Kitchen Remodel with Waterfall Island in Carlsbad, CA

Haven Home Remodeling & Roofing completed this kitchen remodel in a home in Carlsbad, CA. The finished kitchen is built around a long island with waterfall ends, a sink in the island and seating for five, with white cabinets around the room and a range wall framed by a custom hood.

The Carlsbad kitchen remodel at a glance

• Service: kitchen remodeling
• Location: Carlsbad, CA, in North San Diego County
• Building type: home kitchen
• Island: long island whose countertop runs down to the floor at the ends (a waterfall edge), with a sink, a gold-finish faucet and five stools along one side
• Around the room: white cabinets, built-in stainless refrigerator columns, a built-in microwave, a beverage fridge, a professional-style range under a custom hood, a patterned gray tile backsplash, two lantern pendants over the island and dark plank floors

Why a kitchen like this takes planning

An island like this one pulls several trades together: the cabinets underneath, a countertop that wraps down the ends, plumbing for the island sink, and wiring for the pendants and outlets. Each of those choices affects the price. Haven's kitchen remodels typically range from $25,000 to $75,000, and where a project lands depends on:

• Layout. Keeping the existing footprint costs far less than moving walls, plumbing or gas lines. Adding a sink to an island means bringing water and a drain to it.
• Cabinetry. Refinished, semi-custom and fully custom cabinets are priced very differently.
• Countertops and backsplash. Quartz, natural stone and tile choices.
• Electrical and lighting. New circuits, appliance upgrades and lighting plans.
• Permits. Required when circuits, plumbing or walls change.

How Haven handles a kitchen remodel

This is Haven's standard process on every kitchen remodel:

1. Design consultation. How you cook and entertain, your layout and your budget.
2. Pre-construction walkthrough. Structural, electrical and plumbing assessments, so wall removals and relocations are planned and priced up front.
3. Itemized proposal and permits. Cabinetry, counters, plumbing, electrical and tile are set in one fixed price, and Haven files the permit.
4. Ordering. Semi-custom and custom cabinets can take 4 to 16 weeks or longer to arrive, so that lead time goes into the schedule before demolition.
5. Construction. Plastic containment walls, protected floors and sealed air ducts keep the rest of the home clean, with daily cleanup.
6. Final walkthrough. Haven closes out the permit and walks you through the finished kitchen.

In Carlsbad, permits go through the City of Carlsbad Community Development Department (Building Division). Homes in the coastal zone can also fall under California Coastal Commission rules, and master-planned communities often need HOA Architectural Review Committee approval. Haven handles the drawings, permit filing and inspections.

Planning a kitchen remodel in Carlsbad?

These details help Haven give you an accurate, itemized proposal:

• Whether the layout stays the same, or the sink, range or walls need to move.
• Whether you want an island, and whether it needs a sink, seating or outlets.
• The cabinet line you have in mind, since custom cabinets add weeks of lead time.
• Your countertop and backsplash choices.
• Whether your home is in an HOA, such as Aviara, La Costa or Bressi Ranch, or in the coastal zone.
• Your budget. A budget of $10,000 usually isn't enough for a full kitchen remodel, but it can cover targeted updates such as cabinet refinishing, a new backsplash or new fixtures and lighting.

Learn more about Carlsbad home remodeling with Haven, or see all of our kitchen remodeling services.

Nearby

Haven also remodels kitchens in nearby Oceanside, Vista, San Marcos, Encinitas, Escondido and Del Mar. Haven Home Remodeling & Roofing is a licensed general contractor, LIC #1128019, licensed, bonded and insured.