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Fast, Reliable General Contractor Across The Hammocks
General contractor work in The Hammocks, FL runs roughly $9,000 for a small bathroom remodel up to $130,000 for a full home addition. Most kitchen remodels in this community land between $14,000 and $45,000, and the price you pay depends less on the finishes you pick than on what’s hiding inside your walls. That’s the honest truth about this neighborhood, and we’ve seen it play out house after house. If you’re planning a remodel in The Hammocks, call Sawyer Remodeling at (254) 272-5876 and we’ll scope it properly, put the price in writing before any tool is picked up, and keep you informed at every step.
We run every The Hammocks project under The Relay Visibility Guarantee: a written price before work starts, live arrival time tracking, and before-and-after photo updates, no exceptions. Luca Romano leads our crew, and the standard here is set by work, not words.
Why Sawyer Remodeling Is The Hammocks’s Preferred General Contractor Company
Homeowners in The Hammocks call us because the scope of work here is different from what a generic contractor expects. This community was built out mostly in the 1980s and 1990s as a planned development of CBS, concrete block and stucco, single-family homes. That housing stock means a remodel here is rarely a simple tear-out. You’re tying new work into original block walls, cast-in-place tie beams, and a 30-plus-year-old electrical panel and service. A contractor who quotes off the visible finishes will miss half the job. We scope for what’s behind the stucco.
The 365-Day Done Right Promise is our standing commitment: if it’s not done right, we make it right, backed in writing on every project. Our technicians are background-checked and uniformed, so you know exactly who is walking into your home before they arrive. And when you call, a live person answers, 24/7. No voicemail loops, no callback queues.
Luca Romano and the Sawyer Remodeling team operate as an independent local business within the Relay Home Co. family, founded in 2005. That means every project here runs under The Relay Standard: live arrival time, photo updates, written price, and a digital invoice you pay from a link. The Hammocks is our service area, and we treat it that way.
Styles & brands we work with
Remodeling Contractor in The Hammocks
Remodeling Contractor work in The Hammocks means reworking existing 1980s and 1990s CBS homes to match how people actually live in them now. A galley kitchen off Hammocks Boulevard becomes an open plan with a peninsula. A compartmented bathroom becomes a walk-in shower. A garage gets converted into a mother-in-law suite. The scope starts with what the homeowner wants, but the price honestly turns on what’s inside the walls, tie beams, buried conduit, original plumbing chases. We map that before we quote.
Kitchen and Bath Work
A typical kitchen remodel in The Hammocks runs $14,000 to $45,000. A small kitchen remodel starts around $9,000 and goes to $20,000. Bathroom remodels run $9,000 to $28,000, with small bathrooms at $5,000 to $12,000. We quote these as written line items so you see exactly where the money goes.
Whole-Home and Additions
Whole-home remodels and room additions in The Hammocks start around $45,000 and can reach $130,000 depending on square footage and the condition of the original structure. Garage conversions run $30,000 to $80,000. These are the projects where scoping the concealed conditions first matters most, because a surprise tie beam or out-of-square block wall changes the framing plan before finish selections even matter.
Licensed General Contractor in The Hammocks
Licensed General Contractor work in The Hammocks means pulling the county permit, scheduling the rough-in inspections, and making sure the job closes legally. Miami-Dade’s building department has specific requirements for work on CBS block homes, and the inspection sign-off on rough-in electrical and plumbing is not optional. We pull permits on every job where the scope requires them, and we pass the inspections before we close walls. If the county won’t close the job, you’re the one who ends up reopening finished work.
Permits and Inspections
A licensed general contractor in The Hammocks handles the permit application, the engineered details when a load-bearing wall or beam is involved, and the inspection scheduling. We don’t treat the permit as red tape. It’s the record that protects your home’s value and your insurance coverage. When the final sign-off comes, you get a closed permit, not a promise.
Structural Work on Block Homes
CBS construction in The Hammocks means interior walls sometimes carry cast-in-place tie beams that aren’t visible until you open the stucco. We saw exactly that on a 1990s home off SW 147th Avenue near Hammocks Boulevard, where a galley kitchen wall we opened to add a peninsula turned out to carry a tie beam we hadn’t counted on. The load-bearing question went to the engineer before a single stud moved. We’d already papered the scope with KraftMaid cabinetry and a Cambria slab, so the only change order was the beam reframing and header detail. Everything else held.
Trusted Brands We Service in The Hammocks
We don’t bring mystery suppliers into The Hammocks homes. Our material partnerships cover the full remodel: KraftMaid cabinetry, Cambria and Caesarstone countertops, Kohler and Toto fixtures, GAF and James Hardie exteriors. When a The Hammocks homeowner picks a Cambria slab or a Kohler shower system, we source it directly and handle the manufacturer-backed warranty. We also stock common local parts so replacement components don’t stall a project while we wait on a distributor. The brands are proven, and the install carries our 365-Day Done Right Promise.
