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IKO Kitchen Remodeling: The Sunnyvale Owner’s Guide

IKO kitchen remodeling in Sunnyvale typically runs $14,000-$45,000 for a full project, with cabinet installation, countertop replacement, and backsplash work quoted separately so you see where each dollar goes. We stock IKO-compatible materials and can schedule installation within one to two weeks of written approval. Most Sunnyvale owners first notice their kitchen needs attention when cabinet hinges sag, drawer glides stick, or water stains appear under the sink cabinet - signs that the original install is aging out or was never properly sealed against the Bay Area’s humidity swings.

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Which IKO Models This Applies To

IKO does not manufacture cabinets, countertops, or kitchen fixtures directly. The brand name appears on kitchens through IKO’s partnerships with regional distributors and builder-grade packages installed in Sunnyvale tract homes from the late 1990s through the mid-2010s, particularly in developments north of 101 and in the Lakewood Village area near Washington Park. If your kitchen has IKO-labeled cabinet boxes, the actual manufacturer is typically a third-party mill like KraftMaid or Wellborn, with IKO acting as the distribution channel.

To identify what you have, check the hinge cup or drawer box for a stamped code - a four-digit series number starting with 24 or 30 indicates a standard depth base cabinet; 12 or 15 marks a wall unit. The critical compatibility gotcha in Sunnyvale’s older IKO kitchens is the 32mm European hinge boring pattern versus the older 3/4-inch overlay American standard. We measure the boring distance from the door edge to the cup center - 3mm off and your replacement hinge won’t seat flush. For countertops, IKO-specified installs often used 2cm quartz with a laminated edge to mimic 3cm thickness; when we replace these, we note the actual substrate depth so your new Cambria or Caesarstone slab doesn’t leave a reveal gap at the backsplash.

Rowan Construction Group Sunnyvale is an independent service provider, not affiliated with IKO. We source OEM-equivalent hardware from Blum and Salice, and countertop materials from the same quarries that supplied the original IKO-specified jobs.

Signs Your IKO Kitchen Remodeling Is Failing

• Doors hang crooked or won’t stay closed. The original 110-degree Blum hinge has worn its nylon buffer; in Sunnyvale’s dry summer air, the plastic dries out faster than the manufacturer spec’d. We replace with soft-close 120-degree hinges that carry a heavier door without sag.
• Drawer fronts tilt when loaded. The 75-pound-rated side-mount glide was adequate for 1990s dish towels, not today’s cast-iron cookware. The underlying cause is metal fatigue in the ball-bearing race, accelerated by the salt air that drifts inland from the Bay on afternoon breezes.
• Water marks or swelling at the sink cabinet floor. The original particleboard toe kick absorbed a slow drip from the P-trap. Particleboard doesn’t recover; we cut out the damaged section and sister in a plywood replacement with a vinyl-wrapped skin.
• Countertop seams have darkened or lifted. The polyester adhesive in IKO-specified 2cm quartz installs degrades with thermal cycling - hot pans on one side, cold water on the other. The seam opens microscopically, trapping grease and hard water.
• Backsplash grout is crumbling behind the range. Standard sanded grout wasn’t rated for the expansion and contraction of a gas cooktop’s heat plume. We see this most in Sunnyvale’s older single-wall kitchens where the range sits against an exterior wall with no insulation buffer.

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Replacement Cost & What’s Included

What drives the range: cabinet count, whether we reface or replace boxes, countertop material (quartz runs higher than laminate, lower than marble), and whether the job requires moving plumbing or gas lines. Every quote from Rowan Construction Group Sunnyvale lists material costs, labor hours, and subcontractor scope separately - electrical and plumbing are itemized, not buried. Under Clause 1 of the Haven Standard, the price is written before anyone starts. No change proceeds without a signed change order, which is why our projects finish within a few percent of the number you agreed to. The 365-Day Done Right Promise covers the work; if it’s not done right, we make it right.

DIY or Call Us?

There’s honest work a homeowner can do: tighten a loose hinge screw with a Pozidriv #2 driver, or snap in a replacement drawer glide if the manufacturer sticker is still legible. Where DIY goes wrong is in the measurement. A cabinet door that looks square can be 1/8 inch out of parallel, and that gap multiplies across a run of ten doors. For countertops, the 2cm-to-3cm replacement depth mismatch we mentioned earlier won’t show until the slab is on the truck and the fabricator is standing in your kitchen.

Gas line relocation and any electrical work beyond swapping a like-for-like receptacle require a permit in Sunnyvale, and the city inspector will ask for a contractor’s license. We pull permits as standard, not as an upsell. Call (650) 405-3637 to schedule your free estimate - we’ll measure twice, write it down, then build it.

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