Kitchen Remodeling in Apex, NC
Licensed and insured, about 25 minutes from our base, with a fixed written price before any work starts.
Apex is about 25 minutes from our base, which usually means an estimate this week rather than next month. We cover Historic Downtown Apex, Scotts Mill, Haddon Hall and the rest of town.
Cabinetry, counters, lighting and layout handled by one crew, sequenced so your kitchen is out of service for weeks instead of months. Apex runs its own inspections department, and the historic downtown overlay adds review for exterior changes on the older blocks.
What the price covers
- Cabinet delivery and installation. Cabinets set level and scribed to the actual walls rather than caulked to hide a gap, with hinges and soft close hardware adjusted so every door and drawer closes the same way.
- Countertop templating and installation. Laser templated after the cabinets are installed and level, then cut, polished and set with seams placed where they read the least.
- Tile backsplash and flooring tie in. Layout planned around outlets, the range hood and appliance panels so cuts land in the field rather than at a focal point, set flat with grout lines that run true.
Kitchen Remodeling in Apex, in practice
Cabinet layout starts with how you actually cook, not with a symmetrical drawing. We walk the room and note where the stove, sink and refrigerator sit relative to each other, since that distance decides whether the kitchen works or only looks finished in a photo. Most Apex houses were framed with walls out of square by a quarter inch or more over a run of cabinets, especially in older stock, and stock cabinet boxes are square. We scribe the end panels and fillers to the actual wall rather than caulking a gap, the difference between a cabinet run that looks built in and one that looks dropped into the room. That fitting step alone can take a full day on a long wall.
Countertops do not get templated until the cabinets are installed, leveled and screwed to the studs, because a stone shop needs to measure the room that actually exists rather than a drawing. That template appointment usually happens about a week after cabinet installation, and cutting starts once it is signed off. Appliance openings get checked against the actual manufacturer specification sheet, not a generic cutout, since a 30 inch range opening from one brand can run half an inch narrower than another. A modern kitchen in Apex also needs more dedicated circuits than a 1990s panel provides: one for the microwave, one for the dishwasher, one for the disposal, and small appliance circuits at the counter. We plan panel capacity in Wake County homes before demo starts.
Free Estimate
Apex homeowners: tell us about the project and we will put a number in writing.
What Apex homes need
Two housing worlds in one town. The Salem Street blocks hold turn of the century homes with real character and real quirks, while everything east of Highway 55 is a 1998 to 2015 subdivision with tall ceilings and hollow core doors.
Permits for structural, plumbing and electrical changes go through the Town of Apex Building Inspections. We file them, schedule the inspections and meet the inspector, so the work is on the record when you eventually sell.
We work across Historic Downtown Apex, Scotts Mill, Haddon Hall, Bella Casa and the rest of Apex, and we are about 25 minutes from our base.
Everything we do in Apex
How a Apex project runs
Four stages, each finished before the next begins. Typical duration is 4 to 8 weeks.
Measure and design
We walk the kitchen, note the distance between the stove, sink and refrigerator you actually use, and check the panel for spare circuit capacity.
Selections locked and ordered
Cabinets, countertops, appliances and tile are chosen and placed on order before demo starts, since cabinet lead time is what actually sets the schedule.
Demo and rough in
Strip to studs where needed, correct framing, move plumbing and add electrical circuits, then call the inspection before anything closes up.
Cabinets, counters, tile, finish
Cabinets set and scribed, countertop templated and installed, backsplash tiled, then fixtures, lighting and paint. You get a photo of every stage that ends up hidden.
Questions from Apex homeowners
Do you pull the kitchen permit in Apex?
Yes. When the job moves plumbing, adds circuits or touches a structural wall we file with the local inspections office, schedule the rough in inspection and meet the inspector ourselves. You never have to take a day off to let anyone in.
How quickly can you start a kitchen in Apex?
We usually estimate within a few days of your call, and the start date depends mostly on cabinet lead time rather than our calendar. Locking selections early in Wake County is what gets a start date on the books sooner.
Do you work on kitchens in older Apex homes with a small electrical panel?
Regularly. Older stock in Wake County often has a 100 amp panel that is already near capacity before you add kitchen circuits. We check panel capacity at the estimate and quote a panel upgrade as a known line item rather than a surprise mid project.
How long does a kitchen remodel take?
Most full kitchen remodels run four to eight weeks on site, measured from demolition to final punch walk. A cosmetic refresh with new cabinet doors, a countertop swap and a backsplash can finish inside two to three weeks. A full gut with moved plumbing, a new electrical panel and structural changes runs toward the eight week end, and that clock does not include the cabinet lead time before demolition even starts.
What it usually costs
Kitchen Remodeling in Apex generally runs between $18,000 and $68,000, depending on size and finish level. The estimate is free and the number we write down is the number you pay.
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