Camas Kitchen Remodeling

What goes into a kitchen that works

A kitchen remodel is really a sequence of decisions, and the order you make them in is what keeps the budget and the timeline on track. JDI Construction is a family-owned, Vancouver-based design-build remodeler, and a kitchen is the most complex room we build — cabinets, counters, appliances, plumbing, electrical, and often a wall or two, all landing on one schedule. Get the layout and the sequence right and the finishes fall into place; get them wrong and you feel it every time you cook.

Our designers and installers work as one team, so the kitchen you approve is the kitchen that gets built — we don't hand finished plans to a separate contractor and hope everything translates. Here's how we think through a kitchen, what tends to come up in Camas homes, and what to expect on cost and timeline.

The parts that matter most

A kitchen has to look good, but it has to work first. These are the details that decide whether it does — and where experience actually shows:

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   LayoutThe work triangle — sink, range, refrigerator — decides whether cooking feels natural or cramped.
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   Cabinets & storageThe longest lead item and the biggest line; drawers and a pantry planned around how you actually cook.
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   CountersDurable work surfaces with enough uninterrupted run to prep, plus the template-to-install gap worth planning for.
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   LightingTask light over the counters and island, not a single fixture in the middle of the ceiling.

A few decisions worth making early

The choices that most affect a kitchen's budget and schedule are best settled before demolition. The big ones we walk through: whether to open a wall to the dining or living space — a common request in Camas, and one that hinges on whether it's load-bearing; whether you have the room and clearances for an island (36 to 42 inches of walkway on every side you use); and whether to keep the current layout or move the sink, range, or refrigerator, since relocating plumbing, gas, or venting adds cost. We also settle cabinet style early, because cabinets are the longest lead item and their delivery date sets the whole schedule — decide late and everything downstream slips.

What Camas kitchens tend to need

Camas kitchens fall into two broad camps. In the older homes near the historic downtown and the Grass Valley area, the kitchen is often closed off and compact — a galley or a single run walled away from the rest of the house. There the request is usually to open it up to the living space, add real counter and cabinet space, and bring the wiring and plumbing up to what a modern kitchen needs.

Up on Prune Hill and around Lacamas Lake, the newer builds have the footprint but a builder-grade kitchen that never matched the rest of the house — stock cabinets, a small island, and not enough storage. There the work is upgrading finishes, rethinking the island and the flow, and adding the pantry and drawer storage that make a big kitchen actually function. Either way, we plan the electrical and venting up front, because those are the pieces that are expensive to fix after the cabinets are in.

Kitchens we've remodeled around Camas

A few recent kitchen projects in Camas and neighboring Vancouver — click through for the full before-and-after:

Camas, WA

Modern Gray Kitchen with Fluted Black Island

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Camas, WA

Expanding the Kitchen with a Home Addition

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Camas, WA

Beautifully Updated Kitchen

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Vancouver, WA · Nearby

Open-Concept Kitchen Remodel

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What does a kitchen remodel cost in Camas?

Short answer: JDI's published planning ranges are $28,000-$45,000 to $85,000-$130,000 for a small kitchen (under 120 sq ft), $42,000-$65,000 to $130,000-$210,000 for a medium kitchen (120 to 200 sq ft) and $62,000-$95,000 to $210,000-$360,000 for a large kitchen (over 200 sq ft), from our Essential to our Luxury tier, before any sales tax. They are planning ranges, not quotes; the kitchen cost calculator narrows yours by size and finish level.

What a Camas kitchen costs comes down to a few big levers, not the address. Cabinets are usually the largest line, and the jump from stock to semi-custom to fully custom moves the number more than anything else. After that it's countertop material, whether you're moving plumbing, gas, or walls, the level of appliances, and the size of the room. Keeping the existing layout and refacing or replacing cabinets sits at one end; a full gut with a new island, moved plumbing, and an opened wall sits at the other. Because our design and our trades are both in-house, we can steer the plan toward what matters to you and pull back where it doesn't — and you get an itemized estimate once the kitchen is drawn, so you can see what each choice adds.

How long does a kitchen remodel take?

Short answer: at JDI, the construction phase typically takes about 3 weeks for a cosmetic refresh, about 5 weeks for a pull-and-replace in the same layout and 5 to 8 weeks for a full gut. Design, ordering and permits come first. See each step and who you meet.

Plan on several weeks of on-site work for most kitchens, but the real clock starts earlier: cabinets are the longest lead item, and their delivery date drives the schedule, so we order them as soon as the design is locked. Opening a wall, moving plumbing, or upgrading the electrical panel adds time, and older Camas homes occasionally turn up something behind the walls. We give you a realistic schedule before demolition, pull the permits the work requires, and sequence things so you're not without a working kitchen any longer than necessary.

Why homeowners in Camas choose JDI

Design-build means one team is accountable for the whole kitchen — the layout, the cabinets, the counters, the plumbing, and the electrical — so your design is never drawn by one company and handed to trades who never saw it. We handle the permitting, coordinate every trade so the tile setter isn't waiting on the electrician, keep you updated through our client portal, and stand behind the work with a five-year workmanship warranty. Being based a short drive west in Vancouver, we're close enough to be responsive during the project and years later.

JDI Construction — "Built by family. Trusted by neighbors." Design-build remodeling based in downtown Vancouver, WA, serving Camas, Washougal, and the greater Portland–Vancouver metro since 2007.