Kitchen Remodeling in Huntington Beach
Serving 92646 · 92647 · 92648 · 92649 and Costa Mesa, Fountain Valley, Westminster
Most Huntington Beach kitchens we are asked about sit in 1960s and 1970s tract housing, and tract housing repeats. The same builder put up the same plan along the same street, which means the wall between the kitchen and the family room tends to be carrying the same thing house to house. That predictability is worth real money — it narrows the unknowns before anyone opens anything.
Real projects. Real prices.
73 finished remodels published with their final price — nothing hidden.
What 27 finished LA kitchens actually cost: a median of $50k, in a range of $23k–$84k. Real final prices from our own job records, not estimates.
$34,800 White uppers over warm grey shaker lowers, white quartz, and a stainless chimney hood.
$38,000 Emerald shaker cabinetry and brass hardware around a cream range and an apron sink.
$50,000 Navy shaker lowers under white uppers, with a slate-tone tile backsplash and a wood ledge shelf.
$63,500 White cabinetry with brushed-gold hardware, a white-oak island, and a marble-look slab backsplash.
$72,000 White shaker cabinetry against a deep teal backsplash, with an island under a stainless hood.
$84,000 Warm grey shaker cabinetry with quartz counters, plus floating vanities in dark stone tile.
Tract kitchens: the same wall, over and over
Opening the wall
Removing the divider between a closed kitchen and a family room is the single most requested change in this stock. It needs a structural engineer and a permit regardless. What tract construction changes is confidence: the load path is usually understood before demolition rather than discovered during it.
The services behind it
Original panels in this era are often at or near capacity once a modern kitchen's appliance load is added. Galvanised supply lines are common. Both are ordinary, both are solvable, and both belong in the number you are quoted rather than in a change order.
Written by Onn Cohen-Meguri, founder and designer at Design Onn Point — 12+ years in business, 1,200+ finished Los Angeles projects. CSLB #1133368.
Pricing in Huntington Beach
From our completed projects.
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