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Cabinet installation in Los Angeles typically runs $4,720 to $15,340 for a standard kitchen, including labor and basic materials. Smaller jobs like bathroom vanities or pantry cabinets land on the lower end around $945 to $3,540, while full custom kitchen cabinet work with premium lines can climb past $20,000. The number that matters most is the written one you get before work starts, not the ballpark someone gives you over the phone.
If you’re planning a kitchen remodel in Los Angeles, cabinet installation is usually the single largest line item after countertops. You’ll find pricing below broken down by job type, cabinet line, and scope, so you can compare what you’re quoted against what the local market actually bears in 2026.
Key Takeaways:
- Standard cabinet installation in LA: $4,720 – $15,340
- Bathroom vanity installation: $945 – $3,540
- Custom or semi-custom cabinet jobs run higher, often $12,000 – $25,000+
- Labor typically represents 40 – 60% of the total cabinet installation cost
- Written pricing before work starts is not standard in LA, but it should be
Cabinet Installation Cost Breakdown (2026)
Here’s what cabinet installation costs in Los Angeles look like across common project scopes. These ranges reflect what we see in neighborhoods from Silver Lake to Woodland Hills to Torrance, and they assume a licensed contractor doing the work, not a handyman or DIY job.
| Project Type | Typical LA Cost Range | What’s Included |
|---|---|---|
| Stock cabinet installation (10×10 kitchen) | $4,720 – $8,260 | Standard stock boxes, basic hardware, installation |
| Semi-custom cabinet installation | $8,260 – $15,340 | KraftMaid or Wellborn-level cabinetry, soft-close hardware, installation |
| Full custom cabinet installation | $15,340 – $28,000+ | Custom-built boxes, specialty finishes, complex layouts |
| Bathroom vanity installation | $945 – $3,540 | Single or double vanity, faucet hookup, basic plumbing |
| Kitchen island cabinet installation | $3,540 – $11,800 | Island base cabinets, countertop support, hardware |
| Pantry or laundry room cabinets | $2,360 – $5,900 | Stock or semi-custom boxes, installation |
What drives the number up or down? Three things mostly. First, the cabinet line: stock boxes from a home center run far cheaper than semi-custom lines like KraftMaid or Wellborn, which we install regularly because the build quality actually supports a long-term guarantee. Second, labor complexity: a straight run of uppers and lowers in a rectangular kitchen is fast; a U-shaped kitchen with a peninsula, crown molding, and filler panels is not. Third, removal and disposal: if we’re pulling out old cabinets, that adds $500 – $1,500 depending on how much is coming out and whether we need to repair drywall behind it.
You’ll also see a difference based on where you live. Jobs in West Hollywood or Brentwood tend to run 10 – 20% higher than comparable work in the San Fernando Valley or South Bay, simply because contractor overhead and parking logistics vary by neighborhood.
What Affects Cabinet Installation Pricing in Los Angeles
- Cabinet line and build quality. Stock cabinets from a big-box store cost less up front but often use particleboard boxes and plastic clips. Semi-custom lines like KraftMaid and Wellborn use plywood boxes, finished interiors, and real wood face frames, which is why they cost more and last longer.
- Number of linear feet. A compact 10×10 kitchen might need 20 linear feet of cabinets. A larger open-plan kitchen in Encino or Pasadena can run 40 – 50 linear feet. More boxes, more install time, more money.
- Labor rates for licensed installers. In Los Angeles, licensed cabinet installers typically charge $75 – $150 per hour or a flat per-box rate. Union-adjacent work and high-demand neighborhoods push that higher.
- Old cabinet removal and disposal. If the crew has to demo existing cabinets, haul debris, and repair the wall behind them, that adds cost. Older LA homes built in the 1940s and 1950s often have plaster walls that crack during removal, which means patching before new cabinets go up.
- Custom modifications. Corner lazy Susans, pull-out trash bins, spice racks, under-cabinet lighting channels, and soft-close everything all add per-bay costs. Each upgrade is small, but across 15 cabinets it adds up.
- Permit requirements. In the City of Los Angeles, cabinet replacement alone does not usually require a permit. But if you’re moving plumbing or electrical as part of the job, say relocating a sink or adding under-cabinet outlets, you may need one. That adds cost and time to the project.
Can You Save Money on Cabinet Installation Without Cutting Corners?
Yes, and the way to do it is to be honest with your contractor about where you’re willing to spend and where you’re not. Here’s what works in Los Angeles without leaving you with boxes that fall apart in five years.
Keep the existing layout. Moving a sink or appliance means relocating plumbing and electrical, which can add $1,500 – $4,000 before a single cabinet goes up. If the layout works for you, keep it and spend the savings on better cabinet hardware.
Go semi-custom on boxes, stock on interiors. You can spec a semi-custom door style and finish from a line like Wellborn while keeping the interior configuration simple. You still get solid plywood boxes and a real wood face, but you skip the $300-per-pullout upcharges.
