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Kitchen Remodeling in Hillsborough County, FL
Cabinetry drawn, built and finished in our Sarasota shop, then trucked up I-75 to Hillsborough County kitchens from Tampa to Balm.
- Built in our Sarasota shop since 2011
- 4.4★ from 52 Google reviews
- 3D model before anything is built
- Solid-wood boxes, dovetail drawers
We take on kitchen remodeling in Hillsborough County as design, custom cabinetry and installation, with every box and door made in our Lewis Ave shop in Sarasota. Tampa sits about 70 minutes and 56 miles up I-75, so we plan fewer, longer site visits instead of dropping by every week.
What sets the county apart is its range: early 1900s bungalows and 1920s Mediterranean Revival homes near the Hillsborough River, postwar ranches around the airport, and builder subdivisions along the Alafia that are ready for a second kitchen.
From Hillsborough River bungalows to Alafia River subdivisions
Hillsborough County counted 1,459,762 residents in the 2020 Census, and its housing reads like a timeline. Tampa's oldest neighborhoods hold wood-frame houses with plaster walls and floors that are rarely level, so cabinets need scribed fillers and adjustable bases. Postwar concrete block ranches fill Town 'n' Country, Egypt Lake-Leto and East Lake-Orient Park, where galley kitchens and low soffits set the limits. East and south, Brandon, Riverview and FishHawk Ranch went up from the 1980s through the 2010s with particleboard builder boxes that now swell at the sink.
Water is the other constant. Helene's surge in September 2024 and Milton's rain in October 2024 left kitchens near Tampa Bay and along the Alafia River with soaked lower cabinets, and many of those owners are still weighing repair against a rebuild.
At the Lithia Pinecrest Road gauge, Milton pushed the Alafia to just over 24 feet, its highest reading there since the 1933 hurricane. That history changes the order of our work in the county: we check sink bases, toe kicks and the subfloor under them for old water lines before drawing anything, and on low-lying lots we build base runs on separate plinths so a future flood ruins a replaceable kick rather than an entire cabinet run.
Cabinetry services worth the drive up I-75
Because every Hillsborough job involves travel, we focus on work where shop-built quality changes the result.
Kitchen Remodeling
Full kitchen remodeling for Tampa-area homes: layout, drawings and cabinetry planned as one package, with licensed trades on plumbing and electrical. Inside Tampa, Temple Terrace or Plant City, that city's permit office applies instead of the county's.
Custom Cabinetry
Solid-wood boxes with dovetail drawers, built to fit out-of-square walls in old Tampa houses and soffited kitchens in 1960s ranches. Lath-and-plaster walls in Seminole Heights get scribed fillers rather than a bead of caulk.
Cabinet Refacing
Refacing sound boxes with new doors, drawer fronts and veneer, a practical route for Brandon and Riverview builder kitchens. It also suits FishHawk and Bloomingdale kitchens, where 1980s–2000s layouts usually still work.
Storm-Damaged Kitchen Repair
Measured rebuilds of lower runs and sink bases for homes near the bay or the Alafia that took water in 2024. Homes near the Lithia Pinecrest Road crossing saw the Alafia's highest water since 1933.
Crown Molding & Trim
Temple Terrace's 1920s Mediterranean Revival houses and Hyde Park's bungalows often keep original casings and baseboards; we mill matching profiles in the shop so new cabinetry and old millwork read as one house.
Custom Kitchen Islands
Great rooms in Riverview, Brandon and FishHawk Ranch, built from the 1990s on, usually have floor space for a real island, built as one furniture-grade piece sized to the walkways the builder left.
Custom Built-Ins
Postwar block ranches in Town 'n' Country and Egypt Lake-Leto are short on closets; built-in pantries, bookcases and laundry cabinets add storage inside the existing footprint instead of asking for an addition.
How a Hillsborough County project runs from 70 minutes away
Measure and walk-through
One unhurried visit to measure every wall, note plumbing and electrical locations, and talk through how the kitchen gets used.
Drawings and a 3D model
Working drawings and a 3D rendering come back for review, in person or on a video call, and we revise until the plan is settled.
Built in Sarasota
Boxes, doors and face frames are made and finished in the Lewis Ave shop, which you can visit by appointment.
Delivery and install
We load the finished cabinetry, drive it north and set it over consecutive days so the kitchen is not left half done.
