Kitchen Remodeling
Small and galley kitchen remodels in Lancaster and Chester County, PA
A small kitchen is not a smaller job. It is the same job with less room for mistakes. We remodel galley kitchens and small kitchens the way we do every kitchen: the old one out, a new one in, inside the footprint the house has, with the layout, the storage, and the lighting worked for every inch.
What Changes in a Small Kitchen
- Uppers to the ceiling, so the storage goes up instead of out, with a stepladder drawer at the bottom.
- Drawers instead of doors in the base cabinets, which hold more and show what is in them.
- A counter-depth refrigerator and a slim dishwasher where the room is tight.
- A peninsula where an island will not fit, for seating and a second work surface.
- Light-colored cabinets, a light counter, and under-cabinet lighting, which do more for a small room than any square foot.
- A pass-through or a wider opening into the next room when the wall allows it.
Galley Kitchens
A galley is two runs of cabinets facing each other, and it is the most efficient kitchen there is when the aisle is right and the three working points land close together. We keep the aisle wide enough for two people, put the sink and the range on opposite runs, and give one end a window or an opening so it does not feel like a hallway.
The Same Full Remodel
Demolition, any wall or opening change, electrical and plumbing where the new plan needs them, cabinets, counters, backsplash, flooring, trim, and paint, finished the same way as the big kitchens on this site. Cosmetic updates and counter-only jobs are not what we do, in a small kitchen or a large one, and we will point you to someone who does them.
Questions
Questions We Get
Can a small kitchen get an island?
Only with about three and a half feet of clear floor around it. Most small kitchens do better with a peninsula or a wider counter along one run, and we show you both on the floor with tape.
Can we take the wall out to make it bigger?
Often. Most of those walls are bearing and get a header sized for the span. Opening a galley to the dining room is one of the best changes a small house can have.
Is a small kitchen a smaller project?
A shorter one, usually, and the same work in every other way. The kitchen is still out of service from demolition until the counters go in, and we give you those dates before we start.
Process
How We Work
- We visit, measure, and talk through the scope before anything is priced.
- You get a written proposal, and we build to it.
- Where the work needs a permit, we walk you through it every step: the application, the drawings the township asks for, and the inspections.
- We are on site from the first day to the last, and the house stays clean while we work.
- We walk the finished job with you, fix anything on the list, and clean up.
Kitchen Remodeling
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Service area
Where We Work
Based in Christiana, we work across Lancaster County and Chester County.
Lancaster County
- Christiana
- Gap
- Quarryville
- Strasburg
- Lancaster
Chester County
- Parkesburg
- Coatesville
- West Chester
- Kennett Square
- Downingtown
- Malvern
- Chester Springs
- Frazer
Dalton and his crew worked on our kitchen and 1st floor remodel. Framed out new mudroom, pantry and office space and installed new electrical throughout. Very professional and great to work with!
— Samantha GordonKitchen and first-floor remodel5 stars on Google
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