Sarasota County · about 50 min (37 mi) from the shop
Kitchen Remodeling in North Port, FL
Kitchen rebuilds, custom cabinets and garage storage for North Port homes, from the Myakkahatchee Creek streets to Wellen Park.
- Built in our Sarasota shop since 2011
- 4.4★ from 52 Google reviews
- 3D model before anything is built
- Solid-wood boxes, dovetail drawers
North Port is the largest city in Sarasota County, with 74,793 residents counted in 2020, and kitchen remodeling here often still traces back to Hurricane Ian. When the Myakka River and Myakkahatchee Creek flooded neighborhoods in September 2022, many kitchens lost their lower cabinets. Our Lewis Ave shop is about 50 minutes and 37 miles north.
We measure, draw and build replacement cabinetry in Sarasota and install it, working alongside the licensed trades and the city's own building department.
General Development lots, creek-side streets and the Ian flood line
North Port began in 1959 as North Port Charlotte, platted by the General Development Corporation into thousands of quarter-acre lots laced with drainage waterways. Building filled in slowly, so a single street can mix 1980s block homes with houses finished last year. To the west, Wellen Park and the West Villages add master-planned neighborhoods near the Braves' spring training ballpark.
Ian's flooding reached homes along Myakkahatchee Creek and the river, and some owners found that standing water had wicked into particleboard bases well above the visible line. Even homes that stayed dry often have builder cabinets that swell around the sink and dishwasher in a wet summer. Garages here also work hard as storage, laundry and workshop space, which is why many North Port projects add cabinetry beyond the kitchen.
Ian's flood here was slow rather than a surge. Rain drained through the Myakka and Peace River basins for days, the city warned of possibly record flooding through that weekend, and the bank around a water control structure on the Cocoplum Waterway near North Port Boulevard washed out. Water that stands for days soaks the sides and backs of base cabinets, not just the toe kicks, so we ask for the wall behind each base to be opened and dried before new boxes go in.
For the order of operations after a storm, read our guide to rebuilding your kitchen after a hurricane.
Hurricane rebuilds, kitchens and storage near the Myakka River
These are the projects North Port owners ask about most often, each drawn in 3D and built in our own shop.
Hurricane Kitchen Rebuild
Flooded kitchens along the creek and river need new cabinetry sequenced with drying, licensed trades and city inspections. Ian's water stood for days in some streets, so drying comes before any measuring for new boxes.
Kitchen Remodeling
Owners rebuilding anyway often take the chance to improve the layout, planned in a 3D model first. A quarter-acre lot often leaves room to open the kitchen toward a lanai or add an island.
Custom Cabinetry
Solid wood boxes on sealed bases resist the wicking that ruined particleboard cabinets during the 2022 flooding. Bases go back on sealed toe kicks that can be removed for inspection.
Laundry Room Cabinets
North Port garages double as laundry and storage, and hardwood cabinets there hold up to heat and humidity. Raised bases keep them clear of the water a summer downpour can push under a garage door.
Flood-Damaged Cabinet Replacement
Where the creek or river reached the house, base cabinets usually took the worst of it. We replace only the failed runs and match species, door profile and finish to the uppers that stayed dry.
Custom Bathroom Vanities
Ian's floodwater rarely stopped at the kitchen. Hall and primary bath vanities on the same slab often swelled too, and we build hardwood replacements in the same order as the kitchen.
North Port kitchen remodeling after a flood, step by step
Document and measure
We photograph and measure the damaged runs for your records and check which boxes, if any, can stay.
Draw the replacement
Working drawings and a 3D model show matching or improved cabinets; you approve before we build.
Shop build
Cabinets for the hurricane kitchen rebuild come out of our Lewis Ave shop with dovetailed drawer boxes.
Install after inspections
Once licensed trades finish plumbing and electrical and the city signs off, we install and template tops.
North Port's building department and the I-75 exits
North Port runs its own building department, so permits and inspections for regulated work come from the city, not Sarasota County. Homes in mapped flood zones can be held to the FEMA/NFIP substantial-improvement test when repairs run high, and licensed contractors take that up with the city early.
After the storm, city public works crews spent three months clearing about 7,000 cubic yards of debris from five and a half miles of Myakkahatchee Creek, at 193 separate blockages. The city also publishes a flood protection brochure for residents, worth reading before a remodel near any waterway. Calls we expect come from the older street grids on either side of the creek, where Ian's water reached, and from the newer Wellen Park blocks off West Villages Parkway, where builder kitchens are getting upgraded.
We reach town by I-75 at the Sumter Boulevard or Toledo Blade Boulevard exits, or along US 41 past Warm Mineral Springs, and the same trips cover Englewood to the southwest.
Reviews
What customers near North Port say
4.4★ average from 52 reviews on Google. Quotes are from public Google reviews, shortened where marked.
“We recently had a remodel done in our home in which all the custom cabinetry was beautifully done by SRQ Woodworks Co. Graham made cabinets for our kitchen, feature wall, dining room, and powder room. The quality is amazing and we are so happy with the wonderful attention to detail!”
“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.”
FAQ
North Port kitchen remodeling questions
Our North Port kitchen flooded during Ian. Can the cabinets be repaired?
Some can. Solid wood boxes that dried quickly may only need cleaning, sanding and refinishing, but particleboard that wicked floodwater usually has to go. Each base cabinet is opened and checked for soft floors, peeling veneer and musty smells, and only the runs that failed are rebuilt, matched to what stays.
Does North Port issue its own building permits?
Yes. North Port has its own building department, separate from Sarasota County. Any plumbing, electrical, gas or wall changes in your kitchen need a Florida-licensed contractor and a city permit. We provide drawings for the application and schedule our install after the city's inspections.
Can you build garage cabinets at the same time as the kitchen?
Yes. We draw the garage, laundry and kitchen in one 3D model, build it all in Sarasota and put the kitchen back into service before the garage. Garage cabinets get sealed finishes and raised bases suited to a hot, humid space where water can reach the floor. On North Port's quarter-acre lots the garage often carries a family's bulk storage, so tall cabinets usually line the long wall.
Nearby
Also serving near North Port
- Warm Mineral Springs, FLAbout 45 min (34 mi) from the shop
- Port Charlotte, FLAbout 60 min (46 mi) from the shop
- Plantation, FLAbout 40 min (29 mi) from the shop
- Englewood, FLAbout 50 min (37 mi) from the shop
- Rotonda, FLAbout 60 min (46 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 North Port? 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