Kitchen remodeling · Eastside & Beyond
Kitchen remodeling in Burbank.
Master Kitchen serves Burbank, where post-war homes have modest kitchens and good bones. New cabinets and countertops in the existing layout cost $20,000 to $35,000 and take 3–7 days on site, and a full kitchen remodel typically costs $35,000 to $75,000.
Kitchens in Burbank.
Lockheed arrived in Burbank in 1928, and the city's housing grew with the aircraft plants and the studios. Magnolia Park is lined with post-war bungalows, with the occasional Tudor or Craftsman from an earlier time.
These are small single-story houses with kitchens to match: a compact galley or an L with a small eating area, original or 1980s cabinets and very little counter.
In the hills the homes are larger and later, and in the Rancho district near Griffith Park homeowners can keep horses on their own properties. But the classic Burbank project is the small kitchen that needs to work harder.
What a remodel in Burbank has to allow for.
- Counter space
- A compact kitchen gains the most from a better plan: continuous counters, fewer broken runs and appliances sized for the room.
- The wall to the dining area
- Taking it out opens a small house, and it moves the permit from the city's simple tier to one that needs plan check.
- Original wiring and plumbing
- Houses from the 1940s and 1950s often need electrical and plumbing updates once the walls are open.
- Spending in proportion
- A door style from our catalog and quartz give a modest house a finished kitchen without the cost of custom cabinetry or natural stone.
Permits in Burbank.
Burbank has its own Building & Safety Division, with a permit counter on the first floor of the Community Services Building at 150 North Third Street, and it sorts permits into two tiers. A kitchen remodel with no interior wall demolition is a Tier 1 permit: it has a streamlined process, needs no plan check and generally requires only a basic before-and-after floor plan. A remodel that takes out a wall falls outside Tier 1 and goes through plan check. That difference is worth knowing when you decide whether to open the kitchen to the dining room.
Official source: City of Burbank Building & Safety Division. Checked October 2026.
The scope that usually fits.
If the layout works, new cabinets, countertops and hardware change a Burbank kitchen completely for $20,000 to $35,000, in 3–7 days on site. Replacing everything in the room, or opening it to the dining area, is a full kitchen remodel, typically $35,000 to $75,000.
What each scope includesQuestions from Burbank homeowners.
Who issues kitchen remodel permits in Burbank?
The City of Burbank Building & Safety Division at 150 North Third Street. A kitchen remodel with no interior wall demolition is a Tier 1 permit with no plan check; removing a wall requires plan check. Master Kitchen prepares the floor plan and the application.
What is the most affordable way to update a Burbank kitchen?
Keep the existing layout, choose one of our catalog door styles instead of full-custom cabinetry, and choose quartz over marble or quartzite. A cabinets and countertops project of that kind typically costs $20,000 to $35,000 and takes 3–7 days on site.
Does opening my kitchen to the dining room change the permit in Burbank?
Yes. Burbank treats a kitchen remodel with no interior wall demolition as a Tier 1 permit, with no plan check and usually just a before-and-after floor plan. Taking out a wall puts the project outside Tier 1, so it goes through plan check first.
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