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Unilock Kitchen Remodeling: The Sacramento Owner’s Guide
If you’re pricing a Unilock kitchen remodel in Sacramento, here’s the straight number: a full kitchen remodel runs $14,000 to $45,000 installed, depending on cabinet count, countertop square footage, and whether you’re moving plumbing or electrical. We stock and install Unilock-compatible hardscape and outdoor kitchen components, and we can typically start your interior kitchen scope within two to three weeks of the written estimate. Most Sacramento homeowners call us after a Unilock outdoor kitchen shows its age, or when they’re ready to extend the same look indoors with a matching stone or paver detail.
Bradford Remodeling Co Sacramento is an independent contractor. We’re not affiliated with Unilock, but we work with their product lines regularly and know their specs.
Which Unilock Models This Applies To
Unilock doesn’t make interior kitchen cabinets or countertops. What they make is hardscape: pavers, retaining walls, grill surrounds, and outdoor counter bases. In a kitchen remodel context, Unilock typically shows up three ways in Sacramento homes: an attached outdoor kitchen that shares a wall with the interior kitchen, a Unilock paver patio that continues the kitchen’s flooring plane through a slider, or an indoor accent wall using Unilock thin veneer. The compatibility question is always about the substrate and the transition, not the paver itself.
The gotcha most people miss: Unilock pavers are modular, but they are not all the same thickness. The Brussels Block and Courtstone lines run roughly 60mm to 80mm thick, depending on the application. If you’re matching an outdoor Unilock surface to an interior floor, that thickness dictates how high the finished interior floor has to sit. That’s before you account for a mortar bed, which adds another 15 to 25mm. Get the math wrong and your kitchen floor lands proud of the threshold. We measure this before we quote, because fixing it later means pulling tile or re-setting a door.
If you have the original Unilock invoice or the product code stamped on the back of a leftover paver, we can match it exactly. If you don’t, we can still identify most lines by surface texture and edge profile. For the interior side, we typically spec Cambria or Silestone for surfaces and KraftMaid for cabinetry, because those manufacturers publish load ratings and warranty terms we can pass to you in writing.
Styles & brands we work with
Signs Your Unilock Kitchen Remodeling Is Failing
- Lipped or rocking pavers at the kitchen transition. Sacramento’s clay soil expands and contracts through wet winters and hundred-degree summers. Over time, the subgrade under the pavers shifts, and the edge against your kitchen floor starts to lift or drop. That trip hazard is almost always a base failure, not a paver failure.
- Hairline cracks running through the outdoor kitchen counter. A solid Unilock countertop that takes direct sun all afternoon is working against thermal expansion. If the concrete substrate wasn’t reinforced properly, hairline cracks appear within two to three Sacramento summers. This is a structural issue, not a cosmetic one.
- Grout or joint sand washing out after rain. Sacramento gets about 18 to 20 inches of rain in a normal year, most of it in a few heavy storms. If the polymeric sand was mixed or installed on a damp day, it breaks down and washes out. You’ll see weeds in the joints within a season.
- Efflorescence, a white chalky film, on the paver faces. Moisture is moving through the paver and carrying salts to the surface. It’s not harmful to the paver, but it tells you water is not draining correctly underneath. In a kitchen-adjacent installation, that trapped moisture migrates toward your foundation or your floor’s framing.
- A soft spot in the outdoor kitchen floor near the grill. If a paver flexes or sounds hollow when you tap it, the base has washed out or settled. This almost always happens near a grill or sink, where grease, water, and repeated cleaning break down the joint material faster than anywhere else.
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AfterReplacement Cost & What’s Included
For the Unilock-specific portion of a kitchen remodel in Sacramento, here’s what we quote:
- Unilock paver patio adjoining a kitchen: $3,500 to $11,000 installed, including excavation, base, sand, pavers, and joint stabilization.
- Unilock outdoor kitchen counter or grill surround: $2,000 to $6,500 depending on linear feet, facing material, and whether we’re reusing the existing steel frame.
- Full interior kitchen remodel: $14,000 to $45,000 covering demolition, cabinetry, countertops, plumbing rough-in, electrical, flooring, and finishes.
- Small or galley kitchen remodel: $9,000 to $20,000 for compact Sacramento kitchens where the footprint stays put.
The spread comes down to three things: whether you’re moving a sink or range, what grade of cabinet and countertop you choose, and what condition the subfloor and framing are in once we open the wall. Every Bradford estimate is line-item, written, and firm before we start. If the scope doesn’t change, the price doesn’t change. That’s the Garrison Standard, and it’s not negotiable.
DIY or Call Us?
You can check a few things yourself: look for cracked joints, test a paver by stepping on it, and check whether water pools near the foundation after the next storm. What you shouldn’t try is re-setting pavers that were originally installed over a failing base. Digging out a section of patio that butts against your kitchen means you’re disturbing soil that’s been settling for years. In some Sacramento neighborhoods, that’s also the spot where your gas line runs from the meter to your range or grill. If you nick a gas line with a shovel, you’ll know it immediately, and the fire department won’t be far behind.
For anything involving gas connections, appliance relocation, or structural work on the house itself, leave it to a licensed crew. We pull permits, we call in the inspections, and we don’t leave a half-dug trench in your yard overnight. Call (279) 226-1509 and we’ll come measure, talk through what you actually need, and put the number on paper.
FAQs
A properly installed Unilock paver patio or outdoor kitchen base in Sacramento should last 25 to 40 years before the base needs serious attention, though the joint sand will need refreshing every 3 to 5 years. The pavers themselves carry Unilock’s manufacturer warranty, and our own 365-Day Done Right Promise covers the workmanship for a full year. If it fails inside that window, we come back and fix it at no charge. Call (279) 226-1509 for a written estimate.
Yes, in most cases. If the base is sound and only a section has settled, we can lift the affected pavers, re-pack the base, re-set them, and re-sand the joints. If the base has washed out across the whole patio, repair is money you’re spending twice, and we’ll tell you that before you pay for anything. Call (279) 226-1509 and we’ll give you an honest read.
A full interior kitchen remodel runs 6 to 10 weeks from demolition to final inspection, depending on cabinet lead times and whether the structural scope changes once walls are open. A paver patio or outdoor kitchen addition alongside it usually adds another week. Every Bradford project has a written timeline in the contract, and we tell you as early as we know if a change is coming, because a late surprise helps no one. Call (279) 226-1509 to see where your project fits.
We order Unilock product to the job once the written contract is signed and the schedule is locked. We don’t sit on pallets of pavers hoping someone wants that color. What we do keep is a short list of trusted suppliers who can get us most Unilock lines within a week in the Sacramento area, and we confirm availability before we give you a start date. Call (279) 226-1509 with your paver line and we’ll check current stock.
Written by Curtis Lane, Owner, Bradford Remodeling Co Sacramento at Bradford Remodeling Co Sacramento, serving Sacramento and nearby areas.
