Free Kitchen Remodel Estimate Template

Break the kitchen into line items: demolition, cabinets, countertops, backsplash, flooring, plumbing, electrical, appliances, lighting, paint, and trim. Price each one with material plus labor, then add a dumpster, permit, and a 15-20% contingency for what is hidden behind the old cabinets. A standard kitchen remodel runs $30,000-$55,000 in 2026, and a premium gut with moved walls can clear $100,000. Lock your countertop and tile quantities in the Kitchen Remodel Cost Calculator first so the numbers are set before you price them.

A budget refresh runs $15,000-$25,000 keeping the existing layout with stock cabinets, a mid-range remodel with semi-custom cabinets and quartz runs $30,000-$55,000, and a premium gut with custom cabinets and moved walls runs $70,000-$100,000+. The cabinets and countertops drive the number more than anything else. Prices vary by region, so confirm local material and labor rates before you bid. A mid-range kitchen in the Pacific Northwest where I work usually starts around $45,000.

A complete kitchen estimate should list: demolition and haul-off, cabinets (base and wall), countertops with a waste factor, backsplash tile, flooring, plumbing rough-in and any fixture relocation, electrical (dedicated and GFCI circuits, lighting), appliance install and range hood venting, paint and trim, permits and inspection, payment terms, and a concealed-damage-at-actual exclusion for rot, soft subfloor, or out-of-code wiring you cannot see until the cabinets come out.

Most remodelers price by line item, not a flat per-square-foot number, because a kitchen stacks cabinets, stone, appliances, and three or four trades into one room. The honest way is to call out demo, cabinets, and rough-ins as their own lines and write a concealed-damage exclusion, since you cannot price a rotted sink base or an undersized panel until you open it up. Build your bid fast with this template, then Try EstimationPro free to turn a quick walkthrough into a complete kitchen proposal, send it automatically, and follow up with the homeowner so you win more of the bids you already send.

By hand, a thorough kitchen takeoff and bid takes 2-3 hours once you have measured the cabinets, counters, and appliances and priced the line items. This template cuts the formatting time to a few minutes because the math, totals, and a printable client-ready estimate are built in. Add your line items, drop in your quantities, and you have a professional estimate ready to hand over the same day. Speed matters: homeowners often go with whoever quotes first, not whoever is best.

Yes, once you touch plumbing, gas, electrical, or move a wall. A cosmetic refresh (paint, hardware, new countertops in the same footprint) usually does not, but anything structural or in the wet wall does. Kitchen permits typically run $250-$1,500 and inspectors will come out more than once. Build the permit into the estimate as its own line so the homeowner is not surprised, and never skip it. An unpermitted kitchen comes back to bite the homeowner at resale.