Kitchen Remodeling in South Sarasota, FL

Splitting a Remodel Into Phases Without Losing the Plan

Every project begins with a site measure and a full design, even when you only plan to build part of it this year. You get a full drawing set and a 3D view of the completed room, so the first phase is built to fit the last one.

1. 1

   Phase one: the core kitchen

   Base and wall cabinets are built in our shop, installed, and topped once the fabricator templates the stone.

2. 2

   Phase two: storage and extras

   A pantry wall, island or coffee bar follows, made in the same species and finish from the saved shop records.

3. 3

   Phase three: the rooms next door

   Laundry cabinets, a bar or built-ins in the family room can follow the same drawings and finish schedule.

Between phases, your kitchen is fully usable. If plumbing or electrical work belongs in a later phase, we note it on the drawings so your licensed trades can rough it in early and avoid opening finished walls twice.

Creekside and Bayside Lots Along Phillippi Creek

South Sarasota is an unincorporated CDP just south of the city limits, home to 5,133 people at the 2020 Census across 2.33 square miles. Phillippi Creek, a tidal creek about seven miles long that drains a large share of central Sarasota County, runs along its eastern side and empties into Roberts Bay to the west. Homes range from mid-century block houses on canal and creek lots to later infill and small condominium buildings. Roughly one South Sarasota home in five was built in the 1950s and about half before 1980 (Census Bureau ACS, 2020–2024), so we check older sink bases and walls for past water damage before drawing.

Water shapes the cabinet decisions here. Air off the creek and bay keeps indoor humidity high whenever the air conditioning is set back, which is hard on particleboard and cheap edge banding. Sink and dishwasher bases take the most punishment. On low-lying lots in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area, a large remodel can also trigger the substantial-improvement review that Sarasota County applies under the National Flood Insurance Program.

We answer that with solid hardwood boxes, finishes chosen for humidity, and, where it makes sense, cabinet bases set on separate leveled toe-kicks that can be replaced if water ever gets in.

Flood Zones, Permits and Landmarks Near US 41

Because South Sarasota sits outside the city, Sarasota County Planning and Development Services reviews any permitted portion of the work. For houses in a mapped flood zone, the county also applies the FEMA rule that treats improvements worth 50 percent or more of a building's market value as substantial, which can require bringing the structure into floodplain compliance. A licensed contractor handles that review; our cabinetry quote stays separate and itemized so the numbers are clear.

Countertops are the other common question. We coordinate a stone fabricator once cabinets are leveled, and the article quartz vs. granite for Florida kitchens weighs how each stone handles heat and sun. For tops we make ourselves, see countertop installation.

Neighboring Siesta Key, Southgate and Gulf Gate are all within a few minutes, and Phillippi Estate Park on US 41 is a familiar landmark for anyone giving directions. The county park keeps the 1916 Edson Keith mansion on Phillippi Creek, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Get directions to the Lewis Ave shopRead customer reviews