§ 03.01Kitchen remodels — TX + OH
Eleven trades on one schedule. Ten-week calendar.
A kitchen remodel coordinates eleven trades — demo, plumbing rough, electrical, framing, drywall, cabinetry, counters, tile, appliance install, finish carpentry, and paint. Most generals subcontract eight of those eleven and the calendar slips on whichever sub did not show up. We run all eleven on a dated calendar with a single project manager. Counters land at week 8. First dinner at week 10. The walk-through is free.
The kitchen shape decides the cabinet count.
Four shapes cover ninety percent of the kitchens we remodel. Each one sets the counter run, the sightline to the rest of the house, and how many people can cook at once before someone is in the way. We mark the work triangle on every plan — sink, range, fridge — and walk you through the trade-offs before we draw a single cabinet.
Two parallel runs · narrow rooms only.
- Counter run
- 14–18 feet
- Sightline
- Closed off from dining
- Cooks at once
- 1 person comfortably · 2 if you bump
Breaks whenWhen the second cook needs the same drawer.
Two adjoining walls · most common DFW retrofit.
- Counter run
- 16–22 feet
- Sightline
- Open on two sides
- Cooks at once
- 2 people without crowding
Breaks whenWhen the fridge run blocks the dining-room walk.
Three walls · most counter for the square footage.
- Counter run
- 20–28 feet
- Sightline
- Closed to one side
- Cooks at once
- 2 cooks · 3 if 1 is just chopping
Breaks whenWhen the room is under 11 feet across — you lose the work triangle.
One run + a free-standing island. Open-concept.
- Counter run
- 18–26 feet + 6–10 ft island
- Sightline
- Open to dining + family room
- Cooks at once
- 3+ if seating and prep are split
Breaks whenWhen the island walks are under 42 inches on every side.
Tell us the room dimensions and the doorways. We sketch all four against your room before we recommend one.
Eleven trades land on your kitchen in three phases.
Each phase has a hard handoff to the next. The phone calls happen at the seams — when framing thinks plumbing is ready, when cabinets show up before counters template. We run framing, drywall, cabinets, paint, tile, and trim in-house and schedule plumbing and electrical against one calendar. One crew lead owns every handoff.
Open it up
- Demo & framing
- Plumbing rough
- Electrical rough
- HVAC reroute (if moved)
Build it back
- Drywall + paint base
- Cabinets installed
- Stone counter template + install
- Backsplash tile
Trim it out
- Appliance + plumbing trim
- Lighting + electrical trim
- Finish carpentry
- Paint touch-up + punch
Three appliance choices change everything behind the wall.
The fridge, the range, and the hood decide the cabinet depths, the gas line, and the duct path through the cabinet run. Most kitchens get rebuilt at install because nobody held those three things in one head. We resolve all three at the design visit — before any wood gets milled.
Refrigerator
Panel-ready built-in, or free-standing? The cabinet has to know before the wood gets milled.
- Panel-readyCustom door panels match the cabinet run, and the cabinet depth gets pulled from the spec sheet at design — not on install day.↳ Cabinet runs 1.5" deeper · door panels add about a day of carpentry
- Free-standingStandard 36" opening with finished side panels. Counter overhangs by an inch so the door clears at full swing.↳ Counter template stays open until the fridge is on site
- Under-counter beverageVent cut into the toe-kick of the cabinet base. Counter overhang stretches to 1.5" so the appliance face sits flush.↳ One extra outlet roughed in at the back wall
Cooktop or range
Induction or gas? Sets the rough plumbing, electrical load, and hood path weeks before any tile goes down.
- InductionA dedicated 240-volt circuit, no gas line, no combustion air. The flat surface lets the counter cutout stay a clean rectangle.↳ Electrical panel reviewed · circuit landed before drywall
- GasHalf-inch gas line stubbed under the cabinet, sediment trap on the riser, shutoff inside the base cabinet so it can be serviced.↳ Texas slab cut if the gas line moves more than ~4 feet
- Pro-style rangeHeavier than a standard range. Cabinet shoulders left and right are reinforced, and the subfloor underneath is built up.↳ Extra subfloor reinforcement before flooring goes down
Hood & ducting
How does the cooking air get out? The duct path runs through the cabinet — figured before the cabinet is built.
