J H Klein Wassink & Co Inc

Concord's Building Department requires a building permit for kitchen and bath remodels involving structure, walls, or fixture relocations, with separate plumbing, electrical, and gas permits from licensed trades. Electrical permits route through Concord MLP. The Concord Historic Districts Commission and the Historical Commission review exterior changes — extensive within Concord Center, the Battle Road area, and other designated districts — but interior kitchen and bath work in those homes generally proceeds without commission involvement. Pre-1978 RRP rules apply to roughly 75%+ of the housing stock and add $1,500–$5,000 in lead-safe overhead, sometimes more for pre-1940 homes with asbestos and knob-and-tube. Conservation Commission review is strict for any work within the extensive river and wetland buffer system.

Concord pricing runs roughly 20–30% above the state median, comparable to Wellesley and Hingham. Mid-range bath remodels run $30,000–$55,000, with primary baths $55,000–$90,000 and high-end primary suites $85,000–$150,000. Mid-range kitchens land at $60,000–$110,000, and high-end custom work routinely runs $130,000–$300,000 or more. Historic restoration kitchens — period-matching millwork, butler's pantry recovery, hand-tile work — frequently run $180,000–$400,000 with full hazmat remediation. Open-concept first-floor remodels in 1920s and 30s colonial-revival stock with structural beam work and custom millwork frequently exceed $250,000.

Massachusetts requires a written contract and a Home Improvement Contractor registration for most residential kitchen & bath remodel work; ask for the registration number and check it before paying a deposit.

More on permits, costs, rebates and common questions, plus every other kitchen & bath remodel contractor serving the town, on the Kitchen & Bath in Concord page.