This is an instant ballpark for a full gut remodel of a standard (10×10) or large (12×14) kitchen in an L, galley, U or peninsula layout — with stone or laminate counters, an optional island, and common conditions. Treat the number as a planning range, not a quote.
It cannot price a special case. Email us for a custom estimate if your project is any of these:
Built the way a Columbus contractor actually bids it — measure the box, schedule the trades, price the work. Watch your estimate get built, step by step.
Estimating starts with the box. Kitchens vary widely — pick the shape closest to yours. You don't measure anything; we work from the typical quantities each layout implies.
Adding a center island? That's a checkbox on the conditions step — it layers onto any of these.
Kitchens are designed tight around the work triangle, so a bigger kitchen is mostly more material, modestly — not a wild jump.
This is the single biggest swing — a basic package vs. a pro range can differ by an order of magnitude. Shown as its own line at typical all-in cost; who buys it doesn't change the project cost.
These ride on top of the base — your home's age and structure decide them, not your taste. Each is a flagged assumption with a change-order trigger.
Your home's age predicts hidden cost — older homes often force rough plumbing and wiring replacement.
Only stone and laminate are estimated here. Quartz, solid-surface, butcher block, tile and true bespoke tops vary too much to price blind — email us for a custom estimate.
Price is a real schedule, not a magic number. Each phase is real man-hours, rounded to working days.
Working days are gauged from total man-hours at a standard two-person crew (≈16 man-hours/day). Real duration shifts with crew size and trade sequencing — parallelizable work (e.g. demo) compresses with added help, while cure- and inspection-bound work (e.g. tile, drywall) does not. Treat the day count as a planning estimate, not a fixed schedule.
This is an educated estimate from real Columbus contractor pricing — not a national average. Site conditions found on demo are surfaced as change orders before any work proceeds.
The estimator already gave you the number — no email required to use it. If you'd like the full itemized breakdown, the day-by-day schedule, and the assumptions written up as a printable estimate, leave your email and we'll send it as a follow-up.