For your kitchen remodeling in Millbrae, America’s Dream HomeWorks is a family-owned, full-service design-build team that handles the whole project in-house, from the first design sketch through the final installation. We have been remodeling since 2001 and have served more than 19,000 homeowners, with our own DreamLine cabinetry, our own stone fabrication shop, and our own installers under one roof. You get one accountable team, one contract, and a 24-month labor warranty on the work. Whether you want full home remodeling or a focused kitchen renovation, you work with the same people from start to finish, and our Millbrae home remodeling team holds every phase to the same high standard.
Kitchen remodeling in Millbrae CA requires a city building permit, and a well-planned renovation adds real, lasting value to your property. We coordinate the permits, the plan review, and the inspections so you do not have to chase a second contractor to finish what we started. If you have been searching for kitchen remodeling near me and want reliable contractors rather than a rotating cast of subcontractors, you are in the right place.
Ready to plan your Millbrae kitchen? Call (916) 701-9660 or schedule a free consultation to get your free written estimate. Learn more about our kitchen remodeling service.
Our Home Remodeling Services in Millbrae
We handle every part of a Millbrae kitchen remodeling project in-house, so the people who design your kitchen are the same team that builds it. Many Millbrae houses were laid out decades ago with closed, compartmentalized kitchens, and most of our remodeling work here is about making those rooms function the way a family actually lives today. Our home remodeling services reach beyond the kitchen into bathrooms, flooring, and home additions, so one accountable team can handle the full scope of your renovation and tailor it to the unique needs of your household.
Expert Kitchen Remodeling and Complete Home Renovation
We take your Millbrae kitchen from demolition through finished install, and we can extend the remodel into adjoining dining and family spaces. A custom kitchen design should reflect how you cook and gather, not just how the room looked in 1962. We plan the layout around everyday traffic flow and the classic work triangle so the sink, range, and refrigerator sit where they save you steps. Even a small kitchen can become a dream kitchen with the right layout and smart storage solutions, and this kind of expert kitchen renovation is the heart of most of our home renovation work on the Peninsula.
Bathroom Remodeling Services
Our bathroom remodeling turns dated, cramped spaces into bathrooms built for how your family starts and ends each day. We handle tub replacement, walk in showers, walk-in tub conversions, shower enclosures, and wall surrounds, and we can create a spa-like primary bathroom or a practical guest bath. Because the same in-house crews run both your kitchen remodeling and your bathroom renovations, you can combine bathroom remodeling with a kitchen project without juggling separate contractors or schedules. Many Millbrae homeowners discover that updating the bathrooms at the same time as the kitchen is the most efficient way to upgrade the whole property.
DreamLine Custom Cabinetry and Smart Storage
Our DreamLine Custom Cabinetry is made in America and carries a limited lifetime warranty. Smart storage solutions are the single biggest upgrade in most older Millbrae kitchens, so we design pull-outs, deep drawers, pantry systems, and corner cabinets around what you actually store. Cabinetry typically accounts for 30% to 40% of a kitchen renovation budget, which is why building it in-house keeps your money in the room rather than in markups.
Countertops: Quartz, Cambria, Silestone, Dekton and Natural Stone
We fabricate countertops in our own stone shop, including Quartz, Cambria, Silestone, Dekton, granite, and natural stone. We help you balance durability, style, and maintenance so the surface suits how hard your kitchen gets used. Because we template, cut, and install the stone ourselves, your schedule does not depend on an outside fabricator’s queue, and the finished look matches the style you chose in the showroom.
Flooring, Lighting and Layout Redesign
We install hardwood, luxury vinyl plank, laminate, and tile, and we feature brands like RIVA Spain and Cortona Maxx. Good task lighting and a layout that opens the kitchen to daylight change how the room feels all day. Modern Millbrae kitchens increasingly prioritize natural light, and dual-pane glass in a new window or door can cut noise along busier corridors. A flooring upgrade carried through the kitchen and into the bathrooms ties the whole renovation together.
