A kitchen remodel in Margate with Onel Construction LLC is Starting at $8,000 — and where your job lands above that starting point depends mostly on which Margate you live in. Margate Estates and Paradise Gardens are classic late-1950s through 1970s concrete-block ranches: tight galley or L-shaped layouts, eight-foot ceilings, and plumbing and wiring that have been in service for fifty years. Oriole Gardens and the condo buildings along Royal Palm Boulevard are a different job entirely — a compact condo kitchen governed by association rules, shared wall stacks, and elevator or stairway staging. Around the Carolina Club and in Royal Palm Village, the homes are late-1980s and 1990s single-family and townhome builds with open family rooms and islands that are due for their first full kitchen replacement. Three housing patterns, three cost pictures — this page prices each one by home type, with the complete stack spelled out in writing.
I’m Joe. I run Onel Construction LLC out of Boca Raton, about 20 minutes north up State Road 7 or the Turnpike. Margate was incorporated in the mid-1950s and filled in street by street through the 1960s, 1970s, and 1990s — so two houses a mile apart near Margate Boulevard and Rock Island Road can hide completely different framing, drain pipe, and electrical panels behind the drywall. We look at what your build era actually left in the walls, measure in person, and lock your exact total in writing before the first cabinet comes out.
Key takeaways
- Margate kitchens with Onel: Starting at $8,000, for the complete stack — cabinets, assembly, installation, demo and haul-away, countertops, sink and plumbing reconnect — itemized in build order.
- The city’s stock falls into three main footprints: 1950s–1970s single-family ranches in Margate Estates and Paradise Gardens, 1970s condo and 55+ communities such as Oriole Gardens, and 1980s–1990s golf-course and planned subdivisions around the Carolina Club area and Royal Palm Village.
- Margate is in Broward County, which is inside the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone (HVHZ) — any exterior kitchen window or door in the scope needs a Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance (NOA) or Florida Product Approval rated for HVHZ, and permits run through City of Margate Building Services at 901 NW 66th Avenue.
- $1,000 off on projects of $10,000 or more.
- Financing through Acorn Finance with rates as low as 4.49% APR with approved credit; payments from $120/month on smaller jobs.
What a kitchen costs in Margate — by home type
Pricing a Margate kitchen by housing type is the honest way to do it, because an upper-floor condo, a 1960s ranch, and a 1990s two-story near the golf course each need different prep and trade work. Every band below includes the full stack: cabinets, assembly, installation, demo and haul-away, countertops, and the sink and plumbing reconnect.
| Home type | Typical Margate fit | Where it lands |
|---|---|---|
| Condo & villa — 55+ and multi-family | The Oriole Gardens, Holiday Springs, and Royal Palm Boulevard pattern: galley or pass-through layout that stays tied to the shared building plumbing stack, new cabinets, new stone or quartz counters, sink and faucet reconnect, and haul-away kept inside association work hours. | This is where the $8,000 starting point applies — a clean, code-compliant replacement inside the existing footprint, without moving shared building lines. |
| Mid-century ranch — 1950s–1970s single-family | The Margate Estates and Paradise Gardens pattern: one-story CBS construction on a slab, original soffits coming down, the pass-through wall to the dining or Florida room opened up, sink rough-ins and dedicated appliance circuits updated, full cabinet and counter replacement. | Most classic Margate single-family kitchens land here. Across Broward County, full single-family remodels of this scope commonly run in the $20,000–$42,000 range at market; your written estimate replaces that broad range with your exact line-by-line total. |
| 1980s–1990s subdivision — larger family kitchen | The Carolina Club area, Coral Lake Estates, and Royal Palm Village pattern: wider footprint, center island or wrap-around peninsula, pantry rework, taller uppers, broad quartz or stone counter runs, full appliance package, and an updated lighting and electrical layout. | Priced by cabinet count, counter square footage, and layout changes. Every build step is broken out in Good / Better / Best material grades over the same scope, so you control where the total lands. |
Text wide photos of your kitchen and the word KITCHEN to (561) 462-9293 and we will place your home in the right cost band from the photos, then confirm it at the free in-home measure.
