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Fast, Reliable General Contractor Across Plantation
A general contractor in Plantation, FL typically charges $9,000 to $130,000 depending on the scope, with a bathroom remodel running $9,000 – $28,000, a kitchen remodel $14,000 – $45,000, and a home addition $45,000 – $130,000. Most full-scale remodels in Plantation take 6 to 16 weeks, with phase permits pulled by the contractor, not the homeowner. If you’re planning work on a home in Plantation, call Sawyer Remodel Fort Lauderdale at (754) 354-7423 for a free written estimate before you commit to anything.
We know Plantation’s streets, its permitting quirks, and its houses. The older ranch homes off Broward Boulevard don’t frame the same as the condos along University Drive. That matters when a wall comes down or a panel gets upgraded.
Key Takeaways
- Plantation’s tree preservation ordinance can affect dumpster placement, crane access, and demolition scope before work starts.
- 1960s CBS homes in Plantation often hide rusted cast-iron waste lines and 60-amp panels that trigger legitimate change orders.
- Every Sawyer Remodel project gets a written price before any tool is picked up, plus the 365-Day Done Right Promise in writing.
- We pull permits, coordinate inspections, and give you photo updates between visits. You’ll never guess where your job stands.
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Why Sawyer Remodel Fort Lauderdale Is Plantation’s Preferred General Contractor Company
Plantation homeowners keep calling us back because we treat a remodel like an open book. Luca Romano runs our projects with a simple standard: a written price before demolition, live arrival times, and photo updates before and after every major phase. No ghosting, no vague “we’ll figure it out” answers, no invoice surprises.
Our crews work in Plantation neighborhoods every week. We’ve pulled permits across the city, dealt with its tree ordinance on more jobs than we can count, and coordinated inspections with Broward County code officials. That local reps-and-permits knowledge is what keeps a remodel moving instead of stalling out.
Response time to Plantation is typically same-day for a site visit or estimate, with scheduling coordinated from our Miami-area office and crews serving Plantation locally. Every technician who shows up at your door is background-checked and in uniform, and you’ll know who’s coming before they arrive.
Remodeling Contractor in Plantation
A remodeling contractor in Plantation handles the parts of a renovation a homeowner shouldn’t manage alone: structural work, plumbing rough-in, electrical changes, drywall, waterproofing, and scheduling the subcontractors. In Plantation, the job usually starts with a pre-permit inspection of what’s behind the walls, because so many homes here were built decades before modern code.
Whole-Home Renovation
Opening up a 1960s or 1970s Plantation house means dealing with what’s actually inside the walls, not what a glossy estimate assumes is there. We write allowances into every contract for the predictable surprises: cast-iron waste lines, undersized electrical panels, and framing that doesn’t meet current wind-load requirements.
Bathroom and Kitchen Remodels
A bathroom remodel in Plantation runs $9,000 – $28,000. A kitchen remodel runs $14,000 – $45,000. Those ranges include the hidden work that smaller bids skip: new drain lines under the slab when the old cast iron has rusted through, and a panel upgrade when a 60-amp service can’t handle modern appliances.
Licensed General Contractor in Plantation
A licensed general contractor in Plantation carries the state license and insurance required to pull permits for structural work, and takes legal responsibility for the job meeting Florida Building Code. That’s not a formality here. If a wall-opening remodel opens a wall with code violations behind it, the licensed contractor is the one who fixes it and gets the inspection signed off.
Permits and Inspections
We pull every permit a job requires before demolition starts, and we schedule the inspections. Closing a wall without third-party sign-off on upgraded electrical or replaced drain lines is exactly the kind of shortcut that fails a future resale inspection. We don’t play that game.
Change Orders Done Right
Any licensed contractor will find surprises on a 40-year-old Plantation home. The difference is how the contractor prices them. We photograph the issue, send you a written change order with the exact price, and don’t touch the work until you approve it in writing. The number you say yes to is the number you pay.
Trusted Brands We Service in Plantation
On remodels and window or door work across Plantation, we install products from brands we’d put in our own homes: CWS impact windows, ES Windows, and ECO Window Systems, joined by Mr-Glass for specialty glass work. We keep strong relationships with local suppliers so Plantation customers get the right fit for South Florida’s wind codes and the humidity that eats lesser materials.
Common General Contractor Problems We See in Plantation Homes
- Demolition before inspection. A crew starts cutting into a CBS wall and finds galvanized plumbing or a 60-amp panel that adds $8,000 to the job. We inspect first, write allowances into the contract, and get your sign-off before any surprise touches the bill.
- Dumpster and crane placement under protected trees. Plantation’s tree ordinance protects certain live oaks. Park a dumpster near one without checking, and the city can issue a stop-work order with mitigation fees. We check tree locations before we schedule a single piece of equipment.
