JR Stone Design handles kitchen remodels and post-closing cabinet upgrades across Westlake — Sky Cove, Arden, Cresswind, and the surrounding new-construction master-planned communities. Replace builder-grade cabinets and granite with premium materials. No resurfacing or coatings.
New-construction upgrade specialists. Replace your builder's particle-board cabinets and basic granite counters with real materials after closing.
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JR Stone Design has been installing kitchens across Westlake since 2006. Whether you are updating a townhouse, remodeling an estate, or renovating a family home in Sky Cove, Arden, or Cresswind, we handle the full project — cabinets, countertops, templating, delivery, and installation — from our Riviera Beach facility, 35 minutes away.
Once you've closed on your Westlake home, JR Stone Design can replace the standard builder-installed particle-board cabinets and basic builder-grade granite countertops with solid wood construction and premium stone. Fabuwood and Jarlin are our most popular choices for Westlake homeowners who want solid wood construction without premium custom pricing. ROC Cabinetry, ProCraft, and US Cabinet Depot round out the range.
We fabricate granite, quartz, quartzite, and marble in our own Riviera Beach shop. Quartz is the most common choice for Westlake kitchens because it resists stains and does not require sealing. Quartzite is harder than granite and handles heat well, making it ideal for avid cooks.
After a free in-home consultation, we produce a 3D rendering so you can see the finished kitchen before demolition. Cabinets arrive in two to four weeks from design approval. Countertops are hand-templated after cabinets are installed and delivered eight to ten business days later. A full Westlake kitchen remodel (new cabinets plus new countertops) typically installs in 2 to 3 weeks from material delivery.
Westlake was incorporated in 2016 and is one of the newest cities in Palm Beach County. Most of the residential growth has come through three master-planned communities: Sky Cove, Arden, and Cresswind. Almost every Westlake kitchen project JR Stone Design handles is inside one of those three.
Almost all Westlake kitchen work is post-closing. Builders deliver new Sky Cove, Arden, and Cresswind homes with particle-board cabinets and basic builder-grade granite countertops. Once the homeowner has closed, JR Stone Design replaces both with solid wood cabinets and premium stone — calacatta quartz, Taj Mahal quartzite, or natural granite in the brand and finish the homeowner actually wanted from the start.
Timing matters in Westlake because the post-closing window is the easiest moment to do major kitchen work. The home is empty. The HOA approval is fresh. Move-in furniture has not arrived yet. JR Stone schedules Westlake post-closing remodels in 2 to 3 weeks of installation time, often completing the kitchen before the moving truck arrives.
A small kitchen renovation in Westlake typically means one of three layouts: Sky Cove townhouse galleys, Arden villa U-shapes, and Cresswind primary-suite kitchens. Footprint runs 60 to 90 square feet of cabinet space and 25 to 45 square feet of countertop.
Small does not mean cheap stone. JR Stone fabricates remnant pieces of granite, quartz, and quartzite to keep the budget reasonable on smaller projects without dropping into laminate territory. Remnant pricing starts around $50 to $60 per installed square foot, and a small Westlake kitchen typically takes one slab or two to three remnants total.
Typical Westlake small-renovation budget: $20,000 to $45,000 installed for new cabinets and stone, depending on cabinet line, stone choice, edge profile, and whether a stone backsplash is part of the scope. Demo, install, and finish punch list runs 2 to 3 weeks once material arrives.
“Kitchen makeover” gets used two different ways. Some homeowners mean “tear out the old kitchen and put in a new one.” Others mean “paint the cabinets and resurface the counters.” JR Stone Design handles the first one. Not the second.
The reason is honesty about results. Resurfacing — epoxy or paint coatings applied over existing laminate, tile, or older stone — looks decent on day one and starts failing within a year or two. Coatings chip at the sink lip, yellow under direct sun through a kitchen window, and peel where hot pans hit the edge. The fix when a resurface fails is usually replacement anyway, which means paying for the work twice.
A real Westlake makeover at JR Stone means: old cabinets out, new wood cabinets in, old countertops out, new granite/quartz/quartzite/marble in. Optional add-ons are a new undermount sink, a new faucet, a stone backsplash, and updated cabinet hardware. The cabinets last 20 years or longer. The stone lasts indefinitely with normal sealing. Resale value goes up. None of that happens with a coating.