What drives the price in Margate
Plumbing and electrical from the 1950s–1970s, still behind the walls. Houses in Margate Estates and the four subdivisions of Paradise Gardens went up mainly between the late 1950s and the late 1970s. Behind a fifty-year-old kitchen wall, aging cast-iron drain stubs, corroded shut-off valves, and panels without the dedicated 20-amp small-appliance and GFCI circuits today’s code requires are common finds. At the measure, we look under the sink and at the breaker panel first. Any drain or circuit work your kitchen needs goes on the estimate as a named line up front — not as a mid-job surprise after demo.
Soffits and pass-through walls in the classic ranch layouts. Plenty of 1960s and 1970s Margate ranches were built with furred-down soffits over the cabinets and a half-wall or narrow opening between the kitchen and the dining room or enclosed Florida room. Pulling those soffits lets taller uppers run to the eight-foot ceiling, and opening the dividing wall turns a dark galley into an open kitchen-living space. That wall work can mean moving switches, outlets, or vents buried inside it and confirming whether it carries roof load — all inspected at the measure and priced as its own line, so the cost of opening the room is visible before you decide.
Association logistics in 55+ and condo communities. Oriole Gardens holds 1,413 condo residences built in the 1970s (verified against community sources), and Paradise Gardens and Holiday Springs run their own boards and property rules. Working in a multi-unit building or active-adult community means filing contractor license and insurance certificates with the association, respecting restricted work hours, protecting common walkways and elevators during demo and haul-away, and staying inside the shared plumbing chase. We build that paperwork and those logistics into the job schedule from day one.
HVHZ rules when the scope touches an exterior opening. Every Margate address sits inside Broward County’s High-Velocity Hurricane Zone. A remodel that stays inside the four walls does not change your cabinet or counter choices — but swapping the over-the-sink window onto the patio, replacing a kitchen exterior door, or cutting in new glass sliders brings HVHZ product rules in: each exterior product needs a Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance (NOA) or Florida Product Approval rated for HVHZ, plus structural buck and fastener inspections. Text wide photos of your kitchen and the word KITCHEN to (561) 462-9293 if an exterior window or door is part of your plan, and we will include the HVHZ-rated opening in the same itemized quote.
Cabinet count and counter material grade. From a larger 1990s footprint near the Carolina Club to a compact kitchen off Margate Boulevard, the biggest swing in the total is box count, island square footage, and the material grade you pick. We price your exact layout in Good / Better / Best tiers over identical trade scope, so the arithmetic compares cleanly side by side.
Permits & code in Margate
Kitchen remodels in Margate are permitted through City of Margate Building Services, located at 901 NW 66th Avenue, Margate, FL 33063, using Broward County’s electronic permitting workflow. A project that changes the layout, moves or modifies plumbing or electrical circuits, opens a wall, or replaces structural components needs a city building permit plus trade sub-permits. Onel Construction LLC pulls the permit in Onel’s name, files the Notice of Commencement when required, submits the digital drawings and forms to the City at 901 NW 66th Avenue, and meets the city’s structural, plumbing, and electrical inspectors on site through final sign-off. If your home sits in a condo association or HOA — Oriole Gardens, Paradise Gardens, Royal Palm Village, or the Carolina Club communities — we prepare the contractor packet for your board and run community approval alongside the city permit. And because Broward County is inside the HVHZ, any exterior window or door in your kitchen scope is specified with a current Miami-Dade NOA or HVHZ-rated Florida Product Approval and permitted under the same job. From submittal to final inspection, we handle the paperwork.
How a Margate kitchen runs with Onel
- Text a photo, start the number — Text the word KITCHEN to (561) 462-9293 — send two wide photos of your space from different angles and tell us what you want done. We’ll start your estimate right from the photos, and the free in-home measure locks your exact written price.
- Free in-home measure — I come out to your Margate home, measure the footprint, check shut-offs, drain lines, soffits, and the electrical panel, and note any condo or HOA board requirements.
- Written itemized estimate — every step of the full stack in build order, shown across three material grades over the same scope, locked in writing for 14 days.
