Kitchen

Refacing costs a third of replacement and takes four days — but only if your cabinet boxes are worth keeping. The cost tables, the checks to run first, and the one question that settles it.

Granite is $1,250 cheaper on a typical kitchen and handles heat better. Quartz never needs sealing. The decision comes down to one honest question about yourself.

The average 2026 kitchen remodel ran $26,941 — but that number is useless on its own. Real costs by scope, size, and line item, plus the $7,500 surprise most budgets miss.