Building departments from Plant City to Temple Terrace
Unincorporated Hillsborough County permits through the county's own building division, while Tampa, Temple Terrace and Plant City each run their own departments. Where a kitchen moves a sink, adds a circuit or opens a wall, a licensed contractor pulls that permit and we set our schedule around the inspections. Pick your community from the list on this page, or read who does what between a kitchen remodeler and a cabinet maker.
Unincorporated permits are handled by Hillsborough County Development Services, which takes submittals online through HillsGovHub and keeps a walk-in Tech Center on the 16th floor of County Center, 601 E. Kennedy Blvd., in downtown Tampa. The county's own homeowner guidance lists cabinet work among cosmetic projects that typically need no permit, while a kitchen remodel that touches plumbing may. That split is why we ask early whether your sink, range or walls are moving: it decides whether a licensed contractor joins the job before our drawings are final.
Reviews
What customers near Hillsborough County say
4.4★ average from 52 reviews on Google. Quotes are from public Google reviews, shortened where marked.
“SRQ Woodwork did a terrific job with our kitchen cabinet project. Not only did they understand and embrace our design concept but they executed it with a remarkable level of attention to detail and professionalism. Further, their price was very reasonable.”
“SRQ recently installed lovely built-in shelves that has become the focal point of our living room. i highly recommend Graham's workmanship.”
FAQ
Hillsborough County kitchen remodeling questions
Do you really work in Hillsborough County from a Sarasota shop?
Yes. Everything is built in Sarasota and arrives finished, so distance changes the visit schedule, not the quality. Expect three main trips: one to measure, an optional in-person review of the 3D model, and the installation itself, which runs on consecutive days. Communities near the Manatee County line, such as Balm, Riverview and Gibsonton, are under an hour from the shop.
Who handles permits for a Hillsborough County kitchen remodel?
The licensed contractor doing the regulated work. Plumbing moves, new circuits, gas lines and wall changes need a Florida-licensed trade and a permit from the right office: Hillsborough County for unincorporated areas, or the City of Tampa, Temple Terrace or Plant City inside their limits. Swapping cabinets in place is a lighter job, but confirm with that office. We coordinate our install around their inspections.
Places in Hillsborough County
Communities we serve in Hillsborough County
- Sun City Center, FLAbout 50 min (35 mi) from the shop
- Ruskin, FLAbout 45 min (33 mi) from the shop
- Apollo Beach, FLAbout 50 min (38 mi) from the shop
- Wimauma, FLAbout 45 min (34 mi) from the shop
- Tampa, FLAbout 70 min (56 mi) from the shop
- Brandon, FLAbout 70 min (56 mi) from the shop
- Riverview, FLAbout 60 min (46 mi) from the shop
- Town 'n' Country, FLAbout 75 min (60 mi) from the shop
- Valrico, FLAbout 70 min (56 mi) from the shop
- Egypt Lake-Leto, FLAbout 75 min (60 mi) from the shop
- Carrollwood, FLAbout 80 min (64 mi) from the shop
- East Lake-Orient Park, FLAbout 75 min (60 mi) from the shop
- Temple Terrace, FLAbout 80 min (64 mi) from the shop
- Palm River-Clair Mel, FLAbout 65 min (53 mi) from the shop
- Westchase, FLAbout 80 min (64 mi) from the shop
- Fish Hawk, FLAbout 65 min (51 mi) from the shop
- Bloomingdale, FLAbout 65 min (52 mi) from the shop
- Gibsonton, FLAbout 60 min (44 mi) from the shop
- Mango, FLAbout 75 min (60 mi) from the shop
- Progress Village, FLAbout 65 min (50 mi) from the shop
- Seffner, FLAbout 75 min (62 mi) from the shop
- Balm, FLAbout 55 min (41 mi) from the shop
- University, FLAbout 80 min (66 mi) from the shop
- Plant City, FLAbout 85 min (68 mi) from the shop
- Lake Magdalene, FLAbout 80 min (66 mi) from the shop
- Citrus Park, FLAbout 80 min (65 mi) from the shop
- Keystone, FLAbout 85 min (70 mi) from the shop
- Lutz, FLAbout 85 min (72 mi) from the shop
- Northdale, FLAbout 85 min (68 mi) from the shop
- Thonotosassa, FLAbout 80 min (65 mi) from the shop
- Cheval, FLAbout 90 min (72 mi) from the shop
- Pebble Creek, FLAbout 90 min (74 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 Hillsborough County? 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