How Much Does a Kitchen Remodel Cost in Washington?

The three budget tiers we see most

Around Lynnwood, Edmonds, and the greater Seattle area, kitchen projects tend to land in three bands. A cosmetic refresh — new counters, hardware, paint, lighting, and perhaps refacing existing cabinets — is the entry point, often in the low tens of thousands. A full remodel with new custom or semi-custom cabinets, stone countertops, tile work, and updated appliances is the most common project we build, and in this market most land between roughly $45,000 and $110,000. A layout-change remodel — moving walls, relocating plumbing or gas, adding an island with power and venting — pushes past that, and high-end custom kitchens in this area can run well beyond $150,000.

Where the money actually goes

Cabinetry is almost always the single biggest line, commonly a quarter to a third of the total. Labor across trades — demolition, framing, electrical, plumbing, drywall, tile, finish carpentry — is the next block, and it is the part that varies most by region: skilled-trade labor in Snohomish and King County prices above the national average. The rest divides among countertops, appliances, flooring, lighting, and permits.

What moves the number most

• Layout changes. Keeping sinks, ranges, and walls where they are saves real money. Moving them buys you a better kitchen — for a price.
• Cabinet grade. Stock, semi-custom, and custom cabinetry can differ by tens of thousands on the same floor plan.
• Countertop material. Quartz and granite vary widely by slab; exotic stone and waterfall edges add up fast.
• Appliances. A builder-grade package and a pro-style range with panel-ready refrigeration are different worlds.
• Surprises behind the walls. Older homes in this area sometimes hide knob-and-tube wiring, galvanized plumbing, or past water damage. A good contractor scopes for this up front.

How to budget without regret

Decide the total you are comfortable with, then hold 10–15% of it back as contingency before you fall in love with finishes. Get an itemized, written price — if a bid is one number on one page, you cannot compare it to anything. And weigh cost against how long you will live with the result: a kitchen you use for fifteen years is one of the few remodels priced in decades, not years.

Get a real number for your kitchen

Ranges are for articles — your kitchen deserves an exact figure. Go Far Construction gives free, no-obligation estimates across the Lynnwood area, with an itemized price that holds. Walk us through your space and wish list, and you will know what your kitchen actually costs.