- Permit pulled — filed with City of Margate Building Services at 901 NW 66th Avenue in Onel’s name, with your HOA or condo board package submitted alongside it.
- Build — demo and haul-away, rough plumbing and electrical updates, city rough inspections, cabinets assembled, set, and leveled, countertops templated and installed, sink and plumbing reconnect, and final finishes.
- Final inspection & walkthrough — City of Margate final inspection passed, then our line-by-line walkthrough against your written estimate before you sign off.
Warranty
Every product and material we install in your kitchen — cabinets, countertops, sink, faucet, and hardware — carries its full manufacturer’s warranty, and Onel registers it for you, in your name, when the job wraps up. The registration confirmations and product paperwork go in your hands at the final walkthrough, so a manufacturer issue years from now starts with everything already registered and filed. Text wide photos of your kitchen and the word KITCHEN to (561) 462-9293 and we will get your estimate started.
Money help
Financing is available through Acorn Finance: payments from $120/month on smaller jobs, with typical projects in the low $200s–$300s/month, at rates as low as 4.49% APR with approved credit — laid out in writing next to your itemized total, so the cash price and the monthly payment sit on the same page. Every qualifying Margate kitchen also gets $1,000 off on projects of $10,000 or more. And if your remodel includes HVHZ-rated impact windows or an exterior kitchen door, upgraded exterior openings can qualify homeowners for wind-mitigation insurance savings of up to $1,400 a year (your insurance carrier decides the exact discount) and My Safe Florida Home grants of up to $10,000 on eligible single-family homes (the state program decides eligibility).
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Areas we serve
We’re based in Boca Raton and build kitchens across Broward and Palm Beach counties: Margate first, plus Coral Springs, Coconut Creek, Pompano Beach, North Lauderdale, Tamarac, Parkland, Deerfield Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Plantation, Sunrise, Boca Raton, Delray Beach, Boynton Beach, and the neighboring South Florida communities.
Margate kitchen questions I hear a lot
Do I need a permit from the City of Margate for a kitchen remodel, and who handles it?
Yes, whenever the remodel touches plumbing, updates electrical circuits, changes the layout, removes a wall or soffit, or replaces cabinets under a full remodel scope — and Onel Construction LLC pulls that permit in Onel’s name. Permits here run through City of Margate Building Services at 901 NW 66th Avenue. You never deal with the city counter or chase inspectors yourself; we submit, coordinate the plumbing, electrical, and structural inspections, and close the permit out at final. Start it by texting wide photos of your kitchen and the word KITCHEN to (561) 462-9293 — the free in-home measure is where your written number gets set.
Our house in Margate Estates or Paradise Gardens was built in the 1960s or 1970s. Will we have to upgrade the electrical panel or cast-iron drains?
Not always a full panel or a whole-house re-pipe — but fifty-year-old kitchens almost always need targeted updates at the wall to meet current code and run modern appliances safely. Those ranches were wired when a kitchen meant a basic range and a small refrigerator; today’s code calls for dedicated circuits for the microwave, dishwasher, and disposal, plus countertop GFCI outlets, and cast-iron drain stubs behind the sink wall can be thin or scaled inside. At the free measure, I check the breaker panel and look under the sink, so any required rough-in work is written into your itemized estimate before you decide anything. Send photos and the word KITCHEN to (561) 462-9293 to book that measure.
I live in a 55+ condo in Oriole Gardens or a gated section near the Carolina Club. How do you handle association approval?
We give your association or management company everything it asks for before work starts: our state general contractor license (CGC1511492), general liability and workers’ compensation certificates named to the association, and the written scope of work. In condo buildings like Oriole Gardens, the sink and dishwasher stay tied into the building’s existing plumbing stack as condo rules require, common hallways and elevators stay protected during demo and haul-away, and work stays inside community hours. In single-family HOAs around the Carolina Club area and Royal Palm Village, we run the architectural or board paperwork alongside the City of Margate permit so neither track holds up your build. Text KITCHEN with wide photos to (561) 462-9293 and we will map your association’s steps at the measure.
How do Broward County’s HVHZ rules affect a Margate kitchen remodel?
