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Cabinet and countertop replacement in Miami typically runs between $8,500 and $38,000 depending on kitchen size, material choices, and whether Kitchen Design & Layout changes. Most Miami homeowners see a completed installation in two to four weeks from signed contract to final walkthrough. At Rowan Construction Group Miami, every project starts with a written flat price and a written scope – under Clause 1 of the Haven Standard, no one picks up a tool before that number is in your hands.
If you’re working through a full kitchen overhaul, this page covers the cabinet and countertop portion specifically. For the broader picture – layout changes, appliance coordination, flooring – see our Kitchen Remodeling in Miami page. And if you’ve already got a competitor’s quote sitting on your counter, bring it in: we’ll review it line by line at no charge before you decide anything.
Grant Rowan founded this company in 2007, and since then we’ve completed 4,000-plus projects across Miami, each one documented with a photo record and closed with a signed change order for every scope adjustment. Call us at (786) 321-4970 – a live person answers 24/7.
When You Need Cabinets and Countertops
Not every Miami kitchen needs Full Kitchen Remodeling. Sometimes the bones are fine but the surfaces have hit their limit. Here’s what we typically see that tells homeowners it’s time:
- Cabinet boxes that have swollen or warped. Miami’s humidity is genuinely hard on wood and MDF cabinet interiors. When drawer boxes stop closing flush or cabinet doors won’t hang straight after adjustments, the substrate itself has usually absorbed moisture – adjustment screws don’t fix that.
- Laminate countertops that are lifting at the seams. Lifted seam edges catch water, and in Miami’s climate that water doesn’t have time to evaporate between cleanings. Once the particleboard substrate darkens, the countertop is done.
- Outdated layout that wastes the footprint. Kitchens built before 2005 in Miami often have a peninsula configuration that cuts off natural light from sliding doors. Reconfiguring cabinet runs to an L or U shape recovers both light and usable counter space.
- Surface damage that affects resale value. Miami’s real estate market is price-sensitive and buyers look hard at kitchens. Scratched laminate, stained grout lines on tile countertops, or mismatched cabinet pulls read as deferred maintenance to a buyer’s agent.
- An addition or remodel that left the kitchen behind. We regularly work in Coconut Grove, Coral Gables, and Brickell on homes where a primary suite or living area was updated but the kitchen still has 1990s raised-panel oak cabinets in a honey stain. The contrast becomes the first thing buyers notice.
- Countertops that can’t handle the way you cook. Marble looks right in a Miami home but it etches from citrus and stains from coffee. If you’re wiping the surface down every night and still seeing rings, the material choice doesn’t match the household – and that’s a fixable problem.
Our Cabinets and Countertops Process
We’ve run enough Miami kitchen projects to know where things go sideways. The process below is how we keep them from going sideways on yours.
- Site measure and written scope. A uniformed, background-checked crew member measures the kitchen – every wall, every run, every soffit height above the uppers. We document the existing condition with photos before we touch anything. You get a copy of those photos; they’re yours. Then we produce a written flat price and a written scope. That price doesn’t change unless the scope changes, and no scope change proceeds without a signed change order from you.
- Material selection from vetted brands. We source cabinets from KraftMaid and Wellborn, two manufacturers whose box construction and finish warranties we’ve tested on real Miami kitchens over years of humid summers. For countertops, we carry Cambria and Caesarstone quartz, both of which hold up to Miami’s UV exposure and kitchen heat better than natural marble in most households. We’ll show you actual samples, not just catalog photos, so the color you approve is the color that ships.
- Demolition and substrate inspection. When existing cabinets come out, we inspect the wall framing and the floor at the toe-kick line for moisture intrusion – a step that gets skipped on faster jobs and causes callbacks six months later. In older Miami homes, especially those built in the 1970s and 1980s, we occasionally find mold behind lower cabinet boxes near the sink wall. If we find it, we document it with photos and present a written change order before any remediation starts. No surprises on the invoice.
- Cabinet installation and leveling. Miami homes are rarely perfectly level – slab-on-grade construction and decades of settling mean the floor can vary by as much as three-quarters of an inch across a kitchen. We shim and scribe every base cabinet run before the upper boxes go up, so the reveal lines are consistent and drawer slides operate correctly. This is where cut corners show up two years later as drawers that drag or doors that won’t stay closed.
- Countertop templating and fabrication. After cabinets are set and level, a fabricator templates the countertop run using a digital measuring tool – not a cardboard template. That template drives the cut at the shop, which means seams land where we planned them and sink cutouts are centered on the cabinet below, not just the wall. Quartz slabs return from fabrication and are set in place dry before adhesive is applied, so you can see the seam placement before it’s permanent.
- Final punch and documented close-out. Every drawer, every door hinge, every soft-close mechanism gets adjusted and tested before we call the job done. We photograph the completed installation the same way we photographed the starting condition. You receive that photo record as a standard deliverable – not because we’re asked to provide it, but because the Haven Standard includes it on every single visit. The 365-Day Done Right Promise covers the installation from that close-out date forward: if something isn’t right, we make it right.
