Your full kitchen remodel, one team start to finish.
Dreading the part where three different contractors point fingers at each other? You won't have that here. We hold the builder, electrician, and plumbing licenses ourselves, so you're never stuck waiting on a sub to call you back. One contract. One project manager. One schedule. You get a photo update every week, and most kitchens run 6-10 weeks on-site once the cabinets arrive.
Which kitchen are you picturing?
Most people who call us are in one of these four situations. Every one starts the same way. We come out, walk your kitchen, and listen. Tell us your budget, and we'll tell you what's achievable. Then you get a written, itemized proposal in your inbox within 5 business days. A kitchen has too many moving parts to price over the phone, so we never give you a number on the spot.
01 You want to change how the kitchen works - the most common job we do
Opening up a wall between the kitchen and an adjacent room, adding an island with a sink relocation, moving the range to a different wall, reconfiguring cabinets around a new traffic pattern. Includes structural assessment (load-bearing wall handling), framing changes, plumbing relocation (sink, dishwasher, sometimes range gas-line and island plumbing), electrical relocation and expansion (new circuits for the island and pendant lighting, recessed lighting layout, range / dishwasher / microwave dedicated circuits), drywall and paint, new flooring across the open footprint, and full cabinetry, countertops, appliances, and finishes. Typical: 6-10 weeks on-site after cabinets arrive.
02 The layout is fine, but everything behind the walls is tired - an older NoVA home
Keeping the existing layout but replacing everything inside the walls. Common when the layout already works but the kitchen needs full systems modernization - outdated plumbing supply lines, knob-and-tube wiring, dated electrical service to the kitchen, asbestos floor backing, mold remediation near the dishwasher. We handle the surprises behind the walls: most NoVA kitchens built before 2000 have at least one surprise behind the walls. The 5-10% contingency built into the proposal absorbs typical surprises; larger discoveries get documented change orders before work continues.
03 You're building at the top of the spec sheet - chef-grade appliances and custom cabinets
For homeowners specifying top-tier appliance packages (Sub-Zero, Wolf, Thermador, Miele) plus Wood-Mode or Brookhaven semi-custom cabinets or local custom cabinetry, with quartzite or marble counters. The same one-contractor structure applies; the build window stretches to 8-12 weeks on-site because appliance integration, custom cabinetry tolerance work, and detailed tile install all add hours.
04 The kitchen is pulling in the room next to it
When the kitchen remodel pulls in adjacent scope: opening the kitchen to a dining room or great room, adding a pantry buildout off the kitchen, refreshing the powder room that opens off the kitchen, or adding a wet-bar coordinated with the upstairs kitchen finish. We quote the combined scope as one contract and sequence it as one project. If the work reaches into the bath or basement, see a full bathroom remodel and basement finishing for the typical adjacent-scope partners. Everything stays under the kitchen remodeling in Northern Virginia one-contract structure.
Worried your remodel will stall halfway through? Here's how we keep it moving
Most kitchen remodels stall at the handoffs - one trade waiting on another to finish. We see it constantly when we get called in to rescue someone else's job. The fix is simple. We do the electrical, plumbing, and carpentry ourselves, so the handoffs happen inside our own crew. Here's exactly how we hold the schedule together.
Electrical, plumbing, and carpentry in-house; tile, cabinets, and counters via long-term partners
Anson holds three Virginia licenses: Class B Builder, Master Electrician (#2705178102), and Virginia plumbing. Inside a full kitchen remodel, framing, drywall, paint, electrical (new circuits, recessed lighting, dedicated appliance circuits, pendants), plumbing (sink, dishwasher, ice maker, range gas-line if applicable), and appliance install are all us. Tile, cabinet install, and countertop fabrication are specialists we have worked with for 10+ years - not a different sub every project.
Written milestones, weekly photo updates, schedule of values
Every full kitchen proposal includes a written milestone schedule: demo week, rough-in (electrical and plumbing), inspection, drywall and paint, tile, cabinet install, countertop measure-fabricate-install (a 3-week sub-sequence), appliance delivery and hookup, finishes, and punch list. We send weekly photo updates - most homeowners track progress from their phone while at work. Most full kitchens run 6-10 weeks on-site after cabinets arrive; higher-end builds run 8-12 weeks.
One contract, schedule of values, written change orders only
One written contract covers framing through final punch list. The schedule of values lays out the milestone payment structure (typical NoVA: deposit, demo complete, rough-in complete, cabinets installed, countertops installed, final). Every scope change is quoted in writing before work continues - no verbal "we'll figure it out" pricing. A 5-10% contingency is built in for behind-the-wall surprises typical in pre-2000 NoVA kitchens.
KraftMaid · Decora · Wood-Mode · Brookhaven · local custom
Cabinet tier drives the largest single cost variable in a full kitchen remodel - and the largest single schedule variable. We quote cabinets through our supplier relationships, or install customer-supplied cabinets when you have a designer relationship.
