We design, build, and install complete kitchens for homeowners in Davis, CA on a single contract, with our own team: design and permit drawings, DreamLine Custom Cabinetry from our own factory, countertops cut in our own stone shop, and installation by in-house crews. We’ll never send you looking for another contractor to finish what we started.
America’s Dream HomeWorks has been family-owned since 2001, has served more than 19,000 homeowners, holds CSLB license #853669, and carries both general liability and workers’ compensation coverage. Every remodel is backed by our 24-month labor warranty. Before you hire any of the contractors bidding your project, confirm the license is active with the California Contractors State License Board and ask to see both insurance policies.
Kitchen remodeling in Davis, CA runs on the city’s permit clock, and Davis permits typically process in 20 to 35 business days, so designing early means building sooner. Call (916) 701-9660 or schedule a free consultation to get started.
Our Kitchen Remodeling Services in Davis, CA
Everything below happens under one roof, from first sketch to final inspection, so no part of your kitchen remodel gets handed off to an outside crew. Serving Davis from our North Highlands showroom, we keep design, fabrication, and construction on one accountable team.
Full Kitchen Remodel
We take a kitchen from demolition through final inspection: layout changes, removing a wall to open a closed-plan space into the dining or family room, and building the island you’ve been sketching for years. Open concept conversions are one of the most requested remodeling projects we take on here, because they turn a boxed-in galley into living space a family can actually gather in. Good kitchen design prioritizes workflow first and looks second. Islands usually need dedicated outlets, plumbing if you want a prep sink, and a separate circuit if you want appliances built in.
DreamLine Custom Cabinetry and Cabinet Refacing
We manufacture DreamLine Custom Cabinetry ourselves in America and back it with a limited lifetime warranty. Custom cabinets are the best way to gain real storage in an older Davis home whose footprint can’t grow: deep drawer banks instead of blind shelves, a full pantry wall, toe-kick storage under the sink run. If your layout already works and the boxes are sound, refacing is a smart alternative to full cabinet replacement, typically finishes in under a week, and keeps the budget tight while changing the style of the whole room.
Countertops and In-House Stone Fabrication
We fabricate quartz, Cambria, Silestone, Dekton, granite, and natural stone countertops on our own CNC equipment, so the same company that built your cabinets templates and sets your new countertops. Quartz needs no sealing and shrugs off family life. Granite needs periodic sealing to stay durable. Silestone is a quartz product with a wider color range, and solid surface can be fabricated to nearly any shape you want.
Flooring, Tile Backsplash, Lighting, and Appliances
Hardwood, tile, luxury vinyl plank, RIVA Spain, and Cortona Maxx all sit in one showroom, so your flooring, backsplash, and countertops get chosen together instead of one at a time. Tile backsplashes give you the widest design latitude in the room. Lighting and appliance layouts are drawn to meet California’s Title 24 efficiency standards, and we coordinate rough-ins so your appliances land exactly where the plan says they will.
Bathroom Remodeling and Whole-Home Projects in the Davis Area
Pair your kitchen with our bathroom remodeling services, new flooring, custom closets, or a room addition on one contract and one schedule. Handling the kitchen and the bathroom together means one crew rotation, one dust containment plan, and one inspection sequence instead of two disruptions a year apart.
Why Davis Homeowners Choose Our Team
Because one company stays accountable from the permit application to the warranty call two years later.
- Family-owned since 2001, with 19,000+ homeowners served across Northern California
- CSLB license #853669 (B, C17, C36, C10, C-61/D41, C15, C54, D06), EPA Lead-Safe Certified Firm, A+ BBB accredited
- Best of Houzz for Service and Client Satisfaction, 2015 to 2017; Angie’s List Super Service Award, 2014 to 2016
- 24-month labor warranty on remodels, limited lifetime warranty on DreamLine cabinets
Local process knowledge is the other half. Kitchen permits inside Davis go through the City of Davis Building Division at 23 Russell Boulevard, Suite 2. Our project managers prepare the submittal the way the Building Division asks for it, pull the permit, and schedule every required inspection. That matters here: Davis homes go through a city resale inspection or self-certification when ownership changes, and unpermitted remodeling work tends to surface at the worst possible moment. Knowing the local housing stock also keeps designs compliant with California energy standards and keeps craftsmanship decisions realistic in houses where almost nothing is plumb.
Want proof you can touch? Book an appointment at our 20,000-square-foot North Highlands showroom, a short drive from the UC Davis campus.
How Your Davis Kitchen Remodel Works, From Initial Consultation to Final Walkthrough
Here is the remodeling process, start to finish, so nothing about it is a surprise.
- 1. Free initial consultation and showroom visit. We measure the space, listen to how your family actually uses the room, and walk you through full-size cabinets, stone slabs, and flooring.
- 2. Design and written free estimate. Drawings, material selections, and a line-item scope so you know exactly what is and isn’t included in the project.