Do the demo yourself, carefully. If you’re comfortable removing old cabinet doors, drawers, and boxes without damaging the drywall, you can save $500 – $1,200. Then let the installer handle the part that actually matters: level installation on a wall that’s probably not square, because in Los Angeles, most walls are not square.
Install in phases. You don’t have to do every cabinet at once. We’ve done jobs where the kitchen perimeter goes in first and the island follows a few months later. It spreads the cost without sacrificing quality.
Ask for the written price, not the verbal one. This is the part that saves people the most money in Los Angeles. A contractor who hands you a written number before work starts cannot come back mid-job and say the materials went up or the scope changed. The number on day one is the number on the invoice. If you want to talk through what your specific kitchen needs, call us at (213) 277-6578. The estimate is free and it’s in writing.
Is It Cheaper to Refinish Cabinets Instead of Replacing Them?
Refinishing or refacing cabinets in Los Angeles typically runs $2,500 to $8,000, which is 40 – 60% less than full replacement in most kitchens. Refacing means replacing the doors and drawer fronts and applying a matching veneer to the boxes. Refinishing means sanding and re-staining or painting what’s already there. Both make sense when the existing cabinet boxes are structurally sound. If the boxes are swollen from moisture, have failing corner joints, or are particleboard that’s starting to crumble, refinishing is money thrown at a problem that will come back. In older LA homes near the coast, like Venice or Playa del Rey, we see salt air and humidity working on cabinet boxes in ways that make refacing a gamble. Inland and dryer areas like Pasadena or Burbank, refacing tends to hold up better.
What Does the Cabinet Installation Timeline Look Like in Los Angeles?
For a standard 10×10 kitchen with semi-custom cabinets, installation itself takes 2 to 4 days once the cabinets arrive on site. The bigger variable is lead time: stock cabinets can be picked up same-week, while semi-custom lines like KraftMaid or Wellborn run 3 to 8 weeks from order to delivery. Custom shops in LA can run 8 to 16 weeks depending on their backlog. If you’re scheduling around a kitchen remodel, factor delivery lead time before install day, not after. A full kitchen remodel including cabinet installation, countertops, and backsplash typically spans 4 to 10 weeks from demo to final walkthrough.
How the 365-Day Done Right Promise Works on Cabinet Installation
Every cabinet installation we do in Los Angeles comes with a written guarantee that covers the work for a full year. If a door goes out of alignment, a drawer slider fails, or a seam opens up, we come back and fix it at no charge. There’s no service call fee and no re-inspection fee on the second visit, ever. That’s the 365-Day Done Right Promise, and it’s part of The Kingswell Way that’s been the operating standard since 2004. The short version: say the price before the work, show up in the window we gave, leave the place cleaner than we found it. If the work fails inside the guarantee period, we make it right. In writing.
You also know who’s walking into your home. Every technician is background-checked and arrives in uniform. No mystery subs, no day laborers picked up outside a home center, no guessing who’s going to show up at your door in Los Angeles traffic.
What Brands Do You Install and Why Does It Matter for Cost?
We install KraftMaid and Wellborn cabinetry as our standard semi-custom lines. These are trade-recognized brands with consistent manufacturing tolerances, real plywood boxes, and hardware that doesn’t sag in year two. The brand matters for cost because it sets the floor and the ceiling: stock cabinets from a home center are cheaper, but you’ll replace them sooner. Custom cabinets from a bespoke LA shop are beautiful, but you’ll pay $1,500 – $3,000 per linear foot in some cases. KraftMaid and Wellborn sit in the middle: solid build quality without the custom-shop markup. When we pair those with countertops from Cambria, Silestone, or Caesarstone, the layers of protection behind the work stack up: our written guarantee plus the manufacturer’s warranty.
Local Factors That Affect Cabinet Installation in Los Angeles
Los Angeles is not one housing market. It’s dozens of them, and the age of your house, the neighborhood you’re in, and even the time of year all shape what cabinet installation costs.
Older housing stock. A huge share of LA homes were built between 1920 and 1960. That means plaster walls, out-of-square framing, and floors that have settled. Leveling cabinets in a 1948 bungalow in Mid-City takes longer than in a 2015 condo downtown, and that extra time shows up in labor cost.
Neighborhood contractor pricing. Installing cabinets in Sherman Oaks or Culver City generally costs less than doing the identical job in Beverly Hills or Bel Air. It’s the same work, but overhead, parking, and local market tolerance for pricing all shift.
Seismic and structural considerations. Los Angeles building code requires cabinets to be anchored in ways that won’t come off the wall in an earthquake. That’s a baseline safety requirement, not an upcharge, but it does mean the installer has to know what they’re doing. We anchor every upper cabinet to studs with the appropriate hardware. It’s a code compliance detail that some crews skip to save time.
Traffic and scheduling. It sounds small, but drive time between jobs in LA is real. A crew that’s booked across the city is burning hours in traffic, and that overhead gets built into pricing. We schedule jobs by neighborhood clusters to keep install days efficient, which keeps your price lower than a company bouncing from Lancaster to Long Beach in one day.
How Much Does Cabinet Installation Cost Per Linear Foot in Los Angeles?
