The honest answer for a full kitchen remodel in Kennesaw is six to ten weeks of work on site, plus four to eight weeks of planning and ordering before we swing a hammer. We have been remodeling kitchens around Cobb County for more than 30 years, and the homes here follow patterns. A 1990s two-story off Barrett Parkway, a brick ranch closer to downtown Kennesaw, a split-level up toward Acworth: each one has its own quirks, but the timeline breaks down the same way. Here is where the weeks actually go.
This is the part most homeowners do not count, and it is the part that decides whether the rest goes smoothly. After the free in-home estimate, we lock the layout, pick countertops, tile, fixtures, flooring and storage, and put one written price on paper. Then we order. Custom built-ins and countertops have real lead times in 2026, usually four to six weeks, and we do not start demo until the big items are either in our shop or have a firm delivery date. Tearing out a working kitchen and then waiting on a delivery is how a six-week job turns into twelve.
This is also when we file the permit. Yes, we pull the permits and we handle every bit of the paperwork with Cobb County, and the inspections are built into the timeline from day one.
Demo on a typical Kennesaw kitchen takes two to three days. We protect the floors and the rest of the house, pull the old storage, countertops, appliances and flooring, and get everything to the dumpster. Then we look at what the walls were hiding. In 80s and 90s Cobb County builds we regularly find undersized wiring, a vent that dead-ends in the attic, and plumbing that was never quite right. Georgia humidity also leaves its mark, especially behind a sink wall. We fix what we find and tell you the same day, in writing, if it changes anything.
This is when the kitchen looks worst and the most important work happens. Our own crew runs new electrical circuits for the range, dishwasher, disposal and lighting, moves plumbing if the sink or island is shifting, and frames any wall changes. If we are opening a wall to the dining room, the header goes in here. Then the county inspects the rough work. We build a few days of buffer around that inspection so a busy week at the county does not push everything else back.
Once the rough inspection passes, we close the walls. Drywall, tape, mud, sand and prime usually take four to five days because mud needs to dry between coats, and in a humid Georgia July that can add a day. Paint goes on next, then flooring if you are replacing it. We prefer to run the new floor under the storage so nothing ever has to be cut around later.
Built-ins and base storage go in over two to four days. Then the countertop fabricator templates, which is the one step where the clock is not fully in our hands. Quartz and granite in the Marietta and Kennesaw area are usually running seven to ten business days from template to install. We use that gap for backsplash prep, trim, under-storage lighting and the range hood so no days are wasted.
Counters land, then the backsplash tile, the sink and faucet, appliances, hardware, and the final coat of paint on anything that got dinged. We do a walkthrough with you, fix the punch list the same week, and the final county inspection closes the permit. A straightforward pull-and-replace can wrap by week six. A layout change with a moved island, new windows or a wall coming out is the ten-week end.
What does not stretch it is waiting on other companies, because there are none. Our own crew does the demo, framing, electrical, plumbing, drywall, tile and trim from start to finish, so there is no gap between one trade leaving and the next showing up. That is the single biggest reason our timelines hold.
How long does a full kitchen remodel take in Kennesaw
Plan on six to ten weeks of work on site once demo starts. A pull-and-replace with the same layout lands near six weeks, and a job with a moved island, a wall coming out or new windows runs closer to ten. Add four to eight weeks before that for selections, ordering and the permit.
Can we live in the house during a kitchen remodel
Almost all of our Kennesaw customers do. We seal off the kitchen, keep the dust down and clean up daily, and most families set up a temporary kitchen with a microwave and a hot plate in the dining room or basement. Expect two to three weeks without a working sink in the kitchen itself.
What is the most common thing that delays a kitchen remodel
Changing selections after demo, especially countertops after they have been templated. The second most common is a special-order appliance arriving late. We order everything before demo and ask for appliances to be delivered before we start so the timeline holds.
Thinking about a kitchen remodel in Kennesaw? We are usually already in your neighborhood working on one of your neighbors' homes, so we are close and can stop by to give an estimate the same day. Free in-home visit, written price, our own crew from start to finish.
