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Fast, Reliable Home Renovation Across Miami
A full Home Renovation in Miami runs $16,520 on the low end for a kitchen refresh and up to $153,400 for a structural home addition, with most whole-house projects landing between $50,000 and $95,000 depending on square footage, finish level, and whether you’re in an HVHZ-impact zone. That’s a real number, and you should have it before you sign anything. We’re Sawyer Remodeling, a general contractor serving Miami and the surrounding neighborhoods, led by Luca Romano. Call (254) 272-5876 and we’ll walk your project with you and put a line-item price in writing before a single tool leaves the truck.
We know Miami construction at the street level. The permit counter downtown, the wind-load rules, the inspection sequencing, the way a 1950s Coral Gables bungalow differs from a 2008 condo conversion in Brickell. That local depth matters because a renovation in Miami is not the same job as a renovation in Tampa or Orlando. Call us and you’ll hear it in the first five minutes.
Why Sawyer Remodeling Is Miami’s Preferred Home Renovation Company
Miami homeowners hire us because we put the price in writing before demolition starts, and we keep you informed at every step. That’s The Relay Visibility Guarantee: a live arrival time for every crew, photo updates before and after each phase, and a written price you approve before work begins. No verbal allowances. No mystery invoices at the end. No ghosting between rough-in and trim. If something shifts mid-project, you see a written change order with a specific dollar amount and you sign it or you don’t. That’s the whole system.
Luca Romano runs every Miami project under The Relay Standard. Founded in 2005, Sawyer Remodeling has spent nearly two decades doing bathroom remodels, kitchen rebuilds, and whole-house renovations the same way: background-checked, uniformed technicians on site, calls answered by a live person 24/7, and a 365-Day Done Right Promise on every job. If it’s not done right, we make it right. In writing. For a full year after the project closes. That’s not a warranty you have to ask for. It’s the default.
We stock counters and fixtures from the brands Miami homeowners actually ask for: Cambria, Silestone, and Caesarstone surfaces; Kohler, Moen, and Grohe fixtures; KraftMaid cabinetry. Scheduling is coordinated from our South FL office serving the Miami metro, so when you call about a Coral Way kitchen or a Coconut Grove bathroom, you’re talking to someone who knows which inspector is covering your zone this month.
Styles & brands we work with
Whole House Renovation in Miami
Whole House Renovation in Miami means taking a property down to its bones and rebuilding the systems, surfaces, and layout so the house works for the way you actually live. It typically includes a gutted kitchen, one or more bathrooms, flooring throughout, electrical and plumbing upgrades, and often window or door replacement if the existing openings aren’t impact-rated. A full whole-house renovation here runs $53,100 to $153,400, and in Miami’s HVHZ, the structural and impact rules add a layer of engineering that other Florida cities don’t deal with.
Structural and Impact Scope
When we open walls in a Miami house built before 2000, the conversation usually turns to load paths, shear walls, and impact-rated openings. The Miami-Dade High Velocity Hurricane Zone rules mean exterior windows, doors, and sliders must carry Miami-Dade NOA product approvals, and the permit package has to show that. If you’re moving a wall or adding square footage, the engineer stamps the drawings before we ever pull the permit.
Permit and Inspection Calendar
A whole-house renovation in Miami moves through demolition, rough-in, framing, and final inspections, each tied to a draw milestone if you’re financing. We sequence those so the job never stalls waiting on an inspector or a supplier. Most whole-house projects in Miami run ten to sixteen weeks. Smaller jobs move faster; additions and ADUs run longer.
Home Renovation Contractors in Miami
Home Renovation Contractors in Miami are not all the same company, and the differences show up fast. The trade here is full of crews that quote low, start late, and disappear when the change orders get complicated. We do the opposite: written pricing, a live arrival time, photo updates, and a crew you know by name before they walk through your door. A full renovation with structural work starts at $16,520 for a kitchen and can exceed $100,000 on a whole-home rebuild. We tell you the real number before you commit.
What a Reliable Contractor Does Differently
We submit for permits, we pull them, we schedule inspections, and we pass them. That sounds basic, but in Miami where HVHZ product approvals and wind-load sign-offs are routine, a contractor who doesn’t handle permits is a contractor who isn’t finishing your job on schedule. Our change orders are written, not verbal, so the number on your invoice is the number you approved.
Material and Finish Sourcing
Miami homeowners want specific surfaces and fixtures, and we spec them from brands with manufacturer backing: Cambria and Caesarstone for counters, Kohler and Grohe for bathroom fixtures, KraftMaid for cabinets. If a supplier is backordered on a slab you picked, we tell you the day we know, with alternatives and a revised delivery window. No surprises at the slab yard.
Trusted Brands We Service in Miami
We regularly spec and install products from Abodu, Cover, and Dvele for Miami projects, alongside our core material partners in cabinetry, surfacing, and fixtures. For Miami homeowners, that means you’re choosing from manufacturer-backed products with real warranties behind the install, not mystery imports from a distributor lot in Medley. We also keep fast access to local supplier stock for the common stuff: impact-rated sliders, Schluter waterproofing systems, HardieBacker board, and the plumbing rough-in brands Miami inspectors see every day. That speeds up procurement and keeps your timeline honest. When a product approval number has to be recorded on the permit before inspection, we’ve already confirmed the NOA and have the documentation in the permit file.
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AfterCommon Home Renovation Problems We See in Miami Homes
- HVHZ product approval gaps. A homeowner replaces rear sliders with beautiful impact glass, but the product lacks a Miami-Dade NOA number. Inspection flags it, and the opening has to be torn out and re-ordered. That’s a six-week delay and several thousand dollars that nobody budgeted for. We verify NOA approvals before we order anything exterior-facing.
