The number on this site connects you with a kitchen remodeler or designer in your area, or with a company that books appointments for them. The first call is about your project and a time for someone to come and measure. A few minutes of preparation make it a useful call.
What you will be asked
- What you want changed: cabinets, countertops, the layout, the floor, lighting, appliances, or all of it.
- The size of the kitchen, roughly, and whether you have photos.
- Your budget range and when you would like the work done.
- Whether you own the home, and whether an HOA or condo association has rules about remodeling.
- Your ZIP code and good times for a visit.
Measure the kitchen in ten minutes
You need a tape measure, paper and a pencil.
- Sketch the room from above as a simple box, with the doors and windows.
- Measure each wall that has cabinets, corner to corner, and write the length on the sketch.
- Mark where the sink, the range and the refrigerator are, and measure the width of each appliance opening.
- Measure the ceiling height, and note whether the upper cabinets reach the ceiling or stop below a soffit.
- Take photos of each wall, the inside of the sink cabinet, and the floor.
That is enough for a first conversation. The person who visits will measure everything again.
Things worth knowing before the visit
- When the house was built. In a home built before 1978, the firm doing the work has to be certified for lead-safe renovation. See Lead-safe remodeling.
- What will move. Cabinets and countertops on the same layout often need no permit; moving walls, plumbing, gas or wiring usually does. See Permits.
- What you want to check about them. See Checking a contractor.
One call is enough
If you are put through to a scheduler, the visit is booked on that call. Write down the date and time they give you, and the name of the company that will come.
Updated 2026-10-12.