Remodeling contractor in Ocala, Florida
Kitchens, bathrooms, room additions, whole-home renovations, custom homes and commercial build-outs. Florida Legacy Construction is a licensed building contractor headquartered right here in Ocala, running the whole job from drawings through final inspection.
Ocala is home base, not a service radius
Our Ocala office at 1847 SW 1st Ave puts us minutes from your project, whether you are in a historic district home near downtown, a ranch out in the horse country, or one of the newer communities growing across SW Ocala. We know Marion County's permitting process because we work with it every week.
Homeowners look for this under a dozen different names: remodeling contractor, home renovation contractor, residential remodeling contractor, remodeler, general contractor. They all describe the same thing, and it is what we do. One licensed company that draws the plans, pulls the permits, schedules the trades and stands behind the finished work.
Planning a kitchen project? See what a kitchen remodel costs in Ocala in 2026, with real price ranges by project tier.
Remodeling and construction services in Ocala
Kitchen Remodeling
Full kitchen renovations from cabinets and counters to complete layout changes.
Learn MoreBathroom Remodeling
Walk-in showers, bathtub installation, vanities, tile and full transformations.
Learn MoreRoom Additions
Bump-outs, room additions, in-law suites and lanai enclosures built to code.
Learn MoreAging-in-Place Updates
Curbless showers, grab bars and safety upgrades that look like upgrades.
Learn MoreWhole-Home Renovations
The entire home renovated under one contractor and one schedule.
Learn MoreCustom Homes
Build on your own lot in Marion County, from lot review to certificate of occupancy.
Learn MoreADU Construction
Garage conversions, attached suites and detached accessory dwelling units.
Learn MoreStructural Repairs
Load-bearing wall removal, beams and headers, framing and joist repair. Engineered, permitted and inspected.
Learn MoreKitchen remodeling in Ocala
Kitchens are the project Ocala homeowners ask us about more than any other, and the range is wide because the word covers everything from new counters and a backsplash to taking out a wall and starting over. We handle all of it as one contract, which means the cabinet installer, the plumber, the electrician and the tile setter are scheduled against each other instead of against your patience.
Cabinets and cabinet installation
Stock, semi-custom or full custom cabinetry, measured, ordered and installed by our own crew. Cabinets typically take 30 to 40 percent of a kitchen budget, so this is the decision that moves your total more than any other.
Countertops and backsplash
Quartz, granite and solid surface tops templated and installed, with tile backsplash to match. Mid-tier quartz colors often look nearly identical to premium slabs at a fraction of the cost.
Layout changes and islands
Moving a sink or range means new plumbing and electrical runs. Adding an island with power and water usually means cutting and trenching the slab, then patching it flat before flooring goes down.
Full kitchen remodels in Ocala generally run $28,000 to $60,000, with refreshes from $12,000 and custom projects reaching $120,000 or more. The complete breakdown is in our Ocala kitchen remodel cost guide, or see the full scope on our kitchen remodeling page.
Bathroom remodeling in Ocala
Bathrooms are the most labor-dense room in the house. Plumbing, electrical, waterproofing, tile setting and finish carpentry all happen in a space about the size of a parking spot, which is why labor takes a bigger share of the budget here than it does in a kitchen. It is also why the shower decides your number.
Walk-in showers and tub-to-shower conversions
Replacing a step-over tub with a low-threshold or curbless walk-in shower is a large share of our bathroom work in Ocala. Done as part of a full remodel, the conversion typically lands between $12,000 and $25,000 depending on tile and glass.
Bathtub installation and replacement
Not everyone wants the tub gone. We install soaking tubs, alcove tubs with tile surrounds and freestanding tubs in primary suites, including the valve and drain work behind the wall that a swap-in job skips.
Vanities, tile and fixtures
Single and double vanities, tops, tile floors and walls, lighting, exhaust and hardware. Blocking for future grab bars goes behind the wall during construction whether the bars go on now or in ten years.
Full bathroom remodels in Ocala generally run $14,000 to $32,000, with refreshes from $5,000 and primary suite projects reaching $75,000 or more. See the Ocala bathroom remodel cost guide or our bathroom remodeling page. If safety is part of the reason you are remodeling, the aging-in-place options are worth reading first.