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Cabinet and countertop costs in Miami span a real range, and the number on your quote depends on a handful of specific decisions. Here’s how the major variables break down, in dollars, so you have something to compare before you call anyone.
| Scope | Typical Miami Range | What Drives It |
|---|---|---|
| Stock cabinets, small kitchen (under 150 sq ft) | $8,500 – $14,000 | In-stock box sizes, laminate or thermofoil finish, standard quartz countertop |
| Semi-custom cabinets, mid-size kitchen (150-250 sq ft) | $14,000 – $24,000 | KraftMaid or Wellborn semi-custom, Cambria or Caesarstone countertop, standard pull hardware |
| Custom or full-custom cabinets, larger kitchen | $24,000 – $38,000+ | Full-custom box sizes, specialty finishes, waterfall countertop edges, integrated lighting |
| Countertop replacement only (no cabinet work) | $3,200 – $8,500 | Linear footage, material (quartz vs. quartzite vs. granite), edge profile, number of cutouts |
| Cabinet refacing (new doors, same boxes) | $4,500 – $9,500 | Only viable when box construction is solid and square – we inspect before quoting this option |
What moves the number up in Miami specifically
- Soffit removal. Many Miami kitchens built before 1995 have a soffit boxing in the space between the upper cabinet tops and the ceiling. Removing it to run cabinets to ceiling height adds labor and drywall patching – typically $800 to $2,200 depending on length and whether electrical runs through it.
- Permit requirements. Miami-Dade County requires a building permit when the cabinet replacement involves any electrical or plumbing relocation. We pull the permit; it’s written into the scope. If a contractor quotes you a cabinet job with plumbing relocation and doesn’t mention a permit, that’s a red flag worth asking about.
- Material lead time. Semi-custom and custom cabinet orders currently run four to eight weeks from order to delivery in the Miami market. Stock cabinet projects can move faster. We build delivery timelines into the written scope so the start date is realistic.
- Substrate repairs. If demolition reveals moisture damage to wall framing or a floor that needs leveling compound under the toe-kick line, that becomes a documented change order – never a surprise line item on the final invoice.
Written price before any work starts – always. Call (786) 321-4970 or use the contact form to schedule a measure. There’s no charge for the estimate, and if you have a competing quote, our Free Second Opinion offer means we’ll review it line by line before you decide.
FAQs – Cabinets and Countertops
How long does a cabinet and countertop replacement take in Miami?
Most our Kitchen Remodeling services projects run two to four weeks from signed contract to final walkthrough. The timeline breaks down roughly like this: one to two days for demolition, two to three days for cabinet installation and leveling, then a one-week window for countertop templating, fabrication, and return installation. Semi-custom cabinets from KraftMaid or Wellborn add a four-to-eight week lead time before the installation clock even starts, so the total project window for those jobs is typically six to ten weeks from contract signing. We write the projected schedule into the scope document so you know what to expect before anyone arrives. Call (786) 321-4970 and we’ll give you a realistic timeline for your specific kitchen after the measure.
Is it cheaper to reface cabinets or replace them in Miami?
Refacing costs less upfront – typically $4,500 to $9,500 versus $8,500 or more for full replacement – but it only makes sense when the existing box construction is structurally solid and the layout works for you. If the boxes have swollen from humidity, if you want to add a Kitchen Island Installation or change the configuration, or if the interior hardware is worn out, refacing costs you money without solving the problem. We inspect the existing boxes before quoting either option, and we’ll tell you plainly which one holds up better for your situation. We don’t default to the higher-ticket option.
Do I need a permit for cabinet and countertop replacement in Miami?
In Miami-Dade County, a straight cabinet and countertop swap with no electrical or plumbing relocation generally does not require a building permit. The moment you move a sink, add an outlet, or relocate a dishwasher connection, a permit is required. We pull every required permit and include it in the written scope – the cost is not a surprise line item. If another contractor quotes you a job involving plumbing or electrical relocation and doesn’t mention permitting, ask them directly who’s pulling it and get the answer in writing.
Which countertop material holds up best in a Miami kitchen?
Quartz – specifically engineered quartz like Cambria and Caesarstone – holds up better in most Miami households than natural marble or granite for three practical reasons: it doesn’t etch from citrus, it resists staining from the high-acid foods common in Miami cooking, and it doesn’t need annual sealing. Natural quartzite is harder than marble and more stain-resistant, but it still requires sealing and sits at a higher price point. Marble is beautiful and we’ll install it if that’s the choice, but we’ll also tell you what the maintenance commitment looks like before you decide. The right answer depends on how the kitchen gets used – we’ll ask before we recommend. Call (786) 321-4970 to talk through material options with no obligation.
Why Rowan Construction Group Miami
Grant Rowan started this company in 2007 with one organizing principle: the price you agree to is the price you pay, in writing, before anyone touches your kitchen. Seventeen years and 4,000-plus projects later, that’s still how every job runs – including every cabinet and countertop replacement we do in Miami.
The Haven Standard is the operational framework behind that. Clause 1 is the written price. Signed change orders for any scope adjustment. A photo record on every visit, delivered to the homeowner as a standard deliverable. Background-checked, uniformed crews. A live person answering the phone at (786) 321-4970 at any hour. And the 365-Day Done Right Promise: if the work isn’t right within a year of completion, we come back and make it right – not a handshake promise, a printed guarantee with a terms page behind it.
We source materials from brands we’ve vetted on real Miami jobs: KraftMaid and Wellborn for cabinet construction, Cambria and Caesarstone for countertop surfaces. We don’t inflate the quote to pad for unknown brand pricing, because we know exactly what these materials cost and we’ve been buying them for years.
If you’re weighing this against another quote, use our Free Second Opinion offer. Bring the competing estimate and we’ll review every line before you commit to anything. No charge, no pressure. That offer stands because we’d rather earn the job on the merits than win it by default.
Our home page has the full picture of what Rowan Construction Group covers across seven residential trades. For the broader kitchen project context, start with Kitchen Remodeling in Miami – the cabinet and countertop scope described here fits inside that larger process when a full kitchen overhaul is what you need.
Ready to get a number in writing? Call (786) 321-4970 – a live person will answer and schedule your measure. The estimate is free, the price comes before any work starts, and the written scope tells you exactly what’s included before you decide.
Written by Grant Rowan, Owner at Rowan Construction Group Miami, serving Miami since 2007.