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Durham, NC / Kitchen remodel

Kitchen remodel cost in Durham, NC

Remodeled kitchen $75–$250/sf; average remodel $14,600–$41,300. A new-from-scratch kitchen around $65,000 ($35,000–$95,000) is a different scope and is not this typical. $35,000 typical is the midpoint of that remodel band, rounded. Labor is often quoted as about 25% of the project.

Labor for Kitchen remodel in Durham, NC is indexed to the BLS construction-and-extraction occupations mean hourly wage for Durham-Chapel Hill, NC of $27.50 (May 2025), applied to the 25% labor share.

City-County of Durham Building & Safety Department is the issuing office. The typical permit fee recorded from City of Durham fee schedule (Ordinance 15981 / City-County Inspections; still posted), retrieved 2026-09-01, is $375. Fee model: tiered.

The national typical for this job is $150. Materials stay at the national figure while labor is wage-indexed for Durham, NC.

Room area. 150 to 250 sqft is a common mid-range kitchen.

Typical all-in

$29,445

Job cost plus the recorded local permit fee at this size.

Low
$14,910
Typical
$29,445
High
$48,825

Breakdown

Labor (allocated)$7,268
Materials (allocated)$21,802
Job subtotal$29,070
Permit$375
All-in typical$29,445

Labor is adjusted for construction wages in this metro. Materials stay at the national figure. This is an estimate, not a contractor quote.

Permit fee

Fee model
tiered
Typical fee
$375
Range
$375
Retrieved
2026-09-01
  • Interior renovations building permit $10,001 and over — $250Included. $0-$10,000 would be $125+$125.
  • Plan review — $125Included.

Typical/low/high $15,000/$35,000/$75,000 all use the $10,001+ interior renovation bracket = $250 + $125 plan review = $375.00. Typical-job spec 200 sf does not change this valuation bracket.

City of Durham. Interior renovations $10,001 and over = $250 building + $125 plan review. Assumed kitchen valuations are all over $10,000.

City of Durham fee schedule (Ordinance 15981 / City-County Inspections; still posted)

Citations

  1. Kitchen Installation Cost [2026 Data] Retrieved Aug 12, 2026. Remodel $75–$250/sf; average remodel $14,600–$41,300; new install ~$65,000 ($35k–$95k); labor ~25%.
  2. City of Durham fee schedule (Ordinance 15981 / City-County Inspections; still posted) Retrieved Aug 31, 2026. City of Durham. Interior renovations $10,001 and over = $250 building + $125 plan review. Assumed kitchen valuations are all over $10,000.
  3. BLS OEWS construction wages — Durham-Chapel Hill, NC BLS OEWS construction-and-extraction mean hourly wage / national same vintage, applied to laborShare only. Not a city-specific bid survey.

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