How Much Do New Cabinets & Countertops Cost and How Long Do They Take in Iona, FL?
New cabinets and countertops through our Kitchen Remodeling services in Iona, FL, typically run from $14,000 to $45,000 for a full kitchen, with the job taking two to four weeks once materials arrive. Most of the workday is spent in your kitchen, not ours, so we stage the job to keep your space usable. Call (844) 638-7249 for a detailed, upfront price on your exact layout and material picks.
The Real Sequence for Cabinets & Countertops in Iona
We do this work in clear stages so you know what to expect each day. Here’s how it actually unfolds on an Iona jobsite.
Day 1-2: Site Protection and Demolition
We cover floors in hardboard, seal off the work area, and cap plumbing and gas lines. Your existing cabinets and countertops come out next. In 1970s-era Iona kitchens, we regularly cut old cabinets free from plaster-and-lath backsplashes that crumble easily, so this stage moves slowly on the demo side but fast on the protection side. By end of day two, the room is bare and ready for rough-in.
Day 3-5: Rough-In and Drywall Repair
This is where Lee County inspections begin to matter. If you’re moving the sink or adding an island with power, our electrician and plumber rough in new lines and our crew patches the drywall before cabinets are set. We pull permits through the Lee County Building Department, and the inspector typically signs off on rough-in within 24 hours of our call. If your home was part of a post-Ian rebuild, we coordinate with your elevation certificate so no re-inspection is triggered by a change of scope.
Day 6-7: Cabinet Installation
Your new cabinets arrive factory-finished and go in over two days. We shim, level, and anchor every box to the studs. Iona’s concrete-block homes mean we’re fastening into block behind the drywall, which gives you a far more solid mount than wood-frame construction. The first day is base cabinets and the second is uppers, crown molding, and hardware. At this stage, you’ll make final decisions on knobs, pulls, and any fill strips.
Day 8-10: Template and Countertop Fabrication
The countertop templater arrives the day after cabinets are set. They take digital measurements, mark seams, and note the exact sink and faucet cutouts. Fabrication takes five to ten business days offsite. During this gap, we typically button up trim, install the sink base, and prep the backsplash area. If your Iona home sits on a canal with tidal moisture spikes, we use this window to inspect the cabinet bases for any humidity-related movement and retorque fasteners.
Day 18-20: Countertop Install, Plumbing, and Wrap-Up
The slab goes in, seams get color-matched epoxy, and the plumbing crew hooks up your sink, disposal, and dishwasher. A final walkthrough confirms every door, drawer, and seam meets our standard, and the job is backed by the 730-Day Done Right Promise: if something isn’t right, we make it right, no short-term expiration game. For Iona homeowners pairing this with a full Kitchen Remodeling in Iona, the cabinet phase integrates cleanly into the larger timeline.
The Cabinet and Countertop Choices You’ll Actually Make
You’re not just picking a color. These are the decisions that drive the job - and the budget. We walk you through every one.
- Stock, semi-custom, or custom cabinets. Stock ships fast and saves money; semi-custom gives you depth and finish flexibility; custom lets you build around weird Iona kitchen footprints - angled walls, soffits, or low ceilings common in 1970s canal homes. Most Iona jobs land in semi-custom for the middle ground of speed and fit.
- Framed versus frameless construction. Framed cabinets add a face frame and feel traditional. Frameless gives you full-access interiors and a cleaner European look. Both hold up well in Southwest Florida humidity if the box is plywood, not particleboard.
- Door style and finish. Shaker remains the most popular choice in Iona because it bridges coastal casual and clean-lined modern. Painted finishes wear well, but a catalyzed conversion varnish resists the moisture that creeps in from finger-canal lots better than standard lacquer.
- Countertop surface. Quartz dominates Iona kitchens now - it is nonporous and handles the humidity without sealing. Granite is still a strong performer and costs less per square foot. Solid surface offers invisible seams. Butcher block looks warm but requires more maintenance in a coastal environment. We’ll show you samples from our brand partners so you choose based on performance, not just a photo.
- Edge profile and sink mount. The edge profile changes the feel of a room. Eased edge keeps it simple; ogee adds traditional weight. Undermount sinks are standard with quartz and granite; top-mount makes sense with laminate. We templated a canal-front Iona kitchen where the homeowner chose a zero-radius undermount sink and a waterfall island edge - those two details alone changed the entire look.
Countertop fabrication runs through our shop with digital templating, so your slab is cut to within 1/16 inch of the actual wall. That margin matters in Iona homes where walls haven’t been square since 1978. Many homeowners who refresh their kitchen take the opportunity to update an adjacent bathroom, and we often pair this work with Walk-In Showers & Shower Remodeling in Iona or a Tub-to-Shower Conversion in Iona while the project is underway.
What Cabinets & Countertops Costs in Iona, FL
A straightforward cabinet and countertop replacement in Iona runs $14,000 to $45,000. Where your job lands depends on a few clear variables, not on guesswork.
Kitchen size and cabinet count. A 10×10 galley kitchen in a concrete-block Iona ranch needs fewer boxes than an open-plan kitchen with an island and a peninsula. Every additional linear foot of cabinetry pushes the number up. Wall cabinets are less expensive than base cabinets with rollout trays and soft-close hardware.
Material grade. Stock cabinets with a laminate countertop anchor the low end. Semi-custom plywood boxes with quartz slab and mitered edges push toward the middle. Full custom cabinetry in a stain-grade wood species with a large-format quartzite slab sits at the top of the range. We’ll price multiple combinations so you control the trade-off.
