Condo work is a specialized branch of our kitchen remodeling in Sarasota. Most of it happens in towers on Longboat Key, Siesta Key and downtown Sarasota, plus garden-style communities inland.
What a Condo Kitchen Project With Us Covers
A condo kitchen has two audiences before it has a cook: the owner who approves the design and the association that approves the work. Our scope is written for both, with drawings a board can read and a delivery plan a building manager can book, from the first measure to the last countertop seam. Anything beyond cabinets and stone is listed under the trade that will do it.
- A technical visit to measure the unit and note shut-off valves, risers and access routes
- A 3D presentation of the new cabinets you can attach to an association application
- A written cabinet and countertop scope with product finishes for the board or manager
- Delivery planned around your building's elevator reservation and loading rules
- Custom-built modular cabinets sized for the unit and for the trip up the elevator
- Cabinet installation within the hours your association allows
- Granite, quartz or quartzite countertops templated and installed after the cabinets
What Does Your Condo Association Expect Before a Kitchen Remodel?
Under Florida's condominium law (Chapter 718, Florida Statutes), the interior of your unit is yours, but the declaration and the association's rules decide what you may alter and how the work is carried out. Many Sarasota associations require written approval before work starts, even for a like-for-like cabinet replacement.
| Rule | What it means for your kitchen |
|---|---|
| Work hours | Noisy work is often limited to weekday daytime hours, with weekends and holidays off |
| Elevator reservation | Deliveries and debris removal are booked in advance, sometimes with padding installed |
| Contractor paperwork | Managers may ask each trade for insurance certificates and contact details before access |
| Seasonal limits | Some buildings restrict renovation during the busy winter months |
| Water shut-offs | Plumbing work that affects a shared riser may need notice to other owners |
| Flooring and sound | Changes to hard flooring may require a specified sound underlayment |
Rules differ by building, so ask your manager for the current renovation packet and bring it to the technical visit.
Records and HOA Approval for a High-Rise Condo Kitchen Remodel
For the cabinet and countertop portion of an approval package, we provide the 3D presentation, the cabinet layout and a description of materials. You or your general contractor supply the rest.
- The association's renovation application, signed by the unit owner
- A scope of work separating cabinets and countertops from plumbing, electrical or wall changes
- Floor plan and 3D views of the new kitchen
- Contact details and paperwork for each contractor entering the building
- Permit information, if the scope requires one
Permits depend on scope and jurisdiction. Moving a sink, adding circuits or altering a wall is permitted through the local building department and done by a contractor licensed in Florida for that trade: the City of Sarasota Building Division for downtown towers, Sarasota County for unincorporated areas such as Siesta Key, and the Town of Longboat Key for units on the key. Verify any contractor's license at myfloridalicense.com. Keep the two approvals separate in your head: the board's sign-off does not replace a permit, and a permit does not replace the board's sign-off.
Condo Kitchen Cabinets in Sarasota: Scoping the Work
Most condo kitchens are compact and fixed in place by slabs, shared stacks and exterior walls. The usual scope is new cabinets and countertops in the existing footprint, sometimes with a peninsula opened up or a pantry wall added. Leaving plumbing and the cooktop in their current spots sidesteps most riser and venting questions.
Modular construction helps in towers. Custom-built modular cabinets travel as individual boxes, so they fit standard elevators and hallway turns where a long site-built run would not. On barrier-island buildings, salt air reaches the kitchen whenever the balcony doors open, so we discuss moisture-tolerant cabinet boxes and corrosion-resistant hardware for units on Siesta Key and Longboat Key.
Signs a condo kitchen is due
- A stained or swollen sink-base floor, often from a slow drip that also worries the owner below
- Hinges and pulls spotting with rust where balcony doors stand open to Gulf air
- Doors that no longer close flat after summers in a closed-up unit
- Laminate tops lifting at the seams beside the sink
- A closed kitchen wall the association may let you open, if it carries no structure or shared lines
How Is a Condo Kitchen Remodel Scheduled Around the Building?
We start from the dates the building will accept. Delivery days are booked with the manager, installers work inside permitted hours, and countertop templating follows once cabinets are set.
Planning a condo kitchen on Longboat Key, Siesta Key or downtown? Call (239) 545-0550 to set up a technical visit.
Call (239) 545-0550Many owners schedule the work for late spring or summer, when buildings are quieter and they are often away. If that is your plan, our page on remodeling a seasonal home covers remote approvals and access. For budget planning, see our article on kitchen remodel cost in Sarasota, which includes condo logistics.
What Drives the Cost of a Condo Kitchen Remodel in Sarasota?
Condo kitchens are usually smaller than house kitchens, yet the building adds costs a house never sees. We price from these variables rather than from square footage alone.
- Cabinet count and height: a narrow galley with uppers to a tall ceiling can need as many boxes as a wider kitchen.
- Building logistics: elevator reservations, limited work hours and debris haul-out add time to every visit, and some associations charge a renovation deposit.
- Footprint: a sink or cooktop that stays put avoids riser, venting and shared-wall work, along with the extra trades and reviews it brings.
- Stone size: slabs must travel up the service elevator, so a long run may need a seam a house kitchen would not.
- Coastal specification: moisture-tolerant boxes and corrosion-resistant hardware for barrier-island units.