Margate is in Broward County, inside the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone. For interior cabinets, countertops, sinks, and indoor wiring, HVHZ adds no extra product hurdles. It matters when the remodel swaps an exterior window over the sink, replaces a side entry door, or opens a back wall for new patio sliders: any exterior opening product installed in Margate needs a valid Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance (NOA) or Florida Product Approval rated for HVHZ, and the city inspector verifies the product approval, bucking, and fastener schedule on site. Upgrading those openings can also help you qualify for wind-mitigation insurance savings of up to $1,400 a year (the carrier decides) or My Safe Florida Home grants of up to $10,000 (the program decides eligibility). If an opening is in your plan, text photos and KITCHEN to (561) 462-9293 and we will price the rated product in the same quote.
Can we remove the low drywall soffits and open the wall between the kitchen and living room in a classic Margate ranch?
Yes — it is one of the most common upgrades we do in 1950s–1970s Margate homes. Taking out the hollow drop soffits over the old cabinets lets full-height uppers run to the eight-foot ceiling, and cutting back or removing the dividing wall opens the kitchen to the dining area or Florida room. Wires, switches, or vent pipes often run through those soffits and walls, so we inspect the framing and utilities at the free measure, include any header or electrical rerouting in the City of Margate permit, and list it as its own clear line on your estimate. Text wide photos and the word KITCHEN to (561) 462-9293 to get that layout priced.
How long does a Margate kitchen remodel take, and how does the financing work?
Once cabinets and materials are on site, most complete Margate kitchen remodels take three to five working weeks from demo to final walkthrough, depending on City of Margate inspection turnarounds and countertop fabrication after the base cabinets are set. Your timeline is mapped in writing with your quote. To pay monthly, financing through Acorn Finance offers rates as low as 4.49% APR with approved credit, payments from $120/month on smaller jobs, and typical projects in the low $200s–$300s/month — plus $1,000 off on projects of $10,000 or more. Text KITCHEN and your kitchen photos to (561) 462-9293 and we will build both the timeline and the payment picture into your free estimate.
How much do new kitchen cabinets cost?
Cabinets are usually the largest single line in a Margate kitchen, and the total turns on cabinet count, box construction, finish, and how much storage we are adding back into a 1960s or 1970s footprint that was built with very little. A classic Margate ranch keeping its layout prices very differently from a kitchen gaining a pantry wall or an island run. Our kitchens are Starting at $8,000 for the full stack, and your estimate prices cabinets, assembly, and installation as separate readable lines, with the City of Margate permit work carried on the same page — pick the grade that fits the house and we will show you what stepping up or down changes, in dollars.
Can I remodel my kitchen in stages to spread out the cost?
Yes, with one condition: the stages have to be planned as a single job on paper first, so stage two never undoes stage one. In Margate the sequence that works is systems first — panel, plumbing, and any soffit or wall work under one City of Margate Building Services permit — then cabinets and counters, then finishes. Splitting it the other way, finishes first, is how homeowners pay twice for the same demo. Your written estimate maps the stages and prices each one, so you can start with the phase that matters most and know exactly what the remaining phases cost when you are ready.
Does a kitchen remodel add value to a home in South Florida?
A well-scoped kitchen is the room Margate buyers price first, and in Margate Estates and Paradise Gardens a dated original kitchen is the line that holds an otherwise solid ranch back. The value holds when the scope matches the neighborhood: sound systems, durable mid-grade cabinets, and counters that fit the house return better than luxury finishes the street does not support. At the measure we will walk that math with you honestly — what the room should cost for this house, on this block — and the written estimate keeps the project sized to the home it is going into.
Get a real number for your Margate kitchen
Text the word KITCHEN to (561) 462-9293 — send two wide photos of your space from different angles and tell us what you want done. We’ll start your estimate right from the photos, and the free in-home measure locks your exact written price. Free estimate. $1,000 off on projects of $10,000 or more.
— Joe, Onel Construction LLC, License CGC1511492, Boca Raton, FL
Prices shown are averages from recent jobs and current market data, set before the latest round of tariff-driven material price increases, and subject to change with inflation, tariffs, and market conditions. Your free estimate always uses current numbers.
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