Which scope are you leaning toward for your kitchen?
Houzz's 2026 study found 52% of renovators changed the layout but 68% kept the footprint.
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Kitchen planning tools, in the order they are useful
Four tools cover the decisions a kitchen remodel forces: a cost calculator anchored to Angi's national project data, side-by-side comparisons for the material and layout questions, a quiz that sorts you into a scope, and polls that show what other homeowners are choosing. Used in that order, they turn a vague budget into a brief a pro can price.
Pick a tool
Free toolKitchen remodel cost calculatorSize, material tier and complexity in, a realistic budget range out.
Free toolKitchen comparisons: the five decisions that move the budgetSide-by-side tables for the decisions that change the price most.
Free toolKitchen remodel quiz: find your scope and check the numbers10 questions that show what you already know and what to check next.
Free toolKitchen remodel polls: see what other homeowners are choosingSee what other planners chose and add your vote.
By the numbers
The numbers the tools are built on
$26,940
Angi national average from 13,100 verified kitchen projects ($14,588 to $41,550 range)
Angi's project data from 13,100 kitchen jobs completed by its pros lands at a $26,940 average, with most homeowners paying $14,588 to $41,550 depending on scope, materials and local labor. It is a national project mix, not a cabinet-only price or a local estimate.
Angi / How Much Does a Kitchen Remodel Cost (2026)68%
of Houzz kitchen renovators replaced every cabinet; 27% did a partial upgrade
Roughly two-thirds of Houzz kitchen renovators replaced all cabinets, 27% did a partial upgrade (about half of those refinished exteriors and 20% swapped doors only) and only 5% left cabinets untouched.
Houzz / 2026 U.S. Houzz Kitchen Trends Study (2026)29% vs 28%
wood-tone cabinets edged past white among Houzz kitchen renovators (2026 study)
Among renovating homeowners in the 2026 Houzz study, wood cabinets rose six points to 29% while white fell five points to 28%, ending white's long run as the default finish. That shift matters when you choose door fronts for refacing.
Houzz / 2026 U.S. Houzz Kitchen Trends Study (2026)26.6%
of occupied U.S. homes ran a main refrigerator 10+ years old in 2024
Kitchen Scopebook's weighted analysis of EIA 2024 RECS preliminary microdata (May 2026): 26.6% of occupied primary residences, about 35.3 million homes, had a primary refrigerator at least ten years old. By region: Northeast 27.8%, Midwest 28.4%, South 24.7%, West 27.3%.
Kitchen Scopebook analysis of EIA 2024 RECS preliminary household microdata (May 2026) (2024)Each tool answers a different question. The quiz asks what is wrong with the kitchen and points to a scope. The calculator turns that scope, the room size and a material tier into a planning range. The comparisons settle the choices the calculator exposes: reface or replace, quartz or granite, island or peninsula. The polls show how other homeowners planning the same project are answering the same questions.
None of them replaces a written proposal from a pro who has seen the room. They exist so that the proposal you eventually receive matches a scope you already understand. Start with the quiz if scope is open; start with the calculator if it is settled.
What does the cost calculator do, and what does it assume?
The calculator prices by square foot of kitchen, with a base rate anchored to Angi's $26,940 average across 13,100 projects and HomeAdvisor's $75 to $250 per-square-foot range. You pick a material tier (stock and laminate, semi-custom and quartz, custom and stone) and a complexity level (same layout, layout change, wall removal), then add options such as an island, an electrical panel upgrade or a ducted hood. It shows the assumptions under the result so you can see what is in the number.
The range is wide on purpose. The calculator cannot see your panel, your subfloor or your wall plumb, which is why a pro's proposal can land outside it. Treat the low end as a floor for a clean house and the high end as a realistic figure for an older one with a full panel. Appliance age belongs in that judgment: our analysis of the EIA's 2024 household survey found 26.6% of occupied homes running a main refrigerator ten or more years old and 20.6% a dishwasher that old.
What do the comparisons settle?
The compare page pairs the decisions that move the budget most: refacing versus new cabinets, quartz versus granite, island versus peninsula, same-layout renovation versus layout change, and gas versus induction. Each pair has a factor table (cost, lifespan, maintenance, appearance, climate fit, install time, resale, best for), a verdict on when each option wins, and a few questions specific to the pair. Houzz found 68% of renovators replaced every cabinet; the reface-versus-replace comparison is for the other third.
What does the quiz sort you into?
