Kitchen remodeling in Auburn built for families that actually use the space. From updating Lakeland Hills builder-grade interiors to gutting a Lea Hill ranch back to studs, we deliver durable quartz, real cabinets, and layouts that survive school mornings.
In Auburn, the age of the house sets half the kitchen scope before anyone picks a countertop. The 1950s-through-1970s ranches and split-levels around downtown and North Auburn tend to hide undersized supply lines, original 2-wire feeds behind the range, and load-bearing walls that block the open island layout everyone asks for first. Out in the 1990s–2000s Lakeland Hills and Lea Hill subdivisions the bones are sound — engineered floor trusses, modern panels — so the budget shifts toward tearing out builder-grade cabinets and laminate instead of repairing systems.
Our company is based in Kent, a 12–15 minute run down West Valley Highway or up Highway 167, which means we're on Auburn kitchens almost daily for measurements, cabinet deliveries, and inspection sign-offs. That closeness pays off the day a quartz slab shows up chipped or an inspector wants a same-morning correction — we're minutes out, not fighting traffic down from Seattle.
A lot of Auburn clients pair the kitchen with a bathroom remodel in Auburn or roll it into a broader whole-home remodel in Auburn, and we build the same kitchens just south in Federal Way.
Talk to Us About Your ProjectIn-home consultation, written scope, and an itemized estimate — no obligation, no pressure.
Request Estimate Call (206) 356-5380 info@bigbuildconstruction.netWhat's Included
One accountable team means you're not chasing a cabinet installer, a plumber, and a tile setter separately. Here's what a typical Auburn kitchen project covers — and every estimate is shaped around the specific house we're working in.
Custom, semi-custom, or stock cabinet installation with soft-close hardware, pull-outs, and crown detail. Refacing available where the boxes are still sound.
Quartz, granite, butcher block, and solid surface. Templating, fabrication coordination, and seamless installation included.
Sink and faucet swaps, dishwasher rough-ins, ice-maker lines, and re-piping outdated supply lines common in older homes.
Code-compliant outlets and GFCIs, under-cabinet wiring, dedicated circuits for ranges and microwaves, and panel upgrades when required.
LVP, engineered hardwood, tile, or refinishing existing hardwoods. Subfloor repair included when we open things up and find rot.
Subway, mosaic, slab, and large-format tile. Proper substrate, waterproofing where needed, and clean grout lines.
Faucets, sinks, range hoods, and appliance installation. We coordinate delivery so nothing arrives before we are ready for it.
Recessed cans, pendants over islands, under-cabinet LED, and dimmer-friendly switching. Wired right the first time.
We pull City of Auburn permits when plumbing, electrical, gas, or structural work is involved, and we schedule the inspections.
A few quick questions — about 30 seconds.
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Auburn Permits & Considerations
Auburn's building department wants a permit the moment a kitchen job crosses into structural changes, electrical alterations, plumbing relocation, or gas line work. Swapping cabinet doors, painting, or dropping new countertops onto the existing plumbing usually stays permit-free — but relocate the sink or run a fresh circuit for the range and you're firmly in permit territory.
We file through the Auburn Permit Center, line up the rough-in and final inspections, and hand you the closed permit record for your files. It's cheap insurance: unpermitted kitchen work is exactly what stalls a sale once a buyer's inspector starts asking questions.
Honest Pricing
Auburn kitchens sit mid-range for the Puget Sound area. The bands below are what we see on real local jobs — your figure comes down to kitchen size, how far the scope reaches, and the finishes you choose, and it's all itemized before anything gets ordered.
Cabinet refacing or paint, new countertops, sink & faucet swap, backsplash, and updated lighting. Same footprint, no moving plumbing.
New stock or semi-custom cabinets, quartz counters, new appliances, flooring, lighting, and minor electrical/plumbing updates. The most common project here.
Custom cabinetry, layout changes, wall removal, premium appliances, panel upgrades, and high-end finishes.
These are typical Auburn kitchen figures and exclude the surprises we can't see until demo — rot under the sink base, knob-and-tube behind a wall, a soft subfloor. When we find them, you get it in writing that day, never tucked quietly into the final invoice.
How We Work
A straightforward five-step path that keeps your Auburn kitchen on schedule, on budget, and easy to track from demo day to the final walkthrough.
We meet at your Auburn home, take measurements, and talk budget and timeline honestly — no sales theater.
We settle the layout and materials, then hand you a line-item written estimate. Nothing is ordered until you sign off.
We file the City of Auburn permits and book the inspections so it never lands on your to-do list.
Demo, plumbing, electrical, and finish carpentry — run by our own crew, not handed off to strangers.
Final inspection, a punch-list walked with you on site, permit close-out, and a written warranty in your hands.
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