Plantation's 1970s-80s housing stock — closed galley kitchens, single-bath layouts, and compartmentalized floor plans — is exactly what our whole home remodeling service in Plantation, FL is built to fix. We are a licensed Broward general contractor, and Plantation is one of our highest-volume remodeling markets. Free in-home estimate, fixed-price quotes, single project manager start to finish.
Serving Plantation's ~91,750 residents across ZIP codes 33317, 33322, 33324, 33325 · Updated June 2026
When Plantation homeowners search for whole home remodeling in Plantation, FL, they are usually looking at the same floor plan: a 3-bedroom, 2-bath ranch built between 1972 and 1989, with a galley kitchen facing a wall, a formal living room nobody uses, and a master bath that hasn't been touched since Carter was president. That is not a criticism — it is a description of nearly every subdivision home in Jacaranda and Central Park, and it is exactly the remodel we have performed more times than we can count since we started in Broward County in 1999.
Speedy Remodeling Company is a licensed general contractor headquartered in Plantation. We remodel homes here year-round, and Plantation is consistently one of the top two or three cities on our project board. In our experience remodeling Plantation homes, the housing stock falls into two distinct types that require different approaches: the 1,400 to 1,800 square-foot subdivision homes packed into Jacaranda, Central Park, and Plantation Isles, and the larger half-acre-plus estate properties in Plantation Acres and Country Club Estates. Both need whole-home renovation, but the scope, the structural complexity, and the permit path are different enough that a single template estimate does not serve either one honestly.
Below you will find what a whole home remodeling project in Plantation actually involves, what it typically costs, which neighborhood quirks matter, and six questions our Plantation clients ask most before they sign. If you are ready to skip ahead, call us at (754) 354-5443 — we answer live Monday through Saturday, 7 AM to 7 PM, and we can usually schedule an in-home walkthrough within the same week.
Most Jacaranda and Central Park homes were built between 1972 and 1989. That means galvanized water supply lines, original 100-amp electrical panels, cast-iron drain lines under the slab, and load-bearing walls in exactly the places you want to open up. We have remodeled enough Plantation homes to anticipate these before we open a single wall — which means our estimates are honest rather than optimistic, and our schedules hold instead of blowing past.
The number-one whole home remodeling request we get in Plantation is removing the wall between the kitchen and the living area to create one connected space. On a 1970s Plantation ranch, that wall is almost always load-bearing, which means a structural engineer and a correctly sized beam — not just drywall removal. We handle the engineering, the beam, and the permit through the City of Plantation Building Department so your open floor plan is legal, insured, and resale-ready.
Every Plantation remodel we do that touches structural, plumbing, electrical, or gas work is pulled on permit through the City of Plantation Building Department. We handle drawings, submittal, and every inspection ourselves. Florida insurers and lenders require permitted work — unpermitted renovations can void your coverage and block refinancing — so this is not optional and we never suggest skipping it.
Our whole home remodeling service in Plantation covers everything a dated Broward home needs: open-concept kitchen and living conversions with structural engineering and beam installation, full kitchen gut and rebuild (custom cabinetry, quartz or stone countertops, new plumbing rough-in, tile backsplash, under-cabinet lighting), primary and secondary bathroom overhauls, flooring throughout (tile, LVP, hardwood), impact window and door installation to meet current Florida Building Code, electrical panel upgrades from the original 100-amp service to 200-amp, PEX re-pipe to replace galvanized supply lines, and interior paint and trim from top to bottom.
We also handle additions and in-law suites for Plantation Acres estate properties where homeowners want square footage rather than just a refresh. The scope varies, but the process is the same: one project manager, one fixed-price contract, and one permit set that covers the entire job. For a typical Plantation subdivision remodel, homeowners invest between $90,000 and $220,000 and finish in 12 to 18 weeks. Larger Acres estate projects run $180,000 to $380,000 and typically 16 to 22 weeks. We provide line-item estimates — not ballparks — so you know what you are buying before you sign.
Plantation was largely built out between 1965 and 1990, and that history is the single biggest factor in how we approach a whole home remodeling project here. Jacaranda and Central Park — two of Plantation's densest residential neighborhoods — are essentially time capsules of South Florida tract construction from that era: concrete-block exterior walls, CBS interior walls, flat or low-pitch roofs, and floor plans optimized for a lifestyle that prioritized formal rooms over open living space. Nearly every home in these neighborhoods has the same structural DNA, which means we have seen every version of the problem and know where the surprises are before we start.
