- Interior demolition usually costs $1,050 to $5,050, about $2,800 typical.
- Gutting a room or part of a home for a remodel.
- Price your own job with the calculator above; it breaks the job into lines.
What interior demolition costs
Expect interior demolition to cost between $1,050 and $5,050, with $2,800 as a typical figure. Gutting a room or part of a home for a remodel. By the square foot, HomeAdvisor put it at $2 to $7, with $4.50 in the middle.
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Low end | $1,050 |
| Typical | $2,800 |
| High end | $5,050 |
| Per square foot | $2 to $7 |
Sources: Fixr and HomeAdvisor, combined as shown below. Local wages shift the typical price from about $2,350 in Arkansas to $3,554 in Hawaii.
What drives the price
- Area. Priced by the square foot.
- What comes out. Tile, plaster and cabinets are heavier and slower than drywall.
- Hazards. Old homes may need asbestos testing first.
Extra costs to plan for
| Item | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Dumping fees | $200 to $1,000 | HomeAdvisor |
Ask whether each of these is in the quote. Two bids for the same interior demolition can be far apart only because one includes them.
Interior demolition cost by state
These state figures are Koira estimates. The labor share of the national price, about 70%, moves with each state's median wage for construction and extraction workers; materials stay at the national price. Use them to sanity-check a interior demolition quote.
| State | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $905 | $2,414 | $4,354 |
| Alaska | $1,248 | $3,329 | $6,004 |
| Arizona | $1,031 | $2,750 | $4,960 |
| Arkansas | $881 | $2,350 | $4,238 |
| California | $1,200 | $3,199 | $5,770 |
| Colorado | $1,070 | $2,854 | $5,148 |
| Connecticut | $1,199 | $3,198 | $5,767 |
| Delaware | $1,048 | $2,794 | $5,039 |
| District of Columbia | $1,180 | $3,148 | $5,677 |
| Florida | $924 | $2,465 | $4,445 |
| Georgia | $930 | $2,479 | $4,471 |
| Hawaii | $1,333 | $3,554 | $6,409 |
| Idaho | $1,008 | $2,688 | $4,849 |
| Illinois | $1,310 | $3,492 | $6,298 |
| Indiana | $1,078 | $2,876 | $5,187 |
| Iowa | $1,049 | $2,797 | $5,045 |
| Kansas | $994 | $2,649 | $4,778 |
| Kentucky | $971 | $2,589 | $4,670 |
| Louisiana | $931 | $2,484 | $4,480 |
| Maine | $1,059 | $2,825 | $5,096 |
| Maryland | $1,054 | $2,811 | $5,070 |
| Massachusetts | $1,271 | $3,390 | $6,114 |
| Michigan | $1,070 | $2,854 | $5,148 |
| Minnesota | $1,211 | $3,229 | $5,824 |
| Mississippi | $893 | $2,380 | $4,293 |
| Missouri | $1,077 | $2,872 | $5,180 |
| Montana | $1,067 | $2,847 | $5,134 |
| Nebraska | $979 | $2,610 | $4,708 |
| Nevada | $1,077 | $2,872 | $5,180 |
| New Hampshire | $1,057 | $2,818 | $5,082 |
| New Jersey | $1,222 | $3,258 | $5,876 |
| New Mexico | $931 | $2,482 | $4,477 |
| New York | $1,184 | $3,157 | $5,695 |
| North Carolina | $925 | $2,466 | $4,447 |
| North Dakota | $1,070 | $2,853 | $5,146 |
| Ohio | $1,082 | $2,886 | $5,204 |
| Oklahoma | $915 | $2,441 | $4,402 |
| Oregon | $1,131 | $3,016 | $5,440 |
| Pennsylvania | $1,062 | $2,832 | $5,108 |
| Rhode Island | $1,093 | $2,915 | $5,257 |
| South Carolina | $927 | $2,471 | $4,457 |
| South Dakota | $934 | $2,490 | $4,491 |
| Tennessee | $939 | $2,503 | $4,514 |
| Texas | $922 | $2,458 | $4,434 |
| Utah | $1,020 | $2,721 | $4,908 |
| Vermont | $1,052 | $2,806 | $5,061 |
| Virginia | $1,012 | $2,698 | $4,866 |
| Washington | $1,247 | $3,325 | $5,997 |
| West Virginia | $1,026 | $2,736 | $4,935 |
| Wisconsin | $1,101 | $2,935 | $5,293 |
| Wyoming | $1,053 | $2,807 | $5,062 |
Cities inside a state can run well above or below the state figure.
How we got these numbers
| Guide | Range | Average | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fixr | $1,000 to $5,000 | $2,500 | Counted |
| HomeAdvisor | $1,067 to $5,057 | Not given | Counted |
How the interior demolition range is combined: low end from the middle of the guides' lows, high end from the middle of their highs, typical from the middle of their averages (a range's midpoint where no average is given). Figures read on each guide's page on October 9, 2026.
Labor share used: 70%. HomeAdvisor puts labor at $1 to $5 of the $2 to $7 a square foot. State factor: the state's median hourly wage for construction and extraction workers over the national $28.63 (BLS, May 2025), kept between 0.7 and 1.4.
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Sources: Fixr, interior demolition cost; HomeAdvisor, interior demolition cost; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (state and national files). Prices checked October 9, 2026. More for your trade: how the trade runs on Koira.