The quiz asks about cabinet condition, layout satisfaction, storage complaints, appliance plans and budget, and scores the answers against the four service scopes. It also tests what you know about the numbers: how much of a budget cabinets take (~30% by HomeAdvisor's breakdown), how long the sink is out, what an island needs for clearance. Each answer explains the source. It takes about five minutes and produces a scope you can carry into the calculator.
What are the polls for?
The polls ask the questions homeowners argue about: which scope, which cabinet finish, which counter, what the island is for, how the household will cook during the job, and how many proposals to collect. Results are shown after you vote as a running tally of visitors to this site, useful for seeing whether your instinct is common or unusual. Published studies give the wider picture: Houzz found 24% of renovating homeowners remodeled a kitchen in 2024, and NKBA projects $235B in kitchen and bath revenue for 2025.
Houzz's 2026 study found wood-tone cabinets edged past white, 29% vs 28%. The cabinet-color poll shows whether visitors here agree. Where the poll and the study disagree, the study is the safer planning figure and the poll is the more current signal from people actively shopping for doors and finishes this season.
How should the tools feed a request for estimates?
Take the quiz result, the calculator range and the comparison verdicts and write them into the brief on the contact page: scope, material tier, what stays, what moves, target range. That brief, sent to several independent pros, produces proposals that can be compared line by line. Homeowners who skip this step get three proposals for three different kitchens.
The services hub carries the proposal checklist for each scope, so you can check each proposal against what it should contain before comparing totals. A proposal that is missing lines from that checklist is not cheaper; it is incomplete, and the missing items will arrive later as change orders once the walls are open.
Homeowner polls
What other planners are choosing
Which countertop material is your first choice?
Engineered quartz led Houzz's 2026 study at 32% of upgraded counters.
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Questions homeowners ask
How accurate is the kitchen cost calculator?
It produces a planning range anchored to published national benchmarks, adjusted by size, material tier, complexity and add-ons. It cannot account for local labor rates, hidden conditions or your specific selections, so treat the result as a starting bracket. A written proposal from a pro who has seen the room can reasonably fall 20 percent outside it.
Do the tools work for a small kitchen?
Yes. Set the square footage as low as 60 in the calculator. Note that small kitchens cost more per square foot because fixed items such as plumbing reconnection, permits and electrical work do not shrink with the room. Houzz found major remodels of small kitchens rose to a $35,000 median in 2024.
Can I save or share my results?
Results render on the page and can be copied or screenshotted. The site does not require an account. If you want a pro to see the calculator range, paste it into the request on the contact page along with the scope and tier you chose so the proposal starts from the same assumptions.
Are the poll results a real survey?
No. They are a tally of visitors who chose to vote, with no sampling frame or weighting. They show what people planning a kitchen on this site are leaning toward. For population-level figures, the stat cards cite Houzz, NAHB, EIA and other published studies, each with its own sample described.
Which tool should I use if I already have a contractor's proposal?
The calculator, as a sanity check on the total, and the services hub, for the proposal checklist. If the proposal's total falls far outside the calculator range, look for scope differences: a moved sink, a wall removal, custom cabinets or an appliance package. Then use the compare page for any material decision still open.
Does the quiz recommend a specific contractor?
No. It recommends a scope (renovation, cabinets, counters or island) based on your answers, and links to that service page. Choosing a professional is a separate step through the contact page, where independent pros in your area respond with written proposals.
How often are the calculator numbers updated?
The base rate is anchored to Angi's project data, which the site's research pass checks against the publisher's page; the benchmark on file was last verified in September 2026. Tier and add-on figures are planning ranges for 2025–2026 U.S. work and are reviewed with the rest of the site's statistics.
Apply the tools to a specific service
Service guideComplete Kitchen RenovationA complete kitchen renovation replaces cabinets, counters, flooring, lighting and usually appliances under a single plan, and may relocate plumbing, gas and electrical or remove a wall.
Service guideCabinet Refacing & InstallationCabinet refacing replaces doors, drawer fronts and hardware and covers the exposed box faces with matching veneer, leaving the layout unchanged.
Service guideCountertop InstallationCountertop installation replaces the work surface, sink and often the backsplash on cabinets you keep.
Service guideKitchen Island Design & BuildA kitchen island is a freestanding cabinet unit with its own countertop, often with seating, storage, a sink or a cooktop.
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Tell us the size, the condition of what is there now, and what you want to change. Kitchen Scopebook passes your request to independent local professionals, who reply with written, no-obligation estimates. The service is free to use.