Kitchen, bathroom or a full gut
We take out as much of the inside as your remodel needs and leave the rest of the house alone.
Kitchen tear-out
Upper and lower cabinets come off the walls first. Then the countertops and backsplash come down, and the old floor tile gets broken up with a chipping hammer and scraped back to the slab. Appliances leave on a dolly. Before we start, a licensed plumber shuts off and caps the water and drain lines plus any gas line, and an electrician makes the circuits safe.
Bathroom tear-out
A bath goes down to the slab or the wall substrate. That means the tub or shower pan, the wall tile and the vanity, plus the toilet and floor. Tile set in a mortar bed is the slow part. It comes off with a rotary hammer, one section at a time.
Full gut
On a gut we strip drywall and ceilings, pull every cabinet and fixture, and take up the flooring across the whole floor. What you get back is an empty shell.
What the house looks like when we leave
You walk into bare CBS block walls, an open ceiling and a swept slab. Pipes are capped and wiring is made safe by the licensed trades, who pull their own disconnect permits where the city asks for them. Your remodel crew can measure the next morning.
Dust control and the rest of the house
Most people keep living at home during a kitchen or bath job, so we close the work area off with plastic sheeting floor to ceiling and a zipper door. Hardboard covers the path to the street. Tape over the AC returns keeps dust out of the bedroom ducts. Debris leaves through the closest door to a truck or a roll-off, and from there our debris haul-off takes over.
Condos and the partial demolition permit
Condo interiors need two approvals. One is the city permit. The other is the association's sign-off, and neither replaces the other. Association rules can cover when work happens and how debris leaves the building, so we read them before we put you on the calendar.
On the permit side, unincorporated Miami-Dade files partial demolition under category 02, with detail drawings that show which electrical and plumbing connections come out. North Bay Village goes further and wants the full remodel plans filed with the partial demolition request.
Asbestos and lead paint in older homes
Popcorn ceilings and other suspect materials in an older home get tested before anyone breaks them, and a licensed abatement contractor handles any positive result. Our asbestos survey guide explains who tests and who removes.
Lead is a separate question. In homes built before 1978, the federal RRP rule covers paid renovation and partial demolition, which is exactly what a kitchen or bath gut is. Once more than 6 sq ft of painted surface inside gets disturbed, the crew has to be RRP-certified and follow lead-safe work practices. A full teardown of the house falls outside that rule. At the walk-through we check the year the house was built and tell you if the rule applies.
Interior demolition prices
| Job | What it includes | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Kitchen demolition | Cabinets, countertops, backsplash, flooring and appliances out, utilities capped by the trades, debris hauled. | $1,500 per kitchen |
| Bathroom demolition | Tub or shower, tile, vanity, toilet and floor out down to the slab or substrate, debris hauled. | $1,200 per bathroom |
| Interior gut demolition | Drywall, ceilings, flooring, cabinets and fixtures taken out down to the block and slab, with dust barriers and haul-off. | $4 per sq ft of floor |
Labor, equipment and haul-off included, in US dollars, October 2026. Concrete and gut jobs are priced per square foot of slab or floor.
Each price covers the labor and the dust barriers along with the haul-off. A whole-house teardown is priced by the square foot on our house demolition price list.
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to demo a kitchen in Miami?
A standard kitchen is $1,500 per kitchen. That covers cabinets and countertops, the backsplash and flooring, and the appliances, with the debris hauled. The plumber and electrician who cap the lines bill you separately.
Can I stay in the house during a bathroom demolition?
Yes, most families do. We seal the bathroom with plastic and a zipper door and tape the AC returns. Expect noise while the tile comes off, since that part uses a rotary hammer.
Do I need a permit to gut the inside of my house?
Each city sets its own rules, and we check yours before the first cabinet comes off. In unincorporated Miami-Dade it is a category 02 partial demolition with detail drawings, and your plumber and electrician pull their own permits for the disconnects.
Will you take down a wall to open up the kitchen?
Yes, once we know what the wall carries. A partition wall comes out with the rest of the demo. A load-bearing wall needs an engineer's design and a permit before we touch it.
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