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Demolition and Tear-Out in Oklahoma City
Shekinah Renovations LLC handles demolition across the Oklahoma City metro: interior demo and tear-out ahead of a remodel, removing walls, cabinets, tubs, tile, flooring and old fixtures, plus small structure and slab demolition outside. Owner Jimmy Garces Jr. does the demo the same way he does the rebuild, which means the mess is contained, the things that have to stay are protected, and the debris leaves with us instead of sitting in the driveway for a month. Estimates are free. Call or text (405) 532-3348.
Interior Demo and Tear-Out for Remodels
Almost every remodel starts with taking something out. A bathroom starts as a tub, a surround, a vanity and a floor that all have to go before anything new can be set. A kitchen starts with cabinets, counters, a backsplash and usually two layers of flooring stacked on top of each other. What separates a clean tear-out from a destructive one is knowing what is behind the surface before the pry bar goes in. Water lines and gas lines run through cabinet bases and vanity walls. Electrical runs through the studs you are about to open. Drain lines sit right where the toilet flange is being pulled. We isolate water and power to the work area first, pull fixtures in order rather than tearing at them, and take surfaces off in a sequence that leaves the framing, the subfloor and the drywall that is staying in one piece. Doing less damage during demo is what keeps the rebuild from turning into a second project.
Removing Walls, Cabinets, Tubs and Flooring
Opening a wall between a kitchen and a living room is the most requested demo job in the metro, and it is also the one people should be most careful about, because the wall may be carrying load from the roof or a second floor. Before anything comes out we look at which way the joists run, what is stacked above the wall, and whether anything mechanical lives inside it. If the wall is structural it needs temporary support and a properly sized beam, and that is a design decision made before demo starts rather than after the studs are on the ground. Cabinets come out as units where possible, which matters if you are donating or reusing them. Cast iron tubs get cut down instead of dragged whole through a hallway. Tile and thinset come off with the substrate when the substrate is going anyway, which is faster and cheaper than chipping tile off a surface that is about to be replaced. Old flooring gets pulled down to a sound subfloor, and if what is underneath is soft or water damaged, you hear about it before it gets covered again.
Small Structure and Slab Demolition
Outside, the common jobs are a failing concrete driveway, patio or sidewalk that has to come out before a new pour, a slab or pad that is no longer used, a leaning shed, a deteriorated deck, a carport, a fence line, or an old porch. Concrete demolition is mostly about breaking the slab into pieces small enough to move without tearing up everything around them, protecting the utilities that run under and beside the pour, and being honest about access, because a backyard patio behind a narrow gate is a different job than a driveway that a truck can back up to. Anything that gets torn out gets sorted, loaded and hauled away. When the demolition is the front half of a new [concrete](/services/concrete-contractor) driveway or patio, the same crew grades and preps the base right after the old slab is gone, so there is no gap where the yard sits torn up waiting on the next contractor.
Dust Control, Protection and Haul-Off
Demolition is the dirtiest part of any remodel, and most of the complaints homeowners have about it are avoidable. Floors and doorways along the path from the work area to the exit get covered. Openings get sealed with plastic so drywall dust does not travel into the rest of the house. HVAC returns and registers in the work area get closed off, since the fastest way to spread demo dust through an entire home is to let the air handler pull it into the ductwork and blow it out of every vent. Personal belongings, appliances and finished surfaces that are staying get moved or covered before anything is swung. Debris goes out in loads rather than piling up, and the site gets swept at the end of the day, not at the end of the job. On older houses there are two things worth knowing before demo starts. Popcorn or acoustic ceiling texture from certain eras can contain asbestos, and paint in homes built before 1978 can contain lead. In both cases the answer is a lab test of a sample first, and if a test comes back positive the correct path is an abatement specialist rather than a pry bar. We will tell you that instead of guessing.
