Kitchen Remodeling in Albuquerque, NM

What a kitchen remodel means when one shop does both halves

Most Albuquerque kitchen remodels involve at least two companies who have never worked together: one installs cabinets, another fabricates stone, and a general contractor tries to keep them on the same calendar. When the countertop does not sit flat, each explains why it is the other’s fault. We run both sides. Cabinets are built and finished in our Edgewood shop, set and leveled by our crew, and the countertop is templated against those cabinets and cut in the same building. If something is off, it is ours, and there is nobody to point at.

That is also why our schedules hold. One contractor means one calendar. Cabinets go in, template happens the same day, stone lands two weeks later. Your kitchen is not torn out for a month while a second company finds an opening.

The Albuquerque kitchens we remodel

A 1970s Heights ranch with a soffit, short uppers, and a peninsula closing the kitchen off from the family room: soffit out, uppers to the ceiling, peninsula replaced with an island, new quartz throughout. A North Valley adobe with a kitchen added in 1962: custom alder cabinets scribed to the walls, a honed granite that reads like earth, open shelving for pottery. A 2005 Westside production house with a layout that works and finishes that do not: new painted Shaker, a navy island, light quartz, an undermount sink, a full-height backsplash. A Foothills custom home with a twelve-foot island: book-matched quartzite with waterfall ends, rift oak flat-panel cabinets, a separate bar.

What is included

Design and layout with Jesus, custom cabinets built and finished in the shop, countertop fabrication in any material, tear-out and disposal, install of both, and coordination of the plumber and electrician for sink, faucet, cooktop, and lighting. Tile backsplash, flooring, and painting are coordinated with trades we have worked with for years, or with yours. One written number covers it, and it is the number you pay.

Timeline and cost

A full Albuquerque kitchen remodel typically runs six to ten weeks from approved design to final walkthrough, with four to eight of those weeks in the shop and two to three on site. Typical range is $25,000–$75,000 per full remodel, driven by cabinet wood and finish, countertop material, and how much the layout changes. Our pricing guide breaks the number down.

Where we remodel in Albuquerque

The Northeast Heights, North Valley, Los Ranchos, Westside, South Valley, Nob Hill, UNM, Ridgecrest, Four Hills, the Foothills, and High Desert. Full details on our Albuquerque service page.

How we build cabinets for Albuquerque homes

Custom does not mean expensive for its own sake. It means the box is built to the wall you actually have, in the increment you actually need, rather than the closest three-inch stock size plus a filler strip. In a region where very few walls are square and ceiling heights change room to room, that is usually the difference between a kitchen that looks fitted and one that looks installed.

• Boxes. Three-quarter-inch plywood, not particleboard. Particleboard that has met water once — a slow dishwasher leak, a sink trap drip — swells and never recovers. Plywood survives it.
• Doors and drawer fronts. Shaker, flat-slab, raised panel, or inset. Paint-grade maple or poplar, stain-grade alder, hickory, oak, or walnut. Knotty alder is the regional favorite for a reason: it takes a warm stain and hides the dings of a real household.
• Hardware. Soft-close hinges and full-extension undermount drawer slides as standard. Not an upgrade.
• Finish. Sprayed in the shop, not brushed on site. Conversion varnish over stain, or a catalyzed enamel over paint. It is the difference between a finish that holds up to fifteen years of hands and one that chips at the pulls in two.
• Layout. Drawers where you reach down, doors where you reach up. Pull-outs for trash and spices. A pantry that uses the full height of the wall. This is the part that makes a kitchen work, and it is the part a catalog cannot do.

Typical installed pricing runs $350–$900 per linear ft installed depending on wood species, door style, and how much of the run is drawers. Full details on custom cabinets →

Choosing a countertop material in Albuquerque

Most people arrive with a material already in mind. We will fabricate whatever you choose, but we are also going to tell you where each one struggles, because the climate here is not neutral. Albuquerque kitchens routinely sit under west-facing patio doors, and that afternoon high-altitude sun is harder on resin-bound quartz than on natural stone. City water in Albuquerque is hard enough to spot dark polished stone within days if the sealer is not fresh.

