What Does a Kitchen Remodel Actually Cost?

It’s the first question almost everyone asks, and the honest answer has two parts, not one: what kind of project it is, and how big the space is. A number given before both are understood isn’t an estimate — it’s a guess.

National industry data puts the full range of kitchen remodels somewhere between $15,000 and $130,000+, depending on scope and size. That’s a wide enough range to be almost meaningless on its own — so here’s what actually narrows it down.

Range reflects aggregated 2026 national industry data (HomeAdvisor, Angi, and the Zonda/Remodeling Magazine Cost vs. Value Report) — not Timberhaus Studio pricing. Kansas City costs will move around this range based on local labor and material choices.

Two Variables, Not One

The shape of the project — Refresh, Full Remodel, or Reconfigured — determines the kind of work involved: whether plumbing and electrical move, whether walls come down, whether an engineer and a permit set are part of the job before construction even starts. This is the difference in complexity.

The size of the space — determines the quantity of everything within that complexity: how much cabinetry, how much countertop, how many linear feet of tile. A 120-square-foot kitchen and a 400-square-foot kitchen can both be a straightforward Refresh, and still land in very different places on the range, simply because one has four times the material and labor to cover.

Shape and size move independently of each other. A large Refresh can cost more than a small Full Remodel. Neither number means anything until both are known — which is exactly what Discover is for.

If you want to know where your own project is likely to land, that’s a conversation, not a calculator.