Kitchen remodel cost
What a kitchen costs around Mason
$34,000 to $38,500 for a mid grade kitchen. Every line is below.
Typical Cincinnati kitchen
$34,000 to $38,500
About 180 square feet, layout kept, mid grade finishes, appliances not included.
What that covers
- Demo and haul away
- New cabinets, mid grade
- Quartz counters, templated and set
- Sink, faucet, disposal
- Tile backsplash and floor
- Recessed lighting and code circuits
Line by line
Where the money goes
Laborer16 hrs at $28/hr$645Plumber10 hrs at $34/hr$836Electrician20 hrs at $32/hr$1,584Carpenter52 hrs at $30/hr$2,251Tile setter24 hrs at $23/hr$1,352MaterialsCabinets, quartz, tile, sink, lighting$15,138PermitsBuilding, electrical, plumbing$750OverheadInsurance, trucks, office, dumpster$6,316
Wages are mean hourly pay for the Cincinnati area, OH from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, times a 1.45 payroll and insurance load, and times 1.7 for trades a remodeler subcontracts.
What moves the number
Custom cabinets. Natural stone. Moving the sink or range. Taking out a wall. A bigger island with new circuits.
Refacing instead of replacing. Stock cabinets. Laminate counters. Keeping the floor you have.
Cost questions
Before you set a budget
Q1What makes a kitchen cost more?
A larger room, custom cabinets, natural stone, moving the sink or range, or taking out a wall. In homes from the 1990s and 2000s, the common add is a bigger island with new outlets run up through the floor.
Q2What is left out of this price?
Appliances, moving windows or walls, and running new plumbing or gas lines.
Q3Do Mason kitchens cost more than the rest of Cincinnati?
Labor rates are close across the whole metro, since the same crews cover all of it. Room size is what moves the number here: newer homes often have bigger kitchens than older parts of the city, and more cabinets means a bigger total.
Q4Why is labor only part of it?
Materials, permits, overhead such as insurance and trucks, and a normal margin make up the rest. Every one of them is broken out on this page.
Get the number for your kitchen
Your size, your finishes, your ZIP.