What do mean by above? Price-wise, you mean? The unit is a rental/eventual sale townhouse owned by my mother-in-law. She lives in Bethesda, so a contractor there might be good. I am trying to help her with renovations after a long-term tenant moved out. I realize the unit is in a pricy area and would like a contractor who understands what the market needs. My MIL is thinking Ikea because 1) she is Scandinavian and 2) she is frugal. I told her the kitchens are well-reviewed here, so it might work. But we are open to suggestions. Is this contractor really high-end? Thanks.

FYI - Chuck was just here. He's going to be doing my Ikea kitchen (he did my last one). I asked him if he does work in Sacramento and he said he does. You can reach him at the website shown above or at ikeachuck@gmail.com

Here in LA Ikea is open for delivery. As are all my other suppliers because they fall into a category that is exempt here. Everyone should limit there exposure and exposure to others as much as possible but working alone or with one or two other people in my shop is a lot safer than going to a grocery store with dozens of people which is something we do every few days. Planing a kitchen or remodel doesn't effect anyone and saying prices are going to double is not fact based and others are saying the opposite. Nobody knows just like nobody knows when this will be over. As for your question demo depends on a lot of variables so couldn't say. Installation price is based off a plan but in general a small kitchen like that could be 2 k or less. i could give you the name of someone we have used (we make custom doors for Ikea) that was more reasonably priced than others. Without a plan to bid from dont know if they will quote a range.

I think to bad mouth Ikea because the whole world is in a mess at the moment is unfair. Everyone is having issues with supply of even simple things and I find when I work with Ikea that usually the boxes are available even if the doors might be a bit later . This in no way affects your install to the point of the layout . I would still ask your Ikea store for referrals . I also agree that these are a simple item to DIY they are made for that purpose and after the first bit of assembly learning curve are kind of fun to assemble so my clients tell me. IMO too many contractors are just not able to understand a different system and think they can improve the way it is done and they can’t .