Kew Gardens kitchen remodeling

The Tudor detached homes around Kew Gardens were built with kitchens set apart from the dining and living rooms, often a narrow room at the back or side of the house. Many owners want to open that wall into the adjacent room for an eat-in or island layout. Because these are load-bearing partitions in older framing, that usually means a structural beam and a DOB permit, so we plan the header and post locations before any cabinetry is ordered.

In the pre-war co-ops and apartment buildings, the kitchens are tighter, frequently a single-wall or galley run, and the building, not just the city, controls what you can do. Co-op boards require an alteration agreement, proof of insurance, and approved hours before demolition starts. Moving the gas range or relocating the sink means working with the building's existing risers, and any gas line change brings a licensed plumber and a separate DOB gas authorization. We sequence the approvals so your board package and permits move in parallel rather than one after the other.

Whether we are reworking a Tudor kitchen or refitting a co-op galley, the build runs in a fixed order: demolition, rough plumbing and electrical, inspections, then cabinetry, countertop templating, tile, and final connections. Templating the counters only after cabinets are set keeps quartz and stone seams tight against the walls, which matters in the slightly out-of-square rooms common in pre-war Kew Gardens construction.