A general contractor for remodeling in Hollywood, FL

In Hollywood, where Census data puts the median home's build year at 1969, a remodel usually starts with the permit. Work that touches structure, electrical, plumbing, mechanical systems or windows and doors typically needs one from the city's building department, followed by in-progress and final inspections. When you choose who does the work, look for a contractor whose Florida license you can verify on the DBPR website, who pulls the permit under their own certification, and who stays on the job until the permit is closed. Final Touch Builders holds Florida Certified Building Contractor license CBC1265305, a state certification valid in every Florida county.

We handle whole-home and room remodels, wall removals and layout changes, garage and porch conversions, and interior finishes. Where the scope allows, we keep repairs, remodels and additions under one permit. You get a free estimate and a written scope before work starts. We schedule and pass the inspections, and we close out the permit at the end, because a job is finished when it is permitted, inspected and closed.

Much of Hollywood's housing dates from the 1950s through the 1970s, mostly one-story concrete-block-and-stucco ranch homes, so a remodel can uncover older wiring and plumbing behind the walls. Older carports and converted garages raise the question of whether past work was ever permitted. Near the Broadwalk and the Intracoastal, salt spray corrodes hardware, hinges and deadbolts faster than it would inland, so material choices matter. In the condo towers and gated communities common here, association approval can shape the scope as much as the building code does. Census data shows a modest majority of homes are owner-occupied, which means many remodels are decisions about a long-term home.