Room Additions, Home Additions and ADUs
We open closed Millbrae kitchen layouts and build home additions when a family needs more living space. This is where the design-build model matters most, because reconfiguring a kitchen or removing a wall touches framing, electrical, plumbing, and finishes all at once, and we carry every one of those construction trades in-house. Room additions let us create the square footage an older property was never designed to offer. We also build ADUs, and an accessory dwelling unit can house extended family or generate rental income while making full use of your outdoor space.
Why Millbrae Homeowners Choose Us
Millbrae families choose us because one team is accountable for the entire remodeling project, from innovative design to the last inspection. We do not hand your kitchen to a rotating cast of subcontractors and disappear. We design it, build the cabinetry, fabricate the stone, and install it ourselves, under one contract with clear inclusions and a documented change-order process, so the quote you sign is not a quote that quietly grows after work begins.
We back that with 23-plus years in business, more than 19,000 homeowners served, an A+ BBB rating, and California contractor’s license CSLB #853669. We are EPA Lead-Safe Certified, which matters in a city where so many houses predate 1978. Contractors working in Millbrae must hold a valid current City of Millbrae business license, and we take care of that along with the permit submission and inspection scheduling. Because our team works closely with you through every selection, your finished kitchen matches your expectations rather than a generic template.
Older Millbrae homes sometimes reveal surprises behind the walls that can affect cost, so a well-designed, well-built kitchen is one of the smartest long-term investments you can make in a Peninsula property’s appeal. Our 24-month labor warranty and the limited lifetime warranty on DreamLine cabinetry mean we stand behind the construction after we leave.
See the proof for yourself. Call (916) 701-9660 or book an appointment to talk through your remodel.
How Your Home Renovation in Millbrae Works
Your home remodeling in Millbrae follows a clear five-step path that balances your design goals with the city’s rules and protects you from avoidable delays. We order materials before demolition and sequence permits early, because the most common remodeling mistakes come from starting construction without a firm plan, a realistic timeline, and a budget.
1. Free Consultation and Showroom Visit
We start with a free consultation and a walk through our 20,000-square-foot showroom, the largest of its kind in the region, where you can see and touch cabinets, countertops, and flooring before you commit to anything.
2. Design, Selections and Written Estimate
We design the layout, finalize your selections, and give you a free written estimate with clear scope. Getting the design and finishes locked here is what keeps pricing honest and the project timeline intact.
3. Permits and Material Ordering
We prepare the permit package and submit it to the city. Millbrae reviews simple kitchen and bathroom remodeling electronically in two to five business days depending on staffing, and asks applicants to allow 15 days for normal plan-check activity. A printed cabinet-supplier layout may be accepted for a straightforward project. While review runs, we order your cabinetry and stone so nothing stalls after demolition.
4. In-House Construction and Inspections
Our own crews handle demolition, rough-in, cabinetry, countertops, and finishes, and we schedule each city inspection as the construction reaches it. Expect daily disruption to the kitchen itself, which is why we plan a temporary setup and clean up as we go.
5. Final Walkthrough and Warranty
We finish with a walkthrough where you confirm every detail, then hand over your 24-month labor warranty and the limited lifetime warranty on DreamLine cabinetry. A full kitchen renovation typically runs three to six months from start to finish depending on scope.
Home Remodeling in Millbrae: Permits, Housing and Terrain
Kitchen remodeling and repairs are listed by Millbrae as work that typically requires a permit, and those permits are issued by the City of Millbrae Community Development Department, Building Division, in San Mateo County. The city’s currently linked fee schedule lists $2,548.23 for a one- or two-family kitchen remodel including mechanical, electrical, and plumbing review, effective July 1, 2025. That amount predates the most recent schedule date, so we confirm the current figure with the Building Division before quoting it. A complete package includes architectural drawings and site plans plus California Title 24 energy compliance documentation, which now reflects the state’s focus on energy efficiency and electrification readiness.
Simple cosmetic replacements generally carry minimal permit requirements. Reconfiguring your kitchen or removing an interior wall is different: the city requires plans showing the existing and proposed floor plans, and the wall must be evaluated as load-bearing or non-load-bearing by a licensed engineer. Opening walls in older homes and building home additions both call for that professional structural integrity verification, and we handle it in-house. Ordinary residential renovation that does not add a dwelling unit or change the use is exempt from Millbrae’s development-impact fee.