The most consequential issue in this housing stock is plumbing. Galvanized steel supply lines installed in the 1970s have a typical service life of 40 to 50 years — which means many of these lines are already past due or failing. In our experience remodeling Plantation homes, about 6 in 10 full gut renovations on pre-1985 properties end up including a full PEX re-pipe, either because the homeowner proactively budgets for it or because we find corroded lines during demo. The smart move is to budget for it from the start: once the walls are open for a kitchen or bath renovation anyway, re-piping the whole house adds relatively little to the overall cost compared to opening walls separately later.
Plantation Acres is a different story. The lots in the Acres run from half an acre to several acres, and the homes — many of them custom-built rather than tract — are larger, more varied, and often more structurally complex. Remodels here tend to involve additions, detached structure upgrades, larger kitchen footprints, and master suite expansions. The Acres also has a septic-to-sewer transition history that can affect what is possible underground, so we always confirm utility status during the walkthrough before scoping plumbing work.
Finally, Plantation's famous tree canopy — the banyan and oak corridors that shade Jacaranda and Central Park — is beautiful and a major reason people choose to live here, but those trees accelerate exterior wear and can complicate impact-window installation if large limbs are close to the structure. We note all of it during the in-home estimate so nothing lands in a change order later.
A sample of whole home remodeling projects we have completed across Plantation's neighborhoods. These four represent the range of scope we handle regularly in this city: a mid-size Jacaranda subdivision gut where the kitchen wall came down and the entire floor plan opened up; a Central Park renovation covering two bathrooms, new LVP flooring throughout, and a full kitchen overhaul; a Plantation Acres estate project that added square footage and rebuilt the master suite from scratch; and a Plantation Isles whole home renovation that included a PEX re-pipe, 200-amp electrical upgrade, and new impact windows alongside the cosmetic scope. In our experience, showing Plantation homeowners a project that closely matches their own neighborhood and square footage is far more useful than a generic before-and-after. Want references at a specific address or ZIP? Ask on your estimate call and we will connect you with a nearby homeowner who can speak to the process firsthand.
We are a full-service Broward County general contractor. Most Plantation homeowners who hire us for a whole home scope bundle kitchen and bathroom remodeling as line items within the same contract rather than commissioning them separately — which saves roughly 15 to 25 percent versus independent projects, because mobilization costs, permit fees, and project management overhead are all shared. If your whole home project is a year or two out and you want to start with just a kitchen or bathroom refresh in the meantime, we handle standalone remodeling work in Plantation as well. Either path begins with the same free in-home walkthrough and line-item estimate, so you get an honest number before committing.
Most Plantation whole home remodels we complete fall between $90,000 and $380,000. The range is wide because Plantation has two distinct housing types: the 1,400–1,800 sq ft subdivision homes in Jacaranda and Central Park, and the larger Plantation Acres estates that can run 2,500 sq ft and up. A cosmetic refresh sits at the lower end. A full gut with open-concept structural work, PEX re-pipe, electrical panel upgrade, and impact windows is at the top. We give every Plantation homeowner a line-item estimate — not a ballpark — so you know exactly where the budget goes before we start.
In our experience remodeling Plantation homes from that era, the four most common surprises are: galvanized water lines that need a full PEX re-pipe, original electrical panels that require an upgrade to 200-amp service before new circuits can be added, load-bearing walls in exactly the places you want to open up, and cast-iron drain lines under the slab that have corroded. None of these are project-stoppers — we have handled all four on the same job — but they need to be scoped honestly before the first demo swing. That is why we insist on an in-home walkthrough before quoting, not a phone estimate.
For a typical Plantation subdivision home, plan on 12 to 18 weeks from demo day to final walkthrough. Plantation Acres estate projects with additions or load-bearing wall work run 16 to 22 weeks. The City of Plantation Building Department is generally responsive, but permitting for structural and electrical work can add 2 to 3 weeks to the schedule. We build that buffer into the timeline upfront — not as a post-start excuse.
Yes — this is the most common whole home remodeling request we receive in Plantation. The 1970s floor plan standard across Jacaranda and Central Park closed off the kitchen from the living areas. Removing those walls typically requires a structural engineer and a correctly sized beam because that wall is almost always load-bearing. We handle the engineering, the beam, and the permit through the City of Plantation Building Department so your open floor plan is legal, insured, and resale-ready.
Yes — every Plantation remodel touching structural, plumbing, electrical, or gas work is permitted through the City of Plantation Building Department. We prepare the drawings, handle the submittal, and attend every inspection. Florida insurers and lenders require permitted work, and unpermitted renovations can void your homeowners coverage and block future refinancing.
Rarely for a full gut renovation. During active demo and framing, a whole home renovation in Plantation generates dust, noise, and temporary utility shutdowns. Most of our Plantation homeowners move to a short-term rental for 8 to 12 weeks, then return while finish work happens. We sequence the project to minimize that window and provide weekly schedule updates so you always know when you can return.
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