- Flooring rules: a required sound underlayment if the floor changes with the cabinets.
- Delivery route: towers without a loading dock may limit trucks to a set window, so boxes come up from the garage by cart in more trips.
- Appliance sizes: a panel-ready dishwasher or a counter-depth refrigerator changes the cabinet widths and filler panels around it.
Our Condo Kitchen Process, Step by Step
- 1
Technical visit in the unit
We measure the kitchen, check the elevator and hallway route, photograph shut-off valves and read the association's renovation rules with you.
- 2
3D presentation for owner and board
The cabinet design is developed in specialized software and presented in 3D. Once you approve it, the same views can go into the association package.
- 3
Approval and booking
After the association signs off and any permits are issued, we book delivery and installation dates inside the building's allowed windows.
- 4
Delivery and installation
Cabinets arrive by reserved elevator, are installed within permitted hours, and the work area is cleaned at the end of each day.
- 5
Countertops and finish
Stone is templated on the installed cabinets, then fabricated and installed, with plumbing reconnection handled by the licensed plumber.
What Condo Owners Get Working With FT Cabinetry
Drawings boards can read
Our 3D presentation shows the finished kitchen clearly, which makes the cabinet portion of an association package easy to review.
Boxes that fit the elevator
We supply custom-built modular cabinets, delivered as individual units that suit tower elevators and corridors.
Scope split the way managers ask
Our written scope separates cabinet and countertop work from plumbing, electrical and wall changes, so a manager can see which trades need building access and which items may need a permit.
Tidy work in shared buildings
Google reviewers mention clean, tidy installs and work done on time, which matters when neighbors share the hallway.
What homeowners say on Google
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Where we provide condo kitchen remodeling
Condo work takes us across the coast. On Longboat Key, Gulf-front towers set strict work hours and elevator rules, and the town runs its own building department. Siesta Key beach condos call for salt-air-tolerant hardware and planning around association calendars. Inland, The Meadows has association-run condos and villas from the 1970s, and South Sarasota mixes condos and villas along the Tamiami Trail corridor.
- Condo Kitchen Remodeling in Longboat Key
Town split between Sarasota and Manatee counties, lined with Gulf-front condo towers where associations govern work hours, elevators and debris removal.
- Condo Kitchen Remodeling in Siesta Key
Barrier island where Hurricane Milton made landfall nearby in October 2024; beach condos and canal homes need moisture-tolerant boxes and corrosion-resistant hardware.
- Condo Kitchen Remodeling in The Meadows
1970s planned community east of the city with condos and villas around golf courses and lakes, most run by associations.
- Condo Kitchen Remodeling in South Sarasota
Unincorporated stretch along the southern Tamiami Trail corridor mixing condos, villas and older block homes.
- Condo Kitchen Remodeling in Manatee County
Bradenton-based county where Lakewood Ranch and Parrish growth meets older island homes on Anna Maria Island.
- Condo Kitchen Remodeling in Punta Gorda
Historic harbor city with canal-front Punta Gorda Isles; FT Cabinetry has operated a second location downtown at 215 E Ann St.
- Condo Kitchen Remodeling in Lakewood Ranch
Master-planned community spanning Manatee and Sarasota counties (34,877 people in 2020), mostly newer homes where builder-grade kitchens get custom upgrades.
- Condo Kitchen Remodeling in Osprey
Bayfront community home to Historic Spanish Point and Oscar Scherer State Park, with Gulf-access estates and newer gated neighborhoods.
- Condo Kitchen Remodeling in Palmer Ranch
Master-planned area of gated golf and lake neighborhoods developed since the 1980s off Honore Avenue and Palmer Ranch Parkway.
Request a quote for condo kitchen remodeling
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Condo Kitchen Remodeling: common questions
Do you prepare documents for my condo association's approval?
We prepare the cabinet and countertop portion: the 3D presentation, the layout and a description of materials and finishes. You submit the application as the owner, and any plumbing, electrical or wall work is documented by the contractor doing it. On Longboat Key and Siesta Key, boards often want this package before they will set an agenda date.
How do you deliver cabinets to a high-rise unit?
We book the service elevator through your manager, follow the building's padding and loading-dock rules, and bring cabinets up as individual modular boxes. That is one reason modular construction suits Sarasota towers: each unit fits a standard elevator car and hallway turn, so nothing has to be cut down on site.
Can a condo kitchen be remodeled while I'm away for the season?
Yes, if access is arranged. You attend the technical visit, approve the 3D design remotely, and the manager or a key holder lets the team in on installation days. Many Sarasota associations prefer summer work, which suits owners who head north after Easter.
Do I need a permit to replace condo kitchen cabinets?
Replacing cabinets and countertops in the same footprint often needs only association approval, but plumbing, electrical or wall changes usually need a permit. Requirements depend on the building department, whether that is the City of Sarasota, Sarasota County or the Town of Longboat Key, so confirm with them before work starts.
Can you work within my building's restricted hours?
Yes. We plan installation days around the hours in your association rules, including quiet times and weekend restrictions, and book deliveries for the windows the manager assigns. Downtown Sarasota and Longboat Key towers often post holiday blackout dates too, so we check the calendar before ordering.
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