Westlake is mostly new construction. The city was incorporated in 2016 and most of its housing is post-2018 production homes from Sky Cove, Arden, Cresswind, and the surrounding master-planned communities. JR Stone works with Westlake homeowners after closing to replace the standard builder-installed particle-board cabinets and builder-grade countertops with solid wood construction and real stone surfaces, in the brand and finish you actually wanted from the start.
Full kitchen remodels (new cabinets plus new countertops) install in 2 to 3 weeks from material delivery. Cabinets alone take 8 to 10 days; countertops alone take 8 to 10 business days after cabinets are in place. Cabinet fabrication adds 2 to 4 weeks of lead time before install.
Builder-grade cabinets in Westlake new-construction homes (Sky Cove, Arden, Cresswind) are usually particle-board boxes with thermofoil or melamine fronts — the cheapest option that meets code. The granite is typically commercial-grade slab leftovers with no input on veining or color. Both work but neither is what most homeowners actually want for the long term. Replacing right after closing avoids living through the disruption later when the kitchen has already been used. The home is empty, the HOA approval is fresh, and move-in furniture has not arrived yet.
Yes. Sky Cove, Arden, and Cresswind are the three master-planned communities that anchor Westlake’s residential growth, and almost every Westlake kitchen project JR Stone Design handles is inside one of them. The team is familiar with the standard floor plans the builders deliver, the typical builder-grade cabinet layouts, and the points of failure on the original install. Each project starts with a free in-home consultation, a 3D rendering of the proposed replacement, and a firm written quote.
Before move-in if possible. The post-closing, pre-move-in window is the easiest moment to do major kitchen work in Westlake. The home is empty, so there is no furniture to move or protect. The HOA approval is fresh and JR Stone’s contractor credentials are still on file. Move-in furniture has not arrived. If the closing-to-move-in window is too tight (under 2 weeks), the remodel can also happen after move-in — the team brings full furniture and floor protection. Most Westlake remodels finish in 2 to 3 weeks.
Two to three weeks of installation time once material arrives, with cabinet fabrication adding 2 to 4 weeks of lead time before that. The full timeline from contract signing to installed kitchen is 5 to 7 weeks. JR Stone schedules Westlake post-closing remodels to overlap with the typical homeowner’s closing-to-move-in gap so the new kitchen is in place before the moving truck arrives, when possible.
Yes. Each Westlake master-planned community (Sky Cove, Arden, Cresswind) has its own HOA with specific contractor approval rules for any work beyond standard cosmetic changes, including kitchen replacement. JR Stone files the contractor approval paperwork, certificate of insurance, project description, and timeline before the work starts. Gate access and approved delivery windows are coordinated through each community’s HOA. Most of this paperwork takes 1 to 2 weeks for HOA review, which gets done in parallel with the cabinet fabrication lead time so the remodel is not delayed.
Small Westlake kitchen renovations (galley, single-wall, or compact U-shape under 80 square feet) typically run $20,000 to $45,000 installed for new cabinets and stone countertops. Pricing varies with cabinet line (RTA, semi-custom, custom), stone choice, edge profile, and whether a backsplash is included. JR Stone provides a firm written quote after a free in-home consultation.
No, and JR Stone Design does not recommend resurfacing. Epoxy or paint coatings applied over existing laminate, tile, or older stone tend to chip, peel, and yellow within one to three years — especially around sinks, cooktops, and edges. Repairing a failed resurface usually means tearing the coating off and replacing the countertop anyway. Replacing the cabinets and countertops with real materials (granite, quartz, quartzite, or new wood cabinets) costs more upfront, lasts 20 years or longer, and adds resale value. A resurfaced kitchen does neither.
A kitchen makeover at JR Stone means full replacement: old cabinets and countertops out, new cabinets and stone countertops in. Optional additions include a new sink, new faucet, new stone backsplash, and updated cabinet hardware. The team does not offer cosmetic refresh services like cabinet refacing or countertop coatings, because both have a poor track record for durability.
Free in-home consultation, 3D rendering, and a firm written quote on the full remodel — cabinets, stone, backsplash, install. No resurfacing, no coatings. Typical timeline 2 to 3 weeks.
Cabinet and stone partners we trust: Fabuwood, Cambria, MSI Surfaces.