ServicesKitchens
Kitchen remodeling in Austin.
Ashgrove designs and builds kitchens in Austin with one team: the layout, cabinets from our own shop, the counters, and the wiring and plumbing behind them.
What we do
What does a kitchen remodel include?
A kitchen remodel with Ashgrove includes six parts, done by one team. Your quote lists the same six, each with its own price.
Design, drawings and permits
We measure, draw the new kitchen and file the permits with the City of Austin.
Demolition and protection
The old kitchen comes out behind dust walls, and we haul it away.
Wiring, plumbing and walls
New circuits, pipes and gas lines, each inspected by the city.
Cabinets
Built in our own shop in East Austin, painted or in oak, walnut or maple.
Counters, tile and floor
Quartz, limestone, granite, marble or any stone you choose, cut to fit.
Appliances, fixtures and paint
We install and connect everything, then paint and light the room.
Older Austin houses
What is wrong with most older Austin kitchens?
Three problems come up in nearly every kitchen we remodel in an Austin house built before 1980. Each one has a known fix.
“I cook with my back to everyone.”
A closed off kitchen
Most Austin ranch houses from the 1950s and 1960s have a wall between the kitchen and the living room. We take the wall out and carry the roof on a beam hidden in the ceiling. An engineer signs off the beam and the city inspects it.
“There is nowhere to put anything.”
Too little storage
Stock cabinets stop a foot under the ceiling and waste the corners. We build the cabinets in our own shop to the exact wall, take them to the ceiling and add an island with drawers on both sides.
“I am afraid of what is behind the walls.”
Old wiring and pipes
Houses built before 1970 often have wiring with no ground wire and steel or cast iron pipes near the end of their life. We put an allowance for this in the price up front. If we do not need the allowance, you do not pay it.
The schedule
How long does a kitchen remodel take?
A kitchen remodel takes 4 to 8 weeks of design and 6 to 14 weeks on site. You are without a kitchen only while we are on site.
- Design and fixed priceDrawings, materials, and the price line by line.
- PermitsWe file them and meet the inspectors.
- Cabinets built in our shopYour old kitchen still works while we build.
- Demolition, wiring and plumbingThe first inspection is at the end of this.
- Walls, floor and cabinetsThe room takes shape.
- Counters, tile and finishStone is measured after the cabinets are in.
- HandoverThe walk through, and your set of wall photos.
Weeks 13 to 22: your kitchen is out of use
The example is a kitchen where the sink moves. We build the cabinets before we start in your house, and set up a temporary kitchen in another room on the first day.
See how a project goesOur work
Recent kitchens in Austin.
Kitchens we finished in the last year, in Austin houses built from the 1950s to the 1970s.
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Kitchen in Travis Heights
The wall to the living room came out. Oak cabinets and limestone counters.
1954 ranch house, 12 weeks on site
Kitchen in Zilker
The galley kept its shape. Painted cabinets to the ceiling and new wiring.
1962 bungalow, 7 weeks on site
Kitchen in Tarrytown
The sink moved to the window. Oak cabinets and a stone slab backsplash.
1971 two story house, 10 weeks on site
What it costs
What does a kitchen remodel cost in Austin?
A kitchen remodel with Ashgrove costs $75,000 to $165,000. Make the choices that move the price most and watch the plan and the range change.
- Room
- 157 sq ft
- Estimate, a range
- $75k to $88k
- On site
- 6 to 8 weeks
The basics $37k
Demolition, wiring, paint, permits and our crew.
Shape 17 ft of cabinets
Island No extra cost
Layout No extra cost
Cabinets +$22k
Counters +$6k
Appliances +$14k
Floor +$3k
When the house was built No allowance
Materials
What can I choose for my kitchen?
You can choose from the cabinets, counters, tile and floors below, and from many more in our catalog. We bring samples to your house, so you see them in your own light.
See the full catalogCabinets
Built in our own shop in East Austin, in any door style, wood or paint colour.