Plumbing and electrical changes. If your sink stays put and your island already has power, your costs stay predictable. Moving a sink, adding a pot filler, or running new circuits for an induction cooktop adds electrical and plumbing rough-in dollars. In Iona’s older block homes, chasing new lines through interior walls takes more labor than a wood-frame house.
Permit scope. A straight cabinet swap usually does not need a Lee County permit. Adding or moving plumbing and electrical does. Our estimate includes the permit line item and the inspection coordination. We don’t surprise you with a “permit fee” after you’ve signed.
Every Groundwork Construction Co. estimate is a written, line-item price. We give you the number before you commit, and we don’t run change orders on scope we could see from the first walkthrough. Jobs over $10,000 qualify for $1,000 off, and 0% financing for 18 months makes the high end of this range more manageable. Call (844) 638-7249 to schedule your free on-site estimate.
How Iona Homes Shape a Cabinet and Countertop Job
Iona’s housing stock is overwhelmingly 1970s-to-1990s concrete-block construction on slab, much of it built along finger canals that drain to the Caloosahatchee River estuary. Those homes share a few traits that directly affect how we approach cabinets and countertops.
The first is layout. Many original Iona kitchens were built as compact U-shapes with a soffit above the wall cabinets. When we open those up, we regularly find the soffit hiding nothing - no ductwork, no plumbing - just a builder’s cheap way to avoid ordering taller upper cabinets. Removing it and running cabinets to the ceiling gives you a foot and a half of extra storage and pulls the room upward. The second is moisture. Iona canal-front lots sit close to the water table, and even with air conditioning, kitchens here see humidity levels that will swell particleboard cabinet boxes within a few years. We only spec plywood boxes for Iona kitchens. Cabinet Installation alone in this area typically ranges $4,000 to $13,000, and Countertop Installation adds $2,000 to $6,500, but the totals climb quickly when the scope touches structure, utilities, or Custom Windows & Doors - Iona work.
Permitting runs through the Lee County Building Department, and post-Ian, the county is particularly attuned to any work that could trigger the “substantial improvement” rule. If you’re replacing cabinets in a kitchen where the previous owners had made major structural repairs after the storm, we review your property’s improvement history with the county before we file. The last thing any Iona homeowner needs is a surprise FEMA elevation requirement because a cabinet job tipped the cumulative dollar threshold. It’s a nuance out-of-area crews miss, and it’s one reason we know Iona projects well enough to flag it early. Derek Hollenbeck, our owner, insists on this review as part of every estimate for a home built before 2000 in a flood zone - it has saved more than one Iona client from a six-figure elevation problem.
Seawall certification and Door Installation - Iona permits are another piece of the puzzle that catches people off guard. For Iona canal-front lots that were rebuilt or lifted after Ian, Lee County may require a seawall inspection before issuing a building permit, even for interior work, if the property’s overall improvement history is under review. We coordinate with your marine engineer so that requirement doesn’t stall your cabinet job three weeks in.
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Frequently Asked - Cabinets & Countertops in Iona
Plan on two to four weeks from demolition to final hardware. The biggest variable is countertop fabrication, which takes five to ten business days offsite after templating. Permitting through Lee County adds time only if you’re moving plumbing or electrical, and we handle the inspection scheduling. Derek Hollenbeck’s crews work a clean, organized job site so your kitchen isn’t a construction zone any longer than necessary.
Swapping cabinets and countertops in the same footprint with no plumbing or electrical changes typically does not require a permit. The moment you relocate a sink, add an outlet, or move a gas line, Lee County requires a permit and rough-in inspection. Our estimate will tell you whether your job triggers one. We do not skip permits when they’re required - skipping them puts your home’s resale and insurance at risk.
Yes, and keeping the sink in its current location is the single biggest cost and time saver on a cabinet project. Your plumbing stays live, your countertop cutout is straightforward, and your permit scope stays minimal. If you want the sink moved to an island or a different wall, we can do it, but you’ll add a few thousand dollars in plumbing rough-in and an extra inspection day.
Most Iona kitchens we price land between $18,000 and $32,000 for semi-custom cabinets and quartz countertops with no major plumbing moves. Stock cabinets and laminate can bring a smaller kitchen to the $14,000 range. Custom cabinetry with large-format quartzite or natural stone pushes past $40,000. Every estimate is a written, upfront price - no vague ranges in the contract. Call (844) 638-7249 for a number that reflects your kitchen, not a national average.
Everything we do is covered by our 730-Day Done Right Promise. If your cabinet door warps, a drawer slide sticks, or a countertop seam separates, we fix it at no charge for two full years. Cabinet brands like KraftMaid carry their own manufacturer warranty on finishes and box construction, and our countertop fabricator’s work is backed by our promise, not just theirs. The 730-Day Done Right Promise is one of the longest workmanship guarantees in residential construction, and it’s built into every job, not offered as an upsell.
Get a Straight Price on Cabinets & Countertops in Iona
You’ll get a written, line-item estimate that spells out exactly what your Iona kitchen will cost, with the materials you choose and a schedule you can count on. The estimate is free, the pricing is upfront, and we arrive background-checked, in uniform, and ready to answer questions honestly. Call (844) 638-7249 to set up your on-site walkthrough - a live person answers, day or night, and we’ll get you on the calendar.
Written by Derek Hollenbeck, Owner at Groundwork Construction Co., serving the Iona community with straight answers and work that holds up.