Kitchen Demolition and Tear-Outs in Sunnyvale

Kitchen Tear-Outs in Sunnyvale Ranch Homes

The typical Sunnyvale ranch kitchen is small, closed in, and built around a wall of upper cabinets with a soffit above them. Counters are often tile on a mortar bed, and the floor may be vinyl over older tile. A remodel usually means removing every cabinet, the soffits, the backsplash, the flooring down to the subfloor, and sometimes the wall to the dining room. We do the removal in that order so nothing falls on finished surfaces.

In Ponderosa Park and Raynor Park we often see second and third layers of flooring, each glued down. Each layer adds labor and a separate asbestos test, so we ask about the floor history when you describe the job.

Some Sunnyvale kitchens were already remodeled once in the 1980s or 1990s, with new cabinets hung over the original drywall and a new floor laid on top of the old one. Those jobs produce more material than the room size suggests. We plan bins and truck trips around the real volume so debris does not pile up in your driveway between loads.

Gas, Water and Electrical Shutoffs for Kitchen Demolition

Before the range comes out, the gas line has to be shut off and capped by someone qualified to do it. We arrange that or work with your plumber. Sinks and dishwashers get their supply lines shut and capped, and the drain is plugged so sewer gas does not enter the house while the kitchen is open.

Your electrician should make the kitchen circuits safe before we pull cabinets with outlets, disposals or under-cabinet lights attached. We do not cut live wiring. Once the room is dead and dry, demolition goes quickly, and appliances you want to keep or donate are moved out first and set aside where you choose.

Asbestos Testing on Old Kitchen Floors and Counters

Old kitchens in Sunnyvale are a frequent source of asbestos. Vinyl tile and its black mastic, sheet flooring backing, and the textured ceiling above the cabinets are the usual suspects. A survey before demolition tells us which materials are safe to remove and which need a certified abatement contractor first.

Abatement, when needed, happens before our crew starts. It adds a few days to the front of the schedule but avoids contaminating the rest of the house. We coordinate both crews so your remodel contractor sees one clean handoff instead of two.

Eichler Kitchen Demolition in Sunnyvale

Eichler kitchens sit in the middle of the house, often open to the family room, with a radiant slab underfoot and a beam ceiling above. That changes how we work. We do not jackhammer tile off a radiant slab, because a cracked heating pipe turns a kitchen remodel into a floor repair. Flooring is lifted carefully or left for the flooring contractor to decide.

Original Eichler cabinets and hardware have a market among restorers. If you want them salvaged, we pull them intact instead of breaking them out. Our deconstruction crew can also save wall paneling or beams when the plan allows.