- Verbal scope that turns into a dispute. The contract says “tile the bathroom” but the allowance only covers builder-grade ceramic. You pick porcelain from a showroom in the Design District, and suddenly there’s a change order nobody discussed. We write allowances in the contract with brand names and price ceilings, so the upgrade conversation happens before you’ve fallen in love with a tile.
- Draw schedules front-loaded before inspections. Some Miami contractors pull 40% of the project price before the first rough-in inspection passes. Then the money’s gone and the subfloor’s not done. Our draw schedule ties payments to inspection sign-off milestones: demolition, rough-in, framing, final. Your money moves when the work is verified.
- Older housing stock with hidden framing problems. Miami has thousands of houses built in the 1950s and 1960s with undersized headers, corroded cast-iron plumbing, and ungrounded electrical panels. We find these when we open walls, and we solve them with permits and engineering, not patchwork. In a 1962 ranch off Coral Way in Shenandoah, that meant a permitted LVL beam where a load-bearing wall used to be.
Pricing for Home Renovation in Miami, FL
Here are the ranges we’re quoting on Miami jobs right now. These are line-item figures, not guesswork.
| Project | Miami Price Range |
|---|---|
| Whole House Renovation (kitchen remodel component) | $16,520 – $53,100 |
| Bathroom Remodel | $10,620 – $33,040 |
| Home Addition | $53,100 – $153,400 |
| Impact Window Installation | $9,440 – $29,500 |
| Cabinet Installation | $4,720 – $15,340 |
| Countertop Installation | $2,360 – $7,670 |
What moves the number in Miami: whether you’re in the HVHZ (most of Miami-Dade), the age of your electrical panel and plumbing, whether there’s a load-bearing wall coming out, and the finish level of your cabinets, counters, and tile. A builder-grade kitchen in a 1970s condo off Kendall Drive lands near the bottom. A gut renovation in Coral Gables with custom cabinetry and impact sliders everywhere lands near the top. We give you a written estimate that breaks all of this down, free of charge. Call (254) 272-5876 and we’ll price your actual project, not a brochure.
We Also Serve Cities Near Miami
Sawyer Remodeling serves the full Miami metro, including Miami Beach, Coral Gables, Key Biscayne, and Hialeah. If you’re just outside the city line and wondering whether we cover your street, call (254) 272-5876. We’ll tell you straight. Our crews are local, our permits are handled locally, and our pricing is written for the Miami market, not a national average.
Serving Miami, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Miami 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 Home Renovation in Miami
Yes. Miami-Dade requires permits for most kitchen and bathroom renovations when plumbing, electrical, or mechanical systems are modified, even if no walls move. Swapping a toilet for a toilet in the same location is usually a repair. Moving a sink drain, adding a circuit, or changing the shower valve means a permit and an inspection. In Miami’s HVHZ, any new exterior opening, even replacing a window in the same rough opening, requires a product approval number on file. We handle the permit and the inspection for you. Call (254) 272-5876 and we’ll confirm exactly what your job triggers before we touch a wall.
A full-gut whole-house renovation in Miami typically runs ten to sixteen weeks from permit issuance to final inspection, assuming no structural surprises and on-time material delivery. Smaller focused jobs, like a kitchen, run six to nine weeks. Additions and ADUs run longer because of foundation and framing inspections. Miami’s HVHZ adds a product-approval step on exterior openings that can extend a week or two if the homeowner changes window or door selections mid-project. We build the timeline with inspection dates in it, not just vague weeks. Call (254) 272-5876 and we’ll map your project onto a real calendar.
The variance comes from three things: structural scope, finish level, and HVHZ compliance. A $16,520 kitchen and a $53,100 kitchen can look similar in photos but differ in cabinetry quality, countertop material, whether walls moved, and whether impact windows or sliders were involved. We show you line-item pricing for each category so you can raise or lower the number without guessing. Most Miami homeowners on a full renovation allocate 40 percent to kitchen, 25 percent to bathrooms, and the rest to finishes, systems, and contingency. A written estimate from us costs nothing. Call (254) 272-5876.
Unwritten change orders, by a wide margin. A homeowner picks a different tile, a different faucet, or decides to move an outlet after rough-in, and the contractor pencils it in verbally, then invoices surprise at the end. We do the opposite. Every change order at Sawyer Remodeling is written, priced, and signed before the work happens. If you want a better countertop than the allowance specified, you know the exact dollar difference that day, not at the final invoice. The second biggest mover is hidden structural work in older Miami homes, which is why we open the walls and inspect before we commit the fixed price. Call (254) 272-5876 and we’ll explain how change orders work on our jobs in plain English.
A draw schedule sets when you pay and what milestone triggers each payment. On a Miami renovation, it typically tracks inspection sign-offs: a small deposit, then draws at demolition, rough-in, framing, and final inspection. Why you should care: a contractor who front-loads the schedule collects most of the money before the mechanical work is verified, and then has no financial reason to finish on time. Our schedule ties payments to passed inspections. You don’t pay for framing until the framing inspection clears. You don’t pay for rough-in until the inspector signs off. If you’re financing through a lender, we work directly with your draw schedule and provide the inspection documentation the bank requires. Call (254) 272-5876 for a written scope and payment schedule before you commit.
We’re ready when you are. Call Sawyer Remodeling at (254) 272-5876 and ask for a free, written estimate on your Miami renovation. Luca Romano runs the team. You’ll get straight answers, a line-item price, and a schedule you can actually plan around.
Written by Luca Romano, Owner at Sawyer Remodeling, serving Miami since 2005.
