Light demolition and junk removal

Tear-out that protects what stays, and a clean haul-away

Tear-out before a remodel and haul-away after it. Junk removal runs from the NoCo crew.

Where tear-out goes wrong

Demolition looks like the easy part of a remodel, and that's how rooms get hurt. Pulling an old vanity takes a chunk of drywall with it. Prying up tile tears the subfloor you wanted to keep. A swing at a wall hits a wire or a pipe nobody knew was there. Dust travels into every room with a door left open, and a pile of old cabinets sits in the garage for a month because no one had time to haul it.

Light demolition is about control. The aim isn't to remove as much as possible. It's to remove exactly what's coming out, and leave everything that stays ready for the next trade.

What comes out, what stays, and who hauls it

We start by walking the room and naming what's going: the old vanity, the tile, the cabinets, a worn countertop. A wall section comes out only when it's non-structural and removing it is appropriate. If a wall might be carrying load, that's a different conversation with the right professional, and we won't pretend otherwise.

Estimates are free. A tear-out that fits inside a day can start with photos emailed to estimates@hie-noco.com. Larger jobs get an in-home look. Billing is $165 per craftsman hour with a 4-hour minimum, and a craftsman with at least fifteen years of experience works with a fully stocked, GPS tracked van behind them. We don't mark up the materials we buy.

Junk removal is offered from the Northern Colorado and Denver Metro locations only. Within that area, the same crew that tears the room out can haul it away, so the site is clear for whoever comes next.

A clean start for the rebuild

All labor carries a one-year warranty. What matters most after demolition is what the room looks like once it's empty. Bare subfloor, open walls and old adhesive tell you what the remodel will really involve, and it's better to see that before the new materials are ordered.

Walk the room with us when the debris is out. Check for soft spots in the floor, stains on framing, or anything that looks different from what you expected, and flag it before the rebuild covers it. If you're in Fort Collins planning a kitchen, bath or basement project, call 970-632-0138 to set up the estimate.

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