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Gold Hands Miami

Kitchen Remodeling Services in Ives Estates, FL

Cabinets, countertops, backsplash, sink and lighting updated as one coordinated project, planned around your building rules and quoted from your photos and measurements.

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Gold Hands offers kitchen remodeling in Ives Estates, FL — cabinets, countertops, backsplash, sink, appliances, lighting and floors, planned as one job instead of four separate trades. You send photos and measurements by phone or WhatsApp, and we send back a free estimate priced for your project. Homes across Miami-Dade County are covered, with Spanish-speaking staff on the phone.

Around Ives Estates and Aventura, Miami Gardens and North Miami Beach, the kitchen is often the room that has been patched the most: a replacement microwave that does not match, a faucet swapped twice, a counter seam that lifted. A remodel lets you fix those small things at once and plan the room as a whole: where the trash pull-out goes, which outlet feeds the coffee maker, how light falls on the cutting board, and where the dishwasher drains.

Start with your phone camera. Stand in each corner and take a photo toward the opposite one, then shoot inside the sink cabinet, any water stains, and the electrical panel label if you can reach it. Measure each wall that has cabinets. Send everything by text or WhatsApp to (786) 788-8714. The estimate is free and priced per project, and Spanish is spoken at every step.

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Priced per project — free estimate by phone, video call or from your photos and measurements. Gold Hands Miami is insured. Permitted work (plumbing, electrical, structural changes) is pulled and performed under our Florida-licensed general contractor partner.

Suburban kitchen remodels in Ives Estates

Ives Estates is unincorporated Miami-Dade just west of Aventura, with 1950s ranch houses, 1970s and 1980s low-rise condos and townhomes, 1990s Spanish-style homes and newer builds side by side.

Suburban kitchens in Ives Estates often have tile floors that run through the whole first floor. That raises a practical question: if new cabinets have a different footprint, the floor beneath the old ones may be bare slab or a mismatched tile. We check what is under the cabinets before quoting, so you can decide between keeping the footprint, patching with spare tile, or replacing the kitchen floor.

Ceiling height and soffits shape the cabinet plan as well. In many block homes the soffit hides ductwork or a plumbing vent, so removing it is not always an option. When it is, taller uppers add real storage. When it is not, we can trim the soffit to line up with the new cabinets so it looks intentional. Either way, we confirm what is inside before promising a look.

From cabinets to lighting: what is covered

Pick the pieces your kitchen needs; we can do one surface or the whole room, and we quote each scope separately so you can compare.

Kitchen Remodeling: levels & budget

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Quoted per project

Cabinet refacing or painting, new hardware, backsplash, sink, faucet and lighting — keeping the layout.

Full remodel

Most projects $15,000–$30,000

New cabinets and countertops, backsplash, sink and fixtures, appliance installation and lighting.

Custom & luxury

$30,000+

New layout or island, relocated plumbing and electrical, premium stone and custom cabinetry — permitted through our GC partner.

Typical ranges, not a quote: your price is a written line-item quote after photos and measurements or a video call, approved before anything is ordered.

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Low-rise condo kitchens in Ives Estates

Low-rise condos and villas in Ives Estates tend to have compact galley or L-shaped kitchens with original cabinets and a soffit above them. A common upgrade is removing the soffit, if nothing runs through it, and taking the cabinets taller for storage. Owners in 55-plus communities also ask for pull-out shelves in base cabinets, a single-handle faucet and brighter under-cabinet light, which make the kitchen easier to use every day.

Association approval still applies. Most low-rise boards ask for a description of the work, a certificate of insurance and contractor information, and they set quiet hours. Parking for the work vehicle and a spot for debris are worth asking about early. If units share walls or plumbing stacks, a water shutoff may need notice to neighbors, which management usually handles once we give them the date.

How a kitchen remodel with Gold Hands works

  1. Estimate from photos: you text or WhatsApp photos of each wall, the sink cabinet and the floor, plus counter lengths and ceiling height. We reply with questions or a free estimate priced for your project.
  2. Written scope and schedule: we list cabinets, counters, backsplash, fixtures and finish work item by item, note what you supply and what we supply, and agree on a start date that follows material arrival.
  3. Permits where required: plumbing moves, new circuits and wall changes are pulled by our general contractor partner with Miami-Dade County's permitting office, and inspections are scheduled before walls or cabinets close up.
  4. The work: demolition with dust protection, cabinet install, countertop template by the stone shop, then counter install, backsplash, sink, appliances and lighting, in that order so each step has a finished surface to work on.
  5. Final walkthrough: we open every door and drawer, run the water and disposal, test appliances and lights, touch up caulk and paint, and send you photos of the finished kitchen with any notes.

How long does a kitchen remodel take in Ives Estates?

Permits and approvals add time before any work starts. If the plan moves plumbing, adds circuits or opens a wall, our general contractor partner submits to the building department and the project waits on review and inspections. Condo and HOA approvals run on their own calendars, often tied to board meetings. A kitchen that keeps its layout skips most of this and starts sooner.

Kitchen Remodeling near Ives Estates

Nearby: Kitchen Remodeling — Aventura · Kitchen Remodeling — Miami Gardens · Kitchen Remodeling — North Miami Beach.

All areas: Kitchen Remodeling across Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach. Planning guide: Planning a Kitchen Remodel in South Florida: What to Know.

Neighborhoods and ZIP codes we cover in Ives Estates

Kitchen Remodeling in Ives Estates — questions we get asked

What does my condo association need before a kitchen remodel?

Requirements vary, but many associations ask for a written scope, a certificate of insurance, contractor contact details and the planned dates. They often set working hours, reserve the service elevator and specify how debris leaves the building. Many require sound-rated underlayment under new hard flooring. We prepare our documents from the estimate and adjust the plan to the association's rules.

What if you find old plumbing or wiring behind my kitchen walls?

In older homes it is common to find galvanized supply lines, cast-iron drains or wiring that does not support modern appliances. When the cabinets come out, we show you what we found with photos and explain the options before anything changes. Replacing those lines is permitted work handled by our general contractor partner with Miami-Dade County's permitting office, quoted separately so you can decide.

Who handles cleanup and debris?

We do. Old cabinets, counters, tile and packaging are hauled away as part of the job, and the work area is swept and vacuumed at the end of each day. Before the final walkthrough we clean dust from cabinets inside and out, wipe down counters and appliances and remove floor protection. Where a condo has debris rules, we follow them.

Does hurricane season affect my kitchen project?

It can. Hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30. Shipping delays can push cabinet and stone deliveries, and if a storm approaches we stop work, secure materials and clear the site. We order early, avoid leaving the kitchen open longer than necessary and tell you right away when a date moves.

Do I need a permit to remodel my kitchen?

Moving the sink, adding circuits, changing gas lines or removing walls requires a building permit, and that work is pulled by our general contractor partner with Miami-Dade County's permitting office. Swapping cabinets, counters and backsplash in the same layout is mostly finish work, and we confirm whether your municipality asks for anything on it. You know which parts need a permit before you approve the estimate.

Other work we do in Ives Estates

Need kitchen remodeling in Ives Estates?

Send photographs of the job to (786) 788-8714 and a written quote comes back naming the scope and the materials. The quote costs nothing, and nothing reaches the invoice that was not on it.

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