Remodeling Contractor in Miami
One remodeling contractor in Miami for whole-home, multi-room, and condo remodels across South Florida — the party that carries the permit, the structure, and the trades under a single license instead of a stack of uncoordinated contracts.
Full-home renovations across South Florida
The whole-job remodels, not the single-trade patch
This is the hub for full-scope remodeling — the whole-job projects a Miami remodeling contractor takes on, where structure, permits, and multiple trades all move at once and one licensed party has to own the result. If the job is a one-trade swap, you want a specialist, not a general contractor.
What a Gaven remodel covers
What it isn't
One team, end to end
A remodeling contractor is not a booking agent for other people's trades. On a whole-home or multi-room job, one licensed general contractor is responsible for the structural work and pulls the permit, while the electrical, mechanical, and plumbing run in-house or are subcontracted under the license, not hired out as separate, uncoordinated contracts that no single party is accountable for.
The reason this matters more in Miami than in most markets is the regulatory layer. Miami-Dade and Broward sit inside the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone, so impact-rated assemblies, NOA-verified glazing, and FBC 8th Edition uplift requirements apply to most exterior envelope work on a full home remodel. Palm Beach County sits in the Wind-Borne Debris Region. Coastal Flood Zones AE and VE add Base Flood Elevation requirements, and when a project's cost approaches 50% of the structure value, FEMA Substantial Improvement pulls the whole building up to current code. A remodeling contractor in Miami who doesn't know which layer applies to a property will miss the schedule on day one.
That is what end to end actually means, and it is where a multi-room remodel is won or lost. Four things move the number on every job, and every one of them is a coordination problem before it is a cost.
Six phases, one licensed team
Every Gaven project runs the same six phases, in the same order, with one licensed team carrying it from the first site visit to the final inspection. It is the sequence a Miami remodeling contractor uses to keep a multi-room job on schedule when a kitchen, two bathrooms, and a structural wall are all in motion at once.
Discovery
We start with a free site visit, no trip fee. We walk the scope, pull the property's permit history and flood-zone determination, and name anything that moves the budget before a proposal exists: a load-bearing wall, an undersized panel, a slab that needs leveling.
Design and scope
Drawings, allowances, and a fixed scope. You see the full number with honest variance bands, not a “starting from” anchor that climbs in the third change order.
Permitting
We pull the permit under our license. In Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach County the building official verifies the contractor's certification before a permit issues, so the license and the permit are tied together from day one.
Demolition and rough trades
Demo, framing, and structural work first. Electrical, mechanical, and plumbing run in-house or under our license, sequenced so the rough inspections land in the right order.
Finishes and installation
Cabinetry, stone, tile, flooring, and fixtures. The finish phase is where a coastal remodel's schedule is won or lost, and it is the phase you actually live in.
Punch and closeout
Final inspection, certificate of occupancy or closeout, and a written one-to-two-year labor warranty. One walkthrough, one punch list, one team accountable for the result.
The license is the difference
Gaven is a Florida Certified General Contractor. Under Chapter 489 of the Florida Statutes, a Certified General Contractor's scope is “unlimited as to the type of work,” the license class that can take a whole-home gut or a structural addition. A Building Contractor is capped at three stories; a Residential Contractor at two.§489.105
That license is what separates a remodeling contractor who can run the whole job from one who cannot. A general contractor is responsible for the structural work and pulls the permit, while the electrical, mechanical, and plumbing run in-house or are subcontracted under the license instead of hired out as separate, uncoordinated contracts.§489.113
It shows up at the permit counter. In Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach County the building official has to confirm the contractor is certified before a permit issues, which is why an unlicensed handyman cannot legally pull one for a remodel of this size.§489.131
Verify all of it before you sign. Our license is public, and our permit history is on the public BuildZoom record: 500+ projects since 2015, 37+ BuildZoom-verified permits.
The full home-remodeling playbook
Pricing bands, code detail, and the full phase-by-phase breakdown for a complete home remodel in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach live on our home remodeling Miami guide.
Remodeling contractor questions
QWhat does a Miami remodeling contractor do?
