Kitchen Updates
The 1992 oak kitchen with brass pulls that nobody has touched since the second owner moved in. The painted-white shaker cabinets that look fine on the door fronts and tired on the boxes — every drawer face chipped at the bottom edge from a quarter-century of toes. The 36-inch single-bowl stainless sink that the spray arm of the new dishwasher will not clear. The peninsula that wants to be an island and has wanted to be an island since 2007. The rental kitchen the property manager keeps fielding the same five complaints about. Kitchen updates is the trade for everything between a $250 cabinet-hardware swap and a $25,000 full cabinet refacing with new fixtures and pantry build — cabinetry, refacing, painting, install, backsplash, sinks, fixtures, packaged refreshes, and pantry carpentry. Handis runs the project as lead contractor — cabinetry, carpentry, refacing, painting, install, day-to-day coordination — and subs the regulated work to licensed Washington L&I plumbers (in-wall supply and drain on the sink, disposal, and dishwasher rough-in) and licensed electricians (new or relocated circuits, anything hardwired). Permits are pulled by the appropriate licensed party. From $250 for a hardware swap to $25,000 for a full cabinet refacing with new fixtures, backsplash, and pantry build.
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Kitchen Updates Pricing
Final pricing depends on kitchen size, the scope selected, existing condition, and whether licensed plumbing or electrical work is in scope. Each sub-hub page lists detailed pricing for that family. Licensed-sub fees pass through transparently with the line item named. Request a free estimate for an accurate quote.
Tell us the kitchen and the scope — we will quote the whole project, sub coordination included.
Why Seattle Homeowners Book Handis for Kitchen Updates
Most kitchen-update projects we are asked to fix were started by a single-trade contractor who only saw the part of the work in front of him — the painter who rolled cabinet boxes without degreasing them and watched the finish flake at the door pulls in a month, the cabinet installer who set the run before the dishwasher rough was in the wall, the tile setter who started the backsplash before the new sink and faucet centered the cuts. A kitchen is six trades in a one-hundred-fifty-square-foot room, and the only way it finishes clean is for one party to run the schedule, hold the licensed subs to the right sequence, and own the punch list at the end. That is what Handis does. We are not the licensed plumber and we are not the licensed electrician — we run the project and we name the sub by trade on every quote.
Estimate
Tell us the kitchen (galley, U-shape, L-shape with island, walk-in pantry, rental turnover), rough square footage and cabinet count, the scope you have in mind (hardware swap, paint, refacing, door replacement, full cabinet install, island carpentry, backsplash, sink and fixture swap, pantry build), and any known constraints — a wall that is out of plumb, an existing tile floor you want to preserve, a previous water leak under the sink. We send a clear estimate with the licensed-sub portions named line by line.
What Our Customers Say
Recent kitchen update reviews from verified Seattle-area customers.
Full cabinet refacing on our 1998 oak kitchen — new shaker doors and drawer faces, new veneer skins on the boxes, new hardware, and a new sink and faucet. Handis ran the calendar, the plumber came in for a half-day on the sink and disposal supply, no electrician was needed on our scope. Eight working days, every drawer closes square, looks like a different kitchen.
Cabinet paint and hardware refresh in our 1992 Bellevue split-level. The tech degreased every box and door with TSP before he touched a sander, primed with a bonding primer, sprayed two finish coats off-site on the doors, and brought them back for re-hang. New brushed-brass pulls on a jig-drilled template. Six months in, no chip at the door pulls.
Island install in our 1962 Issaquah ranch. Pure carpentry scope — no plumbing or electrical moves on the island itself, just the carpentry to set a 60-inch stock island with a quartz top and seating overhang. Two days. The island is dead-level on a floor that is half an inch out across the run.
Rental kitchen turnover between tenants. Painted the cabinets, swapped every pull, replaced the sink and faucet, new backsplash. Four working days. The property manager only had a one-week vacancy window and Handis hit it. New tenant moved in on day eight.
Soft-close hinge and slide upgrade on a 1990s kitchen — 32 doors and 18 drawers. Old hinges were bare-metal slam-shut, every drawer was a metal-on-metal screech. Handis converted to European concealed hinges on the doors and Blum under-mount glides on the drawers. Single day. Kitchen is silent.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Handis kitchen updates — scope, licensed-trade handoff, scheduling, pricing, permits, and what fits one Handis visit versus a multi-trade project.