What New Cabinets & Countertops Realistically Cost and Take in Bonita Springs
New cabinets and countertops in Bonita Springs run most homeowners between $6,000 and $19,500 as a standalone project, with a typical timeline of two to three weeks from tear-out to finished installation. The spread comes down to three things: the linear footage of cabinetry you’re replacing, whether you choose stock or semi-custom boxes, and what countertop material you land on. Call (844) 638-7249 for a free, line-item estimate that matches your exact kitchen. We skip the vague ballparks and give you a fixed number before you commit to anything.
How We Move Through a Cabinets & Countertops Job in Bonita Springs
This is not a kitchen remodel. The floor stays. The walls stay. The plumbing and electrical stay exactly where they are. We’re pulling out the old boxes and tops and installing new ones in the same footprint, and that changes the process entirely. Here’s what the week-by-week sequence actually looks like on a standalone cabinets and countertops project.
Stage 1: Field measure and material lock-in (Days 1-2 on site, plus 2-4 weeks for order fulfillment). We come to your home in Bonita Springs with a laser and a notebook, not a tape measure and a guess. We verify every wall dimension, check for out-of-square conditions that Florida slab homes love to develop over 40 years, and confirm the exact cabinet layout and countertop overhang. This is also where you choose your door style, wood species, finish, and countertop material. Once you sign off, we place the order. Cabinets usually arrive in three to four weeks. Stone tops can take a week or two beyond that depending on the slab yard.
Stage 2: Demo and prep (1 day, occasionally 2 for larger kitchens). The old cabinets come off the walls, the countertops come out, and we protect your flooring with ram board throughout the work path. We disconnect and cap the sink plumbing and pull the dishwasher if it’s sitting under countertop we’re replacing. This is a dusty, noisy day and you’ll want to be out of the kitchen for it. We haul everything away same-day.
Stage 3: Cabinet installation (2-3 days). Once the boxes arrive we install the uppers first, then the base cabinets. Every cabinet gets shimmed level and screwed to studs, not just drywall. If your Bonita Springs home has settled and we’re dealing with a half-inch slope across 12 feet of floor, we scribe the toe kicks and trim to match so the doors hang and close dead true. Crown molding and trim go on in this stage if you’ve spec’d them.
Stage 4: Countertop template and fabricate (1 day template, 5-10 days fabricate). After the base cabinets are set and level, the stone fabricator comes out to digitally template the exact layout, including sink cutout and any mitered edge details. The countertops then get cut and polished at their shop. Stone tops are never cut on site. During this gap your kitchen is functional if you want to drop a temporary plywood top on the bases, but most families treat this stretch like a takeout week.
Stage 5: Countertop install and final trim (1 day). The fabricator sets the tops in place, levels the seams, and seals the stone. We reconnect the sink plumbing, mount the dishwasher bracket if needed, and walk the whole job with you before we consider it done. If you’re doing a tile backsplash as part of the same scope, that gets scheduled after the tops are in. Every cabinet and countertop we install is covered by our 730-Day Done Right Promise, so if a drawer face warps or a seam opens in the first two years, we handle it.
The Options You’ll Choose Between
Cabinets and countertops come down to a handful of real decisions. We don’t throw 40 door samples at you and hope you land somewhere. Here are the choices that actually drive the budget and the finished look.
- Stock vs. semi-custom cabinets. Stock cabinets ship in standard widths in 3-inch increments and come in a limited set of door styles and finishes. They install fast and keep costs low, typically $4,000-$8,000 for an average Bonita Springs kitchen layout. Semi-custom gives you control over drawer bank configurations, extended uppers, appliance panels, and finish details, and runs closer to $8,000-$13,000. For most kitchens we do in this area, semi-custom is the sweet spot.
- Quartz vs. granite vs. quartzite. Quartz is an engineered stone that never needs sealing and resists staining better than anything else on the market, which is why it’s our most-installed countertop surface. Granite is natural, every slab is one of a kind, and it handles hot pans directly. Quartzite looks like marble but actually holds up to a kitchen, though it costs more than either quartz or granite. Budget $2,000-$4,000 for granite on a typical layout, $2,500-$5,500 for quartz, and $3,500-$6,500 for quartzite.
- Door profile and finish. Shaker doors dominate Bonita Springs kitchens because they read clean across both coastal condos and golf-community homes. Raised-panel and slab doors are the other main options. Painted finishes cost more than stained, and full-overlay doors with soft-close hardware add about 15-20% to the cabinet line.
- Sink and faucet decisions. Undermount sinks are standard with stone tops. You’ll also pick your sink material (stainless or composite granite) and your faucet finish and function. This is a $400-$1,200 line item depending on what you select, and we mount and connect everything as part of the install.
When you’re also having other bathroom work done, homeowners often pair this with Walk-In Showers & Shower Remodeling in Bonita Springs or a Tub-to-Shower Conversion in Bonita Springs so we can coordinate the dust and crews across both rooms. We also do full Kitchen Remodeling in Bonita Springs when the scope goes beyond boxes and tops, and our kitchen remodeling crew handles those start to finish.
What Cabinets & Countertops Cost in Bonita Springs, FL
A standalone cabinets and countertops job in Bonita Springs typically lands between $6,000 and $19,500. The number moves based on a handful of concrete factors, not hidden contractor math. Here’s what pushes a project toward the low end and what sends it toward the high.
