Elite Demo and Junk Removal
Austin commercial office interior stripped out, large glass panels leaned against the wall

Demolition

Interior demolition

Cabinets, flooring, drywall, fixtures and non structural walls taken down, carried out and hauled off. The next trade walks into an empty room.

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  • Residential and commercial
  • Non structural tear out
  • Debris hauled off
  • No dumpster in the lot

The work

Tear out and haul off are one job here

Most remodels stall in the same place. The demo crew finishes and leaves, and now there is a pile of cabinets, tile and drywall filling the room that the next trade needs. Somebody rents a dumpster. It sits in the driveway or the parking lot for a week. Somebody else loads it.

We do the tear out and the hauling on the same visit, off the same trailer. Cabinets come off the wall and go straight out. Flooring comes up and goes out. Drywall comes down and goes out. When we leave, the room is empty and the debris is gone with us.

That covers kitchens and bathrooms in a house, a whole first floor going down to studs before a remodel, and commercial spaces getting stripped for a new tenant.

Scope

What comes out

  • Kitchens

    Upper and lower cabinets, countertops, backsplash, island, sink, disposal, range hood, soffits and the flooring underneath.

  • Bathrooms

    Vanity, tub or shower surround, tile, toilet, mirrors, medicine cabinet, subfloor if it is soft, down to studs where that is the plan.

  • Flooring

    Carpet and pad, tack strip, laminate, vinyl plank, glue down vinyl, ceramic and porcelain tile, thinset and hardwood.

  • Walls and ceilings

    Drywall, plaster, paneling, wallpaper backing, drop ceiling grid and tile, and non structural partition walls.

  • Trim and built ins

    Base, casing, crown, chair rail, closet systems, shelving, bookcases, wall units and rubber wall base.

  • Commercial interiors

    Retail and office finish outs, cubicle systems, counters, partition glass, signage, break rooms and back of house.

The line we do not cross

Nothing structural

Load bearing walls, headers, beams, columns, roof structure and foundation work are not interior demolition. Those need an engineer, a plan and a licensed contractor to carry the load. If nobody has told you which of your walls is load bearing, that is the question to answer before demolition day, not during it.

Real job

Commercial interior, Austin

April 2026, GPS tagged in Travis County. A commercial space stripped out mid renovation, and the debris load that came off it.

Large glass partition panels leaned against the wall, drywall sheets stacked on bare concrete, and the trailer loaded with cardboard, rubber wall base and plywood on the way out. This one is logged as construction debris removal with interior demolition on the same job, which is how these usually come in: part tear out, part haul off, on a working jobsite.

See the full job, construction debris removal or what we do in Austin.

Before we start

Utilities, testing and permits

Interior demolition has more that has to happen before day one than any other job on our list. None of it is optional.

Utilities dead first

Circuits off at the panel and labeled. Water off at the fixture or the main. Gas capped by a licensed plumber. HVAC and vents accounted for. Nothing gets cut into a wall until we know what is behind it.

Asbestos and lead

Texas requires an asbestos survey before renovation or demolition of public and commercial buildings. Popcorn ceilings, nine inch tile, black mastic and old duct wrap are common hits. Pre 1978 houses can have lead paint. We do not test and we do not abate. Licensed abatement goes first.

Permits and building rules

The remodel permit belongs to the owner or the general contractor. Commercial buildings often add their own rules on freight elevator hours, loading dock access and after hours work. Get those in writing before the schedule is set.

Tell us on the phone

  • What is coming out and what has to stay untouched
  • What the floor is and what is under it
  • Which floor it is on and whether there is an elevator or a dock
  • Whether the building is occupied and what the working hours are
  • When the next trade is scheduled to start

Pricing

What changes the price

Square footage

A single kitchen and a whole floor going to studs are different orders of work and debris.

Layers

Carpet pulls fast. Glue down vinyl and thinset tile over concrete are slow, dusty and heavy. Two floors stacked on each other is two removals.

Weight

Disposal is charged by weight. Tile, plaster, mortar and countertops fill a trailer by weight long before they fill it by volume.

Access and hours

Ground floor with the trailer at the door is the easy case. Stairs, an elevator, a shared dock or after hours work in an occupied building all add time.

Send photos of every room that is coming out, and say what has to stay clean. That is most of the estimate.

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Related work

What usually goes with it

Interior work rarely ends at the walls.

Service area

Where we do interior tear out

Based in San Marcos, working about 35 miles out. Austin and San Antonio are both in range.

Interior demolition questions

Do you haul the debris or do I need a dumpster?
We haul it. The debris goes out on our dump trailer as the work happens, which means no box parked in the lot for a week and no permit for a dumpster in the street. That is the whole reason to hire one company for tear out and hauling instead of two.
Do you take out load bearing walls?
No. Anything structural needs an engineer or an architect to spec it and a licensed contractor to carry the load while it is out. We do non structural interior demolition. If you are not sure which one your wall is, find out before anybody swings anything.
What about asbestos and lead paint?
In Texas, public and commercial buildings require an asbestos survey before a renovation or demolition. We do not test and we do not do abatement. Popcorn ceilings, nine inch floor tile with black mastic, old sheet vinyl and duct wrap are the usual suspects, and houses built before 1978 can carry lead paint. If a survey comes back positive, a licensed abatement contractor goes first and we come in after.
Who shuts off the power, water and gas?
That happens before we start. Circuits killed at the panel, water off at the fixture or the main, gas capped by a licensed plumber. Demolition crews do not disconnect utilities and you do not want one that says otherwise.
Do you work for general contractors?
Yes. The Austin job on this page was a commercial interior on a working jobsite. Tear out and debris hauling between trades is normal work for us, and so is coming back for a second load.
Do I need a permit for an interior remodel?
Usually yes for the remodel itself, and the permit belongs to the property owner or the general contractor. Rules and thresholds vary by city, so call your building department. Also check with your HOA or property manager if the building has one.
How is interior demolition priced?
Square footage, what layers are coming out, how heavy the debris is, and how far it has to travel to the trailer. Tile and plaster are heavy. A second floor with no elevator changes everything. Call (210) 723-9325 and walk us through it.

Get the space stripped

Kitchen, bathroom, whole floor or a commercial suite. Tell us what is coming out and when the next trade starts.

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Elite Demo and Junk Removal. San Marcos, Texas, 35 mile radius.

San Marcos and 35 miles out Call (210) 723-9325