Kitchen Cabinets in Miami & South Florida
Kitchens and bathroom vanities for Miami-Dade condos and houses, designed in 3D for free and shipped by tracked freight.
One Miami-Dade home in three sits in a building of 20 or more units, so kitchen cabinets in Miami are often ordered for a condo with a service elevator and an association rulebook. We are an online dealer based in New Jersey, with no Miami showroom. We send a free 3D design and an itemized quote in 24–48 hours, ship kitchens and bathroom vanities by tracked freight, and quote the same published prices to every buyer.
Miami-Dade facts for cabinet and vanity buyers
Miami’s air stays humid all year, with no dry months for wood, and a third of Miami-Dade homes are in buildings of 20 or more units. Both shape what you order and how it arrives.
- Sales tax on a Miami-Dade delivery
- 7%[1]Florida’s 6% plus the county’s 1% surtax for 2026.
- Homes in buildings of 20+ units
- 34.2%[2]About one home in three is in a large building.
- Owner-occupied homes
- 52.6%[2]Close to half of Miami-Dade homes are rented.
- Lowest monthly dew point (Miami)
- 59°F[3]January’s average; July through September average 74°F.
- Homes built before 1980
- 47.3%[2]Median year built: 1982.
What the county says about cabinet and vanity permits
Miami-Dade County’s permit-exemptions guide lists “kitchen cabinets, vanities or paneling installation inside residential units” among items the Florida Building Code does not regulate, and adds that the associated plumbing, ventilation and electrical work may require a permit. Miami Beach, the City of Miami and the other municipalities run their own building departments. The City of Miami, for example, takes HB 803 exemption requests for single-family homes outside flood hazard areas on its own form and emails a written confirmation that must be posted on site before work starts. A condo board can still require an alteration application, so check with both before demolition day.[4][12]
Condo owners insure their own cabinets
Florida’s condominium statute makes built-in cabinets and countertops inside a unit the owner’s responsibility to insure, not the association’s. After an upgrade, tell your HO-6 carrier what the new kitchen is worth.[5]
No dry months for wood
Even in Miami’s drier winter months the air stays damp enough to move wood: the monthly mean dew point never drops below about 59°F. Keep the AC running even when the unit is empty, ask for plywood boxes under the sink and beside the dishwasher, and order finished end panels wherever a cabinet side is exposed.[3]
Read before you order
- Kitchen cabinets in Florida: the state buying guide — climate, permits, sales tax and delivery across the state.
- Best Cabinets for Florida Humidity: Boxes, Finishes and AC
- Permit to Replace Kitchen Cabinets in Florida: When You Need One
- RTA Cabinets in Florida: Wholesale Buying, Humidity, Tax and Delivery
- Florida Kitchen Design Ideas: Coastal Cabinets That Work
- Florida Condo Kitchen Renovation Rules: Approvals, Insurance and Delivery
Sources
- Florida Department of Revenue, Form DR-15DSS: Discretionary Sales Surtax Information for Calendar Year 2026
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 1-year estimates for Miami-Dade County, FL (tables B25035, B25034, B25003, B25024), via Census Reporter
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Hourly Climate Normals 1991–2020, dew point, Miami International Airport
- Miami-Dade County Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources, Permit Exemptions guide (section II)
- Florida Statutes s. 718.111(11)(f): condominium insurance, unit-owner items
- This Old House: RTA cabinets, flat-pack shipping and assembly time per cabinet
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 1-year estimates for Hialeah, FL (tables B25035, B25034, B25003, B25024), via Census Reporter
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 1-year estimates for Doral, FL (tables B25035, B25034, B25003, B25024), via Census Reporter
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 1-year estimates for Kendall, FL (tables B25035, B25034, B25003, B25024), via Census Reporter
- City of Hialeah Building Department
- City of Doral Building Department: permit submittal guidelines
- City of Miami Building Department: building permit exemptions for residential properties (HB 803)
Figures checked October 2026. Tax rates and permit rules change; confirm with the agency before you rely on them.
How delivery works in Miami
Deliveries in Miami-Dade come to the curb by freight carrier, with a liftgate if you ask for one ahead of time. In a tower, reserve the loading dock and the service elevator first, then send us the building’s receiving window so the carrier’s call-ahead lands inside it. Each brand ships from its own distribution network, and your quote shows freight to your address before you order.
