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KraftMaid Home Additions & ADU: The Miami Owner’s Guide
We install and build KraftMaid-compatible home additions and ADUs throughout Miami, with full-project pricing typically running $53,100 to $153,400 depending on scope, foundation work, and finish level. Most owners start this conversation because they’ve outgrown their current footprint, and a Kitchen remodel or added living space built around existing KraftMaid cabinetry needs to match what’s already in the house. Here’s the reality: additions and ADUs are not a one-week job. They’re a multi-month build that requires permits, engineering, and a contractor who can actually sequence the work. That’s where we come in.
We’re Sawyer Remodel Miami, led by Luca Romano. We’re a general contractor, not a parts counter. We don’t sell KraftMaid hardware in blister packs. What we do is plan, permit, and build additions and ADUs that integrate with existing KraftMaid cabinetry, and we install the KraftMaid product line when the job calls for it. We’re an independent contractor in Miami, not affiliated with KraftMaid or its parent company. When your addition needs cabinetry that matches your current kitchen, we order from KraftMaid’s current catalog and install it to spec. You get the manufacturer warranty on the product, and our workmanship promise on the install.
Key Takeaways:
- Home additions in Miami run $53,100 to $153,400; ADU construction runs $106,200 to $259,600 for a full build.
- We handle planning, permits, foundation, framing, and finish work, including KraftMaid cabinetry installation.
- Written price before work starts. No change orders unless you change the scope.
- 365-Day Done Right Promise on every project. If it’s not right, we make it right.
Which KraftMaid Models This Applies To
If you’re planning an addition or ADU and you want the new cabinetry to match your existing KraftMaid kitchen, the first thing to check is the cabinet line. KraftMaid builds across several tiers: Vantage, Venicia, and the core KraftMaid line. Vantage is the entry point, Venicia is the frameless European-style line with full-overlay doors, and the core line spans a huge range of door styles and finishes. The gotcha: KraftMaid has discontinued and reintroduced door styles and finishes multiple times over the years. A cabinet door you bought in 2016 may not exist in the 2026 catalog. We check the current catalog against your existing doors before we order anything. If the exact match is gone, we’ll tell you before you spend a dollar, and we’ll lay out options: match the species and stain, replace all doors and drawer fronts across the kitchen, or design the new space with a complementary rather than identical look.
For ADUs specifically, most Miami clients choose the core KraftMaid line or Vantage because they want durable cabinets at a sensible price for a rental unit or in-law suite. Venicia costs more, but the frameless construction gives you slightly more usable interior space per cabinet, which matters in a compact ADU kitchen. All three lines come in standard widths from 9 to 48 inches, with wall cabinet heights at 30, 36, and 42 inches. If you’re matching existing cabinetry, measure the door width and height, the finish color, and the door style name if you can find it on an old order invoice. We can work from photos and measurements even if you don’t have the paperwork.
We also work with Cambria, Silestone, and Kohler products on these projects when countertops and fixtures are part of the scope. The point is we’re not locked into one brand. KraftMaid cabinetry pairs naturally with those surfaces, and we spec what fits the design and the budget.
Styles & brands we work with
Signs Your KraftMaid Home Additions & ADU Is Failing
This is a different kind of parts page, so let’s be honest about what “failing” means here. You’re not looking at a broken hinge. You’re looking at an existing space that no longer works, or an addition that was built wrong by a previous contractor and is now showing problems. Here’s what we see in Miami:
- Foundation cracks spreading outward from the addition seam. South Florida soil is mostly limestone and sand. Additions built on improperly compacted fill settle unevenly, and the crack where the old slab meets the new slab is usually the first place it shows. If the crack is growing, the addition wasn’t properly engineered.
- Humidity and moisture staining on the new drywall or trim. Miami’s humidity reveals bad vapor barriers fast. If the addition wasn’t wrapped and sealed correctly, you’ll see staining within the first year, especially around windows and the roofline.
- Doors and windows that stick or won’t latch in the addition. Frame movement. Could be settling, could be poor framing. Either way, it needs a structural look before you hang new KraftMaid cabinets on those walls.
