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IKO Kitchen Remodeling: The Fort Lauderdale Owner’s Guide
A full IKO kitchen remodel in Fort Lauderdale runs $14,000 to $45,000 installed, and we can usually start demolition within two to three weeks of your written estimate. That price covers everything from cabinet tear-out through countertops, backsplash, fixtures, and finish work, with a written price before any tool leaves the truck. Most IKO owners call us because a single component gave out, often a cabinet hinge that stripped or a countertop seam that opened up after a few humid Florida summers, and they want to know whether to patch it or commit to a full refresh.
Which IKO Models This Applies To
IKO doesn’t manufacture kitchen cabinetry or countertops directly, so when a Fort Lauderdale homeowner says “IKO kitchen,” they’re almost always talking about IKO’s building products ecosystem that supports the kitchen space, from waterproofing membranes under tile to edge trim and underlayment that ties into the remodel. What matters on a kitchen remodel isn’t matching a specific IKO part number. It’s matching what’s behind your walls and under your floors to the cabinetry, countertop, and fixture brands we install, including KraftMaid, Cambria, and Silestone. The compatibility gotcha in South Florida is moisture: IKO waterproofing layers fail differently in coastal humidity than they do inland, and a cabinet installed over a compromised membrane will show swelling at the toe kick within 18 months. We check the membrane condition before we quote anything. If you’re not sure what you have, pull a baseboard or look at the plumbing access panel, we can identify the IKO layer in about ten minutes on site.
Styles & brands we work with
Signs Your IKO Kitchen Remodeling Is Failing
- Cabinet doors won’t stay closed or sag at the corner: Hinges wear fast in humid air, but more often the cabinet box itself has absorbed moisture from a failed IKO membrane behind the wall, and the hinge screws have lost their bite.
- Countertop seam has a visible dark line or feels raised: Humidity cycles expand and contract even stone surfaces, and a seam that opened once will keep opening until it’s redone with the right adhesive for coastal Florida.
- Soft-close drawers slam shut instead of gliding: The damper mechanisms in drawer glides fail after roughly 10 to 12 years of daily use, and Florida’s salt air shortens that lifespan by a year or two.
- Base cabinets smell musty or show dark staining near the floor: Water has found its way past the IKO underlayment and is wicking up into the cabinet bases, which means the membrane has a breach somewhere behind the wall.
- Tile or backsplash grout keeps cracking in the same spots: The substrate behind the tile is moving, and in Fort Lauderdale, that almost always traces back to moisture expansion, not a bad grout job.
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AfterReplacement Cost & What’s Included
A full IKO kitchen remodel in Fort Lauderdale typically lands between $14,000 and $45,000. The spread comes down to three things: kitchen size, cabinet line (KraftMaid stock versus Wellborn semi-custom changes the math by thousands), and whether you’re keeping the existing footprint or moving plumbing and electrical. Here’s how the pieces break down:
- Kitchen remodel (full scope): $14,000 – $45,000
- Small kitchen remodel: $9,000 – $20,000
- Cabinet installation: $4,000 – $13,000
- Countertop installation: $2,000 – $6,500
- Backsplash installation: $800 – $2,500
- Kitchen island installation: $3,000 – $10,000
Every one of those numbers is a written, line-item price before we start. No change orders unless you change the scope, and if a repair or installation fails, we come back free for a second visit. The whole project carries our 365-Day Done Right Promise, meaning if something isn’t right within a year of completion, we fix it at no cost to you.
DIY or Call Us?
You can safely check a few things yourself: look for swelling at cabinet bases, run your hand along countertop seams, and note which drawers sound wrong. What you shouldn’t do is pull out cabinetry, cut into drywall to inspect IKO membranes, or move electrical and plumbing without a trained professional. Kitchen remodels in Fort Lauderdale homes built before 1990 often hide wiring and pipe runs that don’t match current code, and I’ve spent plenty of time in Victoria Park fixing what a well-meaning homeowner started. We tell you what we found, what it takes to fix it, and what it will cost, before we touch a thing. Call (754) 354-3720 and we’ll schedule a free estimate.
FAQs
A properly installed kitchen on a sound IKO membrane lasts 20 to 30 years in Fort Lauderdale, though cabinet hardware and soft-close glides typically need attention around the 10 to 15 year mark. Coastal humidity shortens hardware life by a couple of years compared to inland Florida. Call (754) 354-3720 to have us inspect what you have and give you an honest lifespan estimate.
In most cases, yes. A stripped hinge, an opened countertop seam, or a single water-damaged cabinet base can usually be repaired without tearing out the whole kitchen. The exception is a breached IKO membrane behind the wall, which means removing whatever is in front of it to patch the waterproofing properly. Call (754) 354-3720 and we’ll tell you which situation you have during the free estimate visit.
A full kitchen remodel takes three to six weeks in Fort Lauderdale depending on scope, while a single cabinet or countertop replacement is usually done in one to three days. We give you a written timeline with your written price, and we hold to it. Call (754) 354-3720 to get your project scheduled.
We keep the most common failure components on our trucks and in our Fort Lauderdale shop: cabinet hinges, drawer glides, soft-close dampers, seam adhesives, and IKO membrane patch materials. If a part isn’t on hand, our specification-grade supplier network gets it to us within days. Call (754) 354-3720 and tell us what failed, and we’ll confirm availability before we schedule the visit.
Written by Isaac Pruett, Owner, Mason Remodeling Co Fort Lauderdale at Mason Remodeling Co Fort Lauderdale, serving Fort Lauderdale and nearby areas.