Quartz · granite · marble · specialty stones
The countertop measure happens after cabinets are installed - the fabricator's CNC template needs the actual cabinet geometry, not the cabinet shop drawings. Measure-fabricate-install is a 3-week sub-sequence that paces the final two weeks of the project.
Sub-Zero · Wolf · Thermador · Miele · Bosch · KitchenAid · GE Profile
Most homeowners buy appliances directly - appliance pricing is competitive at major retailers and brand selection is personal. We install whatever package arrives: top-tier (Sub-Zero, Wolf, Thermador, Miele), mid-market (Bosch, KitchenAid, GE Profile, Cafe), or budget (Whirlpool, GE base, LG, Frigidaire). Chef-grade appliances often require dedicated circuits at higher amperages (Wolf range = 50A dedicated; Sub-Zero column refrigerator = dedicated circuit; Miele steam oven = 240V).
What remodeling your kitchen actually looks like
It's the same three steps as every Anson job. A full kitchen just has more going on in the build phase. We line all of it up under one contract, so you're never the one chasing a trade to show up.
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Free consultation (60-90 minutes on site)
We walk the kitchen, talk through what you want, and tell you up front whether what you're imagining is realistic for your home and budget. We discuss layout-change feasibility (load-bearing wall handling), cabinet tier, countertop budget tier, appliance package, and lighting plan, and assess panel headroom for the new electrical load. Older NoVA homes often need a panel upgrade before a modern kitchen can land safely - quoted as combined scope if needed (see electrical panel replacement). No high-pressure design pitches. Typical: same week.
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Written proposal · schedule of values · cabinet quote · three permits pulled
An itemized proposal: demo, framing, electrical, plumbing, drywall, tile, cabinet install (with cabinet manufacturing lead time named up front), countertop, appliance install, finishes, and a contingency line item. The schedule of values maps milestone payments. Good for 30 days. We pull three permits in your jurisdiction - building, electrical, and plumbing. Typical: proposal within 5 business days of consultation; permit pull 1-4 weeks NoVA jurisdiction-dependent. Cabinet order is placed after contract signature; 4-12 week manufacturing lead time before demo starts.
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Build (6-10 weeks on-site, 8-12 weeks higher-end)
Demo week, then rough-in week (electrical and plumbing rough-in, county inspection), drywall and paint (2-3 weeks), tile (1-2 weeks), cabinet install (1 week), countertop measure-fabricate-install (a 3-week sub-sequence), appliance delivery and hookup, finishes, and the punch-list walkthrough. Same crew throughout the in-house trades; same project manager throughout. Weekly photo updates every Friday. All three inspections (building, electrical, plumbing) signed off before final payment. Manufacturer warranties for cabinets, countertops, and appliances handed over at walkthrough.
What a full kitchen runs - and what moves the number
Full kitchen pricing moves with scope (layout change vs. same-layout gut), cabinet tier (semi-custom mid vs. higher-end semi-custom vs. custom), countertop material (quartz vs. granite vs. quartzite or marble), appliance package (mid-market vs. chef-grade), existing-panel headroom (no upgrade vs. combined panel and kitchen), and behind-the-wall surprises (covered by contingency vs. larger documented change orders). We don't post fixed prices because the variables are too wide - but here are the tiers we work in, and what shapes the number.
What a full kitchen remodel looks like in practice
"A kitchen refresh is the same job, mentally, as a full gut-and-relayout - we just have fewer trades on-site and a shorter schedule. Same written contract. Same schedule of values. Same change-order discipline. Same project manager. Same weekly photo updates. Same walkthrough at the end."
Why homeowners hand us the whole kitchen and stop worrying about the handoffs
The builder, electrician, and plumber are all one person at the top
Brad Anson holds the Class B Builder and Master Electrician licenses, trained in the Shreve/McGonegal lineage, and carries Virginia licensed plumbing. He's at most kitchen consultations himself. He picked up the plumbing license on purpose - to cut out the multi-week wait on a plumbing sub that stalls so many NoVA kitchens between rough-in stages.
The same faces run your kitchen demo to punch list
One project manager owns your kitchen from the day-one walkthrough to the final punch list - you're not re-explaining your house to a new crew every week. Electrical, plumbing, carpentry, drywall, and paint are our own people. Tile, cabinet install, and countertop fabrication go to long-term partners, not whoever bid lowest this month.
One contract for the whole kitchen, every change in writing
One written contract covers framing through the final punch list, with a schedule of values mapping each milestone payment. Nothing gets added to your kitchen without a written change order first. A 5-10% contingency rides along for behind-the-wall surprises - and if we don't use it, you don't pay it. Three permits pulled in your county: building, electrical, plumbing.
5.0 on Google, and 20+ years behind the work
Our Bristow and Lake Ridge kitchens both closed within contingency this past year. A lot of our kitchen clients are repeat - they had us do the panel upgrade or the basement first, then called us back for the kitchen. We charge for what we do, don't upsell, and earn the next call.
Questions about full kitchen remodels
How long does a full kitchen remodel take?