Millbrae’s housing stock shapes the work. Millbrae Meadows was built principally from 1955 through 1964 and holds roughly 700 single-family houses, where improved storage and better connections between kitchen and family rooms are the usual goals. Green Hills was substantially subdivided in the mid-1970s, with cul-de-sacs climbing from Green Hills Drive and larger floor plans. Glenview Highlands, with streets like Tuolumne, Ahwahnee, El Capitan, and Tioga, was recorded in phases from the mid-1950s into the 1970s. The General Plan identifies northern neighborhoods such as Lomita Hills and Capuchino as post-war development whose curving streets follow the terrain. Many of our designs here focus on bringing more natural light into kitchens that were closed off by default, so we can create open, connected space with the functionality families expect now.
Terrain matters when scope grows. The General Plan flags Bay-fill liquefaction and subsidence concerns in lower areas, hillside drainage and erosion concerns, and places the San Andreas Fault within about a mile of the western city limit. These rarely affect a like-for-like interior renovation, but they do inform structural review when we remove a wall or add floor area. We serve homeowners in Millbrae CA and across the wider San Mateo County area through our Northern California design-build team, with easy reach to San Francisco, San Jose, San Mateo, and the East Bay. Because we specialize in whole-home remodeling as well as single rooms, our East Bay and Peninsula clients lean on the same in-house team for both. With San Francisco International Airport minutes away, we plan logistics around real traffic rather than promising a fixed arrival.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a kitchen remodel cost in Millbrae?
There is no single published price, because your estimate is driven by layout changes, cabinet specifications, structural work, electrical and plumbing, and finish selections. Cabinetry alone typically runs 30% to 40% of the budget. Older houses can reveal hidden conditions, so we suggest setting aside a 10% to 15% contingency. We give you a free written estimate after design and selections.
Do I need a Millbrae permit if I keep the same layout?
Yes, kitchen remodeling typically requires a permit in Millbrae CA even without a layout change. For a straightforward project, a printed cabinet-supplier layout may be accepted instead of full construction plans. Simple cosmetic swaps carry minimal permit requirements.
How long does Millbrae take to approve a kitchen-remodel permit?
Simple kitchen and bathroom remodeling may be reviewed electronically in two to five business days, depending on staff availability. Projects that need regular plan check should allow 15 days for normal plan-check activity.
Can I remove the wall between my kitchen and dining room?
Often yes, but it requires plans showing the existing and proposed floor plans, and the wall must be evaluated as load-bearing or non-load-bearing by a licensed engineer. Opening walls in older homes calls for that professional verification, and we handle the engineering and the construction in-house.
Can you remodel my bathrooms at the same time as the kitchen?
Yes. Because our in-house crews handle both kitchen remodeling and bathroom renovations, many Millbrae homeowners combine the two under one contract. Running both projects together shortens the overall timeline and keeps a consistent style across the property.
What are the allowed construction hours in Millbrae?
Construction is allowed 7:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on weekdays, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Saturdays, and 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Sundays and holidays, unless an exception is approved in advance.
Do you serve my area of Millbrae?
Yes, we serve every Millbrae neighborhood and the surrounding San Mateo communities through our Northern California design-build team, from the Highlands and Meadows to Green Hills and the homes around the combined BART and Caltrain station area. We plan each day’s logistics realistically so your project stays on track.
Start Your Millbrae Kitchen Remodel
A great remodeling project starts with a plan, and the sooner we design and permit yours, the sooner you get back a kitchen that improves daily life. One accountable team designs it, builds the cabinets, fabricates the stone, and installs it, so you never manage a crowd of contractors. Whether it is a full kitchen update, a bathroom remodeling job, or a room addition, we specialize in bringing the whole vision together under one roof.
Call (916) 701-9660, request your free consultation and written estimate, or visit our showroom to see your options in person. Let’s build the kitchen your family has been dreaming about.
