Are appliances included in the price?

No. Appliances are not supplied by Lux Builders. We coordinate specifications, rough-ins and installation, but the appliances themselves are yours to choose and purchase. Budget for them separately.

Why is the price fixed before work starts?

Because every selection is made and signed before the number is set. Estimating does not begin until 100% of selections are signed with zero TBDs, and a job scope addendum listing every item is attached to the contract.

Kitchen remodel with island in Brighton, MI by Lux Builders

Brighton, Michigan · Livingston · Oakland · Washtenaw · W. Wayne

Kitchen remodeling, priced once and fixed before we start.

Q: How much does a kitchen remodel cost in Brighton, Michigan?

A kitchen by Lux Builders runs $40,000 to $200,000+, and every project lands on one of four scopes: the Refresh at $40,000–$60,000 (new counters, backsplash, lighting and fixtures, cabinets refinished or refaced, same layout), the Refit at $75,000–$110,000 (everything new inside the existing footprint), the Reconfigure at $110,000–$175,000 (walls move, mechanicals relocate), and the Reimagine above $175,000 (structural work and custom cabinetry). That is a range, not a quote.

A kitchen by Lux Builders in the Brighton area runs $40,000 to $200,000+. Every kitchen we price lands on one of four scopes — find yours below before you ever talk to us; that is the point. The range is not a quote — the design phase is what turns it into a real number, and once that number is set it does not move.

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Kitchen, at a glance

Typical investment: $40,000 – $200,000+
Design fee: 1–3% of projected project cost
Left to allowances at signing: Nothing
Selections signed before pricing: 100% · zero TBDs
Workmanship warranty: 18 months

What the range actually means

Four scopes. Find yours.

Every kitchen we price lands on one of four scopes. Know where yours sits before you ever talk to us — that is the point.

$40,000 – $60,000

The Refresh

New counters, backsplash, lighting and fixtures. Cabinets refinished or refaced. Same layout, fixed price.

$75,000 – $110,000

The Refit

Everything new inside the existing footprint — cabinetry, counters, tile, fixtures and lighting. The room stays the shape it is. No wall moves, no drain moves, no structural work.

$110,000 – $175,000

The Reconfigure

A wall comes out, the plumbing or the electrical follows the new plan, and the ceiling and lighting get redrawn with it. This is where most Brighton-area kitchens of any ambition land.

$175,000+

The Reimagine

Footprint changes, structural work, high-end custom millwork and slab stone. Usually part of a larger first-floor plan rather than a kitchen on its own.

What actually moves the number

Cabinetry. The single biggest line on almost every kitchen. Refinishing what you have, refacing it, semi-custom boxes, or full custom — that decision alone can swing a project by tens of thousands. It is also why two kitchens the same size can be $55,000 apart with identical layouts.
Whether anything moves. A sink that stays where it is costs what a sink costs. A sink that moves eight feet brings plumbing, venting, flooring patchwork and sometimes structure with it. The same is true of gas lines and walls. Square footage is almost irrelevant — complexity per square foot is everything.
Walls and structure. An interior wall that carries nothing is a demolition line item. A wall that carries the second floor is an engineered beam, permits, and a different build sequence. We find out which one yours is during design — before the price, never after it.
Selections. Quartz or quartzite. Tile at $6 a foot or $60. A faucet can be $300 or $2,800 and both are good faucets. This is why every selection is made before the price is set — so the number you sign is built from your actual choices, not a placeholder somebody guessed.
The age of the house. Opening a 1990s wall is predictable. Opening a 1940s wall can reveal knob-and-tube wiring, galvanized plumbing, or framing that was creative the day it went up. Older homes carry a wider design contingency — resolved in design, priced in the contract, not discovered as a change order.

Appliances are not in our number

Said here rather than at page four of a proposal, because it is the exclusion most likely to be assumed in. A range of $40,000 to $200,000+ does not include the range.

We coordinate specifications, rough-ins and installation — the cabinet openings, the gas line, the dedicated circuits, the venting — so that everything you buy fits and works. The appliances themselves are yours to choose and purchase. Budget for them separately.

If you want a hand with the spec sheet before you buy, ask. That is free and it prevents a $9,000 range arriving for a 30-inch opening.

How the price holds

Four stages. One fixed price. Nothing on a verbal.

Change orders exist because decisions get deferred. An allowance is a decision deferred with a placeholder number attached. Move every decision in front of the contract and there is nothing left to change-order.

Design Agreement

Sign-off: design agreement signed

The design fee is 1–3% of projected project cost, and it buys more than drawings. It also buys the homework: non-destructive inspections of what is behind the walls, under the floors and above the ceilings — so your price is built on what your house actually is, not on what anyone hopes it is. A portion credits toward your build agreement if that agreement is signed within 90 days.

Plans & Selections

Sign-off: 100% signed · zero TBDs

Cabinetry, counters, tile, fixtures, hardware, flooring, paint — every one chosen, priced and signed. Estimating does not begin until every selection carries your signature.

One True Price

Sign-off: contract + job scope addendum

One fixed price, with a job scope addendum attached that accounts for every item on the job. Nothing left to allowances by the time you sign. The number is the number.

Build with Confidence

Sign-off: inspections passed

Once the build contract is signed, we develop the final construction plans — the working drawings your job is built and inspected from. Every trade bid at least twice. No subcontractor on site until their release is signed off. A written schedule, and an update on the same day every week.

Answers, before you call

Kitchen questions, answered straight.

How much does a kitchen remodel cost in Brighton, Michigan?

$40,000 to $200,000+, on one of four scopes. The Refresh, $40,000–$60,000 — new counters, backsplash, lighting and fixtures, cabinets refinished or refaced, same layout. The Refit, $75,000–$110,000 — everything new inside the existing footprint. The Reconfigure, $110,000–$175,000 — walls move, mechanicals relocate. The Reimagine, $175,000+ — structural work and custom cabinetry. That is a range, not a quote.

Why is the price fixed before you start, when nobody else does that?

Because every selection is made and signed before the number is set. Estimating does not even begin until 100% of selections are signed — zero TBDs — and a job scope addendum listing every item is attached to the contract. Other builders price with allowances because the decisions have not been made yet. We do it the other way around.

How long will my kitchen take?

Remodel timelines are project-specific and we bracket them at design rather than guessing on a website. What we will commit to is that the schedule goes in writing before we start, and you get an update on the same day every week — including the weeks when the news is that something slipped.

Do I need an architect or a designer first?

No. Design is in-house. One team owns the plan, the budget and the build, so there is no finger-pointing between an architect, a designer and a contractor. We also handle permits and HOA approval.

What is the warranty?

Three layers, because one number would be inaccurate. Eighteen months on our workmanship — carpentry, installation, finish work and materials, everything not already carried by a manufacturer. Twelve months on mechanical, electrical and plumbing, serviced by the licensed trades that installed them. Manufacturer warranties on appliances and fixtures pass through to you.

Next step

Fifteen minutes. On the phone. No obligation.

Tell me what you are thinking about and roughly when. I will tell you what it costs, what it involves, and whether it is worth doing — including when the answer is no.

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