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AfterCommon General Contractor Problems We See in The Hammocks Homes
- Scope priced off the visible finishes. A contractor walks a kitchen, sees dated cabinets and tile, and quotes a number. Then demo opens the wall and reveals a cast-in-place tie beam where the peninsula was supposed to go. The price moves, and the homeowner is stuck negotiating a change order with no written baseline.
- Demolition started with a handshake scope. Verbal allowances work right up until the subfloor, rough-in, or block is out of square. Without a written scope and a written change order process, you’re arguing about money mid-project. We write the scope before demo and the change order before the change.
- Rough-in inspection skipped. Some contractors close walls to keep the timeline moving, then the county won’t close the job. The homeowner reopens finished tile and drywall to expose the rough-in. Permit tracking and inspection scheduling are part of our project calendar, not an afterthought.
- Original panel and service underrated for the new scope. A 30-year-old electrical panel in a 1980s or 1990s CBS home was sized for the original build. Add a new kitchen appliance circuit, a walk-in shower with multiple fixtures, and recessed lighting, and the panel may need an upgrade. We check this during scoping so the price includes it, not as a surprise later.
Pricing for General Contractor in The Hammocks, FL
Here’s what honest pricing looks like in The Hammocks. Kitchen remodels run $14,000 to $45,000; small kitchen remodels $9,000 to $20,000. Bathrooms run $9,000 to $28,000, small bathrooms $5,000 to $12,000. Walk-in shower installation is $4,500 to $12,000. Cabinet installation runs $4,000 to $13,000, and countertop installation $2,000 to $6,500. A home addition sits at $45,000 to $130,000; a garage conversion $30,000 to $80,000.
| Project | The Hammocks Price Range |
|---|---|
| Kitchen Remodel | $14,000 – $45,000 |
| Small Kitchen Remodel | $9,000 – $20,000 |
| Bathroom Remodel | $9,000 – $28,000 |
| Small Bathroom Remodel | $5,000 – $12,000 |
| Walk-In Shower Installation | $4,500 – $12,000 |
| Cabinet Installation | $4,000 – $13,000 |
| Countertop Installation | $2,000 – $6,500 |
| Home Addition | $45,000 – $130,000 |
| Garage Conversion | $30,000 – $80,000 |
What moves the price in The Hammocks? Concealed conditions behind stucco, the original rough-in, the panel and service, and whether a tie beam or load path changes the framing plan. We price what we can see and write the process for what we can’t. Call (254) 272-5876 for a free estimate and a written scope before you sign anything.
We Also Serve Cities Near The Hammocks
Sawyer Remodeling works throughout South Florida, and while our General Contractor team is often scheduled out of the Miami office, our crews live and work in The Hammocks. We also serve homeowners in Miami, Hialeah, Miami Gardens, and Homestead. If you’re outside The Hammocks proper, call and we’ll confirm coverage. For a full look at the area we serve, see General Contractor in The Hammocks.
Serving The Hammocks, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the The Hammocks area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs About General Contractor in The Hammocks
We scope the visible finishes first, then we map the concealed conditions: cast-in-place tie beams, buried conduit, original plumbing chases, and the panel and service. The written scope includes the finishes, the structural assumptions, and a change order process for what demo reveals. The price you approve is the price on the invoice, and any change order is written and approved before the work changes.
Yes, most remodels in The Hammocks require a Miami-Dade permit, especially when the work touches electrical, plumbing, or load-bearing structure. Sawyer Remodeling pulls the permit, schedules the rough-in inspections, and closes the job with a final sign-off. You get a closed permit, not a promise to sort it later.
A bathroom remodel in The Hammocks runs $9,000 to $28,000, with small bathrooms at $5,000 to $12,000 and walk-in showers at $4,500 to $12,000. The main cost drivers are the condition of the original rough-in, whether the walls hide tie beams or out-of-square block, and the tile, fixture, and cabinetry selections. Call (254) 272-5876 for a written quote, it’s free.
A kitchen or bathroom remodel in The Hammocks typically runs 4 to 8 weeks from demo to final inspection, depending on scope and inspection scheduling. Larger additions and whole-home remodels run 3 to 6 months. The calendar is set at scoping, updated through The Relay Visibility Guarantee with photo updates, and adjusted by written change order if concealed conditions change the plan.
We write the scope before demo, price it in writing, and paper the change order process. If we open a wall and find a tie beam where the peninsula goes, like the 1990s CBS home off SW 147th Avenue near Hammocks Boulevard, we go to the engineer, price the beam reframing and header detail, and get your written approval before moving. Surprises get priced; they don’t get buried in the final invoice.
Written by Luca Romano, Owner at Sawyer Remodeling, serving The Hammocks since 2005.
