Best Kitchen Remodeling in Bluffton, SC

There are two ways in. A design-build contractor such as Bluffton Builders, HHI Builders or Roberts Construction handles the layout, the permit and the construction under one contract. Or you start with a kitchen designer or cabinet studio such as Cabinet IQ or Kitchen Design Solutions, who plan the room and order the cabinets and counters, and work with your builder or bring in installers.

Ask each company who pulls the permit, who orders the cabinets, who coordinates the plumber and electrician, and what is left for you to buy. Bluffton Builders also lists one-day shower remodels and porch infills, so a kitchen and a bath can sit under one contract. For the floors, see flooring companies in Bluffton; for the walls, painters in Bluffton.

Design-build in Bluffton means one company holds the contract for the drawings and the construction, so there is one price and one schedule. HHI Builders calls itself a luxury design-build remodeler for additions, ADUs and whole-house and condo remodels, and Bluffton Builders is a Bluffton design-build company with kitchen, bath and whole-home work. Roberts Construction lists design through the final walk-through.

The alternative is to hire an architect first and a builder second, which suits a new room or a change to the structure. See architects in Bluffton for firms with offices in town. Ask a design-build company whether the design fee is separate from the construction price and whether it is credited if you build with them.

A general contractor in Bluffton, SC holds the permit, hires the plumber, electrician and tile setter, orders the materials and answers for the finished job. Roberts Construction says it is a licensed general contractor serving Beaufort County for more than 30 years, and Bluffton Builders lists itself as a licensed and insured SC contractor. The Town’s remodel permit application asks for the contractor’s SC LLR license number and Town business license number, so ask for both before you sign.

Builders of new homes are a different list: see home builders in Bluffton. For a single trade, such as plumbers or electricians, you can hire the trade directly on a small job and skip the general contractor.

Home remodeling in Bluffton, SC often begins in the kitchen and grows. About 6 in 10 homes in the town limits were built in 2010 or later, and the median home was built in 2012 (as of 2024), so many Bluffton home renovations are updates to a first builder-grade kitchen, bath or floor plan. HHI Builders lists whole-house renovations, additions, attic remodeling and ADUs, and Bluffton Builders lists whole-home remodels, additions and porch infills.

Whole house renovations in Bluffton, SC are priced and scheduled as one project, with a permit for the whole scope. Ask each company how it sequences the work, and where you will live meanwhile. For the rooms inside, see flooring, painters and custom closets.

For outdoor kitchens in Bluffton, SC, HHI Builders describes itself as an outdoor living contractor in Bluffton and Hilton Head, and its outdoor kitchen packages include grills, food prep areas and more, with outdoor fireplaces and fire pits as separate services. Roberts Construction lists outdoor living spaces among its services too. We have not listed a separate outdoor kitchen specialist, so ask the companies above who they use for the stone counters and the gas line.

An outdoor kitchen is a cabinet, counter, plumbing and electrical job outside the house. Ask whether the counter stone is rated for outdoor use (see countertops in Bluffton), who runs the gas and power, and whether the work needs a permit from the Town’s Growth Management office or, outside town limits, Beaufort County. For the slab underneath, see concrete companies, and for the lights, outdoor lighting.

Most companies do not publish prices. HHI Builders does, and it lists Bluffton among the areas it works in: its 2026 kitchen price estimate starts at $80,000 for a Bronze remodel (stock cabinets, existing layout and floors), $100,000 for Silver (semi-custom cabinets, small layout changes) and $130,000 for Gold (custom cabinets, walls removed, new flooring and a new electrical layout). Those prices include the permit, labor, materials, flooring, countertops and plumbing and electrical fixtures; appliances are not included. HHI Builders calls them estimates based on past work and says every project is unique.

What moves a price: whether the cabinets are stock, semi-custom or custom, whether walls or plumbing move, the countertop and backsplash material, and what has to be fixed once the old kitchen is open. Ask any company for a written, itemized proposal and compare two or three side by side; for a smaller job, see cabinet refacing below.

Usually. Inside the town limits, building permits come from the Town of Bluffton’s Growth Management Customer Service Center at 20 Bridge Street. The Town’s permit application for remodels and minor projects asks for the contractor’s SC LLR license number and its Town of Bluffton business license number, and the Town requires everyone doing business in town, subcontractors included, to hold a current Town business license.

Much of the area with a Bluffton address is outside the town limits, and there permits come from Beaufort County’s building codes office. Roberts Construction’s kitchen page lists Town of Bluffton permit fees of $250 to $600 and processing of 2 to 3 weeks, with historic review adding more time. Ask whether the proposal includes the permit; HHI Builders’ price tiers do.

Roberts Construction notes that Bluffton’s historic Old Town has preservation standards, and that historic districts call for updates that respect the architectural character of the house. Historic review can add weeks to the timeline, so raise it in the first conversation.

Newer neighborhoods have their own rules: ask your homeowners association what it requires before you sign. Roberts also says coastal homes benefit from moisture-resistant cabinetry and marine-grade hardware, which is worth asking each company about.

If the layout works and the cabinet boxes are sound, refacing replaces the doors and drawer fronts and covers the visible sides. American Wood Reface, whose Hardeeville crew covers the May River corridor in Bluffton, says its solid wood refacing can cost as little as half of a full remodel. Cabinet IQ does not do refacing or painting of existing cabinets, so it is the better fit when you want new cabinetry. For who does what, see cabinets in Bluffton, and for new stone counters, countertops in Bluffton.

Choose a full remodel when the layout is the problem: a wall to open up, an island to add, appliances in the wrong place. Refacing cannot change those. Either way, ask for the warranty in writing; Bluffton Builders lists a five-year workmanship warranty and American Wood Reface an original homeowner’s lifetime warranty.

For a bathroom remodel in Bluffton, SC, or bathroom remodeling more broadly, Bluffton Builders, HHI Builders and Cabinet IQ all remodel bathrooms along with kitchens. Reviewers describe Bluffton Builders replacing a shower and remodeling a guest bathroom, and a Cabinet IQ customer updating three vanities.

For a quick bath, LowCountry Bath Renewal, based on Commercial Pl, says most remodels take one to two days, and reviewers describe old tubs replaced with new showers. For small repairs around the remodel, see handymen in Bluffton.

Roberts Construction lists Okatie, Port Royal, Hardeeville and Ridgeland among its service areas, and Kitchen Design Solutions has its showroom in Ridgeland, 8.6 mi in a straight line from Hardeeville city hall and 11.6 mi from Ridgeland’s town hall. American Wood Reface is based in Hardeeville. A service area on a website is not a promise for every street, so call first.

Countertop installation in Ridgeland, SC: Prestige Stone & Tile and Distinctive Granite & Marble have showrooms on Browns Cove Rd in Ridgeland, and StoneWorks serves Ridgeland from Bluffton; see countertops in Bluffton for each. The same page lists who sells Hardeeville and Ridgeland homeowners cabinets, in cabinets in Bluffton.