Open-plan remodeled living space — home remodeling in South Miami, Florida. Architectural rendering.

Home Remodeling · South Miami, FL

Your South Miami ranch, rethought.

PGX Builders Group takes South Miami houses down to the good bones and rebuilds them around how you actually live, fully permitted through the city, supervised daily, licensed and insured under CGC1539072.

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Home Remodeling in South Miami

South Miami houses, inside and out.

South Miami's housing stock tells the city's whole story: 1920s Tudor and Mediterranean cottages in Cambridge Lawns, postwar CBS ranches across Twin Lakes and Bird Road Estates, and larger new homes filling in the gaps between them. Most owners here never wanted a teardown. They bought for the canopy streets, the walk to Sunset Drive, and the lot their kids grew up on. What they want is the house brought up to the way they live now: open plans, a real primary suite, new systems behind the walls, and impact glass in every opening.

Remodeling here runs through the City of South Miami Building Department, a small municipal office with its own plan review and inspection staff, separate from the county system that governs High Pines and Ponce-Davis across Red Road. Exterior changes visible from the street can also require a pass before the city's Design Review Board — the panel longtime residents still call the ERPB — and homes inside the Cambridge Lawns Historic District answer to the Historic Preservation Board as well. None of it slows you down much when the drawings are complete and correct, which is exactly how we submit them.

South Florida has kept PGX Builders Group busy for more than 20 years: over 150 remodels and additions, every single one permitted and inspected. In South Miami, that experience looks like a fixed written scope before demolition starts, a supervisor on site every working day, finishes protected while the loud work happens, and one accountable team from first estimate to warranty. A remodel is a promise, and ours comes in writing.

Remodelled living space viewed from the seating area — architectural rendering

Where we work in South Miami

Cambridge Lawns Davis Gardens Twin Lakes Mango Terrace University Gardens Westerfield Manor Cocoplum Terrace Pinecrest Villas Bird Road Estates Manor Lane Sunset Drive Downtown South Miami

Elsewhere in South Miami? Call us — if it's in Miami-Dade or Broward, we probably build there.

What's included

How far a whole-home remodel goes.

One contract, one team, one schedule, from demolition through final inspection. A typical whole-home scope in South Miami includes:

01

Block walls, engineered openings

Removing bearing walls in CBS ranches, adding engineered beams and columns, and reshaping choppy postwar floor plans into open living space that actually flows.

02

Postwar systems, fully replaced

New electrical service, re-piped plumbing, and right-sized air conditioning for houses whose original systems date to the Eisenhower administration.

03

Impact glazing, HVHZ approvals included

Miami-Dade approved impact glazing throughout, fitted to existing openings or enlarged ones, with HVHZ product approvals handled inside the permit package.

04

Finishes installed, everything else wrapped

Stone, tile, wide-plank flooring, and built-in cabinetry installed under daily supervision, with everything that stays wrapped and protected from day one.

05

Historic-sensitive exteriors

For Cambridge Lawns and other older streets, exterior work detailed to preserve the 1920s character the district was designated to protect.

Open-plan living and kitchen after a full renovation — architectural rendering

How we work

A remodel is a promise. We keep it in writing.

20+
Years building in South Florida
150+
Remodels and additions delivered
100%
Permitted and inspected work
1
Team accountable from estimate to warranty

AFixed scope, honest pricing

A detailed written scope before we start — so the number you sign is the number you pay, and changes are decisions, not surprises.

BA superintendent on site, daily

Your project is run by someone whose name you know, who answers the phone, and who walks the site every working day.

CBuilt to code, warrantied in writing

HVHZ-rated products, inspected phases, closed permits, and a written warranty when we hand back the keys.

How it goes

From first walk to final walk-through.

01

Walk-through & estimate

We visit, measure, listen, and come back with a real scope and a real number — not a teaser.

1–2 weeks
02

Design & permits

Drawings, engineering where needed, product approvals, and the permit package — filed and tracked by us.

4–10 weeks
03

Construction

Scheduled trades, daily supervision, weekly updates with photos, and inspections we prepare for and attend in person.

Per scope
04

Closeout & warranty

Punch list cleared, permits closed, documents handed over, warranty in writing. Then we leave it spotless.

1–2 weeks

FAQ

Straight answers.

Do I need a permit to remodel a home in South Miami?
Yes. Anything beyond paint and flooring — moving walls, changing plumbing or electrical, replacing windows — needs a permit from the City of South Miami Building Department, which runs its own plan review and inspections. Unpermitted work has a way of surfacing at sale or insurance time, and legalizing it after the fact costs more than doing it right once. We prepare the permit package, pull it under our license, and schedule every inspection.
How long does permitting take through the City of South Miami?
It depends on scope and on how complete the submittal is. A straightforward interior remodel moves faster than one involving structural changes or Design Review Board sign-off, which adds a board cycle. We won't promise a date a city department controls, but we control our end: complete drawings, engineering attached, and corrections answered quickly. We also sequence design and procurement so review time isn't wasted time.
My house is in Cambridge Lawns. Can I still remodel?
Yes. Cambridge Lawns was locally designated in 2005, so exterior changes get reviewed by the city's Historic Preservation Board with an eye toward the district's 1920s Tudor and Mediterranean character. Interior work is far more flexible. The process rewards good drawings and historically sensible details, both of which we bring. Plenty of homes in the district hide modern kitchens and brand-new systems behind their original facades.
Should I remodel or tear down and build new?
It comes down to the bones and the numbers. Many South Miami houses are solid concrete-block construction worth keeping, and a deep remodel, sometimes paired with an addition, often delivers the home you want without the cost and timeline of ground-up construction. When a teardown genuinely makes more sense, we'll tell you that too. We only win when the project is the right one.
What will a full remodel of my South Miami house cost?
The honest answer is a wide range, because scope drives everything: structural changes, full system replacement, and finish level each move the number significantly. We're a high-end contractor, not the low bid. What you're buying is engineering done right, a fixed written scope, and a schedule someone actually manages. After a walk-through we'll give you a realistic budget bracket before you spend anything on design.

Contact

Invite us over for a look

Tell us what isn't working and we'll tell you what it takes to fix it — a straight answer, in English o en español. Call (786) 273-2524.

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Miami, FL
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