- Through the wallA 6" or 8" rigid duct routed through the cabinet run, sealed at every joint, ending in a flashed wall cap on the exterior.↳ Upper cabinet reserves a chase for the duct
- Through the roofVertical run through the cabinet, attic, and roof. Flashed cap installed by the same crew handling any roofing scope.↳ Roof penetration coordinated with the roofing crew
- Downdraft (island)Counter-mounted hood drops the duct through the floor. On Texas slab homes, the slab cut and under-floor run are a separate scope.↳ Slab plan reviewed at the design visit, not at install
※Field-measured by the in-house carpenter who will mill the cabinet box. The appliance model number, the counter slab template, and the cabinet shop drawing land on the same page before the order is placed. The reason most kitchens get rebuilt at install: nobody held those three things in one head.
Ten weeks · two of them with nobody on site.
A mid-range kitchen runs about ten weeks of active construction once design is locked. Two of those weeks are stone fabrication off-site — we use the gap for trim and tile so nothing waits when counters arrive. Whole-home remodels that include the kitchen run four to eight months minimum; the kitchen rhythm sits inside that.
- Demo
- Rough-in
- Install
- Finish
- Punch
- Wk 0Demo
Demo
Cabinets out · counters off · drywall cut back. Family loses the kitchen on Day 1.
No cooking - Wk 1Rough-in
Framing + plumbing rough
Walls move if needed · plumbing relocated · slab cut on Texas slab homes.
- Wk 2Rough-in
Electrical + HVAC rough
New circuits pulled · hood-vent path framed · HVAC reroute if the island moves.
- Wk 3Rough-in
Drywall + primer
Hang · tape · skim coat · primer. Rough-in inspection signed off.
- Wk 4Install
Cabinets installed
Field-measured boxes shimmed level · faces hung · doors hung last. Counters templated.
Counter template - Wk 5–7Install
Counter fab (off-site)
Stone fabrication runs 3–4 weeks regardless of contractor. We schedule trim work in the gap.
3–4 wk lag - Wk 7Install
Tile backsplash
Tile set after counters arrive — backsplash templates off the actual stone, not the spec.
- Wk 8Finish
Counters in · plumbing trim
Stone set · sink dropped · faucet trimmed · disposal + dishwasher hooked up.
- Wk 9Finish
Lighting + final paint
Pendants, undercabinet LED, recessed cans · final coat where blue tape called it.
- Wk 10Punch
Punch + first dinner
Walk the kitchen with the homeowner · drawer-by-drawer · we leave when you cook.
Family cooks again
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§ 03.04Remodeling
Custom cabinetry
Built for the wall it lives on.
Plywood box, hardwood face, six-sided finish on every panel, Blum BLUMOTION soft-close hardware. Same in-house carpenter measures, mills, finishes, and hangs.
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§ 02.06HVAC
Flooring
The deck below the board decides if the floor lasts.
Per-room recommendations across hardwood, engineered, LVP, and tile, with the five-layer subfloor protocol most installers cut. Vapor barrier, moisture meter, in-home acclimation.
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§ 02.07HVAC
Interior painting
Two coats over real prep beats four over caulk-and-pray.
Sheen-by-room workflow, real prep, two finish coats of Sherwin-Williams Cashmere or Emerald — or Benjamin Moore Aura on jewel tones. Sample boards under your evening light.
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§ 03.05Remodeling
Custom trim + millwork
Four cuts decide the trim.
Coped inside corners, mitered outsides, scarfed long runs, returns at every cut end. Old-house profiles milled in-shop. Wainscoting, coffered ceilings, library walls, mantels, accent walls.
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§ 03.07Remodeling
Interior
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§ 06Reach the dispatch desk
A 90-minute walk before any wood is milled.
The crew lead who would build your kitchen walks the room with you, takes field measurements, and works through cabinet, counter, and appliance integration. Refrigerator panel-ready or free-standing. Induction or gas. How the hood ducts out. Those answers change the cabinet box before any wood is milled. The walk-through is free.
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