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Enclose Back Porch

Florida Roofing and Renovations was chosen to enclose this back porch in Viera, Florida. Due to our thirty years of providing renovations in Brevard County, Florida, we saved this homeowner substantial costs. If you consider adding more living space to your home, this post offers some options. The first choice to add additional living space is to increase the footprint or enlarge the size of the house on a lot with an addition to the existing home. A second choice is enclosing an existing back porch or garage area. The third and final choice would be to build on top of the whole or part of the existing house. All three of these choices have their own set of conditions.

 

Things To Consider

• Building an addition to an existing house. What are the property setbacks in your area? Are septic tanks in the area or a swimming pool close to the projected addition.
• Enclose a back porch. Will it give you the space you want? By code, all spaces converted to living must have the concrete slab poured to the house’s height or elevation.
• Building on top of an existing house room will cost more than adding one story. Also, the footers were not designed to accommodate the additional weight in older homes.

 

What Steps Next

Call Florida Roofing and Renovations Inc. for a consultation on your ideas. Most contractors will not talk to you unless you have drawings by an architect of what you want. They will then bid on the project. They do not want to waste their time or days on a proposal only for the homeowner to choose not to proceed due to the cost. On the other hand, we know the architect’s fees and permits and will include them in the proposal. We can offer a proposal without you having to pay for a set of plans first.

We can get measurements and pictures, consult with you, and submit a proposal, usually within days. Then, as you, the homeowner, view the submitted proposal, we can adjust by removing items or adding items until you are satisfied with the final proposal. We can roughly schedule a start date. The project is then taken to the architect for plans and submitted to the building department for permits. Once these procedures are completed, we can then start the project.

 

Note of Warning

Note that any reputable contractor will never ask you, the homeowner, to pull permits. The contractor should pull permits and ensure all subs, such as electric, plumbing, and air conditioning, are licensed and insured before they let them on your property. Due to the cost of the building today, just look at the cost of a new home; homeowners can be susceptible to unscrupulous contractors or those who are not licensed. Overpromising or asking for large deposits. We care about our citizens, especially singles or older, and the building departments do as well. A reason why building departments have code enforcement is to protect the public. Don’t be taken; check their licenses, insurance, and references.

 

We Are Honest

We have been licensed with the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation since 1992. Melbourne and Palm Bay Chamber of Commerce members are accredited, plus businesses with the BBB. We have worked in construction since the 1980s in Brevard County, Florida. This post shows pictures of how capable we are. This homeowner had been previously taken advantage of. Plus, she was quoted high prices. She chose us because she felt safe with us and in her house. She said she felt she could trust us. To assure her, we walked her through the project, letting her know the times of showing up, who was showing up, and the time. Our goal was to protect her and her property from harm during construction. We are pleased to say we did that to her satisfaction. 

Call us at 321-914-3360 or email us here.