Remodeling a Cherry Hill Home: A 2026 Guide

Cherry Hill's housing, by the numbers

Cherry Hill has 30,775 homes. 67% are single-family detached houses and 76% are owner-occupied. The median home was built in 1968; 73% were built before 1980 and 26% before 1960. The median home value is $386,300. All figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024.

What the age of the house means for a remodel

Homes built before 1960

About 26% of the township. Expect plaster walls, smaller rooms, and wiring and plumbing that may have been updated piecemeal over the decades. Opening a wall is where these houses surprise people, so the walkthrough should look hard at the electrical panel, the supply and drain lines and the framing before anyone designs a kitchen around them.

Homes built from 1960 to 1979

About 47% of the township (Census ACS). Layouts are often closed, with separate kitchens and dining rooms, and original bathrooms. Opening a kitchen to the living space often means a beam where a wall carried load, which needs a permit and sometimes an engineer.

Anything built before 1978

Paid work that disturbs paint in a home built before 1978 falls under the EPA's Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule: the contractor must be an EPA-certified firm, give you the Renovate Right pamphlet before starting, and use lead-safe work practices. See what the lead rules require.

Homes built since 1980

Newer houses usually have sounder systems and dated finishes. The projects tend to be about finishes and layout: kitchens and primary baths updated, basements finished, and additions for more space.

What projects cost

The work costs the same to build in Cherry Hill as anywhere else; the house decides where a project lands. National medians for major remodels:

In the Middle Atlantic region, a midrange minor kitchen remodel cost about $31,212 and recouped 107.2% of that at resale, a midrange major kitchen remodel cost about $89,679 and recouped 49% of that at resale and a midrange bathroom remodel cost about $30,158 and recouped 79.9% of that at resale, according to the Remodeling 2025 Cost vs. Value Report (www.costvsvalue.com).© 2025 Zonda Media, a Delaware Corporation. Complete data from the Remodeling 2025 Cost vs. Value Report can be downloaded free at www.costvsvalue.com.

Full breakdowns: South Jersey remodeling costs.

Permits

Cherry Hill follows New Jersey's Uniform Construction Code like every town in the state. Painting, flooring, cabinets, trim and like-for-like fixture swaps are ordinary maintenance with no permit (N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.7). Moving plumbing, adding circuits, removing a wall or building an addition needs a construction permit (N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.14), and the township's construction office must approve or deny a complete application within 20 business days (N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.16). An addition also has to clear the township's zoning first; see home addition permits and planning.

Mistakes to avoid

• Over-improving for the street. A remodel that costs a large share of the home's value rarely comes back at sale. With a median value of $386,300, match the scope to recent sales nearby.
• Skipping the structural look before removing a wall. In an older house, a wall can hide a beam, a duct or a drain.
• Assuming the electrical service is enough. A modern kitchen adds loads an older panel may not have been sized for. Have it checked before the design is final.
• Choosing on the lowest bid. Compare quotes line by line; see how to choose a contractor in New Jersey.
• Demolishing before materials arrive. Every week spent waiting for cabinets is a week without a kitchen.

Working with Kubat Construction in Cherry Hill

Kubat Construction LLC is a registered New Jersey home improvement contractor (HIC #13VH12323700) based in Pitman, rated 5.0 on Google. Every project starts with a free walkthrough of the house. See our Cherry Hill remodeling page, or request an estimate.