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Fast, Reliable Home Renovation Across Westwood Lakes
A full home renovation in Westwood Lakes typically runs $14,000 – $45,000 for a kitchen and $9,000 – $28,000 for a bathroom, with most projects taking 4 – 12 weeks depending on scope and Broward County’s inspection schedule. If you’re planning to move walls, relocate plumbing, or open up a floor plan in this part of unincorporated Broward, you need a contractor who knows the permitting path before the first hammer swings. Sawyer Remodeling has been running renovations under The Relay Standard since 2005, and we serve Westwood Lakes with written pricing, scheduled arrivals, and photo updates at every milestone. Call (254) 272-5876 to get your project scoped and priced correctly from day one.
Why Sawyer Remodeling Is Westwood Lakes’s Preferred Home Renovation Company
Westwood Lakes homeowners tell us the same thing: they’ve been burned by contractors who quote low, walk off mid-project, or leave the permit to someone else. Our Home Renovation team works differently. Every project starts with a written scope of work and a firm price, not a handshake estimate. You know who’s walking into your home because our technicians are background-checked and uniformed, and you get a live arrival time before they show up.
Luca Romano, who leads Sawyer Remodeling, has built the crew around one idea: the invoice should match the number you approved. That’s what The Relay Visibility Guarantee is. A written price before work starts. Photo updates before and after each phase. A digital invoice you pay from a link. No change order surprises. And if something isn’t done right within 365 days, we make it right under the Done Right Promise, in writing, on every job.
Westwood Lakes is a community of mostly 1970s – 1990s block-and-stucco homes, which changes how we scope every project. Cutting into those walls for plumbing or electrical relocation takes time and patching expertise. Bidding that work wrong is how prices drift. We know the difference, and we line-item it.
Styles & brands we work with
Home Improvement Contractors in Westwood Lakes
Home Improvement Contractors in Westwood Lakes need to handle more than finish work. Most renovations here involve structural realities: block-and-stucco shells, flat or low-slope roof tie-ins on additions, and Broward County’s plan-review process on anything that touches electrical, plumbing, or load-bearing walls. A kitchen remodel that moves a sink or opens a wall becomes a permitted job with inspections before drywall closes. That’s normal, and it’s exactly the kind of work we scope for.
Kitchen and Bath Remodels
A mid-range kitchen remodel in Westwood Lakes runs $14,000 – $45,000. Smaller kitchens fall between $9,000 and $20,000. Our Bathroom Remodeling in Westwood Lakes ranges from $5,000 – $12,000 for a small bath to $9,000 – $28,000 for a full gut and rebuild. Every scope includes the rough-in, the finishes allowance, and the permit path.
Additions and Garage Conversions
Adding square footage in Westwood Lakes means submitting plans to Broward County, not a city counter. A home addition runs $45,000 – $130,000. Converting an attached garage to living space costs $30,000 – $80,000, depending on foundation work, HVAC extension, and whether the existing slab meets current elevation standards. We handle the plans, the schedule, and the inspections without you chasing anyone.
Home Renovation Companies in Westwood Lakes
Home Renovation Companies in Westwood Lakes don’t all operate the same way, and the differences show up at billing time. Some companies bid from a verbal walkthrough, then send change orders when the real scope emerges. We don’t. We write the scope, price the line items, and pin down allowances before you sign. If a subfloor under old tile is soft from a slow leak, we catch it during demo and document it, the way we did on a recent job off Westwood Lakes Boulevard.
Full-Scope Renovations
A whole-home renovation can mean kitchens, bathrooms, flooring, electrical, plumbing, and paint, sequenced so you’re not living in a full construction zone longer than necessary. In Westwood Lakes, that sequencing also has to account for county inspection lead times. We schedule rough-in inspections early and order long-lead materials like custom cabinetry weeks ahead, so the job doesn’t stall waiting on a signed-off wall.
Finish-Phase Work
Cabinet installation runs $4,000 – $13,000. Countertops come in at $2,000 – $6,500. A walk-in shower replacement costs $4,500 – $12,000 depending on whether we’re doing a Schluter waterproofing system, tile, or a solid-surface pan. These are the line items where a sloppy allowance wrecks a budget, so we set them early with real numbers from manufacturers like KraftMaid, Cambria, and Kohler.
Trusted Brands We Service in Westwood Lakes
We don’t push mystery materials. On Westwood Lakes projects, you’ll choose from brands with manufacturer backing: KraftMaid and Wellborn cabinetry, Cambria and Caesarstone countertops, Kohler and Toto fixtures. For exterior work, GAF roofing and James Hardie siding. When a product ships with a factory warranty, that warranty sits behind our install. We also work with newer prefab and panelized systems where they fit a project, including Abodu and Cover for ADU-style additions and Dvele for high-performance enclosures. If you’re ordering something specific, we’ll tell you the honest lead time for Westwood Lakes delivery, not a national average.
