NYS and NYC M/WBE Certified Contractor
When you’re done, you’re not just looking at new cabinets. You’re walking into a space that actually fits how your household runs whether that’s a morning rush with three kids, Sunday dinner for the whole family, or finally having a kitchen you’re not embarrassed to show guests. That shift matters more than any finish or fixture.
Brentwood’s housing stock is mostly post-WWII construction homes built in the ’50s, ’60s, and ’70s with small galley kitchens that were never designed for the way families live today. Layouts that cut you off from the living room, counter space that runs out the moment two people are cooking, cabinets that are structurally done. A real kitchen remodel fixes the bones, not just the surface.
And because Brentwood sits inland in Suffolk County without the coastal breeze that keeps moisture in check, kitchens here take a beating from humidity year after year. That means material choices matter cabinet construction that won’t swell, countertops that won’t stain or harbor bacteria, finishes that hold up through Long Island summers. That’s the kind of thinking that goes into every remodel we do in Brentwood.
We’ve been operating out of Bohemia since 2012 about ten miles from Brentwood, in the same Town of Islip service area. We’re not a franchise that dispatches crews from Nassau County or a national brand with a local phone number. We’re a Suffolk County company that has worked inside hundreds of homes built in the same era as the ones lining Brentwood’s neighborhoods.
Over 5,000 completed projects across New York State. Licensed, insured, and certified including asbestos abatement licensing and IICRC credentials for water damage restoration. Those aren’t just resume items in a community where most homes were built before 1980. They’re the reason we can open a kitchen wall in a Brentwood home, find something unexpected, and keep your project moving without stopping to call a third party.
We’re also a New York State certified M/WBE a designation that requires real documentation and government vetting, not a sticker you buy. In a community as diverse and community-minded as Brentwood, that means something.
It starts with a home visit. We come to you, look at your actual kitchen, and listen not just to what you want it to look like, but how you use it, what drives you crazy about it now, and what your timeline looks like. From there, we build a 3D design model of your new kitchen using your real dimensions. You see it before we touch a single cabinet. You can request changes, swap materials, adjust the layout and nothing moves forward until you’re confident in what you’re approving.
Once design is locked, we handle the Town of Islip permit process. A kitchen remodel in Brentwood that involves moving plumbing, upgrading electrical, or opening walls requires multiple simultaneous permit applications through the Town of Islip Building Division and missing a step can stall your project for weeks. We manage that process entirely, from the initial filing through inspector coordination and final Certificate of Occupancy.
Then we build. And because we carry asbestos abatement licensing and IICRC certification in-house, if demo turns up something behind your walls old floor tile with asbestos, a slow leak that turned into mold, corroded galvanized pipes we handle it on the same timeline, with the same crew, without inflating your bill or grinding the project to a halt. When the work is done, we walk through every detail with you before we call it finished.
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A kitchen remodel with us covers everything from the initial design consultation to the final walkthrough demo, construction, cabinet installation, countertop fabrication and installation, backsplash, flooring, plumbing and electrical coordination, and permit management. You’re not hiring a cabinet company and then separately sourcing a plumber and an electrician. One company handles the full scope.
For Brentwood homeowners specifically, that full-scope capability matters because of what’s often hiding inside these older homes. Pre-1980 construction in Suffolk County regularly involves asbestos-containing floor tiles, deteriorated pipe insulation, lead paint on walls and trim, and galvanized plumbing that’s well past its useful life. A contractor who can’t legally handle those discoveries has to stop work and bring someone else in which means delays, cost overruns, and a project that drags past the holidays. We’re licensed to handle all of it in-house.
Material selection is also something we take seriously for this area. Quartz countertops over granite for a non-porous surface that won’t stain or harbor bacteria in a working kitchen. Moisture-resistant cabinet construction that holds up in Brentwood’s humid inland summers. Ventilation that actually moves air out of the kitchen instead of recirculating it. These are the decisions that determine whether your remodel still looks great in fifteen years and they’re built into how we spec every project we take on here.
The honest range for a kitchen remodel in Brentwood is roughly $25,000 to $75,000 depending on scope, materials, and what we find during demo. A minor renovation new cabinets, countertops, backsplash, and updated fixtures without moving plumbing or taking down walls typically lands in the $25,000 to $40,000 range. A full gut renovation with layout changes, new plumbing runs, electrical upgrades, and custom finishes can push well past $60,000.
