Remodeling Contractor in Seminole Heights, Tampa

Seminole Heights is one of Tampa's older neighborhoods, set along the Hillsborough River with Florida Ave and Hillsborough Ave as its main roads. Many homes are Craftsman bungalows from roughly the 1910s and 1920s, with deep front porches, wood siding, tapered columns and raised wood floors.

Those details are why people move here. They are also why remodeling a bungalow is different from remodeling a block ranch. These homes are wood framed, sit over crawl spaces, and often have plumbing and electrical systems that have been patched by several owners over the decades.

Lots tend to be narrow, streets are lined with mature trees and parking can be tight near the restaurants along Florida Ave. We plan material staging and dumpster placement with that in mind, and talk with you about protecting porches, original doors and wood floors during the work.

When we open walls or floors in an older Seminole Heights home, we plan for systems that predate modern codes. None of these are unusual, and all of them can be handled, but they need to be part of the plan and the budget from day one.

Parts of Seminole Heights are in a local historic district. In general, historic review focuses on what you can see from the street: porches, siding, windows, doors, rooflines and additions. Interior kitchen and bathroom remodels usually do not go through historic review.

If your plans include an addition, a new window opening, or changes to the front of the house, expect a review step with the city before a building permit is issued. We help you plan for it, but confirm the rules for your specific address with the City of Tampa.

Bungalow kitchens are often small and were updated piecemeal over the years. Our kitchen remodeling work here usually means rebuilding the room around a better layout while keeping the home's period feel. Many bungalows have only one bathroom, so remodeling it, or adding a second through a home addition, is a common goal.

When the wiring, plumbing, kitchen and baths all need attention, a coordinated home remodeling project lets the systems be upgraded once for the whole house.