A Miami remodeling contractor manages the full remodel end to end: planning, permits, design coordination, subcontractors, scheduling, inspections, and the final walkthrough. On a Gaven project, one licensed team carries accountability from the first site visit through certificate of occupancy or project closeout, so the homeowner is not coordinating five trades or chasing the building department alone.
QHow much does a whole-home remodel cost in Miami-Dade or Broward?
It depends far more on scope than on square footage. A cosmetic multi-room refresh can run well under a full gut, while a down-to-the-studs whole-home remodel with structural changes, a full MEP upgrade, and high-end finishes runs into six figures. The two rooms that drive most of the number are the kitchen ($25K-$80K typical) and the bathrooms ($15K-$40K each). We scope a whole-home remodel on site and quote it fixed, never over the phone, because the walls, the panel, and the plumbing behind them decide the real number.
QHow long does a multi-room or whole-home remodel take?
Permit review and the build both vary by scope and jurisdiction. A focused multi-room remodel typically runs a few months; a whole-home gut with structural work and permitting runs longer. The build phase is rarely the bottleneck, design decisions, permit review in Miami-Dade or Broward, and existing-conditions surprises are. Running every trade under one licensed team keeps the six phases from stalling between hand-offs.
QWhat types of home remodel projects do you handle in Miami?
Whole-home gut renovations, multi-room remodels, condo gut renovations, kitchen remodeling, bathroom remodeling, and home additions across Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach County. Each project is structured with a written scope of work, a permit set, and a tier-based finish selection. We do not take on partial cosmetic refreshes, single-room jobs, or handyman scopes.
QDo you remodel condos and high-rise units in Miami?
Yes. Condo remodels add a layer above the building code: board or association approval, a certificate of insurance naming the association, building-specific work hours and elevator protection, and sometimes a structural-engineer letter before any wall moves. We carry the association package alongside the county permit so both clear before demolition starts.
QWhat is the difference between a Certified General Contractor, a Building Contractor, and a Residential Contractor in Florida?
All three are state licenses, but the scope is what separates them. A Certified General Contractor is unlimited as to the type of work and can build any structure statewide. A Building Contractor is limited to commercial and residential buildings up to three stories. A Residential Contractor is limited to one-, two-, or three-family homes up to two habitable stories. For a whole-home gut, a structural addition, or a coastal high-rise condo, the general contractor class is the one that carries the full scope. Gaven holds the Certified General Contractor license.
QOn a remodel, does the contractor pull the permit or does the homeowner?
We pull it, under our license. In Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach County the building official verifies the contractor's certification before issuing a permit, so a licensed general contractor is the party that files. A homeowner can pull an owner-builder permit, but they then carry the liability and the inspections themselves, which is rarely worth it on a multi-trade remodel. Having the contractor pull the permit keeps one licensed party accountable for the inspections and the code.
QDo I need a licensed general contractor for a whole-home remodel, or can I hire the trades directly?
You can hire trades directly for small, single-trade jobs. A whole-home or multi-room remodel is a different animal, because someone has to own the structural work, sequence the trades, and coordinate the inspections. A Certified General Contractor is responsible for the structural components and either runs the electrical, mechanical, and plumbing in-house or subcontracts them under the license. Hiring each trade yourself means no single license is coordinating the structure, the permit, and the inspection order, and that is usually where multi-trade remodels come apart.
QAre you licensed and insured?
Yes. Gaven is a Florida Certified General Contractor, license CGC1524886, verifiable on the state record at MyFloridaLicense. General liability and workers' compensation certificates issue before any crew sets foot on the property, and on condo projects we name the association on the certificate of insurance as required.
QCan you work from my architect's or designer's plans, or do you design in-house?
Both. If you already have drawings from an architect or interior designer, we build from them and carry the permit and construction. If you don't, we handle drawings, allowances, and a fixed scope in the design-and-scope phase before any demolition. Either way, one licensed team owns the structure, the permit, and the trades.
Talk to Miami's licensed remodeling contractor
Every whole-home and multi-room remodel starts with a free site visit, no trip fee. We walk the scope, pull your permit history, and name what moves the budget before a proposal exists. Then you get one fixed number and one licensed team.
Last updated August 2026.