As a rough rule, you should budget $230 to $510 per linear foot for semi-custom cabinet installation in Los Angeles. That includes the cabinets, hardware, delivery, and labor. Stock cabinets run closer to $150 to $260 per linear foot, and custom work starts around $500 per linear foot and climbs from there. A typical 10×10 kitchen has about 20 to 25 linear feet of cabinets, which is why the standard project lands between $4,720 and $15,340 total.
How to Save on Cabinet Installation
Saving money on cabinet installation in Los Angeles is less about finding the cheapest bid and more about avoiding the expensive mistakes. Here’s where you keep money in your pocket without ending up with cabinets that peel, sag, or separate.
Get three written quotes, not verbal ones. A verbal estimate is not a price. It’s a guess with no accountability. A written quote tells you what the job costs, what’s included, and what happens if something goes wrong. When you compare written quotes side by side, you can actually see what you’re paying for.
Don’t move the plumbing. If you can keep your sink, dishwasher, and gas line where they are, you avoid permit fees, plumbing labor, and days of delay. The biggest cost jumps in any Los Angeles cabinet job come from moving things that didn’t need to move.
Pick your upgrades deliberately. Soft-close drawers? Worth it. Pull-out trash? Probably worth it. Custom roll-out trays in every single lower cabinet? That’s where the budget quietly doubles. Pick two or three upgrades that you’ll use every day and skip the rest.
Ask about off-peak scheduling. Most LA contractors are busiest in spring and early fall. If you can schedule a cabinet installation in January or August, you may get better pricing and faster lead times on the cabinet order.
Use your existing footprint. The most expensive thing you can do in a kitchen remodel is change the shape of the room. Keeping the same cabinet footprint and refreshing the doors, boxes, and hardware usually runs thousands less than reconfiguring everything.
We offer free estimates on cabinet installation across Los Angeles. Call (213) 277-6578 and we’ll send someone out to measure, talk through options, and hand you a written price before any work starts.
FAQs – Cabinet Installation Cost
How much does it cost to install kitchen cabinets in Los Angeles?
Kitchen cabinet installation in Los Angeles typically costs $4,720 to $15,340 for a standard kitchen. That includes the cabinets, hardware, delivery, and labor. Smaller jobs can run under $2,500, and full custom work can exceed $25,000.
Is it cheaper to repair cabinets or replace them?
Cabinet repair in Los Angeles runs $300 to $1,500 for typical fixes like reattaching loose doors, adjusting hinges, or replacing damaged drawer slides. If the cabinet boxes are intact, repair is cheaper. If the boxes are water-damaged or structurally failing, replacement is the better long-term call. Call (213) 277-6578 for an honest assessment.
How much does a bathroom vanity installation cost in Los Angeles?
Bathroom vanity installation in Los Angeles typically runs $945 to $3,540, including the vanity, faucet hookup, and basic plumbing adjustments. Larger double-sink vanities or custom pieces run higher.
Can you install cabinets the same week I call?
For stock cabinets, yes, same-week installation is possible in many cases. For semi-custom lines like KraftMaid or Wellborn, lead time runs 3 to 8 weeks from order. We’ll tell you the honest timeline before you commit to anything.
What’s included in cabinet installation pricing?
Our written cabinet installation price includes the cabinets, delivery, installation, hardware, caulking, and cleanup. It also includes the written 365-Day Done Right Promise. If anything fails within a year, we come back and fix it at no charge.
Do I need a permit for cabinet installation in Los Angeles?
For a straight cabinet replacement with no plumbing or electrical changes, no permit is required in Los Angeles. If you’re moving a sink, adding outlets, or changing gas lines as part of the project, a permit may be needed and we’ll handle that process for you.
Why Written Pricing Matters More in Los Angeles Than Anywhere Else
Los Angeles has a contractor problem. It’s a big city with a lot of work, which means a lot of people calling themselves contractors without the license, the insurance, or the intention of finishing the job. Homeowners here have been burned so often that a verbal estimate has become almost worthless as a planning tool.
That’s why we lead with the written price. When Trevor Nash sends you a cabinet installation quote from Penhallow Remodeling Los Angeles, it’s a number you can hold us to. It says what the job costs, what’s included, when we’ll arrive, and what happens if something goes wrong. That’s not a marketing line. It’s the operating standard of The Kingswell Way, and it’s been in place since 2004.
You don’t have to guess which company will still answer the phone after the job is done. A live person answers our calls 24/7, every day. Call (213) 277-6578 and ask for a free cabinet installation estimate. You’ll get a real answer, a real appointment window, and a written price before the first cabinet box shows up at your door.
If you’re still researching, start with our home page for an overview of what we do across Los Angeles, or read more about Cabinet Installation in Los Angeles for a full breakdown of the service, the process, and what to expect from the first call to the final walkthrough.
Pricing reflects the Los Angeles market as of 2026. Penhallow Remodeling Los Angeles offers free estimates – call (213) 277-6578.
Written by Trevor Nash, Owner at Penhallow Remodeling Los Angeles, serving Los Angeles since 2004.
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