# Kitchen Remodeling in Georgetown, TX: 2026 Costs & Process

By the Home Remodel Pro team · published 2026-10-10 · Kitchen Remodeling, Georgetown

A kitchen remodel in Georgetown runs $45,000–$70,000 if you keep the existing footprint and replace cabinets, counters, lighting and fixtures; $70,000–$110,000 once walls open up and plumbing moves; and $110,000+ for a stud-out kitchen with custom cabinetry and high-end appliances. Construction is 6 to 10 weeks on site, with design and permitting finished before demolition starts. Home Remodel Pro gives you that number as a fixed price in writing before anyone picks up a hammer.

## What a Georgetown kitchen actually costs

Three tiers cover most of what we build in Williamson County. Which one you land in depends mostly on whether the sink, range and walls stay where they are.

A refresh in the existing footprint is $45,000–$70,000. You get new cabinetry, new counters, a new sink and faucet, backsplash, updated lighting and electrical work at the counters, paint and flooring. Appliances slot into the same openings and the plumbing stays put, which keeps the schedule tight and the price predictable.

Opening the layout puts you in the $70,000–$110,000 range. That is where a wall between the kitchen and living room comes down, the island moves, the sink relocates to a window, and the drain and supply lines are rerouted. Anything that changes a wall gets reviewed by a licensed engineer and the permit office before we price the framing — they make that call, not us, and we build to what they stamp.

Above $110,000 you are in a stud-out kitchen: custom cabinetry built to the inch, stone or thick quartz with mitered edges, panel-ready refrigeration, a vent hood ducted to the exterior, and often new windows or a structural beam in the ceiling. Nothing from the old kitchen survives.

- Moves the price up: relocating sink or range, removing a wall, custom cabinetry over semi-custom, full-height stone backsplash, waterfall island ends, panel-ready appliances, new flooring through adjoining rooms, rewiring an older panel
- Moves the price down: keeping plumbing fixtures in place, standard-depth appliances, quartz with an eased edge, painted shaker doors in standard sizes, reusing the existing flooring, keeping the ceiling intact
- Roughly where the money goes on a mid-range job: cabinetry 30–35%, labor and project management 25–30%, counters and backsplash 10–15%, appliances 8–15%, electrical and plumbing 8–12%, flooring, paint and trim the rest

## What's different about remodeling kitchens in Georgetown

Georgetown's housing stock splits into a few clear groups, and each one remodels differently.

Around the downtown square and the Old Town district you have genuinely old houses — narrow rooms, plaster, original wood floors, and kitchens that were added onto the back of the house decades after it was built. Expect surprises behind the walls: undersized wiring, waste lines that have been patched more than once, and floors that are out of level enough to matter when you set a long run of cabinets. We scribe cabinetry and build up the subfloor rather than shimming and hoping. If the house sits in a historic district, design review happens before permitting, and we build that step into the schedule rather than discovering it later.

The 1990s and 2000s subdivisions off Williams Drive, out toward Sun City, and east of I-35 are a different animal. The bones are fine; the problem is layout. Builder kitchens from that era are closed off from the living room with a half-wall peninsula, a bulkhead above the upper cabinets, and a corner sink. Most of our work there is opening the wall, dropping the bulkhead to gain real cabinet height, and putting in an island with seating. That is the $70k–$110k tier almost every time.

Two practical Central Texas items. Water here is hard, so a filtration or softener loop at the kitchen line is worth pricing while the walls are open — it protects a new faucet and a pot filler. And summer heat is real: a properly ducted exterior-vented hood over a gas range keeps the cooking load out of the house instead of dumping it back into a room your AC is already fighting. Recirculating hoods are cheaper up front and you will notice the difference in August.

## Permits and inspections in Georgetown

Kitchen work that touches electrical, plumbing, gas or framing gets permitted. We handle that paperwork for you and we meet the inspectors on site — that is included in the contract, not a line item you chase.

Which office reviews the job depends on your address. Homes inside Georgetown city limits go through the City of Georgetown's building department; addresses in the surrounding unincorporated parts of Williamson County are reviewed by the county. We confirm jurisdiction at the first visit rather than assuming, because the ETJ line does not follow the mailing address. For our Austin clients we handle City of Austin permits the same way. Whether a specific scope needs a permit is the permit office's determination, and we submit for review instead of guessing.

If the design removes or alters any wall, a licensed engineer evaluates it and produces a drawing, and the permit office reviews it. Their stamp drives the framing detail and the price. We never tell a homeowner a wall can come out — we get it engineered and reviewed, then build what is approved.

Budget-wise, residential remodel permit fees in this area typically run $300–$1,200 depending on the trades involved and the valuation of the work. Engineering for a wall opening typically runs $800–$2,500. Both are carried inside your fixed price, so they do not land on you later as a change order.

Expect inspections at rough-in — framing, electrical, plumbing, and mechanical if the hood or HVAC changes — and again at final. Work pauses for each one. That is normal and it is already in the schedule we hand you.

## The timeline, week by week

Kitchens are 6 to 10 weeks of construction. The honest number from first phone call to a finished kitchen is longer, because design, selections and permit review all happen before demolition.