Painted, flat door
Painted, shaker door
Painted, inset doors
White oak
White oak, shaker door
Walnut
Counters
Cut to a template of your cabinets. Quartz needs no sealing; natural stone is sealed once a year.
Quartz
Texas limestone
Marble
Quartzite
Granite
Soapstone
Tile
For the wall behind the counter: handmade tile, cut stone, plaster, or one slab from the counter up.
Handmade, white
Handmade, blue
Subway tile
Limestone tile
Stone slab
Plaster
Floors
New, or the old oak and pine boards many Austin houses still have under the vinyl, refinished.
White oak plank
Oak herringbone
Heart pine
Limestone
Saltillo tile
Sealed concrete
Warranty
What does the warranty cover?
The Ashgrove warranty covers everything we build or install. It is written into the contract.
5years, counted from the day we hand the kitchen over.
- At 11 months
- We come back for a full walk through and fix what a first year of use has shown.
- In your name
- Appliances, taps and stone carry their makers' own warranties. We register them for you.
Reviews
What do kitchen clients say?
Kitchen clients rate Ashgrove 4.9 out of 5, across 58 reviews.
We cooked in the old kitchen until the day the new cabinets were ready. We were without a kitchen for seven weeks, not four months.
Daniel, ZilkerKitchen, June 2026
They gave us one price in March and that was the price in August. The only change was the one we asked for.
Maya, Travis HeightsKitchen, October 2026
The quote had six parts with a price on each. We could finally compare it with the other two we had.
Elena, TarrytownKitchen, March 2026
Questions
Kitchen remodeling questions, answered.
Nine questions we hear at nearly every first visit. If yours is not here, call or write and you will have a reply the same business day.
How much does a kitchen remodel cost in Austin?
A kitchen remodel with Ashgrove costs $75,000 to $165,000. Three things move the price: whether the layout changes, the cabinets and counters you choose, and the age of the house. The budget builder on this page gives a range for your own kitchen in about a minute.
How long does a kitchen remodel take?
A kitchen remodel takes 4 to 8 weeks of design and 6 to 14 weeks on site. We build the cabinets in our shop before we start in your house, so the old kitchen works until then.
How long will we be without a kitchen?
You are without a kitchen for 6 to 14 weeks, the time we are on site. We set up a temporary kitchen in another room on the first day, with your fridge, a sink and an induction plate.
Do I need a permit to remodel a kitchen in Austin?
A kitchen remodel in Austin needs permits when wiring, plumbing, gas or a wall changes, which is nearly every kitchen. We draw the plans, file the permits with the City of Austin and meet the inspectors.
Can you take out the wall between the kitchen and the living room?
Yes, in most houses. A wall that carries the roof is replaced by a beam in the ceiling, sized by an engineer and inspected by the city. It adds two to four weeks to the work on site.
What if you find old wiring or pipes behind the wall?
We stop, photograph it and show you the same day, with the options and the cost of each. In houses built before 1970 we put an allowance for this in the price up front. If we do not need it, you do not pay it.
Can we keep our appliances?
Yes. We measure your appliances at the first visit and build the new cabinets to fit them. Tell us if you plan to replace one later, and we size its opening for the new model.
What does the warranty not cover?
The warranty does not cover normal wear, or damage from something we did not build, such as a roof leak. Everything we built or installed is covered for five years.
Are you licensed and insured?
Texas does not license general contractors, so no remodeler in Austin holds a state contractor licence. Our electricians and plumbers hold their Texas trade licences, and Ashgrove carries liability and workers' compensation insurance. We send the certificates with your quote.
Where we work
Where do we remodel kitchens?
We remodel kitchens in Austin and in the towns within about 25 miles of it: 10 neighborhoods and 8 towns.
Austin neighborhoods we remodel in
Towns around Austin we remodel in
Book a consultation
Tell us about your kitchen.
It takes about a minute, and the first visit is free.
