barriers at the kitchen opening, protect floors along the work path and clean up at the end of each day. You will be without the kitchen for part of the project, so setting up a coffee maker, microwave and small fridge in another room helps. We tell you in advance which days water or power will be off.

Other work we do in Coral Gables

Need kitchen remodeling in Coral Gables?

Send photographs of the job to (786) 788-8714 and a written quote comes back naming the scope and the materials. The quote costs nothing, and nothing reaches the invoice that was not on it.

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