Manatee County · about 30 min (21 mi) from the shop
Kitchen Remodeling in Holmes Beach, FL
Hard-wearing kitchens and cabinet refacing for Holmes Beach rentals and homes, planned around turnover dates and the city's permit rules.
- Built in our Sarasota shop since 2011
- 4.4★ from 52 Google reviews
- 3D model before anything is built
- Solid-wood boxes, dovetail drawers
Holmes Beach is the largest city on Anna Maria Island, and kitchen remodeling here is shaped by rentals: the 2020 Census counted 4,196 housing units for just 3,010 residents. Many kitchens serve a new set of guests every week, so cabinets need to take heavy use and salt air. Our Lewis Ave shop is about 30 minutes and 21 miles away.
We design, build in our Sarasota shop and install, and we schedule around booking calendars so a rental loses as few weeks as possible.
Rental kitchens between Marina Drive, Gulf Drive and Key Royale
The Manatee Avenue bridge lands in Holmes Beach, and from there Gulf Drive and Marina Drive run past duplexes, raised beach houses, canal homes on Key Royale and the public beach at the end of Manatee Avenue. Housing ranges from older ground-level cottages to newer elevated homes built to current flood rules.
Rental kitchens fail in predictable places: hinges pulled from particleboard, drawer bottoms broken by heavy pans, sink bases soaked by unreported leaks and finishes worn by sunscreen-covered hands. Solid wood boxes, dovetailed drawers and catalyzed finishes hold up to that traffic far better. When Helene's surge and then Milton struck in fall 2024, ground-level homes on the island also learned how quickly floodwater ruins cabinet bases.
On the newer elevated homes, the National Flood Insurance Program rules limit the enclosed ground level below base flood elevation to parking, building access and storage. That keeps the kitchen upstairs. It also means any storage cabinets owners want down in that enclosure should be built from flood-resistant materials rather than furniture-grade boxes, and we say so before drawing them. Upstairs, salt air favors stainless hardware, ideally the marine-grade 316 alloy over ordinary 304.
Our post on vacation rental kitchen cabinets covers materials and layouts that survive guest turnover.
Working around booking calendars on the island
We measure during a vacancy, send working drawings and a 3D model for approval and build everything in our Sarasota shop while the unit stays rented. Installation is then booked into a single block of open dates, which is where cabinet door replacement and refacing shine: little demolition and a short visit.
For full rebuilds, licensed trades restore plumbing and electrical under a city permit before we install. We hand over a list of species, finish and hardware so a property manager can order matching parts later.
City of Holmes Beach permits and the Manatee Avenue bridge
Holmes Beach reviews its own permits at city hall, independent of Manatee County and from the island's other two cities. Much of the island lies in mapped flood zones where the FEMA/NFIP substantial-improvement rule applies, so licensed contractors raise it with the city whenever repair or remodel costs climb.
Our route crosses from the mainland on Manatee Avenue, and the same trips reach Anna Maria to the north and Bradenton Beach to the south.
Manatee Public Beach at the Gulf end of Manatee Avenue and the Key Royale canals on the bay side bracket the city, and between them Gulf Drive and Marina Drive carry the island's fare-free trolley alongside every delivery truck. We plan cabinet drop-offs for mornings that miss weekend turnovers and keep the truck within the parking each street allows. The work we expect here: door-and-front refreshes between bookings, solid wood rebuilds for ground-level kitchens that took Helene's water and rentals being turned into full-time homes.
Kitchen remodeling in Holmes Beach for rentals and residents
Owners here usually choose between a fast refresh between seasons and a full rebuild; both are covered below.
Cabinet Refacing
Refacing sound boxes with new doors and veneer fits between bookings and gives a rental a fresh look quickly. We build doors and fronts in Sarasota while guests are still in residence, then install in one open block.
Cabinet Door Replacement
Replacing worn or broken doors and drawer fronts keeps a busy rental kitchen presentable without a tear-out. We record species, profile and finish so a property manager can reorder a matching door after a guest breaks one.
Custom Cabinetry
Solid wood boxes and dovetail drawers stand up to weekly guests far longer than builder-grade particleboard. Every face is sealed against salt air drifting in from the Gulf beaches a few blocks away.
Flood-Damaged Cabinet Replacement
Ground-level homes flooded by Helene's surge need replacement cabinets sized to the original openings. We match species and finish to the uppers that stayed dry, and licensed trades restore power and plumbing under a city permit first.
Kitchen Remodeling
A full remodel suits owners rebuilding after 2024 or converting a rental to a primary home. The 3D model lets an owner who lives off the island approve every detail by email.
Custom Built-Ins
Rental homes here often keep a lockable owner's closet for linens, supplies and personal items. We build it as a cabinet or closet built-in that matches the kitchen, with a lock guests never see.
Reviews
What customers near Holmes Beach say
4.4★ average from 52 reviews on Google. Quotes are from public Google reviews, shortened where marked.
“No fancy showroom. No pretentious anything. Just evidence of a working shop that builds and repairs cabinetry & furniture and that does a wide variety of other work involving wood and engineered wood alternatives. Everything they've done for me has been top notch.”
“SRQ recently installed lovely built-in shelves that has become the focal point of our living room. i highly recommend Graham's workmanship.”
FAQ
Holmes Beach kitchen remodeling questions
Can you remodel a Holmes Beach rental kitchen between bookings?
Usually, if the scope fits the gap. We measure during a vacancy, finish drawings and build in our Sarasota shop while the unit stays rented, then install in one block of open dates. Refacing and door replacement suit short windows; full rebuilds with plumbing changes need longer and a city permit.
What cabinets hold up in a weekly vacation rental?
Solid wood boxes, dovetailed drawers on full-extension slides and a hard, catalyzed finish hold up best. Avoid particleboard sink bases and thin drawer bottoms, which fail first under heavy use. We also suggest simple door profiles that clean easily and stainless hardware for the island's salt air.
Does Holmes Beach or Manatee County issue my permit?
The City of Holmes Beach does. Each of Anna Maria Island's three cities runs its own building department, and the office that matters is the one in the city where your property sits. A Florida-licensed contractor pulls it, and we schedule our cabinet install around their inspections.
Nearby
Also serving near Holmes Beach
- Anna Maria, FLAbout 35 min (24 mi) from the shop
- Bradenton Beach, FLAbout 30 min (18 mi) from the shop
- Cortez, FLAbout 25 min (16 mi) from the shop
- West Bradenton, FLAbout 25 min (16 mi) from the shop
- Bradenton, FLAbout 25 min (14 mi) from the shop
1121 Lewis Ave, Sarasota
About a quarter mile east of US 301, off 12th Street. Shop visits are by appointment. Please call ahead before stopping by Lewis Ave.
Living Well Crafted
Planning a kitchen in Holmes Beach? Talk it through with the shop.
- Built in our Sarasota shop since 2011
- 4.4★ from 52 Google reviews
- 3D model before anything is built
- Solid-wood boxes, dovetail drawers