Modernize does not suggest homeowners try to cut costs by handling the demolition themselves. It is a complicated, technical job and a lot can go wrong. Mistakes during demolition can lead to very costly fixes by professionals. It is best that you step back and let the professionals do their job.

While removing tiles most jobs can be completed in 1-2 days (depending on your subfloor + size of the job).

Yes, If your kitchen has been built on top of your tiles, you must first remove your kickboards, minor damage may still occur. But you can prevent this by protecting your kitchen by buying thick protective sheets or boards to attach temporarily to your cupboards to avoid accidental damage during the demolition and concrete grinding process.

Yes, While we are grinding your concrete and removing your tiles with jackhammers, although we do try to keep the dust to an absolute minimum through various methods such as dust extraction units or wet grinding. Dust still may occur, so it is important that you turn off air conditioning units and isolate, switch off and cover your fire alarms as dust will set them off.

You can expect to pay from $550 for a small kitchen to close to $1,400 for a large kitchen.

Every year here at Rise Renovations our team removes tens of thousands of square feet of flooring in addition of demolitions of bathroom, kitchen & walls. So as you can imagine they run into every issue you can imagine.