- 3. Permit submittal. Davis requires an application, a construction and demolition diversion plan, a CALGreen checklist, existing and proposed plans, a scope of work, cabinet and countertop layouts, electrical information, and appliance fuel types. Review typically takes 20 to 35 business days.
- 4. Construction. Demolition, electrical and plumbing rough-ins, cabinets, countertops, tile, and finishes. You get a written communication schedule and a temporary kitchen plan before the first wall comes down, because minimal disruption to daily life is part of the job. Most kitchens run 6 to 12 weeks of construction once permits are issued.
- 5. Inspections and closeout. Inspection requests placed before 3:30 p.m. are scheduled for the next business day, later ones in two business days. Davis requires the completed C&D Diversion Report and weight receipts before the final inspection can be scheduled, and we manage that paperwork. Then punch list, walkthrough, warranty.
What Makes Remodeling in Davis, CA Different
Davis has local codes and a housing history that out-of-town contractors usually learn the hard way.
Start with the rules. If your remodel includes the kitchen sink farthest from the water heater, Davis requires a 120-volt receptacle under that sink for a possible future on-demand recirculation pump. Recology Davis is the only hauler allowed to take construction debris out of the city, and diversion documentation must be complete before the final inspection is scheduled. Permitting runs through the City of Davis Community Development Department, and Yolo County Environmental Health can come into play on properties outside city limits served by well or septic.
Then the houses. Roughly half of Davis housing predates 1980, with the 1970s the largest decade at 26.2%, so pulling cabinets often exposes electrical that needs updating. We’re an EPA Lead-Safe Certified Firm, which matters in anything built before 1978. The tree lined streets of Old North Davis are mostly modest Craftsman bungalows and English or Colonial Revival homes, about 75% built between 1910 and 1953. Old East Davis, east of the railroad tracks and walkable to downtown Davis, mixes Victorian farmhouses, cottages, bungalows, ranch houses, and postwar apartments on varied lots. Several University Avenue and Rice Lane blocks have rear alleys, which changes how we stage deliveries and appliances. Covell Park began in the mid-1960s around its greenbelt system. Village Homes began in 1975 on 70 acres in West Davis, where 53 of its 245 non-apartment homes are under 1,250 square feet and custom cabinets earn every inch of wall. Newer developments like Mace Ranch, from the mid-1990s, and Wildhorse, from the late 1990s, bring bigger footprints and different structural questions. Rental properties near the UC Davis campus take hard use, and we build durable investor kitchens too.
Weather rarely stops interior work in Davis’s Mediterranean climate, though with a July average high of 97°F we take dust containment and keeping your cooling intact seriously. Our crews reach the Davis area from North Highlands on I-80 across the Yolo Causeway.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a realistic budget for a Davis kitchen remodel?
Kitchen remodel cost is set by scope, not by a published number, which is why we give you a written line-item free estimate after design. Cabinets commonly consume 25% to 40% of a kitchen budget, while relocating plumbing or electrical and your choice of countertops drive most of the rest. Energy-efficient appliances and proper insulation keep long-term costs down.
What is the most expensive part of a kitchen remodel?
Cabinets, almost always, followed by moving plumbing and electrical. Because we manufacture DreamLine cabinetry and fabricate countertops in our own shop, we control the two largest line items without downgrading your materials or your craftsmanship.
Do I need a permit to remodel my kitchen in Davis if I keep the same layout?
Usually yes. Most structural, electrical, or plumbing changes require a permit through the City of Davis Building Division at 23 Russell Boulevard, Suite 2, and our team prepares the submittal and schedules the inspections. Skipping it tends to resurface during the city’s resale inspection process when you sell.
How long will my Davis kitchen be out of commission?
Expect 20 to 35 business days of permit review plus roughly 6 to 12 weeks of construction. We set firm dates after design and selections, and we plan your temporary kitchen before demolition day.
Do you serve my part of Davis?
Yes, all Davis zip codes. Old North, Old East, downtown, University Avenue, West Davis and Village Homes, Covell Park, Mace Ranch, and Wildhorse, plus the rest of Yolo County and the greater Sacramento area. If you searched for kitchen remodeling near me and found us, our showroom is at 7115 Watt Ave, Suite #100 in North Highlands, a straight run up I-80 from Davis.
Are you licensed and insured in California?
Yes. CSLB license #853669, EPA Lead-Safe Certified Firm, A+ BBB accredited, with general liability and workers’ compensation coverage. Verify us yourself by searching that number on the California Contractors State License Board site. Not every contractor bidding your kitchen will carry all of the specialty classifications we hold.
Start Your Davis Kitchen Remodel With a Free Estimate
Book a free initial consultation, or come walk our 20,000-square-foot showroom and touch full-size cabinets, stone slabs, and flooring before you decide anything. Permit review runs on the city’s clock at 20 to 35 business days, so starting design now simply moves your build date earlier.
Call (916) 701-9660 or get your free estimate. We’ll bring the design ideas and the craftsmanship; you bring the way your family really lives.