- Roof leaks at the addition tie-in. The transition between an existing roof and a new roof is the most common failure point. Flashing gets rushed, and Miami’s summer storms find it within weeks. If you see water marks on the ceiling near where the addition meets the original house, that’s the flashing.
- New KraftMaid cabinets already pulling from the wall or out of square. Cabinets are only as good as the framing behind them. If the studs are out of plane, the installers have to shim heavily, and doors won’t align. That’s an installation problem, not a KraftMaid problem.
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For a full home addition in Miami, you’re looking at $53,100 to $153,400. That range covers everything from a modest single-room bump-out to a multi-room addition with plumbing and a new kitchen. Garage conversions, which are a popular middle path for Miami homeowners adding living space without adding square footage, run $35,400 to $94,400. A full ADU build runs $106,200 to $259,600, and that’s a separate structure with its own foundation, electric, plumbing, and HVAC.
What drives the price? Foundation type, site access, the condition of the existing structure you’re tying into, and your finish selections. KraftMaid cabinetry for a new kitchen or ADU kitchenette is a line item in the cabinet budget: kitchen cabinetry overall typically runs $4,720 to $15,340 installed in Miami, depending on cabinet count and whether we’re using the Vantage, core, or Venicia line. Countertops add $2,360 to $7,670. Every line is on the written proposal before you sign. Our quote is fixed: the number you approve is the number you pay, unless you change the scope mid-build. And every project carries the 365-Day Done Right Promise. If it’s not done right, we make it right, in writing, on every single project.
DIY or Call Us?
You can handle the pre-planning phase yourself: measure your rooms, pull your old KraftMaid order paperwork if you have it, gather photos of your current finishes, and think hard about how you’ll actually use the new space. That’s real work you can do this weekend, and it saves design time. What you should not DIY is anything structural, electrical, plumbing-related, or roof-tied. A home addition in Miami requires permits, engineering for wind load (this is hurricane country, not a suggestion), and inspections. Getting any of that wrong means redoing work at your own expense, or worse, a failed inspection that stalls the project for months. Miami-Dade has some of the strictest building codes in the country, and they exist because Andrew taught this city exactly what happens when corners get cut.
If you’re planning an addition or ADU and want a written price and a schedule you can actually hold us to, call (850) 801-8046. We’ll walk the site, look at what you’ve got, and tell you straight what it’ll take. Good work doesn’t need a sales pitch.
FAQs
Most additions take 4 to 8 months from permit application to final inspection, and ADUs typically run 6 to 12 months. Permitting alone in Miami-Dade can take 4 to 8 weeks depending on the municipality and whether you’re in a flood zone or historic district. We give you a written schedule before work starts, and we send photo updates at every phase so you’re never wondering where things stand. Call (850) 801-8046 to talk through your project timeline.
Yes, if the door style and finish are still in KraftMaid’s current catalog, we can order matching cabinets and let the kitchen flow into the new space. If the finish or door style has been discontinued, we’ll show you your options before we write the proposal, so there are no surprises. The only way to know for certain is to let us look at what you have. Call (850) 801-8046 and we’ll check it against the current catalog.
Not unless you change the scope. Our written price is a fixed number, and the invoice you sign off on is the number you approved. If we find something hidden behind a wall, we stop, we document it, we bring you a written change order with a new price, and you decide before we proceed. That’s The Relay Standard, and we’ve been running jobs this way since 2005.
Yes. Every addition and ADU we build in Miami is permitted, inspected, and closed out with the municipality. We pull the permits, schedule the inspections, and you get the passed inspection records with your closeout package. If a contractor offers to build you an addition “without all the permit hassle,” walk away. In Miami, unpermitted additions become a liability when you sell, refinance, or file an insurance claim, and insurers are checking harder than ever after the last few hurricane seasons.
If you’re ready to price out a KraftMaid-compatible home addition or ADU in Miami, call (850) 801-8046 to schedule your free estimate. We’ll put the price in writing before any work starts, and we’ll keep you informed at every step.
Written by Luca Romano, Owner & Lead Contractor, Sawyer Remodel Miami at Sawyer Remodel Miami, serving Miami and nearby areas.
