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Gold Hands Miami

Remodel Your Kitchen in South Miami

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 South Miami, FL — a practical upgrade of the room you use most: cabinets, counters, backsplash, fixtures and floors. Start by texting photos and rough measurements to (786) 788-8714 or sending them on WhatsApp; the estimate is free and the price is set per project. We serve 33143 and the surrounding area.

A kitchen remodel in South Miami can mean a lot of things. For one family it is new shaker doors and quartz counters over the existing boxes; for another it is a full tear-out down to the slab with new cabinets, a new sink location and recessed lighting. Neighbors in High Pines and Ponce-Davis often ask us for the middle path: new cabinets and counters in the same footprint, which keeps plumbing where it is and avoids most permit work.

To get a number, photograph the kitchen from the doorway, then each wall straight on, then the inside of a base cabinet so we can see its condition. A tape measure across the longest counter and the ceiling height help a lot. Text it all to (786) 788-8714 or send it through WhatsApp. The estimate is free, and if something is unclear from the photos, we ask before guessing.

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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.

What turns up behind old kitchen walls

South Miami is leafy and mostly single-family: mid-century ranch homes on generous lots under mature canopy, alongside renovated houses and newer custom builds.

A mid-century South Miami kitchen often has character worth keeping: a picture window, solid wood trim, a built-in hutch. Remodeling does not have to erase it. We can keep the window and trim, choose new cabinets that suit the period, and put modern counters and lighting around them. Owners who want a fully contemporary kitchen can have that too; the point is to decide deliberately rather than by default.

Older houses also bring hidden work. Existing circuits may not support a modern range, dishwasher and microwave on separate lines, and older plumbing may be undersized. When the plan needs new circuits or relocated lines, our general contractor partner pulls the permit with the City of South Miami building department (or Miami-Dade County for unincorporated pockets such as High Pines and Ponce-Davis) and that work is inspected before walls close. We show those items separately in the estimate so you can see what the house requires.

From cabinets to lighting: what is covered

Most kitchens in South Miami combine several of these items; the estimate lists each one so you can see exactly what you are paying for.

Kitchen Remodeling: levels & budget

Refresh

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.

Finish ideas

Illustration: white shaker kitchen with a quartz island and pendant lights
Illustration: condo kitchen with navy cabinets, quartz counters and a tiled backsplash

Illustrative images — not photos of a specific Gold Hands project.

Suburban kitchen remodels in South Miami

Concrete-block houses and townhomes in South Miami from the 1960s through the 1990s usually have a standard builder kitchen: an L or U of cabinets, a peninsula and a soffit. The layout works, but the finishes are dated. The most common request is a replacement in place: new cabinets and counters in the same footprint, a tile backsplash, a new sink and faucet, and recessed or under-cabinet lighting.

Block walls affect how things mount and where wiring runs. Upper cabinets anchor into furring strips or masonry with the right fasteners, and adding an outlet on an exterior wall means channeling the block or running surface conduit. Removing the peninsula to open the room is a popular request in High Pines and Ponce-Davis; if it carries plumbing or electrical, that change goes through our general contractor partner with a permit.

Five steps from estimate to walkthrough

  1. Start with a message to (786) 788-8714. Photos from each corner of the kitchen and a few tape measurements are enough for a free estimate, priced per project rather than from a menu.
  2. Once you approve, you get a written scope and timeline: which cabinets and counters, who orders what, which days the kitchen is out of service, and when the stone shop comes to template.
  3. If the design moves plumbing, adds circuits or opens a wall, that part is permitted work pulled by our general contractor partner with the City of South Miami building department (or Miami-Dade County for unincorporated pockets such as High Pines and Ponce-Davis). We tell you which items need it before you sign.
  4. Work proceeds in a set order: protect and demolish, install cabinets, template and install countertops, set the sink and backsplash, connect appliances and lighting, then paint and trim. You get updates by text in English or Spanish.
  5. We walk the finished kitchen with you, fix anything on the punch list, clean up and send a photo report. If something does not work right later, you call us and we come back to look.

Kitchen remodel timing: short jobs and long ones

Material lead times drive more of the schedule than the labor does. Semi-custom cabinets, special-order tile and certain stone colors can take a while to arrive, while in-stock cabinets and common tile come faster. We order only after you approve the scope, and we do not start demolition until the critical materials are confirmed, so you are not left without a kitchen while waiting on a delivery.

Kitchen Remodeling near South Miami

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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 South Miami

Kitchen Remodeling in South Miami — questions we get asked

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 the City of South Miami building department (or Miami-Dade County for unincorporated pockets such as High Pines and Ponce-Davis), quoted separately so you can decide.

How do you deal with humidity and mold in a kitchen?

Most kitchen moisture problems start at the sink and the range. We use mildew-resistant silicone at the sink and backsplash, line the sink base, check supply lines and shutoffs before the new cabinet goes in, and recommend a hood that moves air outside where the building allows it. If we find mold behind the old cabinets, we show you before closing anything up.

How long will I be without a kitchen?

That depends on the scope. A refresh that keeps the cabinets interrupts the kitchen only briefly. A replacement leaves you without counters between cabinet install and countertop install, since the stone shop templates on the finished cabinets. Permitted changes add inspection waits. We give you the sequence in writing and, where possible, set up a temporary sink so you can manage during the gap.

How much does a kitchen remodel cost in South Miami?

It depends entirely on scope and materials: refacing with new counters is a very different project from a full gut with new cabinets and moved plumbing. We do not publish a price list for remodels because each kitchen is priced per project. Send photos and measurements and you get a free written estimate, with each item listed so you can adjust the scope.

Do you speak Spanish?

Yes. Our Spanish-speaking staff can handle the whole project in Spanish, from the first photos you send to the final walkthrough. Many families in South Miami prefer to discuss materials and schedule in Spanish, and the written scope can be explained in either language. Just text or WhatsApp (786) 788-8714 and tell us which you prefer.

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Need kitchen remodeling in South Miami?

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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