Full Apartment Remodel — St. George, Utah
Honey oak to gray. Dated carpet to LVP. Old fixtures to finished.
Project Type
Full Apartment Refresh
Location
St. George, Utah
Scope
Kitchen, bathrooms, flooring, paint, fixtures, water heater
Viking's Role
General contractor & lead crew
Status
Complete
A dated apartment that needed more than a coat of paint
The apartment had been lived in for years without meaningful updates. Honey oak cabinets throughout the kitchen. Carpet on the stairs. Old ceiling fans, dated bathroom fixtures, and a water heater that had seen better days. The bones were fine — the finishes just hadn't kept up.
The goal wasn't a gut remodel. It was a thoughtful, coordinated refresh: update every surface that shows, replace every fixture that's worn, and leave the apartment looking like a different place without tearing out walls.
That kind of project requires more coordination than it looks like from the outside. Paint, flooring, cabinets, electrical fixtures, plumbing fixtures, and a water heater all need to happen in the right order, with the right prep, and without one trade undoing another's work.
Four phases. One coordinated refresh.
Every trade sequenced in the right order so no one undoes what the last crew just finished.
Phase 01
Prep & Protection
Before any paint hit a surface, the kitchen was fully masked — counters wrapped, appliances covered, floors protected. Cabinet doors were removed and laid flat for spray painting, which is the only way to get a factory-smooth finish without brush marks. Walls were patched and primed throughout.
Phase 02
Flooring & Stairs
Old carpet came out on the stairs and in the bedrooms. New luxury vinyl plank went in throughout — consistent flooring across every room ties the whole apartment together. Aluminum stair nosing was installed on each step for a clean, durable edge. The stairwell got a new chandelier to match the updated feel.
Phase 03
Kitchen Transformation
The kitchen was the centerpiece of the refresh. Honey oak cabinets were sanded, primed, and spray-painted gray — a transformation that costs a fraction of replacement and looks just as clean. New granite-look countertops, stainless appliances, and updated hardware finished the space. The result is a kitchen that looks completely different from what it was.
Phase 04
Fixtures & Mechanical
New ceiling fans in every bedroom. New bathroom fixtures — tub/shower combo, toilet, chrome hardware. A new water heater replaced the aging unit. These aren't glamorous items, but they're the things that make a rental or owner-occupied unit actually work well day to day. Everything was installed clean, tested, and left ready to use.
The same apartment. Completely different feel.
New flooring, painted cabinets, fresh fixtures, and consistent finishes throughout — every room feels updated without a single wall being moved.
Cabinets Painted, Not Replaced
Honey oak to gray — spray-applied for a smooth, factory-quality finish. A fraction of the cost of new cabinets with the same visual impact.
New LVP Throughout
Luxury vinyl plank in every room and on the stairs. Durable, easy to clean, and consistent from room to room.
Every Fixture Updated
New ceiling fans, bathroom fixtures, water heater, and stairwell chandelier. The things that get used every day now work and look the part.
Four things this project taught us about apartment and rental refreshes
Honest observations from doing this kind of work in Southern Utah.
Cabinet painting is a legitimate option
If the cabinet boxes are solid and the layout works, painting is often the right call. Done correctly — sanded, primed, spray-applied — painted cabinets look as clean as new ones and last just as long. The key is preparation and the right applicator. Brush-rolling cabinets in place rarely looks good. Spray-painting removed doors does.
Flooring consistency matters more than people think
Running the same LVP through every room, including the stairs, makes a space feel larger and more intentional. Mixing flooring types between rooms — especially in smaller apartments — tends to make the space feel chopped up. One floor, done well, is almost always the better choice.
Sequence is everything on a multi-trade job
Paint before flooring. Flooring before baseboards. Fixtures after paint. Water heater before the walls go back up. When trades overlap in the wrong order, you end up with scuffed floors, paint on new fixtures, and rework that costs more than doing it right the first time. Managing that sequence is exactly what Viking is there for.
A refresh can do more than a remodel
This apartment didn't need new walls or a new layout. It needed updated finishes, better fixtures, and consistent materials throughout. The result looks like a remodel but cost significantly less because the scope was right-sized for what the space actually needed.
Questions about apartment and home refreshes
What Viking handled on this job
General Contracting
Multi-trade projects managed start to finish.
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Repairs, installs, and smaller home projects.
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