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Check a remodeler before you call. MNRenovate looks up Plymouth, Minnetonka and Wayzata kitchen and addition contractors in public records and on their own sites, and links every fact to its source and date. No firm pays to be listed. AI-researched; no remodeling pro has reviewed it yet. Spot an error? corrections@mnrenovate.com

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Kitchens and additions / Plymouth, Minnetonka, Wayzata

Which contractors actually want a project like yours?

Find a Minnesota remodeler who fits your project, budget, and timing. Start with where you are. Each path ends in a next step, not a lead form.

What we found when we counted

Study A / Permit costs

$1,135 to $1,575

to permit the same $60,000 kitchen remodel, across 13 metro cities with a 2025 or 2026 schedule. The most expensive city charges 1.39 times the cheapest.

Wayzata $1,135Apple Valley $1,575

Read the studyWork out your city

Study B / What remodelers disclose

1 of 28

remodelers state a minimum or starting budget on their own site. 20 show a license number, and 9 mention a design fee.

Each box is one firm. Colored boxes state a minimum.

Read the studySee the firms

Both are counts from public pages, with the date and the page for each. They say nothing about workmanship, and neither ranks a firm.

Describe the project

16 firms name this work and place on their own site. A to Z, not ranked.

This reflects what firms say on their own sites, not whether they would take your job. Draft research, human review pending.

What this list can and cannot tell you today

The goal is current minimums and availability. Here is how much of that exists so far, counted from the data behind this page.

firms researched
16
Each says on its own site that it works in at least one of the three cities.
license records found
15
Looked up in the Minnesota DLI system. 2 of them show a status other than Issued, shown as the record reads.
design fee notes
1
Published on the firm's site, with no dollar amount.
minimums published
0
This is the number we most want to raise. Until firms state one, ask.
start dates published
0
None found. We will not guess. Ask.

How the checks work, and what a check cannot tell you

Illustrative image, not a listed contractor's work. Credit: Kurt Kaiser, CC0 1.0. All credits

The plan set: six guides for before you call

  1. G-1

    What Drives a Kitchen Remodel Budget

    Decide first whether the sink, range and refrigerator stay where they are, then budget from the matching Minneapolis figure plus a 20 percent reserve, because that one choice sets the scope, the trades, the permits and the schedule.

  2. G-2

    What Drives a Home Addition Budget

    Ask your city what you are allowed to build on your lot before you spend on drawings, then budget from a Minneapolis Cost vs. Value addition figure plus a 20 percent reserve, because setbacks, frost depth and winter timing can change both the size and the price.

  3. G-3

    Questions to Ask a Remodeler First

    Before any site visit, get the license number and look it up yourself, get the minimum project size, the name of the person who runs the job, an insurance certificate from the agent, and who pulls permits. Stop the process if the firm refuses any of these or asks for substantial payment before work.

  4. G-4

    How to Read and Compare a Remodeling Bid

    Do not compare totals until every bid names the same materials, states each allowance in dollars and lists what it excludes. Raise all bids to the same allowance level, add priced exclusions, then choose among the remaining bids on schedule, warranty, waiver practice and references.

  5. G-5

    Design-Build or General Contractor?

    Choose design-build if you want one firm responsible for design and construction, you accept committing to that firm early, and the contract says in writing what the design fee is, whether it is credited, and who owns the drawings. Choose a separate designer and general contractor if you want drawings you own and several firms pricing the same plans.

  6. G-6

    Minnesota Contractor Licenses and Permits

    Look up the license number on the DLI site yourself, confirm the contract has the statutory contents, get in writing who pulls each permit and who pays each fee, and treat any permit fee figure as an estimate until your city calculates it from your valuation.

Measured first-story floor plan of the Alexander Ramsey House in Saint Paul, Minnesota, showing hall, parlors, library and kitchen wing, photographed for the Historic American Buildings Survey.

Illustrative image, not a listed contractor's work. Credit: Historic American Buildings Survey (architect Monroe Sheire, original drawing), Public domain (no known restrictions, Library of Congress HABS). Cropped. All credits

Draft. Every guide is an AI research draft with its sources listed, awaiting review by a remodeling professional.

One list, three permit counters

Wayzata depot, Wayzata, Minnesota

The Wayzata depot and railroad platform in Wayzata, Minnesota, on a clear March day.

Documentary photo of the place named. Credit: TheRoadDudeMN, CC BY-SA 4.0. All credits

These cities share one directory here rather than three copies of a page. Where they do differ, it can change what you ask a contractor.

  • Minnetonka

    Homeowners may get a permit only for homesteaded property, and they acknowledge they will personally do all of the work. City page

  • Plymouth

    Additions need a plot plan based on a current survey plus scaled plans. City page

  • Wayzata

    Building, HVAC and plumbing inspections are scheduled only through Metro West. City page

Awaiting review by a remodeling professional

Read the full license and permit checklist

Provenance

How this was made

Primary sources
Date checked
Review status
AI research draft, human review pending. No named professional has reviewed this page yet.
Method
Two counts, both done in code from saved copies of public pages. Study A applies each city's printed fee table to one fixed $60,000 kitchen. Study B records whether each firm's own site states seven items, with a link to the page where we found each one.
What is still unknown
  • Whether cities have replaced the schedules we read, or firms have changed their sites, since the dates shown.
  • Plymouth and Minnetonka permit fees, which we could not read.
  • Whether any firm would take your project. No firm has been contacted.
Spot a mistake?
Tell us at corrections@mnrenovate.com. Corrections are made on the page and dated.