What tends to move the number in Brentwood specifically is the age of the housing stock. If your home was built before 1980, there’s a real possibility that demo will turn up asbestos-containing materials, corroded galvanized pipes, or moisture damage behind the walls. Those discoveries add cost but a contractor who holds asbestos abatement licensing and handles remediation in-house can manage them without the kind of markup you’d see if they had to bring in a separate company. We build that capability into our process so it doesn’t become a crisis when it happens.
It depends on what the remodel involves. Under Town of Islip building rules, finish work new cabinets, paint, tile, countertops doesn’t require a permit. But the moment you’re moving a sink, adding an outlet, upgrading your electrical panel for new appliances, or taking down a wall to open the layout, you’re in permit territory. And the Town of Islip requires that related applications for plumbing, electrical, and HVAC be filed simultaneously with the building permit not after. Miss that step and your project can stall mid-construction.
The other thing worth knowing is that all work in Brentwood must comply with both the NYS Uniform Code and Town of Islip Code regardless of whether a permit is technically required. That means even unpermitted finish work has to meet code standards. We handle the entire permit process for every remodel we take on from the initial application through inspector coordination and the final Certificate of Occupancy so you’re never in a position where work stops because of a filing issue.
In a Brentwood home built before 1980, finding something behind the kitchen wall during demo isn’t unusual it’s actually something you should plan for. Asbestos was commonly used in floor tiles, pipe insulation, and drywall joint compound throughout the ’50s, ’60s, and ’70s. Mold tends to show up behind sink cabinets, under dishwashers, and anywhere a slow leak has been sitting undetected for years. Lead paint on walls and trim is also common in this era of construction.
Most kitchen remodelers aren’t licensed to handle these discoveries legally. They have to stop work, bring in a certified abatement company, and restart which can add weeks to your timeline and thousands to your bill, often without warning. We hold active asbestos abatement licensing and IICRC certification for water damage and mold remediation. When we find something, we handle it in-house, on the same project timeline, with the same crew. Your project doesn’t stop. Your budget doesn’t blow up. We just deal with it and keep moving.
A straightforward kitchen remodel cabinets, countertops, backsplash, fixtures, no major layout changes typically takes three to six weeks once materials are on-site and permits are in hand. A full gut renovation with layout changes, plumbing relocation, and electrical upgrades can run six to ten weeks depending on scope and inspection scheduling.
The variable that catches most Brentwood homeowners off guard is the permit timeline. The Town of Islip Building Division processes permit applications on their own schedule, and if applications aren’t filed correctly or simultaneously building, plumbing, and electrical all at once you can lose weeks waiting for approval before a single cabinet comes down. We file everything upfront and correctly the first time, which keeps the project on schedule from the start. We also give you a realistic completion date before we begin, not a vague estimate that keeps shifting.
Brentwood home values have appreciated roughly 148% over the last decade one of the strongest appreciation rates in the country. With median sale prices approaching $600,000, your kitchen is one of the first things a buyer is going to notice, and one of the first things a realtor is going to tell you to address. Nationally, minor kitchen renovations are delivering up to 113% ROI in 2025, and 54% of realtors recommend a kitchen upgrade before listing.
The math is straightforward: a $25,000 to $40,000 kitchen renovation in a Brentwood home at today’s values can meaningfully impact your sale price and the speed at which you sell. Buyers touring a home with a dated ’70s kitchen and a home with a clean, updated kitchen are having two completely different emotional experiences and that shows up in offers. If you’re planning to sell within the next two to three years, a kitchen remodel is one of the clearest ways to protect and extend the equity you’ve already built.
Yes and honestly, older Brentwood homes with existing damage are exactly the kind of projects we’re built for. Most general contractors can install cabinets and lay tile. What they can’t do is open a wall, find water damage or asbestos-containing materials, and keep the project moving without bringing in outside help. We hold IICRC certification for water damage restoration and active asbestos abatement licensing, which means we can assess, remediate, and rebuild without handing your project off to a third party.
For a community where the majority of homes were built between 1950 and 1980, that matters more than most homeowners realize until they’re already mid-demo. We’ve worked in homes throughout Brentwood and the surrounding Town of Islip area long enough to know what these houses tend to hide and we account for it during the estimate process rather than presenting you with a surprise invoice halfway through. If your kitchen has existing water damage, signs of mold, or you suspect there may be hazardous materials from the original construction, that’s not a reason to delay the remodel. It’s a reason to call a contractor who can actually handle it.
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