Which planning guide answers your question?

• Room addition, ADU or in-law suite: which should you build? — use, kitchen, rental rules and approval path compared.
• Garage conversion or detached ADU? — space, parking, utilities and cost.
• Build up or build out? — second story against a ground-floor addition, including the FEMA 50% rule.
• Room addition cost in Central Florida (2026) — planning ranges and what moves the price.
• ADU rules by city — 16 jurisdictions in Seminole, Orange and Osceola counties, each with its code section.
• Remodel or move? — Save Our Homes, portability, the deed tax and what a remodel costs.

• Design-build or architect and contractor? — responsibility, cost, time and change orders.
• Fixed-price or cost-plus contract? — risk, deposits and the notices Florida requires.
• How to hire a kitchen remodeling contractor in Orlando — licence check, what the contract must include, deposit and permit rules, questions and red flags.

• Refresh, full remodel or layout change? — the three kitchen tiers and what $30,000, $50,000 or $70,000 buys.
• Walk-in shower conversion or full bathroom remodel? — scope, planning ranges and permits.
• Kitchen remodel cost in Central Florida (2026) — planning ranges for a refresh, a full remodel and a layout change, and what moves the price.
• Bathroom remodel cost in Central Florida (2026) — planning ranges for a hall bath, a primary bath and a tub-to-shower conversion, and the permits.

• Concrete or pavers? — cost per square foot, repairs, drainage and permits.
• Aluminum, vinyl or wood fence? — privacy, upkeep, HOA rules and Florida's pool barrier law.
• Screen enclosure or covered lanai? — shade, bugs, wind engineering and pool safety.
• Fiber cement vs vinyl vs wood siding in Central Florida — moisture, sun, upkeep, HOA and historic review, permits and what has to be right behind the siding.

• Who issues your building permit in Seminole, Orange and Osceola County? — the office for each of the 19 places we serve, and what differs between them.
• Home addition permits in Orlando & Seminole County — yes, always: which office, the $7,500 exemption, Notice of Commencement, deposits and flood rules.
• Do you need a permit to remodel a bathroom in Florida? — the 2026 $7,500 exemption and what it excludes, which office, who pulls it.
• Permits for siding, windows and stucco in Florida — which exterior work is permitted, Florida Product Approval, the HVHZ question, which office.
• Permits for driveways, patios and retaining walls in Florida — the exemption, the right-of-way apron, HOA review and which office.

The remodeling FAQ answers 55 common questions in one place: costs, permits and who issues them, the Notice of Commencement, the $7,500 permit exemption, wind mitigation, the 25% roof rule, flood rules, ADUs and how to check a contractor.