Linear feet of cabinetry. A 10×10 galley kitchen with 20 linear feet of cabinets costs considerably less than a 15×20 layout with 45 linear feet and an island. This is the single biggest cost driver.
Cabinet construction and finish. Stock boxes with standard overlay doors in a stain-grade finish sit at the lower end. Semi-custom with full overlay, soft-close drawers, and a painted finish push higher.
Countertop material and edge detail. A standard eased-edge granite or quartz top is the baseline. A mitered-edge quartzite with a waterfall island panel adds significant fabrication and material cost.
Existing conditions. If your Bonita Springs home has water-damaged drywall behind the old sink base, or if the subfloor has rotted around the dishwasher, we find it during demo and fix it before we go further. We write every estimate as “this is the number unless we open the wall and find something structural.” In older coastal homes, we do find things. The estimate covers what we see; the change order covers what we couldn’t see.
Permit requirements. In Lee County, a cabinets and countertops job that does not move plumbing, electrical, or walls may not require a permit. If we’re touching any of those things, it does. We pull permits when they’re required and we don’t cut that corner. Our fixed-price estimate includes the permit line when it applies. You get upfront pricing with no surprises, and we back the whole project with the 730-Day Done Right Promise.
What Bonita Springs Homes Specifically Do to This Job
The housing stock we work on here splits into two distinct worlds, and each one changes how we approach cabinets and countertops. In older concrete block and stucco homes in neighborhoods like Bonita Shores and along the Imperial River corridor, we routinely open walls behind original 1970s cabinets and find moisture intrusion that’s been quietly compromising drywall for decades. A cabinet swap in these homes almost always turns into a small drywall and paint scope before we can hang the new boxes. These houses also tend to have settled floors. A 40-year-old slab on grade can be three-quarters of an inch out of level across a kitchen, and we account for that in the cabinet shimming and scribe work from the jump.
In the large planned communities like Pelican Landing, Palmira, and Bonita Bay, the homes are newer but the kitchens were often built with builder-grade materials that looked fine in 1999 and are falling apart now. Drawer glides seize. Thermofoil peels. Particleboard sink bases swell. The layouts are generally open plan and the ceiling heights are 9 feet or more, which makes extended upper cabinets a common choice. This is also where we see the most interest in waterfall islands and quartzite, because buyers in these neighborhoods are investing for a decade of use, not a quick cosmetic flip.
One thing that distinguishes Bonita Springs work from inland markets: the high water table and expansive marly soils here mean that any slab movement gets telegraphed straight into the kitchen. Cabinets that were flush and square 20 years ago gradually pull out of alignment as the slab shifts. We see it in the Shores, we see it off West Terry, and we see it in the older sections east of 41. Our install process accounts for that movement with robust anchoring and scribing, so the new cabinets stay true even if the floor underneath doesn’t. Homeowners looking for a trusted partner across the rest of their home often work with us throughout Bonita Springs on projects from kitchens to baths to outdoor living.
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Frequently Asked About Cabinets & Countertops in Bonita Springs
Most standalone cabinets and countertops projects in Bonita Springs wrap in two to three weeks of on-site work, with a four- to six-week lead time before that while your cabinets and stone tops are being fabricated. The on-site sequence is typically one day of demo, two to three days of cabinet install, a week to ten days for countertop fabrication, and one day to set the tops and reconnect the plumbing. Call (844) 638-7249 for a project timeline based on your specific kitchen layout.
If we’re not moving plumbing fixture locations, altering electrical, or removing walls, a simple cabinet and countertop replacement in Lee County often does not require a permit. If the scope touches any of those systems, we pull the required permits and include that cost in your fixed-price estimate. We never skip the permit when it’s called for. It’s the wrong place to save money.
You can, but the sink has to be compatible with an undermount installation if you’re going with stone countertops. Most drop-in sinks from the 1990s and early 2000s are not. We recommend budgeting for a new undermount sink and faucet as part of the project. It’s a small line item relative to the whole job, and you’ll regret reusing a tired fixture the week after we leave.
A new kitchen island with base cabinets and a stone top adds $3,000 to $7,000 to a cabinets and countertops project, depending on the island size and whether you’re running electrical to it. If you need a new circuit pulled for an island outlet, that adds a separate electrical scope and a permit. We’ll tell you what’s required when we measure.
Yes. Every cabinet box, door, drawer, hinge, and countertop seam we install is covered for two full years. If a door warps, a drawer glide fails, or a seam separates, we come back and make it right. That’s not a sales line. It’s the warranty we put in writing. Call (844) 638-7249 to schedule a free estimate and see your material options in person.
Get a Fixed-Price Estimate for Cabinets & Countertops in Bonita Springs
We measure, you choose your materials, and we hand you a number that doesn’t change unless you change the scope. No bait pricing and no “we’ll figure it out as we go.” Call (844) 638-7249 to schedule a free, on-site estimate and design consultation. A live person answers, day or night, and we’ll have a background-checked, uniformed technician at your Bonita Springs home when it works for you.
Written by Derek Hollenbeck, Owner at Groundwork Construction Co., serving Bonita Springs and the surrounding coastal communities.