Kitchen Remodeling in Town 'n' Country, FL

A lot of Town 'n' Country was built in the 1960s, 70s and 80s, when the kitchen was a separate room with a doorway, a pass-through at best, and a soffit running over the upper cabinets. Those homes are mostly single-story concrete block, which is great for storms but means the kitchen layout was locked in by the original builder.

The result is familiar: one cook at a time, an upper cabinet run you need a step stool for, and a family room on the other side of a wall you can hear through but not see through.

The exterior walls are block, but the interior wall between the kitchen and family room is often wood framed. Whether it carries roof load depends on the truss layout, so we check the attic before we promise anything. If the wall is bearing, a beam can usually replace it, and that part goes into the permit drawings.

Inside that wall you will often find a plumbing vent, a few circuits and sometimes a duct. Rerouting them is normal work for a remodel of this age, and it is one reason we look at the whole room before quoting rather than pricing cabinets alone.

Ceilings in many ranches here are around eight feet, so removing the old soffit and running taller uppers to the ceiling gains real storage. Quartz and quartzite counters hold up well in a busy kitchen, and an island with seating often replaces the old breakfast table. Our countertops page explains how we template and install.

Floors are worth planning at the same time. If the kitchen opens into the family room, one continuous luxury vinyl or tile floor across both spaces makes the house feel larger. One reviewer, Loc, had his kitchen done along with vinyl flooring that looks like tile, managed by Adam, our project manager.

Town 'n' Country is unincorporated, so kitchen permits typically go through Hillsborough County Development Services, not the City of Tampa. We submit the application, schedule the plumbing, electrical and final inspections, and meet the inspector on site. Confirm current rules with the county for your address, since requirements can change.

Because our office is only about 1.2 miles from the center of the neighborhood, our project managers can check in often and keep the job moving. You get a written, line-item proposal and a projected timeline before work starts. For a broader look at scope and options, see our main kitchen remodeling page.