Kitchen Remodeling in Oakland, CA | Junior Elite Services

Permits, recycling plans and Oakland kitchen remodels

Every Oakland permit needs an approved Recycling Plan, which the City calls a WRRP, before it is issued, and a kitchen remodel always needs a building permit. The plan accounts for where the old cabinets, drywall and counters end up after demo. Oakland's Accela portal takes building permit applications online and advertises same-day mechanical, plumbing and electrical permits.

Permitted kitchen work is contracted through our licensed partner Bay Builder Inc. Cabinet painting, new hardware and backsplash grout are the kind of finish work Oakland exempts from a building permit. If a debris box has to sit on the street, the permit's No Parking notices must be posted 72 hours in advance, and the start date allows for that. Send photos of every wall.

Worth knowing about Oakland

About 76.7% of Oakland's 191,713 housing units were built before 1980, and 37.2% in 1939 or earlier, more than in any later decade.
West Oakland holds the city's oldest neighborhoods; Oakland Point, today's Prescott, was built up by the end of the 1870s with Italianate, Stick and Queen Anne houses.
Oakland requires a building permit, obtained before construction begins, for any kitchen or bathroom remodel.

Remodels we do in Oakland

Counter templating and install scheduled
Backsplash tile
Sink, faucet and fixtures
Paint and flooring
Demo and wall and floor prep
Cabinets installed and leveled

Photos from our kitchen jobs

Everything we do for kitchen repair and remodeling

New white gloss cabinets still in protective film, gray quartz counter and a glass mosaic backsplash — Cabinets still in their film, backsplash done.

Kitchen peninsula with a butcher block top and white beadboard panel facing the living room — Butcher block peninsula with beadboard.

Open kitchen with a new bar counter, blue tape on the edge while the caulk sets, wood ceiling and new wood floor — Bar counter with the caulk still taped.

Small new kitchenette with gray shaker cabinets and range hood, floor still covered with protection paper — New kitchenette, floor still papered.

What customers say

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5.0★★★★★

Junior and his crew were awesome to work with. Junior was always on time, respectful, thoughtful, and meticulous in his work. He is genuinely a kind soul and a great human - as were all his crew members. The work was very fairly priced. He always showed up when he said he would and he never kept me guessing. I would strongly recommend his group. For reference, he did a full interior remodel/refresh of our condo: floors, kitchen, walls, and bathrooms.

Raffi S.on Thumbtack

5.0★★★★★

Value for money and flexible to work with. Would definitely hire them again, for all jobs around the house.

Naman J.on Thumbtack

Kitchens in Oakland: questions

Do you work in Oakland?

Yes. Oakland is about 22 road miles from our base in San Bruno, roughly 33 minutes without traffic. We work all over town, from Rockridge to Oak Center.

Who issues permits in Oakland?

The City of Oakland Planning and Building Department (Building Construction, Permits and Inspections). Repairs and like-for-like replacements often don't need a permit; layout changes, new plumbing or new electrical usually do. When one is needed, the job is contracted through our licensed partner Bay Builder Inc.

When can noisy work happen in Oakland?

Oakland regulates construction noise by time of day rather than banning work: daytime limits apply 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekends and federal holidays, with stricter nighttime limits outside those windows. We schedule noisy work inside those hours.

How long does a kitchen remodel take?

Plan on several weeks for a full remodel, much of it waiting on cabinets and counters. We sequence the work so the kitchen is out of service for as little time as possible.

Kitchen remodeling and repair in Oakland