6-10 weeks on-site after cabinets arrive for a mid-range scope. 8-12 weeks for higher-end builds with custom cabinetry, higher-end tile, and higher-end appliance integration. Add 4-12 weeks for cabinet manufacturing lead time between contract signature and demo start, plus 1-4 weeks for permit pull (NoVA jurisdiction-dependent). From consultation to walkthrough: typically 14-26 weeks total.
The wait before demo starts is often the longest part of a kitchen remodel: cabinet manufacturing lead time is the single biggest schedule variable (4-12 weeks depending on tier and customization). Permits add 1-4 weeks. Countertop measure-fabricate-install is a 3-week sub-sequence that paces the final phase. We name cabinet lead time in the proposal before contract signature so the schedule is honest from day one. Once we're on-site, we maintain 5-day-a-week crew presence until the project closes - most schedule slips come from delayed material delivery, not crew availability. Schedule slip more than one week triggers a written explanation.
Do you do the electrical and plumbing yourselves on the kitchen remodel?
Yes - both in-house. Anson holds Master Electrician (#2705178102), Class B Builder, and Virginia plumbing licenses. Electrical scope (new circuits, recessed lighting, GFCI outlets, range / dishwasher / microwave dedicated circuits, pendant lighting, smart-switch upgrades) is us. Plumbing scope (sink, dishwasher, ice maker, range gas-line if applicable, island plumbing if relocating) is us. No subbed electrician, no subbed plumber to coordinate. This is the structural reason our schedules hold better than competitors who sub these trades.
Tile, cabinet install, and countertop fabrication go through long-term partners we've worked with for 10+ years - not subs we pick by the project, not the cheapest bid. Partner companies that understand our schedule and quality standards. When electrical, plumbing, and finishing are us, the handoffs are internal. The schedule is the schedule. The plumbing license specifically eliminated the most-common NoVA-remodel-delay source - waiting on a plumbing sub between rough-in stages. Most full-kitchen schedule slips we see in others' projects come from one trade waiting on another.
Can we keep using our kitchen during the remodel?
No - for a full kitchen remodel, the kitchen is offline for the entire 6-10 weeks on-site. Demo removes cabinets, counters, appliances, and sometimes flooring. The rough-in phase opens walls. Most homeowners set up a temporary kitchen in the dining room, basement, or garage: refrigerator, microwave, a countertop appliance area, and sometimes a small portable induction cooktop.
We can help plan the temporary-kitchen setup during the proposal phase - where to relocate the refrigerator (we move it before demo starts and reconnect it in the temp space), how to handle dishwashing (sink workaround or paper plates for 6-10 weeks), and how to manage range substitution (toaster oven plus countertop induction unit plus outdoor grill in season). Homeowners who plan the temp-kitchen setup before demo are markedly happier mid-project than those who improvise on day one. Some clients vacate to a rental for the rough-in and cabinet-install weeks if noise and dust intolerance is high.
What happens if you find something unexpected behind the walls during demo?
It's common. Most NoVA kitchens built before 2000 have at least one surprise behind the walls - outdated plumbing supply lines, knob-and-tube wiring, mold near the dishwasher, asbestos floor backing under newer flooring, undersized framing. We build a 5-10% contingency into every full-remodel proposal for exactly this. If we find something, we surface it immediately with photos and a written change order before continuing work.
The honest answer: most kitchens have at least one surprise. The contingency exists to absorb the typical scope - replacing 1-2 unexpected items doesn't require a contract amendment. For larger surprises (significant structural rot, full knob-and-tube discovery, major plumbing replacement, abated asbestos), we pause, document, and discuss before continuing. Change orders are written, signed by you, and added to the contract. No "we'll figure it out at the end" verbal pricing on remodel work. If the contingency isn't used by project close, you don't pay it - it's not a markup hidden in the line items.
Can we supply our own cabinets, countertops, or appliances?
Yes - we work both ways. Supply-and-install through us: we coordinate cabinets through KraftMaid / Decora / Wood-Mode / Brookhaven / local custom depending on your tier and timeline, and countertops through our longstanding fabricator partner. Customer-supplied: you order cabinets or appliances from your preferred source and we install. Most homeowners do a mix - appliances customer-supplied, cabinets through us, countertops coordinated through our fabricator.
The tradeoffs: supply-and-install through us is faster (we manage delivery and warranty handoff) and gets our supplier pricing relationships. Customer-supplied gives you total selection control and sometimes lower cost (if you find a deal). For appliances specifically, most homeowners buy directly - appliance pricing is competitive at major retailers and brand selection is personal. For cabinets, we recommend supply-and-install unless you have a specific designer relationship - cabinet manufacturing lead times are the project's biggest schedule variable, and managing that through us reduces risk. Countertops we always coordinate through our fabricator - measure-fabricate-install timing needs to sync with the cabinet install date.
Services that pair with a full kitchen remodel
A full kitchen often touches one or more of these. Combined projects run under one contract.
Picturing a new kitchen? Let's walk yours together.
Free consultation, 60 to 90 minutes. Written proposal in your inbox within 5 business days. One contractor, one schedule, one project manager. Tell us your budget, and we'll tell you what's achievable.