Junk removal in Coral Terrace, for post-war homes and bathroom tear-outs

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Coral Terrace follows the county's bulky waste rules

Coral Terrace is unincorporated, so Miami-Dade County's Department of Solid Waste Management collects here, with waste twice a week and recycling every other week. Each household gets two bulky pickups per calendar year, January 1 through December 31. Each is "up to 25 cubic yards," the two can be combined "into one pickup of up to 50 cubic yards," and excess bulky waste you authorize carries "a fee of $31 per cubic yard," per the county's 2025 Waste Service Guide.

The request has to be made before anything goes on the curb, online at miamidade.gov/bulkywaste, on the app or by calling 311. Appointments open 30 days ahead, and waitlists or fit-ins are not available. The pile goes out no more than 3 days before the date and by 7 a.m., within 10 feet of the street. Since April 1, 2023, an early pile can draw a warning notice or a civil citation.

The county guide lists what stays off the curb:

• Home chemical waste, rock and dirt
• Any single item over 150 lbs.
• More than three cubic yards of construction and demolition debris
• More than three cubic yards of wooden fence
• Refrigerators and freezers with the doors still on (doors must be removed)

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Bathroom and kitchen tear-outs, and county permits

There is no city building department in Coral Terrace. Demolition permits come from the Miami-Dade County Building Department, part of the Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources, and the county notes an additional form for owner-builder permits. Your GC or you as the owner pull the permit. Rapid Haul does not.

Rapid Haul does the non-structural tear-out: the tile, tub, vanity and toilet in a bathroom, the cabinets and counters in a kitchen, flooring and interior partition walls. A single bathroom quickly passes the county's construction debris limit at the curb, and the Trash and Recycling Centers limit it to three (3) cubic yards per customer per day. One haul by Dany's crew replaces a lot of weekend trips.

If you do haul some of it yourself, the centers take household trash, tree and yard cuttings and up to three cubic yards of construction and demolition debris, and most take up to four tires and white goods. Food and kitchen garbage is not allowed.

or call (754) 249-1015

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Post-war homes, Schendley Park and Little Gables

Coral Terrace grew after World War II, when many ex-soldiers could afford newly built homes here. An FIU and Miami-Dade TPO community profile describes it as a working to middle class neighborhood with a 70.1% homeownership rate. The 2020 census counted 23,142 people in 7,745 households and 8,113 housing units, with only 4.5% vacant. The Palmetto Expressway, built in the late 1950s, defines the western edge.

Homes from that building wave are the kind where an original bathroom or kitchen finally gets redone, and the old tile, cabinets and fixtures have to go somewhere. Schendley Park, a smaller area within Coral Terrace, has a strong homeowners association, so check its rules before staging anything outside. The profile also names Little Gables.

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How it works and what it costs

Rapid Haul is based in Hollywood and covers Miami-Dade as a main service area. Text a photo to (754) 249-1015 and Dany sends one flat price covering labor, loading, hauling and disposal. Same-day pickup is often possible when you call early, Monday to Saturday, 7 AM to 7 PM.

Junk removal is paid after the job. Jobs of $1,000 and over, mostly tear-out, take a 50% deposit.

• Appliance removal from $100
• Furniture removal from $125
• Construction debris pickup from $200
• Room demo from $750
• Full house cleanouts from $1,000