Kitchen Remodeling • Nocatee, FL
Nocatee kitchens are almost all builder kitchens. The community was built from 2006 on, so the houses in Twenty Mile, Coastal Oaks, Crosswater and Del Webb share the same starting point: an open-plan kitchen with a big island, builder-grade tile, sheet vinyl or early LVP on the floor, and a short 4-inch backsplash — or none at all — behind the range. Braga Remodeling remodels Nocatee kitchens around the surfaces we install best — LVP and tile flooring, tile backsplashes, the removal and preparation underneath them, and the finish details that tie the room together — with the exact scope written down before work begins.
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5.0 · 36 Google reviewsAt the visit we look at what the builder put down, whether it runs under the island, and how the floor continues into the great room, then send a written estimate with each part priced on its own line.
Overview
A Nocatee kitchen does not need to be torn out to look finished — it needs the builder surfaces replaced with chosen ones. The floor is the usual starting point: builder tile with wide grout lines, early vinyl plank that has started to lift at the island, or sheet vinyl in the older villages. A kitchen remodel here is normally about replacing that floor and finishing the backsplash wall, while the cabinets and stone countertops the builder installed — usually still sound — stay exactly where they are.
Open plans make the floor choice more visible than in a closed kitchen. In most Nocatee floor plans the kitchen, the dining area and the great room are one space that ends at the covered lanai, so changing the kitchen floor alone leaves a seam in the middle of the room. Most owners replace the whole run at once with LVP for Nocatee homes or porcelain, and the estimate shows the kitchen and the adjoining rooms as separate areas so you can see the cost of each.
The bathrooms in these houses were usually finished by the same builder in the same materials; see bathroom remodeling in Nocatee. Next door, kitchen remodeling in Ponte Vedra covers the older coastal homes.
Kitchen flooring
Waterproof LVP and porcelain tile
Tile backsplashes
Layout planned before the first tile
Under-island check
Floating floors never pinned
Full backsplash
Replaces the 4-inch builder splash
| What changes the price | How it is priced |
|---|---|
| Plank through the open plan | Waterproof LVP is from $3.99/sq ft installed (material + installation, for 1,000 sq ft and up). Because Nocatee kitchens open to the great room, the measured area usually includes the dining and living space the floor continues into. See LVP flooring cost. |
| Porcelain instead of plank | Depends on the tile size, the layout and how flat the slab is. Large-format tile on a builder slab often needs more leveling. The tile installation cost guide explains it. |
| Builder floor removal | Builder ceramic with its thin-set takes the most time; glued vinyl needs the adhesive taken off; a floating plank lifts out fastest. Each is priced as its own line. |
| Island and dishwasher details | Whether the old floor runs under the island and cabinets, and whether the dishwasher is boxed in by the new floor height. Both are checked at the visit and noted on the estimate. |
| Backsplash | Linear feet of counter, the height of the tile (to the upper cabinets, or to the ceiling at the hood), the tile you choose, and the cuts around outlets and the window over the sink. |
| Trim | Shoe molding or new baseboard, the transition at the lanai door and stairs, if the floor continues up. |
The visit and the written estimate are free, and the price on the estimate is the price of the job. All published starting prices: pricing page.
What the builder did
This is the first thing we check in a Nocatee kitchen, because it decides the job. Builder tile is usually laid before the cabinets, so it runs under the island and the base cabinets. A floating plank floor, on the other hand, should not be pinned under heavy cabinetry: it needs room to move, and an island set on top of it can cause the floor to buckle or separate at the seams in the rest of the room.
If the old tile runs under the cabinets, we cut it out at the cabinet face, level the edge and run the new floor up to the cabinet base, finished with trim. If an earlier plank floor was pinned under the island and has started lifting, we show you where and explain the options before anything is ordered.
Heights
A new floor installed over or in place of the old one can change the height in front of the dishwasher by a fraction of an inch, which is enough to trap it under the counter. We measure the opening and plan the floor so the dishwasher and refrigerator can still be pulled out for service.
The same check applies at the lanai door, the garage door and the first stair tread if the floor continues to a second floor: the finished height has to work with each of them.
Slab
Many newer Florida homes are built on post-tensioned slabs, with steel cables under tension inside the concrete. Some carry a warning near the garage or the front entry. Grinding the surface to remove thin-set is fine, but no one should cut or drill deep into the slab without knowing where the cables are. Our flooring work stays on the surface: removal, grinding and self-leveling compound, see floor preparation.
Moisture is still checked before plank goes down, because a slab on grade can carry moisture even in a new house. If the reading calls for it, the underlayment the manufacturer requires is used so the floor's warranty conditions are met.
Del Webb
Owners in Del Webb Ponte Vedra, the 55-and-over village in Nocatee, often ask for a floor that is easier on the feet and safer when wet. A matte-finish plank is softer underfoot than tile and less slippery than a glossy surface, and running one floor through the kitchen and great room removes the thresholds that can catch a toe or a walker.
We keep transitions as low as the door heights allow and use a reducer instead of a raised strip where the floor meets carpet or tile. Grab bars and shower changes are a bathroom question; see bathroom remodeling in Nocatee.
Backsplash
Many Nocatee kitchens came with a 4-inch strip of granite or quartz along the wall and painted drywall above it. Most owners want a full tile backsplash. The strip can usually be removed, but sometimes it is bonded tightly and the wall needs a drywall patch behind it; we check at the visit and write it into the estimate either way.
Subway and handmade-look tile are popular in the coastal-style villages; large-format porcelain suits the more modern plans. More on backsplash installation. Interior paint or drywall patches can go on the same estimate: interior painting.
Scope
We handle the floor, the backsplash tile, the removal and slab work underneath, trim, and any painting or drywall patches. Cabinets, countertops, appliances and moving plumbing or wiring belong to other trades; Braga does not do plumbing, electrical or structural work. If those are part of your plan, we tell you the order so our work goes in once.
Straight answers
Braga Remodeling, 4305 Napoli Rd, Jacksonville, FL 32207, (904) 520-1994. In Nocatee we replace builder kitchen floors with waterproof LVP or porcelain, install full tile backsplashes in place of the 4-inch splash, and handle the removal and slab prep, after a free visit and a written estimate.
You can, but it leaves a seam where the kitchen meets the great room. Most owners run the new floor through the open space; the estimate prices the kitchen and the other rooms separately so you can decide.
Our Process
Tell us your village and send a photo of the floor at the island and one of the range wall.
Under-island floor, dishwasher height, the slab and how far the floor should run.
Kitchen and great room priced separately, removal and backsplash on their own lines.
Work in sections so the kitchen stays usable where possible, then a walkthrough with you.
Service Areas
Nocatee is a master-planned community in St. Johns County, ZIP code 32081, on both sides of Nocatee Parkway. Villages include those below. Older coastal homes nearby: kitchen remodeling in Ponte Vedra.
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Tell us your village, how far you want the new floor to run, and whether you want a backsplash. We will call to book the visit. Prefer to talk? Call (904) 520-1994 or email braga@bragaremodeling.com.
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