• Granite — $55–$95 per sq ft installed. Igneous stone, every slab unique, indifferent to heat and sun. Needs sealing every one to three years. The default recommendation for sunrooms, outdoor bars, and anyone who cooks hard.
• Quartz — $65–$120 per sq ft installed. Engineered, non-porous, never sealed, consistent from sample to slab. The default for busy family kitchens and for anyone who will not think about maintenance. Keep it out of direct all-day sun.
• Marble — $75–$150 per sq ft installed. The most beautiful stone we cut and the softest. Perfect for vanities, fireplace surrounds, and a baking station. Etches from acids in a working kitchen, and we will say so.
• Quartzite — $85–$160 per sq ft installed. Natural stone that reads like marble and wears like granite. The answer when someone wants a white veined top in a kitchen that actually gets used.

Every one of those is templated, cut, and polished in our shop at 2369 Old Hwy 66, Edgewood, NM 87015, which is why we can hold a seam tight and keep an overhang even. You can see the full breakdown on our pricing guide.

Why hiring one shop for cabinets and countertops matters in Albuquerque

Most remodels in Albuquerque involve two companies who have never met: one sets cabinets, another fabricates stone. When the countertop does not sit flat, each explains why it is the other’s fault, and you are left holding a gap, a tube of caulk, and two phone numbers.

We run both sides under one roof. Cabinets are set and leveled by our crew, then the countertop is templated against those cabinets, cut in the same building, and installed by the same people. If something is off, it is ours, and there is nobody to point at. That is not a slogan. It is the reason the business is structured this way, and it is the reason the seams line up.

It also has a practical scheduling benefit. One contractor means one calendar, so cabinets and tops land in sequence instead of leaving your kitchen torn out for a week while a second company finds an opening.

How a project runs with us

1. Call or send the form. Jesus answers, asks what you are trying to do, and books a time to come measure. Albuquerque is about thirty-five minutes down I-40 from the shop and we are in the city nearly every working day.
2. On-site measurement and a straight conversation. We look at the room, the plumbing, the walls, and how you cook. If a material is wrong for your situation, this is where we say so.
3. One written number. Template, fabrication, tear-out, install, haul-away, sealing. No per-item surprises after the fact.
4. Slab or sample approval. For natural stone you see the actual slab and where the cuts land. For cabinets you approve a door sample and a finish chip.
5. Fabrication in Edgewood. Cabinets built and finished in the shop. Countertops laser-templated once the cabinets are set and level, then cut on the CNC and polished.
6. Install by the same crew. The people who measured are the people who build and the people who install. One point of contact from first visit to final walkthrough.

Countertop-only projects typically run one to two weeks from template to install. Full cabinet packages run four to eight weeks depending on wood and finish. A complete kitchen remodel is usually six to ten weeks once materials are approved.

Typical kitchen remodeling pricing in Albuquerque

Service	Typical range	Unit
Custom cabinets	$350 – $900	linear ft installed
Cabinet refacing	$150 – $350	linear ft installed
Granite countertops	$55 – $95	sq ft installed
Quartz countertops	$65 – $120	sq ft installed
Full kitchen remodel	$25,000 – $75,000	full remodel

Ranges include template, fabrication, standard edge, tear-out of existing tops, install, and sealing where applicable. Exotic slabs, waterfall edges, full-height backsplashes, and structural changes move a project toward the top of the range. Every job is quoted individually after an on-site measurement. See the full pricing guide →

Other services in Albuquerque

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• Quartz Countertops in Albuquerque
• Custom Cabinets in Albuquerque
• Cabinet Refacing in Albuquerque
• Bathroom Remodeling in Albuquerque
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Also serving the areas around Albuquerque

Our shop in Edgewood puts the whole metro, the East Mountains, and the Santa Fe corridor within a normal working radius. There is no travel charge anywhere on this list.

• Northeast Heights
• North Valley
• Westside Albuquerque
• Los Ranchos de Albuquerque
• Rio Rancho
• Corrales
• Bernalillo
• Placitas