Kitchen Remodeling in Johns Creek, GA
Johns Creek kitchens arrive at our table looking remarkably alike, and that is not a criticism of the houses. It is what happens when nearly half a city is built inside one decade.
The 1990s kitchen, and the four moves that fix it
Forty-five percent of the housing in Johns Creek was built in the 1990s — the most concentrated single decade of any city we work in — so we walk into the same kitchen here more often than anywhere else on our list. It has a peninsula rather than an island, a desk nook nobody has used since 2011, a pantry that is a closet, and a wall between it and the family room that is usually carrying something. The four moves that unlock it are almost always the same: take the wall to a beam, turn the peninsula into an island long enough to seat people, convert the desk nook into real pantry storage, and open a sightline to the back of the house. What makes this a design-build project rather than a cabinetry order is the first move, because a 1990s two-story in this market frequently has a bathroom sitting directly above that wall, which turns a beam into a plumbing and drain-relocation exercise as well as a structural one.
The same caveat everywhere: cabinetry sets the end date
Whatever town the house is in, custom and semi-custom cabinetry runs eight to fourteen weeks from approved drawings, and it is almost always the longest lead time in a kitchen. That is why we order it during the design phase rather than after demolition, and it is why a kitchen that starts with a signed design agreement in January is not a kitchen that finishes in March. Any firm telling you otherwise is either not designing or not busy.
What this covers
Each of these is a service in its own right, offered in Johns Creek and everywhere else we work. What follows is how it goes in Johns Creek specifically, rather than a fifteenth thing we do.
Kitchens
Layout first, then everything else. Most of our kitchens move a wall.
Custom Cabinetry
Rooms that fit their house instead of fitting a catalogue's increments.
Floor Plan Reconfiguration
The square footage is right. The walls are in the wrong places.
Questions about kitchen remodeling
How long does a kitchen take?
Design runs eight to fourteen weeks depending on how much the layout moves. Construction is typically ten to sixteen weeks for a kitchen with layout changes, and less for one that stays inside its existing walls. You get a written schedule with the Fixed-Price Proposal, before you sign anything.
What investment range does a kitchen usually land in?
Kitchens are the most common project in our two middle bands. Rather than put a number here with no context attached, we publish all four ranges — what each one typically includes, what it covers, and who we are honestly not the right firm for — on The Right Fit.
Can we keep using the kitchen during the work?
No. A kitchen down to the studs has no water, no power at the counters, and no appliances for most of the schedule. We set up a temporary kitchen somewhere sensible on day one — a sink, a refrigerator, a microwave and a work surface — and we plan the demolition around where that lands.
What does the five-year workmanship warranty cover on a kitchen?
Our workmanship: framing, drywall, tile setting, cabinetry installation, trim, paint adhesion, and the installation of the fixtures and appliances we put in. The appliances and the cabinetry finishes carry their own manufacturer warranties. The full written terms are part of your contract.
Should we do the kitchen on its own or as part of something larger?
If the walls around the kitchen are also wrong, doing them together is one design, one permit and one mobilization instead of two. If the rest of the plan works, a kitchen on its own is a clean project and we do plenty of them.
Tell us about a house in Johns Creek
The town is pre-filled. Four short steps, and it ends with a call from Priscilla within one business day.
Tell us about your house.
A Discovery visit is free, it happens at your house, and it ends with a written summary of scope and a realistic investment band.