Room additions and home extensions in Ocala
When the house is right but the square footage is not, an addition is usually cheaper than moving once you count a realtor commission, closing costs and a new mortgage rate. Homeowners call this a room addition, a home addition, a house addition or a home extension. Same work, and we build all of it: bump-outs, full rooms, second bathrooms, in-law suites and lanai enclosures.
Bump-out
Roughly 40 to 150 square feet added to an existing room. Lowest total cost, but usually the highest cost per square foot, because design, engineering, permitting, mobilization and the structural tie-in all spread across a small area.
Single-room addition
A new bedroom, family room, office or bathroom under its own roofline, tied into the existing structure, with HVAC extended or a dedicated system added.
In-law suite or multi-room wing
A suite with its own bath and often a kitchenette, or a multi-room wing. Suites in the 500 to 700 square foot range land lower; 700 to 900 square foot wings approach or exceed the top.
Plans, drawings and permit sets
A lot of homeowners searching for addition drawings or a room addition planner are trying to figure out whether they need an architect before they can even get a price. Usually not. For most residential additions in Marion County we produce the permit set and coordinate the engineering the county requires, so design and construction sit in one contract with one company accountable for both. If you already have plans, we will build from them, and we will review them for constructability and code compliance before we price the job.
These are planning ranges based on current Central Florida construction costs, not quotes and not averages of completed jobs. Plans, engineering, structural tie-ins, utilities, site conditions and finish level all move the number. Full detail on our room additions and home additions page.
Design-build: drawings, permits and construction under one company
The traditional way to remodel is to hire a designer, wait for drawings, then take those drawings out to bid, then discover the design costs more than you planned and start over. Design-build collapses that. We price as we design, so the budget conversation happens while changes are still free, on paper, instead of after demolition.
What that looks like in practice
We walk the space, talk through what you actually want to change, and produce a scope with real numbers attached. From there it is drawings, engineering where the county requires it, the permit application, construction and inspections. One point of contact the whole way.
Why homeowners choose it
No gap where the designer blames the builder and the builder blames the designer. No second round of bidding after the plans are done. And no discovering at permit review that the pretty drawing you paid for is not buildable at the price you were told.
Whole-home renovations in Ocala
If the kitchen is not the only dated room, price the bigger scope before you commit to doing them one at a time. Sharing demolition, permits, trade mobilization and flooring across several rooms is meaningfully cheaper than repeating all of it a year later, and you live through the disruption once instead of three times.
Whole-home work is also where structural questions come up. Opening a galley kitchen into the living room, combining two small bedrooms, or widening a hallway for accessibility usually means a load-bearing wall and a beam. We handle that under the same license as the rest of the job, so nobody has to go find a separate structural contractor mid-project. See structural repairs and load-bearing wall removal for what that involves, or the whole-home renovations page for full scope. Costs are broken down line by line in our Ocala load-bearing wall removal cost guide, including why many walls in block and truss homes turn out not to be load bearing at all.
Older Ocala homes hide their problems well. Florida humidity plus decades of use means demolition sometimes turns up moisture damage, soft subfloor or framing that needs repair. We plan a contingency of 10 to 15 percent rather than pricing around the possibility, because a bid that never mentions it is not cheaper, it is incomplete.
Custom homes and ADUs in Marion County
Build on your own lot
If you already own land in Marion County, or you are shopping for a lot, we build custom homes from lot review through certificate of occupancy. Planning ranges run $210 to $250 per conditioned square foot for a standard custom build, $250 to $325 upgraded, and $325 and up at the high end, excluding garages, lanais and porches from the per-foot math.
Accessory dwelling units
Garage conversions, attached in-law suites and detached ADUs. Worth knowing before you plan: unincorporated Marion County is relatively permissive about accessory dwellings, while inside Ocala city limits the options are much narrower, and many Ocala mailing addresses are actually unincorporated. We check your specific address before anyone gets attached to a plan.
