Selective demolition in Reno

Selective demolition is Dominic pulling one piece of a room out in Reno or anywhere around the Reno-Tahoe area, then hauling it off while the rest of the room stays as it is. Think the old kitchen cabinets, a run of carpet and tack strip, a bathroom vanity or a built-in bookcase. Text a photo to (775) 316-7470. What sets it apart from a cleanout is the pile. It's pieces that were fastened down, taken loose with care around the floors and fixtures you're keeping.

Homeowners call for it before a remodel, so the room is bare when the new work starts. Property managers call between tenants, when a unit's worn carpet and broken blinds have to be out before new ones go in. He picks up day or night, so a manager setting up trades late in the evening still gets him. If the whole room is coming out down to the bare structure, the interior demolition page is the better fit for that kind of tear-out.

He's been doing this work out of Reno since 2023. Nothing has to be dragged outside ahead of time. Most people want to know how he charges first. He charges by space, so the more of the truck the old pieces fill, the more it costs, and $80 is the floor. Maybe you only want one thing gone, like a built-in desk nobody uses, a closet organizer or an old bar in the basement. That minimum is there for a small job like that.

What goes on the truck

• Kitchen cabinets
• Bathroom vanities and mirrors
• Carpet, pad and tack strip
• Closet shelving and built-ins
• Interior doors and trim
• Old wet bars
• Office counters and partitions
• Metal shelving and brackets

Text a photo of yours to (775) 316-7470.

From the full list of what goes on the truck: indoor demolition.

What does selective demolition usually include?

It usually means a short list of fixtures that come out while the room around them stays. Kitchen uppers and lowers. A bathroom vanity and its mirror. Carpet, pad and tack strip. Closet shelving, a built-in bookcase, an old wet bar, a few interior doors and their trim. In a shop or an office it can be counters, partitions or a reception desk.

The difference from a regular pickup is the work before the loading. Before anything comes loose, he points out what stays and explains how each piece comes off, so you know where the noise and the mess will be. Each piece gets unscrewed, pried or cut free, with care around the tile under the vanity and the floor you plan to refinish. He and his helper Jake carry each piece out of the room. The haul at the end is the easy part.

What won't he remove on a selective demolition job?

Asbestos is on the list he won't take, so if you think the old flooring or ceiling has it, have it dealt with before the day is booked.

The rest of the list is short. Propane tanks stay behind. Carpet and pad from a unit with bed bugs or pests won't go on the truck either, and neither will medical or biohazard waste. Leftover cans of paint from the room are fine to include.

How does he take out one part of a room and leave the rest?

Pieces come out from wherever they're mounted, on any floor of the house, upstairs bedrooms and basements included. A basement wet bar or the shelving in an upstairs closet goes out the same way as a kitchen cabinet by the front door.

For a rental between tenants, the manager okays the price and then picks a day and time with him. He gives a 30 minute to one hour window for when he'll pull up, and he keeps to it. After the last cabinet box leaves, he cleans the spot so whoever works in that room next starts on a clear floor, and the two of you walk the room one last time.

Where do the torn-out cabinets and fixtures go?

Donation comes first. Cabinets, doors, a vanity or a light fixture still in decent shape get set aside for Goodwill before anything is thrown away, so point out the pieces worth keeping whole when you send the photo. Steel and other metal head to a scrap yard for recycling. On these jobs that's usually shelf brackets, a steel sink, old pipe or the frame of a built-in.

Anything broken past saving is trash. Swollen particleboard, the old carpet and pad, and bits of trim that split coming off end up at the Stead landfill or the Carson City landfill. Paint left over from the room goes to Greymar.

How much does selective demolition cost?

Nothing goes out for less than $80. Above that, the cost follows how much of the truck the old cabinets and carpet fill. That figure covers carrying it out, the drive and the disposal, and the dump fee is part of it, not a separate line.

Mark up a photo showing which pieces come out, and Dominic's quote covers the whole tear-out. If a picture can't show enough, he'll come look in person before pricing it. His quote stands, unless the tear-out turns out bigger than your photo showed. He takes cash, check, Venmo and Zelle, plus credit and debit cards. There's a longer walk through how he figures a load in the Reno junk removal cost guide.

Does he do this work around Lake Tahoe and Carson Valley?

Yes. Reno is home, and he'll drive as far as 75 miles out. That reaches Incline Village, South Lake Tahoe and Truckee, east to Fernley and Fallon, and south through Carson City to Gardnerville and Minden. The rest are on the page of towns he covers around the region.

He's working around the clock Monday to Saturday and takes Sunday off. That's worth planning around on a remodel. If the tile setter is coming Monday morning, the old vanity has to be out by Saturday night. He can get there same day, most days. Text a photo to (775) 316-7470.

How the price works

Text a photo of what needs to go to (775) 316-7470. Dominic looks at how much room it takes on the truck and texts back a quote for the whole job. The quote holds unless the job turns out bigger than the photo showed. No hourly rate. Jobs start at $80. More on how pricing works.

Where Dominic does this

All of the Reno-Tahoe area. See every town Dominic covers for selective demolition.