Expect a KCD, Tribeca or J&K order to ship in 7–10 days, Fabuwood or Mantra in about 2 weeks, or a built-to-order line such as Diamond or Decorá in typically 6–8 weeks; the truck then usually needs 1–7 business days, confirmed on your quote. Order a door sample to your unit first and hold it against your flooring and the glare off the water before you commit to walnut or a matte slab.
More in our shipping FAQ and spec books.
Buying for a Florida home? Our Florida buying guide covers the climate, permit and sales-tax questions to sort out before you order.
Planning your Miami kitchen?
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Popular picks for Miami kitchens
Miami condo kitchens suit warm, minimal looks: wood tones, slab and slim-rail fronts, and frameless boxes that match a condo’s clean lines.
KCD Oslo Walnut
A narrow-rail five-piece door in a warm walnut-tone stain that warms up a white-walled condo without darkening it.
ExploreUSCD Palermo Gloss White
A frameless high-gloss white slab that bounces the bay light around a compact kitchen.
ExploreModernform
Fully frameless construction for full-overlay, handle-less layouts.
ExploreWholesale and RTA cabinets for Miami-Dade buildings
In a tower, flat-pack has a practical edge. RTA (ready-to-assemble) cabinets travel as panels and a hardware bag in slim cartons that stack on a dolly and ride the service elevator in a few trips, while a built 36-inch sink base can be awkward in a small cab. Be honest about the build time: This Old House allows 20 to 30 minutes per cabinet, so a 12-box condo galley is about six hours of work before anything goes on the wall.[6]
The suburbs differ. Hialeah’s housing is older than the county’s, with a median build year of 1975, six homes in ten from before 1980 and fewer than half owner-occupied, so many orders there refresh a rental between tenants. Doral is the reverse: two-thirds of its homes date from 2000 or later and a third sit in buildings of 20 or more units, so plan on a dock booking. Kendall mixes both, with a 1979 median and about a third of homes in large buildings. Hialeah and Doral each run their own building department.[7][8][9][10][11]
Wholesale here means one published price per cabinet for every buyer, quoted the same way whether you pick a flat-pack or a factory-assembled line.
Bathroom vanities in Miami
The bathroom is where South Florida humidity works hardest, and the vanity is the cabinet standing closest to a wet floor. Miami-Dade’s exemption guide treats vanity installation inside a unit the same way it treats kitchen cabinets: the vanity itself needs no building permit, but moving the drain or adding an outlet may.[4]
For a condo bath, measure where the drain and supply lines come out of the wall before you choose a width; keeping them in place avoids plumbing work. A vanity ordered without a top lets you match the kitchen’s quartz, and in a narrow powder room a drawer-stack vanity holds more than a two-door base.
Vanities can go on the same quote as the kitchen.
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Common questions
Do I need a permit to replace kitchen cabinets or a vanity in Miami-Dade?
Miami-Dade’s exemption guide says installing kitchen cabinets or vanities inside a residential unit is not regulated by the building code, but associated plumbing, ventilation or electrical work may need a permit. Your condo association may also require an alteration application.
Can you deliver to a high-rise condo in Miami?
Yes, to the building. Standard freight is curbside, or at the building’s receiving area where the carrier can reach it, with a liftgate if you ask in advance. You, your installer or movers take the cartons up, so reserve the dock and service elevator first and send us the elevator cab size and receiving hours.
What sales tax applies to cabinets delivered in Miami?
Seven percent for 2026: Florida’s 6% state rate plus Miami-Dade’s 1% discretionary surtax.
Do you carry frameless, European-style cabinets?
Yes. Modernform is fully frameless, and several framed lines offer full-overlay doors with a similar seamless face. The free 3D design can show you both side by side.
Do you deliver to Hialeah, Doral and Kendall?
Yes, by the same curbside freight as the rest of Miami-Dade, and the county’s 7% rate applies at all three. Hialeah and Doral have their own building departments, so permit questions go to the city. For a Doral or Kendall high-rise, book the dock and service elevator just as you would downtown.