Interior Demolition • Jacksonville, FL
Every remodel starts with taking the old work out — carefully. Braga Remodeling handles interior demolition in Jacksonville, FL: bathroom and kitchen tear-outs, flooring removal, drywall and non-structural wall removal, with the home protected, the dust controlled and the debris hauled away, so the rebuild phase starts on a clean, honest substrate.
Liability insured · Jacksonville, FL
5.0 · 37 Google reviewsDemolition is not the loudest part of the job — it is the part that decides what the rebuild costs. A careful tear-out protects the plumbing, framing and finishes that stay, and exposes problems while they are still cheap to fix. We demo like the crew that has to build on what is left, because we are.
Overview
Most of our demolition work is the opening phase of a bathroom remodel or a kitchen remodel that the same crew then rebuilds. That changes how the tear-out is done: tile comes off the shower walls without destroying the framing behind it, cabinets come out without tearing up plumbing that stays, and floors are stripped back to a substrate the new work can actually be built on. When one crew carries a project from demo to finish, nothing gets demolished that the next phase needed.
The scope is spelled out in writing before anything is touched: exactly what comes out, what stays, what gets protected, and where the debris goes. A bathroom demo usually means the tub or shower, tile, vanity, toilet, flooring and the wet-wall surfaces down to sound material. A kitchen demo means cabinets, countertops, backsplash, appliances out of the way and flooring. Around those anchors we also remove drywall, non-structural walls and partitions, ceilings where the scope calls for it, and old flooring of every common type — the full strip-out detail is on our flooring removal page.
Homeowners hire us for stand-alone demolition too: a room that needs to go back to studs before a later project, a floor that has to come out before new flooring, or a wall that needs to open two rooms into one. General contractors and property owners use us the same way — the demo phase of a project, run by a crew that protects the site, controls the dust and leaves the space broom-ready for whoever builds next.
Selective demolition
Only what the scope says comes out
Site protection first
Floors, paths and fixtures covered
Dust controlled
Work area contained while we demo
Debris hauled away
Broom-ready handoff, nothing left
How We Demo
Anyone can swing a hammer into a wall. Selective demolition means the tear-out follows the plan for what comes next: the shower valve and supply lines that stay are identified before the tile around them is broken out, the cabinet run comes down without pulling the drywall off the studs it shares with the next room, and the floor comes up in a way that leaves the subfloor or slab ready for floor preparation instead of scarred by it.
It also means stopping at the right layer. Wet drywall and backer come out until the material is sound and dry — and no further. Rot, old leaks and framing damage found behind the surfaces are shown to you, photographed and priced into the written scope before the rebuild covers them again. The surprises in a remodel almost always live behind the walls; demolition done properly is how you meet them on day one instead of week three.
Fixtures, floors and finishes outside the scope are covered or removed to safety first
Water, power and gas to the work area are shut off with the trades on the project before demo starts
Damage found behind surfaces is documented before it is covered or repaired
The Handoff
Demolition ends with the debris gone, not bagged in your garage. Tile, drywall, cabinets, fixtures and flooring debris are loaded out and hauled away as part of the scope, and the work area is swept broom-clean. What is left is the honest starting point of the remodel: sound framing, a clean slab or subfloor, capped or live utilities exactly where the plan expects them, and a clear written picture of anything the tear-out revealed.
When the same crew continues into the remodel — a tile installation, new LVP flooring or the full bathroom or kitchen build — there is no handoff to lose information in. When another contractor or a later phase takes over, the space is left clean, safe and ready for them.
Straight Answers
Demolition is priced on the work of getting material out and gone, not on square footage alone. Tile set in a thick mortar bed, a cast-iron tub, and plaster-and-lath walls are heavy, slow tear-outs; carpet, floating floors and standard drywall come out quickly. What a surface is bonded to matters as much as the surface itself — thinset ground off a slab is a different job from lifting a floating floor off it.
Access and disposal do the rest of the pricing: how far debris has to be carried, stairs, and how much material a scope generates. The last factor is the honest unknown of every tear-out — what is behind the surface. Water damage, rot and old repairs found during demolition are documented and priced in writing before the rebuild, never buried and never used as a blank check. Because demolition is usually the first phase of the remodel that follows it, it is most often quoted as the opening line of that project's written estimate.
Mortar beds, cast iron and glued-down surfaces take longer than floating or fastened ones
Stairs, distance to the load-out point and parking for debris handling
How much debris the scope creates and where it has to go
Hidden damage is documented and priced in writing before the rebuild covers it
Straight answers
Braga Remodeling is a Jacksonville remodeling company at 4305 Napoli Rd, Jacksonville, FL 32207, phone (904) 520-1994. The crew demolishes bathrooms, kitchens, flooring, drywall and non-structural walls — usually as the first phase of a remodel it then rebuilds — starting with a free in-home walkthrough and a written scope.
Selective demolition removes only the surfaces and fixtures named in the scope while protecting the framing, plumbing and finishes that stay. It is the opposite of wrecking a room down to whatever breaks first, and it is how demolition should run when a rebuild follows it.
What We Demo
Tub or shower tear-out, tile walls and floors, vanity, toilet and wet-area surfaces removed down to sound material — the standard first phase of a bathroom remodel.
Cabinets, countertops, backsplash and flooring removed and appliances moved clear, keeping the plumbing and electrical that the new kitchen will reuse.
Tile, LVP and vinyl, hardwood, laminate and carpet removed with the residue they leave behind — thinset, adhesive, tack strips and staples. Full detail on the flooring removal page.
Drywall tear-out for remodels, water-damage cut-outs back to sound material, and removal of non-structural walls and partitions to open rooms up.
Fiberglass units, cast-iron and steel tubs, and tiled showers broken out and removed — including the tub-to-shower conversions where the tub leaves and a shower takes its place.
Every scope ends with the debris loaded out and hauled away and the work area swept broom-clean. Disposal is in the written estimate — never a pile left in the driveway.
Our Process
We walk the space, identify what comes out and what stays, check what is behind the surfaces where we can, and put the demo scope and price in writing.
Floors and paths are covered, the work area is contained, and water, power and gas to the area are shut off in coordination with the trades on the project.
The tear-out runs to the written scope — surfaces out, structure and utilities that stay protected, and anything found behind the walls reported to you as it appears.
Debris is loaded out and hauled away, the space is swept clean, and the substrate is checked so the next phase — ours or yours — starts on solid ground.
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5.0 average from 37 reviews on Google
“I had a great experience with this construction company. They were honest, reliable, and did exactly what they promised. The team was professional, hardworking, and paid attention to every detail.”
“We had an overall wonderful experience with Braga Remodeling. They were responsible, professional and communicated well throughout the process.”
“Excellent service and outstanding workmanship! The crew was punctual, respectful, and very knowledgeable throughout the entire project.”
Tell us what needs to come out — a bathroom, a kitchen, a floor or a wall — and we'll walk the space, agree on the scope and put the price in writing, at no cost. Prefer to talk? Call (904) 520-1994 or email braga@bragaremodeling.com.
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