Remodeled Long Island kitchen with new cabinets and countertops

Alec's Construction remodels kitchens in Lindenhurst, Suffolk County — cabinets, counters, layout changes and the walls that come out to make them work — working out of the yard in East Patchogue. Kitchens are indoor work, and the winter is when the calendar is open and the cabinet lead times are shortest.

Kitchens in Lindenhurst

The Lindenhurst cape kitchen is small, at the back of the house, with a window over the sink and a door to the yard, and the most common request is to take in the dining room or push out the back wall. On a 40-foot lot the addition is constrained by the side-yard setback, so the honest plan is often to open the kitchen to the dining room and reorganise, rather than to add. The Village of Lindenhurst reviews the work.

The Wall Is the Decision

Most kitchen remodels on Long Island's 1950s-to-1970s housing come down to one question: does the wall between the kitchen and the dining room come out? On a cape, a split or a colonial of that era it is usually load-bearing, and taking it out means a properly sized beam — steel or engineered lumber — carried down to bearing on posts. That is routine, permitted, inspected structural work, and it is the single change that turns a closed kitchen into a modern one.

The detail that matters is whether the beam is dropped below the ceiling or set flush into it. Flush costs more framing and looks like the house was built that way. Dropped is cheaper and always reads as a remodel.

Kitchen cabinets being finished in a Long Island house

What a Kitchen Remodel Is, in Order

1. Layout first, on paper, with the appliances, the sink, the range and the work triangle settled — and the wall decision made. 2. Cabinets ordered before the old ones come out, because they are the lead time. 3. Demolition, then the structural opening if there is one, then rough plumbing, gas and electrical. 4. Inspection, before anything is closed. 5. Sheetrock, flooring, cabinets set and levelled, then the counters templated and fabricated, then the backsplash, the appliances, the lighting and the trim.

Permits in Lindenhurst

The Village of Lindenhurst runs its own building department, separate from the Town of Babylon. Cabinets and counters in place need no permit; moving plumbing or gas, changing electrical or removing a wall does. We file for what needs it.

Free walkthrough in Lindenhurst. Alex looks at the layout, the wall, the plumbing and the electrical, and you get a written scope and the photographs whether or not you hire us.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is a kitchen addition possible on a Lindenhurst cape lot?

Sometimes, straight out the back — the side yards on a Lindenhurst lot are usually already at the setback. A rear addition of a few feet across the back of the house is the plan that works, and it turns the cape kitchen and dining room into one room with a wall of windows to the yard. Whether it is worth it against simply opening the existing kitchen to the dining room is the real conversation, and we walk through both on the visit.

Can the wall between the kitchen and the dining room come out?

Almost always, with a beam if it is load-bearing — and on most Long Island houses of the 1950s to 1970s it is. The beam is sized for the load above and carried down to bearing on posts, and it is routine structural work that is permitted and inspected. Getting the beam flush into the ceiling rather than dropped is the detail that makes the opening look intended.

Do I need a permit for a kitchen remodel?

For replacing cabinets and counters in place, generally not. For moving plumbing or gas, changing electrical, or removing a wall, yes, in every Suffolk town and village. We file for what needs it and get the rough inspection before anything is closed.

How long is a kitchen out of service during a remodel?

For a full remodel, a few weeks between the old cabinets coming out and the new counters going on — and the counters are the long pole, because they are templated after the cabinets are set and fabricated after that. We order the cabinets before demolition and set up a temporary kitchen so the house eats at home through it.

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