Home Additions · Sea Ranch Lakes, FL
Room to grow inside the gate.
Rear extensions, second stories and garage rebuilds in Sea Ranch Lakes, engineered, measured against the Village land development code, approved by the Council and built under the daily supervision of a licensed general contractor.
Home Additions in Sea Ranch Lakes
The rules that shape your addition.
Lots inside the Village are finite, resale is rare, and the people who own here tend to stay, which is why adding on is the usual answer to needing more house. The projects repeat: a rear extension toward Lake Seneca, a second story over a single-story block ranch on Saranac Road or Mendota Lane, a primary wing pushed back on an Intracoastal lot, a garage rebuilt with conditioned space above it. What almost never happens in Sea Ranch Lakes is a detached guest cottage, and the reason sits in the code rather than in anybody's taste.
This Village writes its dimensions down. Buildings stop at 35 feet above grade, measured to the highest structural component. The front setback is 25 feet; sides are 12 feet, 15 on the street side of a corner lot; the rear is 15 feet, and 25 feet where the lot fronts one of the interior lakes. At least 30 percent of the lot must stay pervious, every residence needs a garage of at least 450 square feet, and the residential district allows one single-family dwelling per lot and no accessory buildings. Plans travel from the Village Clerk to the building official to the Beach Club advisory board and then the Council.
Structural habits become visible the moment an addition goes up. New footings have to be tied to 1950s ones, tie beams and connections have to meet current standards, and the seam where old stucco meets new has to disappear or the whole thing reads as bolted on. We coordinate the engineering, sequence the work so the occupied half of the house stays livable, and keep the site tight because the lane out front belongs to your neighbors. Fixed written scope, daily supervision, one accountable team from feasibility through final inspection and warranty.
Where we work in Sea Ranch Lakes
Elsewhere in Sea Ranch Lakes? Call us — if it's in Miami-Dade or Broward, we probably build there.
What's included
How houses here get bigger.
Every addition starts with a survey, an engineer and a realistic read on setbacks, height and pervious area. These five come up most often.
Extending toward Lake Seneca
Family rooms and primary suites pushed back within the 15-foot rear setback, or 25 feet on a lake lot, with foundations and roof tie-ins engineered together.
Upstairs inside the height limit
Existing footings and walls evaluated first, then a full upper floor designed to stay under the Village's 35-foot height limit and satisfy the engineer.
Garages rebuilt, not erased
Converting garage space only works if the required 450 square feet is rebuilt somewhere, so we plan that replacement into the drawings from the start.
Attached suites for family
Guest and in-law suites built into the one permitted dwelling, with private bath and sitting room, because detached cottages are not allowed on these lots.
Structure below the new rooms
Underpinning, footings, column pads and tie-beam upgrades sized for a barrier-island lot and salt exposure: the half of the budget nobody photographs and the half that decides whether it lasts.
How we work
A remodel is a promise. We keep it in writing.
AFixed scope, honest pricing
A detailed written scope before we start — so the number you sign is the number you pay, and changes are decisions, not surprises.
BA superintendent on site, daily
Your project is run by someone whose name you know, who answers the phone, and who walks the site every working day.
CBuilt to code, warrantied in writing
HVHZ-rated products, inspected phases, closed permits, and a written warranty when we hand back the keys.
How it goes
From first walk to final walk-through.
Walk-through & estimate
We visit, measure, listen, and come back with a real scope and a real number — not a teaser.
1–2 weeksDesign & permits
Drawings, engineering where needed, product approvals, and the permit package — filed and tracked by us.
4–10 weeksConstruction
Scheduled trades, daily supervision, weekly updates with photos, and inspections we prepare for and attend in person.
Per scopeCloseout & warranty
Punch list cleared, permits closed, documents handed over, warranty in writing. Then we leave it spotless.
1–2 weeksFAQ
Straight answers.
How tall and how close to the line can I build?
Can I add a guest cottage for my parents?
Does the flood zone limit what I can spend on the house?
Can these old block houses actually carry a second floor?
What should we expect from the approval process?
Contact
Let's see what the lot allows
Bring the survey. We will walk setbacks, height, pervious area and honest numbers before you spend on drawings, in English o en español.