718 Builders has been remodeling kitchens across Queens since 2011. A galley kitchen in an Astoria co-op has different constraints than a full-size kitchen in a Forest Hills detached home. We know both. Our licensed and insured team handles every phase of your kitchen remodel: custom cabinets, countertops, appliances, tile, permits, and co-op board approvals. You get a written estimate with every cost listed, a dedicated project manager from start to finish, and a kitchen that is built to work for the next 20 years.
From a fresh update in a Flushing co-op to a full gut renovation in a Bayside single-family home, 718 Builders delivers a kitchen remodel built around your space, your household, and your budget.
A kitchen remodel in Queens involves more moving parts than most homeowners expect before they start. Permits, board approvals, cabinet lead times, structural coordination. We have managed all of it for 13 years. Here is what that experience means for your project.
Most Queens kitchen remodels that involve electrical, plumbing, or gas work require an Alteration Type 2 permit filed with the NYC Department of Buildings. This requires a licensed PE or RA to prepare drawings, file via DOB NOW, pass plan review, and coordinate inspections before work is covered. If your building also requires co-op board approval, that has to happen before the DOB filing even begins. We coordinate every step of this. You do not need to learn a new bureaucratic system to remodel your kitchen.
Cabinets represent about 28% of your total kitchen budget and take 6 to 10 weeks to arrive for semi-custom, and 10 to 14 weeks for fully custom. Most kitchen projects stall because the contractor starts demo before cabinets are ordered and on a confirmed delivery schedule. We order materials on day one, track lead times throughout the project, and sequence the rest of the work around confirmed delivery dates.
Removing a wall to open a kitchen into a living or dining area is a legitimate structural undertaking. We assess load-bearing conditions before any demo begins. When structural engineering is required, we coordinate it. When gas lines need relocating, we schedule the licensed gas work. When the ALT-2 permit requires engineer drawings, we manage the filing. You get the open-concept kitchen you want. We handle everything behind the scenes to make it safe and legal.
You receive a full, line-by-line estimate before work starts. Every cost is listed: cabinets, countertops, appliances, labor, permits, and any structural coordination required. If we find something unexpected behind the walls, we stop, show you what we found, and get your written approval before adding cost. The number we give you is the number you pay, unless you change the scope.
Most Queens homeowners start the kitchen remodel conversation thinking about countertops and cabinet colors. Those decisions matter. But there are several Queens-specific factors that shape the timeline, the budget, and the process long before tile selection begins.
Multi-trade kitchen remodels in NYC require an Alteration Type 2 permit. A licensed professional prepares and files drawings via DOB NOW. Board approval, when required, happens before any DOB filing can begin. 718 Builders manages the full filing process.
Semi-custom cabinets take 6-10 weeks to arrive. Fully custom runs 10-14 weeks. We factor cabinet delivery into your project schedule from day one so your kitchen does not sit mid-demo while waiting on materials.
Queens co-op renovations require board approval before work starts. That includes preparing an alteration agreement package, meeting insurance requirements, booking freight elevators, and respecting work-hour restrictions. We have done this hundreds of times.
Not every wall can come down without assessment. Load-bearing walls in Queens homes require a structural engineer. Gas lines often run through kitchen walls. We assess these conditions before any demolition begins and coordinate every trade required.
Kitchens in Queens buildings from before 1960 often have galvanized supply lines and undersized drain stacks. Replacing these during a kitchen remodel costs more upfront, but prevents expensive water damage and plumbing failures down the road. We identify them before your estimate is finalized.
Delivering appliances, cabinets, and countertop slabs to a third-floor walk-up in Astoria or Woodside adds real labor time. We price this into estimates for walk-up buildings so there are no logistics surprises mid-project.
A kitchen remodel in Queens has more moving parts than most homeowners realize when they start. Here is exactly how we manage it from first call to final walkthrough.
We visit your home at no cost, walk your kitchen, assess existing plumbing, electrical, and structural conditions, and listen to your goals for the space. No obligation. No sales pitch.
You receive a full written, line-by-line estimate with every cost itemized: cabinets, countertops, appliances, permits, labor, and structural coordination if required. No work begins until you approve it.
We file the ALT-2 permit and manage co-op board documentation if required. We order cabinets and long-lead materials immediately on approval so delivery timelines do not delay your build.
Demolition, structural work (if applicable), plumbing rough-in, electrical rough-in, and gas work are completed and inspected before walls are closed. Every rough-in is done right before any finishes begin.
Cabinet installation, countertop templating and installation, tile backsplash, appliance installation, lighting, and hardware are completed in the correct sequence. Regular updates from your project manager throughout.
We walk every inch of the finished kitchen with you: cabinet alignment, countertop seams, tile work, fixture function, appliance operation. Only when you are fully satisfied do we call the project complete.
We wanted to open up our kitchen into the living room in our Flushing home and were worried about permits and whether the wall was load-bearing. 718 Builders handled the structural assessment, coordinated the engineer, filed the ALT-2 permit, and managed the whole project. The kitchen is completely transformed and we never had to figure out the DOB system ourselves.
The project manager at 718 Builders ordered our cabinets before demo even started and tracked the delivery the entire time. We had heard horror stories about kitchens sitting half-finished for weeks waiting on cabinets. That never happened. The whole project finished on the schedule they gave us at the start.
Our Jackson Heights co-op board process was the part I was most stressed about. 718 Builders prepared the full alteration package, dealt with the management company, and got us approved without any back and forth. From board approval to completed kitchen took exactly as long as they told us it would.
Fully Insured
Every kitchen remodel 718 Builders completes is properly permitted, built to NYC Department of Buildings standards, and backed by our workmanship guarantee. We carry general liability insurance and workers compensation. We manage co-op and condo board alteration packages, file ALT-2 permits, and coordinate licensed plumbers, electricians, and structural engineers. You are covered at every stage of the process.
Get a free, no-obligation estimate from 718 Builders. We visit your home, walk the kitchen, assess your existing plumbing and structural conditions, and give you a written quote with every cost listed. If permits or co-op board approval are required, we tell you exactly what is involved and how we handle it. No pressure. No runaround.
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