O'Fallon homes and this kind of project
Because O'Fallon is made up of two-stories and atrium ranches from the 1985 to 2010 boom, the first thing we check for a kitchen remodel here is which walls bear load, where plumbing and ducts run and how much room the electrical panel has left.
The housing stock here: mostly 1985 to 2010 production two-stories, ranches and atrium ranches, with older ranches and bungalows near the original town center.
The oak-and-soffit kitchen of the boom years has good bones, so money goes to layout, cabinetry and surfaces.
What we find inside O'Fallon homes
The typical O'Fallon kitchen has honey oak cabinets, a peninsula and a breakfast nook, with a formal dining room on the other side of a wall. Homeowners commonly ask to remove that wall and build a large island. Hall baths have one-piece fiberglass tubs ready for conversion.
The kitchens of O'Fallon's building-boom years follow a formula: oak cabinets, a soffit, a peninsula or small island, and a desk by the phone jack. The plumbing and structure are usually fine, so budget goes into layout improvement, cabinetry and surfaces.
What is included
For O'Fallon kitchens where the layout already works, we offer a lighter scope: new cabinetry or refaced boxes, tops, backsplash, lighting and paint on the existing footprint, finished in about half the time of a full gut.
We take on kitchen remodel work across O'Fallon, from the Highway K corridor to old town O'Fallon and WingHaven.
What we watch for
In O'Fallon houses the wall between kitchen and dining room frequently carries second-floor joists or hides the main plumbing stack. We open a small inspection hole and check the basement framing below before we tell you what removing it will cost.
Site logistics matter: O'Fallon has established subdivision lots with fenced rear yards, so we agree with you where carpenters, a plumber, an electrician, cabinet installers, a countertop fabricator and a tile setter will park, store material and carry out debris.
Permits and approvals in O'Fallon
For a kitchen remodel at a O'Fallon address, the paperwork goes to the City of O'Fallon building division. Expect rough framing, plumbing, gas, electrical and final inspections.
Being inside the house, this project is unlikely to need sign-off from neighborhood HOAs and, in WingHaven, a master association, but we confirm any rules on containers and work hours.
Schedule and getting to you
On site, a kitchen remodel in O'Fallon generally runs six to ten weeks.
From our Wentzville base, O'Fallon is fifteen minutes or so east on I-70 or I-64. That is close enough that your project lead can stop by most days.
What our kitchen remodeling looks like
Photographs from jobs we have built. We do not label photographs by town, so these may or may not be near O'Fallon; they are here so you can judge the standard of finish before we meet.
What moves the price in O'Fallon
We price kitchen remodeling in O'Fallon from a site visit, not a square-foot figure. These are the items that change the number.
- Whether the layout stays or plumbing, gas and walls move.
- Cabinet construction and the number of drawer bases, pull-outs and tall units.
More detail
Our step-by-step method for this work, and the factors that move its price, are laid out on the main kitchen remodeling page. More about the area is on our O'Fallon page.
Kitchen Remodeling in O'Fallon: common questions
How long does a kitchen remodel take in O'Fallon?
Six to ten weeks of construction for a full remodel, after a design and ordering period that commonly runs six to ten weeks because of cabinet lead times. In O'Fallon, permit review by the City of O'Fallon building division and material lead times affect the start date more than our calendar does.
Who will be working in my O'Fallon home during a kitchen remodel?
Carpenters, a plumber, an electrician, cabinet installers, a countertop fabricator and a tile setter, scheduled and supervised by one Henry Hill project lead who is your single point of contact. Licensed trades are used wherever the City of O'Fallon building division requires them.
Do you do design, or do I need a designer?
We design in-house for most projects and are happy to build from a designer or architect's drawings if you already have them.