The realistic answer: 4 to 6 months end-to-end
For a typical DFW kitchen — cabinetry replacement, new countertops, tile, lighting, appliances, often a small layout tweak — plan on roughly four to six months from your first design meeting to the finished space. Construction itself is usually the shorter half of that window.
Phase 1: design and selections (6–10 weeks)
Layouts, cabinetry design, appliance choices, countertop, tile, plumbing fixtures, lighting plan, paint. Most of this happens before a single demo day is scheduled. The faster you make selections, the sooner long-lead items (custom cabinets, certain stones, specialty appliances) get on order.
If you're early in this phase, let's talk through scope before you start picking finishes.
Phase 2: permitting and ordering (overlapping)
Permits where applicable, cabinetry build (typically several weeks), countertop template-to-install windows, and appliance lead times. These often happen alongside late-stage selections, but a missing decision can stall the whole queue.
Phase 3: construction (8–14 weeks)
Demo, plumbing and electrical rough-in, drywall, flooring, cabinet install, countertops, tile, paint, appliances, fixtures, punch list. A clean kitchen with no layout changes lands closer to 8–10 weeks; a wall removal or larger structural change pushes toward 12–14.
What actually pushes schedules
In our experience the schedule-killers aren't construction — they're indecision and surprises. Tile that took an extra two weeks to pick. A range that's on a 14-week lead. Old galvanized plumbing hiding behind the wall in a 1970s home. Build in a buffer, and make selections early.
Ready to start mapping yours out? See our kitchen remodeling service.