Whole-home renovation in Ocala, FL

Some homes in Ocala need more than a new kitchen. A house bought from an estate, a 1970s ranch that has not been touched in decades or a home you are preparing to live in for the next twenty years may need flooring, baths, kitchen, doors, trim, paint and some of the systems behind the walls all at once. Doing those projects one at a time means tearing up finished work to reach the next one. A whole-home renovation plans them together.

Pro Specialty Services renovates homes across Ocala and Marion County as a Florida certified general contractor (CGC1538852). One contract, one schedule and one company responsible for the result.

What a whole-home renovation in Ocala can include

• Kitchen remodeling, from new cabinets to a reworked, open layout.
• Bathroom remodels, including walk-in showers and accessible layouts.
• Flooring throughout, with transitions planned room to room.
• Interior walls removed or added, with structural work designed and permitted.
• New interior doors, trim, baseboards and paint.
• Electrical updates such as new circuits, lighting and panel work, and plumbing updates such as replacing old supply lines, done by Florida-licensed trade contractors.
• Windows and exterior doors replaced or resized.
• Drywall repair and texture after old walls are opened.

Renovating older homes in Ocala

Ocala's housing stock spans more than a century, from Victorian homes in the historic district near East Fort King Street to mid-century block homes and the large subdivisions of Silver Springs Shores. Older homes reward a careful renovation, and they hide things: old wiring, galvanized or polybutylene supply lines, past water damage under flooring and framing modified by earlier owners. We plan for discovery, open up the areas that matter early and price changes clearly in writing before we do them.

If your home is in one of Ocala's designated historic districts, exterior changes can require a separate historic review in addition to the building permit. We check before the design is final so the plan reflects what will actually be approved.

Planning and permits for a Marion County renovation

A whole-home renovation almost always involves permitted work. Homes inside city limits are permitted by the City of Ocala, and homes in unincorporated areas by Marion County Building Safety, which requires plan review for residential alterations and the permit issued and posted before work begins. We prepare the drawings and paperwork, pull the building permit, coordinate the licensed trades' permits and schedule each inspection in the right order: rough plumbing and electrical before walls close, framing before drywall, and finals at the end.

Sequencing is where a general contractor earns its keep. Demolition, then rough-in work, then inspections, then drywall, cabinets, flooring, tile, trim and paint. Doing it in the right order avoids damaging new finishes and paying twice.

Whole-home renovation cost and living arrangements in Ocala

The cost of a whole-home renovation depends on the size of the home, how many rooms are involved, structural and system changes, finish levels and what is discovered once walls and floors are opened. Call for today's price, or book a design visit and we will build a written scope room by room, with allowances for selections still to be made. Financing is available for qualified homeowners through a third-party lender, subject to credit approval.

Whether you can live in the house during the work depends on the scope. When the kitchen and the only bathroom are both under construction, most families stay elsewhere for part of the project. With careful phasing, many renovations can keep part of the home livable throughout. We plan the phases with you before work starts. Need more space as well as a refresh? Home additions can be built alongside the renovation.