What remodeling costs in Ocala
Most contractors will not publish a single price. We publish all of them, because a homeowner who knows the range before the first call is a better client than one who finds out at the estimate. These are planning ranges for our market in 2026, not quotes.
| Project | Refresh | Full project | Custom or large scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kitchen remodel | $12,000 to $28,000 | $28,000 to $60,000 | $60,000 to $120,000+ |
| Bathroom remodel | $5,000 to $14,000 | $14,000 to $32,000 | $32,000 to $75,000+ |
| Room addition | Bump-out $35,000 to $90,000 | Single room $65,000 to $180,000 | In-law suite or wing $125,000 to $300,000 |
| Custom home | $210 to $250 per sf | $250 to $325 per sf | $325+ per sf |
| Load-bearing wall removal | Non-bearing partition $2,000 to $4,500 | Standard opening $7,500 to $15,000 | Long span or steel $15,000 to $30,000 |
A licensed building contractor, verifiable by you
Florida Legacy Construction holds license CBC1268994, a state Certified Building Contractor license. It covers residential structures and commercial buildings up to three stories, including the structural, plumbing, electrical and mechanical work a real remodel involves. That is the license that lets us pull the permit, remove the load-bearing wall and run the whole job rather than subbing out the parts that matter.
Marion County requires permits and licensed contractors for structural, electrical and plumbing work. Verify CBC1268994 on MyFloridaLicense.com before hiring anyone, including us. Here is why it matters more than most homeowners realize.
Ocala neighborhoods and communities we serve
Ocala is not one market. A 1920s bungalow near the historic district, a 1980s ranch on acreage east of town and a five-year-old house in a Del Webb community have almost nothing in common structurally, and the estimate reflects that. We take projects across all of them.
Outside the city, we work throughout Marion, Sumter and Lake Counties: The Villages, Wildwood, Belleview, Summerfield, Lady Lake, Leesburg and Dunnellon.
Questions from Ocala homeowners
Are you a general contractor in Ocala?
When homeowners search for a general contractor, they usually mean one licensed company that runs the whole job, pulls the permits, schedules the trades and stands behind the finished work. That is exactly what we do. The specific license is a Florida Certified Building Contractor, CBC1268994, a state certified license that covers residential structures and commercial buildings up to three stories, including the structural, plumbing, electrical and mechanical work a full remodel involves. You can verify it yourself on MyFloridaLicense.com.
How much does a kitchen remodel cost in Ocala, FL?
Most full kitchen remodels in Ocala cost between $28,000 and $60,000 in 2026. Cosmetic refreshes run $12,000 to $28,000, and custom remodels with layout changes run $60,000 to $120,000 or more depending on scope and finishes.
How much does a bathroom remodel cost in Ocala, FL?
Most full bathroom remodels in Ocala cost between $14,000 and $32,000 in 2026. Cosmetic refreshes run $5,000 to $14,000, and primary suite remodels with layout changes run $32,000 to $75,000 or more. A tub to walk-in shower conversion done as part of a full remodel typically runs $12,000 to $25,000.
How much does a room addition cost in Ocala?
Turnkey additions in Ocala generally start around $35,000 for a small bump-out and reach $300,000 or more for a large in-law suite or multi-room wing. A single-room addition typically falls between $65,000 and $180,000. These are planning ranges, not quotes, and the final number depends on plans, engineering, the structural tie-in, utilities and finishes.
Do you handle Marion County permits?
Yes. When your project requires a permit, we handle the application, the paperwork and the inspections as part of the job. Unincorporated Marion County addresses are permitted through the county, while addresses inside Ocala city limits are reviewed separately by the City of Ocala. We confirm which jurisdiction applies to your address before we submit anything.
Do you provide the drawings, or do I need my own plans?
Either way works. Most of our clients start with a rough idea and we produce the permit set, coordinating the engineering the county requires. If you already have plans from an architect or designer, we are happy to build from them, and we will review them for constructability and code compliance before pricing the job.
Do you do whole-home renovations, or only single rooms?
Both. If more than one room is dated, price the larger scope before committing to doing them one at a time. Sharing demolition, permits, trade mobilization and flooring across several rooms costs meaningfully less than repeating all of it a year later.
Do you work on older Ocala homes?
Yes, including homes in and around the historic districts, where careful planning matters more, not less. Older homes are also where hidden conditions turn up most often, such as moisture damage, soft subfloor or framing that needs repair, which is why we build a contingency into the plan rather than pricing around the possibility.
Do you offer financing for remodeling projects?
Most of our clients finance some or all of the project. We compare the realistic options, with payment examples, on our financing page, and veterans have another route worth checking through VA loan options for renovation work.
How soon can you look at my Ocala project?
Usually within days. The fastest path is a free virtual estimate: you show us the space from your phone and we follow up with real numbers in writing.
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