- Hidden code violations behind closed walls. Rusted cast-iron drain lines and outdated wiring get sealed back up by careless contractors. If that work fails a future home inspection, it’s on you. We fix what we find and get inspection sign-off before closing any wall.
- Quotes that quietly double. A low initial number gets a homeowner to sign, then the change orders start flowing without written approval. Our written price comes before any work starts, and any change is priced and approved in writing before we touch it.
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Here’s what we tell Plantation homeowners before they even call:
| Project | Typical Range in Plantation |
|---|---|
| Kitchen Remodel | $14,000 – $45,000 |
| Bathroom Remodel | $9,000 – $28,000 |
| Home Addition | $45,000 – $130,000 |
What moves the number: the age of your home’s plumbing and electrical, whether load-bearing walls need new headers, and whether Plantation’s tree ordinance affects equipment access on your lot. That’s why we do a pre-permit inspection before quoting final numbers. Estimates are free, written, and itemized. Call (754) 354-7423 to schedule one.
Plantation’s Tree Ordinance and How It Shapes Your Remodel
Plantation enforces a landscape and tree preservation ordinance that requires permits and mitigation for removing or heavily pruning any tree over a certain size on private property. This is a Plantation rule, not a Broward County standard. Sunrise and Davie don’t impose the same requirement. It means a protected live oak in your front yard can change where a dumpster sits, how a truck crane reaches the roof, and how much of the existing landscaping can be disturbed during demolition. We’ve had jobs where the entire demolition sequencing shifted because the neighbors’ property line had a protected tree that blocked the only practical equipment path. Checking the tree locations and pulling a tree permit before demolition starts is now a standard step on every Plantation job we run.
What Opening a 1960s Plantation Wall Actually Turns Up
On a 1960s ranch in the Plantation Isles neighborhood off Broward Boulevard, we opened a load-bearing CBS wall for a kitchen remodel and found rusted cast-iron waste lines under the slab and a 60-amp electrical panel that couldn’t handle the new load. Our crew wrote an allowance into the contract before starting, then priced the replacement drains and panel upgrade as a change order with the homeowner’s written approval before rough-in, and got inspection sign-off on the new plumbing and wiring before we closed the wall. That’s the job-by-job reality in Plantation’s older housing stock, and it’s why we never quote a remodel here based on surface-level measurements alone. The pre-permit inspection is what keeps your contract honest.
Drive the older sections of Plantation, like the golf-course-adjacent streets or the Plantation Isles neighborhoods off Broward Boulevard, and you’ll see original 1960s ranch homes with shallow-pitch roofs, single-car carports, and jalousie windows still in place. Even a simple bathroom remodel in these houses can spiral because the drain lines under the slab have failed and the panel can’t handle modern load, and if a crane or dumpster has to sit near a protected live oak, the tree ordinance adds another layer before demolition starts. Neighboring cities don’t carry all of these constraints at once. Plantation does.
We Also Serve Cities Near Plantation
Our crews handle work in Plantation daily, and we also serve homeowners in Fort Lauderdale and Margate. The permitting rules and housing stock change from one city to the next, and we adapt to each. If you’re nearby and planning a remodel, reach out. We’ll give you the same written pricing and the same visibility guarantee.
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FAQs About General Contractor in Plantation
It affects equipment access. If a protected tree sits near your home, we may need a permit and mitigation plan before placing a dumpster, crane, or material staging area near it. That can change demolition sequencing and add modest cost. We check tree locations during our site visit so the estimate accounts for it. Call (754) 354-7423 to schedule a visit, and we’ll flag any tree issues before you sign.
Rusted cast-iron waste lines under the slab, galvanized supply plumbing, and 60-amp electrical panels that need upgrading are the Big Three. We write an allowance for these into every contract on older Plantation homes, then price the actual work as a written change order before rough-in. You approve the number, in writing, before we touch it.
Yes. The historic district around the Plantation Golf Course carries additional design review requirements that don’t apply to homes outside it. Exterior changes, window replacements, and additions face stricter scrutiny. We handle the documentation and review process as part of our permitting work. Get in touch and we’ll walk you through what applies to your block.
We photograph it, write a change order with the exact price, send it to you, and wait for written approval before the work proceeds. The contract builds in allowances for likely surprises, so a rusted drain line underneath a Plantation ranch doesn’t blindside you. The number you approve is the number you pay.
Yes. We handle impact window installation with products from CWS, ES Windows, and ECO Window Systems under the same permit package when the scope makes sense. That keeps one contractor responsible for waterproofing, flashing, and inspection sign-off across the whole job, which matters a lot in Broward County’s High Velocity Hurricane Zone. Call (754) 354-7423 for a free estimate on your combined scope.
Written by Luca Romano, Owner at Sawyer Remodel Fort Lauderdale, serving Plantation and surrounding South Florida communities.