Here is the sequence we run in Georgetown:

- Weeks 1–2 — First visit and measure. We walk the kitchen, measure, look at the panel, the attic and the crawl or slab condition, and talk through what you want changed. You get a scope and a price range tied to the tiers above.
- Weeks 2–6 — Design and selections. Floor plans and elevations, cabinet layout, appliance specs, counters, tile, plumbing and lighting. You pick everything now, not during construction. This is also when an engineer gets involved if a wall is in play.
- Weeks 5–8 — Fixed price and contract. Once selections are locked, we issue a fixed price in writing with a construction calendar. Financing, if you are using it, gets arranged here.
- Weeks 6–10 — Permit submittal and review. Review time varies by office and by workload. We submit, respond to comments, and order cabinetry so it is being built while review runs.
- Construction week 1 — Protection, demolition, haul-off. Dust walls at the openings, floor protection on the path to the door.
- Construction weeks 2–3 — Framing changes, electrical and plumbing rough-in, hood duct, rough inspections.
- Construction weeks 3–5 — Insulation and drywall, ceiling repair, paint, flooring.
- Construction weeks 4–6 — Cabinet installation, then counter template. Stone fabrication is typically 7–14 days between template and install; that gap is in the calendar and is the single most common reason a kitchen feels slow in the middle.
- Construction weeks 6–9 — Counters set, backsplash tile, plumbing and electrical trim, appliances, hardware, touch-up.
- Construction weeks 8–10 — Final inspection, punch list, walkthrough, warranty paperwork.

## How our fixed-price design-build process works

Design-build means one contract covers the drawings, the permitting and the construction. You are not holding a designer and a builder responsible for each other's gaps.

The price is fixed before demolition. We do the investigation during design — opening a small section of wall or ceiling if we need to see what is in there — so the number in the contract is a number we can stand behind. Change orders come from you changing your mind or from something genuinely concealed, not from a thin estimate catching up with reality.

Our carpenters are in-house. The same crew that frames the opening installs the cabinets and sets the trim, which is why reveals line up and doors hang right. We subcontract licensed electricians and plumbers, and we schedule them, not you.

Everything we build carries a 5-year workmanship warranty. Appliance and material manufacturer warranties sit on top of that. Financing is available if you would rather not pull the whole project out of savings.

One job site rule worth stating: you will not have a kitchen for 6 to 10 weeks. We set up a temporary station — fridge, microwave, a sink if we can leave one live — somewhere out of the work zone. Plan on it.

## What to ask any contractor before you sign

Take this list to every bid you collect, including ours. The answers separate a real scope from a number on a page.

Then do these three things: measure your current kitchen and write down what frustrates you about it, collect photos of layouts you like, and note your appliance sizes if you are keeping them. Bring that to the first visit and the design phase moves faster.

When you are ready, request a site visit and tell us your address — we will confirm which permit office reviews your job and give you a scope and a price range the same way we would for any Georgetown kitchen.

- Is this a fixed price or an estimate, and what exactly triggers a change order?
- Who pulls the permits and who meets the inspectors?
- Is the cabinet installation crew employed by you or subcontracted?
- What is the written construction calendar, and what happens between counter template and install?
- What does the workmanship warranty cover and for how long?
- Who evaluates any wall I want removed, and is engineering inside the price?
- What is the payment schedule tied to — calendar dates or completed milestones?
- Are appliances, flooring and paint in this scope, or are they listed as allowances?

## Georgetown homeowners also ask

### Do I need a permit for a kitchen remodel in Georgetown?

That determination belongs to the permit office that covers your address — the City of Georgetown building department inside city limits, or Williamson County outside them. Any work touching electrical, plumbing, gas or framing is normally reviewed. We confirm jurisdiction at the first visit, submit the application, and meet the inspectors at rough-in and final. Permit fees typically run $300–$1,200 and are carried inside your fixed price.

### Can I take out the wall between my kitchen and living room?

A licensed engineer evaluates the wall and the permit office reviews the drawing — they decide, and we build to what is approved. If it is approved, the beam, framing and ceiling repair generally put the project in the $70,000–$110,000 range. Engineering typically runs $800–$2,500 and is included in the contract price rather than billed to you separately.

### How long will I be without a kitchen?

Construction is 6 to 10 weeks from demolition to final walkthrough. Design, selections and permit review happen before that, so the full arc from first visit to finished kitchen is usually several months. We set up a temporary kitchen station outside the work zone on day one.

### What makes one Georgetown kitchen $50,000 and another $120,000?

Three things: whether plumbing moves, whether a wall comes out, and the cabinetry. Keeping the sink and range in place with semi-custom painted shaker doors and quartz counters lands at $45,000–$70,000. Relocating the sink and opening a wall pushes it to $70,000–$110,000. Stud-out with custom cabinetry, stone counters and high-end appliances goes past $110,000.

## Check it with Georgetown's own pages

Permit rules and fees change, and the office that issues the permit is the authority on them, not this guide.

- [City of Georgetown — residential permits](https://www.georgetowntexas.gov/development_services/permits/residential_permits/index.php)
- [City of Georgetown — Certificate of Appropriateness](https://www.georgetowntexas.gov/development_services/planning/historic_preservation/certificate_of_appropriateness.php)

What a kitchen remodel in Austin involves: https://www.homeremodelpro.com/austin/kitchen-remodeling

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