Free Demolition Estimates Across the OKC Metro
Demolition pricing comes down to how much is coming out, how hard it is to get to, how much of what surrounds it has to survive, and how many loads of debris leave the property. A single wall of cabinets and a full gut of a kitchen are very different numbers. Jimmy will walk the space, tell you what is behind the surfaces where that can be seen, and give you a free written estimate. Because the same company also does the [general contracting](/services/general-contractor), [bathroom remodeling](/services/bathroom-remodeling), [kitchen remodeling](/services/kitchen-remodeling), [drywall and texture](/services/drywall-and-texture), [flooring](/services/flooring-installation) and [concrete](/services/concrete-contractor) that follow, the demo is planned around the rebuild instead of handed to you as a hole in the house. We work throughout [Oklahoma City](/locations/oklahoma-city), [Edmond](/locations/edmond), [Moore](/locations/moore), [Norman](/locations/norman), [Yukon](/locations/yukon) and [Midwest City](/locations/midwest-city), across the metro and about an hour out in any direction. Call or text (405) 532-3348 or use the [estimate form](/book).
Demo is the easiest place to cause expensive damage
Anyone can swing a hammer. The value is in knowing what is inside a wall before it comes down, and in not wrecking the rest of the house on the way out.
Utilities located and shut off first
Water, gas, and electrical inside a wall get identified and isolated before anything is opened up. This is where careless demo turns into a flood or a live wire.
Load-bearing checked before anything comes out
A wall that is carrying the structure above it does not come out without a plan and the right support. If a job needs engineering or a permit, you are told before it starts, not after.
The rest of the house gets protected
Floors covered, openings contained, and dust kept in the work area. The room being demolished is supposed to be the only room affected.
Hauled off, not piled up
Debris leaves the site. You are not left with the disposal problem after the loud part is over.
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It is a fair thing to be careful about, and we would rather answer it straight than talk around it. Shekinah Renovations is a newer company name. Jimmy is not new to the trade. He started at fourteen, learned it from his stepdad, and has been doing this work ever since.
- Every photo and video on this site is Jimmy's own work around the OKC metro. None of it is stock.
- We will put you in touch with people we have done work for. Ask on the walkthrough.
- Oklahoma does not issue a general contractor or remodeler license, so for most of what we do there is no state license to hold. Where a trade is licensed, we say so and bring in the right partner.
- The estimate is free and written down. You know the number, and the scope, before anything starts.
- The person who quotes your job is the person who shows up to do it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Both. We do tear-out as the first stage of a remodel we are building, and we do demolition as a standalone job when someone else is doing the rebuild or when the space simply needs to be cleared. Either way the debris is hauled off.
Usually, but the wall has to be checked first. If it carries load from the roof or a second floor it needs temporary support and a correctly sized beam. We look at joist direction and what sits above the wall before anything comes out, not after.
Floors and the path to the exit get covered, openings get sealed with plastic, and HVAC returns and registers in the work area get closed off so the air handler does not pull dust into the ductwork and blow it through the whole house.
Yes. Haul-off is part of the job. Debris goes out in loads as the work happens rather than piling up in the driveway, and the site gets swept at the end of each day.
Acoustic ceiling texture from certain eras can contain asbestos, and paint in homes built before 1978 can contain lead. The only way to know is a lab test of a sample before anything is disturbed. If a test comes back positive, that material goes to an abatement specialist.
Yes. Old flatwork, unused pads, and small structures like sheds, decks, carports and porches all come out. When the demo is the front half of a new pour, the same crew preps the base right after, so the yard is not left torn up waiting on someone else.
Fair question, and it is the one we would ask too. Shekinah Renovations is a newer company, but Jimmy is not new to the trade. He started at fourteen, learned it from his stepdad, and has been doing this work ever since. Every photo and video on this site is his own work around the metro, not stock, and we are glad to put you in touch with people we have worked for. He is also the one who shows up for the estimate and the one on site while the work happens.
Oklahoma does not issue a general contractor or remodeler license, so for most of what we do there is no state license to hold. For the trades the Construction Industries Board does license, Jimmy has applications in progress and we will tell you that plainly rather than imply otherwise. Where a job requires a licensed plumber, electrician, or registered roofer, we bring in the right trade partner for that portion. Ask about your specific job and you will get a straight answer.
Usually the same day. Call or text (405) 532-3348 and it reaches Jimmy directly. If he is on a job site with his hands full he will get back to you as soon as he is off it. Most people call two or three contractors and hire whoever actually answers, so we try to be that one.
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