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A full kitchen remodel in Northbrook typically runs $35,000 to $58,000 keeping the layout and $68,000 to $110,000 for a gut that opens the room, and takes six to nine weeks on site. Permits are issued by the Village of Northbrook at 1225 Cedar Lane. The village is largely 1960s and 1970s Colonials and split-levels, which means two useful things: the kitchen already has floor area to work with, and in a two-storey house there is a basement ceiling below it, so a sink can actually move to an island.
Northbrook was built out later than most of its neighbours, mostly between 1960 and 1980 in two-storey Colonials, split-levels and ranches on generous plots, with larger rebuilds added from the 1990s. The kitchen in a 1970s Colonial here is a decent-sized room at the rear with a separate dining room beside it and a family room beyond.
Two features of that housing matter more than anything about the finishes. The wall between the kitchen and the family room is usually non-structural, so opening the plan is straightforward. And in a two-storey house there is a basement below with a usable ceiling, which means a drain can be run at proper fall to wherever you want the sink.
That second point is the real difference between Northbrook and the ranch suburbs. On a slab, an island with a sink means cutting and repouring concrete and we usually advise against it. Here it is ordinary work, which is why the kitchens we build in this village tend to be the most ambitious in the northwest suburbs.
Northbrook is later than its neighbours, and that later date is what makes an island practical here.
| Era and style | What we find on site | What the project becomes | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960–1980 — two-storey Colonials | A decent-sized rear kitchen, a separate dining room, a family room beyond, a basement ceiling below and a 1970s panel. | Wall to the family room opened, soffits lost, and a sink genuinely relocated to an island because the fall is there. | $74k – $110k |
| 1960–1978 — split-levels | A kitchen on the upper half-level, staggered floors below it, and a drain route more limited than the plan suggests. | Open to the family room where the wall allows, and replan around what the floor actually permits. | $66k – $98k |
| 1960–1975 — ranches | A single-level plan with a crawl or slab below, a kitchen closed off by a non-structural wall, copper supply already in. | Open to the family room, lose the soffits, and build around the existing drain position with a peninsula rather than an island. | $38k – $64k |
| 1990–present — larger rebuilds and townhomes | Open plan already there, a modern panel, engineered joists with room for services, finishes that have dated. | Finish and cabinetry upgrade, with the island, stone and appliances driving the number. | $40k – $72k |
These are the conditions that decide the schedule and the contingency on a job in Northbrook. We price around them rather than discovering them.
The Northbrook advantage. In a two-storey Colonial the drain can run at proper fall to an island or a relocated sink, which is simply not available in the slab-built ranch suburbs nearby. It is what makes the ambitious layouts possible here.
The partition between the kitchen and the family room is frequently non-structural in this housing, so opening the plan is a day of demolition rather than a beam. Where it does carry, a sized beam and an engineer’s letter go in with the permit.
Sometimes empty, often carrying heating ducts. Losing them is what lets cabinetry reach the ceiling, and whether that is an afternoon or a duct-rerouting job is decided by opening one and looking.
Better than a 1950s one but still short of what a modern kitchen asks for. An induction hob, a double oven and a dishwasher each need dedicated circuits, and we check capacity on the first visit rather than at rough-in.
The original hood almost always filters and returns the air to the room. With a basement ceiling and generous joists there is usually a clean route to outside air, and it should be taken while the ceiling is open.
Interior work inside the footprint is a straightforward village permit. Exterior changes go through zoning review, and in the townhome developments an association approval applies too.
Ranges, not a single number. Where a project lands depends on the scope, and we say which band we think you are in before you commit to anything.
New cabinetry, stone, backsplash, appliances, lighting and flooring on the existing services. Right where the room already opens to the family room.
The wall to the family room removed, soffits stripped and ducts rerouted, the sink relocated to an island, a service upgrade where needed, and full-height cabinetry.
The whole rear of the house taken as one project, with heating, plumbing and electrical rerun across it. Priced after an engineer has been.
Cabinetry is the largest single line in almost every kitchen we build. This is how a full project divides up.
Based on an $86,000 project, the midpoint of what we actually build here. The plumbing share runs slightly above the northwest-suburb average here, and it is money well spent: it is what buys the island that the slab-built towns nearby cannot have.
Work completed by Revive 360 Renovations in this area. Every project links to its own page and photos.
We look at the wall, at the ceiling below it where we can, and at the electrical panel. You get an honest read on what can move and what cannot.
Including a structural engineer where a wall is coming out, so the beam is sized before the price is set rather than after.
Submitted to the Village of Northbrook at 1225 Cedar Lane. We prepare and lodge it, and we tell you which route your project is on before you commit.
Any beam goes in, services are rerun, and everything is inspected before it is closed. A change to the price happens here, with the wall open, not at the end.
Cabinets set and scribed to walls that are rarely square, stone templated on site after the boxes are in, then appliances, backsplash and lighting.
We walk the room with you, write the list, and close it out before the final invoice.
Tell us about the property and what you want to change. We will walk the space, look at what is behind the walls, and come back with a written scope, a schedule and a price.
Keeping the layout and replacing cabinetry, stone, appliances and finishes generally runs $35,000 to $58,000. A gut that opens the room and relocates the sink is usually $68,000 to $110,000. Northbrook sits slightly above its neighbours because the kitchens are bigger and more of these projects genuinely move the plumbing.
In a two-storey Colonial here, yes, and this is the village where we say that most often. There is a basement ceiling below with room to run a drain at proper fall. In a ranch on a slab it is a different answer, because the waste is cast into concrete.
Usually. In this housing that partition is frequently non-structural, so it is a day of demolition rather than a beam and an engineer. Where it does carry, the opening needs a sized beam, posts to a bearing point and an engineer’s letter with the permit.
Yes. The Village of Northbrook requires a building permit for kitchen work altering plumbing, electrical or structure. Applications go to 1225 Cedar Lane and the work is inspected at rough-in and at completion. We handle the filing.
Almost always. Cabinetry to the ceiling is the single biggest visual change in a 1970s kitchen and it gains real storage. The question is what is inside them — empty soffits come down in an afternoon, ducts have to be rerouted first.
A 1970s panel is usually better than a 1950s one but still short of what a modern kitchen wants. An induction hob, a double oven and a dishwasher each need a dedicated circuit, so we check capacity on the first visit.
Six to nine weeks for a full remodel. Relocating a sink to an island adds a few days for the drain run and its inspection. Cabinetry lead time is the main driver, so that order goes in before demolition.
Northbrook sits beside Deerfield, Glenview, Glencoe and Highland Park, all regular ground for the same crews.
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