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AfterCommon Home Renovation Problems We See in Westwood Lakes Homes
- Block-and-stucco wall penetrations. These 1970s – 1990s Florida homes don’t have open stud bays you can fish wire through. Relocating plumbing or electrical means cutting, patching, and sometimes reframing. We budget that labor up front instead of discovering it later.
- Permit sequencing with Broward County. Westwood Lakes is unincorporated, so there’s no city building department. The county handles plan review and inspections, which adds lead time. A renovation that ignores that schedule ends up with walls open for weeks waiting on a reinspection.
- Soft subfloors from slow leaks. We find them under old tile in kitchens and bathrooms more often than homeowners expect. Replacing that section before closing the walls or setting cabinets keeps the finish from failing inside the warranty year.
- Finish allowances that don’t match real selection prices. If the allowance for counters or cabinets is set too low, the change order comes at the worst moment. We set allowances using current Westwood Lakes-area supplier pricing so the number you approve is the number you pay.
Pricing for Home Renovation in Westwood Lakes, FL
Here are the real ranges we’re quoting in Westwood Lakes right now:
| Project | Price Range |
|---|---|
| Kitchen Remodel | $14,000 – $45,000 |
| Small Kitchen Remodel | $9,000 – $20,000 |
| Bathroom Remodel | $9,000 – $28,000 |
| Small Bathroom Remodel | $5,000 – $12,000 |
| Cabinet Installation | $4,000 – $13,000 |
| Countertop Installation | $2,000 – $6,500 |
| Walk-In Shower Installation | $4,500 – $12,000 |
| Home Addition | $45,000 – $130,000 |
| Garage Conversion | $30,000 – $80,000 |
What moves a price inside those ranges? For kitchens, cabinet grade and countertop material do the heavy lifting. A KraftMaid cabinet line with Cambria tops lands higher than stock cabinets with laminate. For additions, foundation type, roof tie-in, and whether the HVAC needs an additional zone change the number. For garage conversions, the condition of the existing slab and whether it needs elevating for living space code matters. Every quote we give in Westwood Lakes is a written line-item scope, and the estimate is free. Call (254) 272-5876 to schedule yours.
We Also Serve Cities Near Westwood Lakes
Our crews cover Home Renovation in Westwood Lakes and the surrounding South Florida communities, including Miami, Hialeah, Miami Gardens, and Homestead. If you’re in one of those cities and planning a remodel, the same written pricing and visibility guarantee applies.
Serving Westwood Lakes, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Westwood Lakes area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs About Home Renovation in Westwood Lakes
Yes, for most real renovations here. Westwood Lakes is unincorporated Broward County, so permits and inspections run through the county, not a city building department. Anything touching structural work, relocated plumbing, or moved electrical needs a permit, plan review, and at least one rough-in inspection before walls close. Cosmetic work like paint, flooring, and cabinet replacement typically doesn’t. Call (254) 272-5876 and we’ll tell you straight what your project triggers.
We price from a written scope with line items, not a square-foot guess. You get a number for demo, rough-in, finishes, and project management, each with a real dollar figure. That’s why our quotes for a kitchen remodel land anywhere from $14,000 to $45,000: the range is driven by material choices and structural scope, not by how the bidder feels that day.
Only a change you approve. If you change cabinet lines or add a window during the build, we price the change order in writing before any additional work starts. What shouldn’t happen is a price bump because the original scope missed a soft subfloor or a beam. We catch those during demo and document them against the original allowance, which is exactly how we handled a project off Westwood Lakes Boulevard where a slow leak had rotted the subfloor under the old kitchen tile.
A bathroom can run 2 – 4 weeks. A kitchen usually takes 4 – 8 weeks. A whole-home or addition runs 8 – 16 weeks or more. In Westwood Lakes, the county’s inspection lead time is part of that schedule, and we plan around it by pulling permits early and ordering long-lead materials before demo starts. You’ll get a milestone calendar with your scope.
Access to the space for measurements and a conversation about what you actually want, not just what you think you should want. If you have inspiration photos, bring them. If you have a budget ceiling, tell us. We’ll build the scope to fit the number, not the other way around. Then we send you a written price and a schedule. The estimate is free. Call (254) 272-5876 to get started.
Written by Luca Romano, Owner at Sawyer Remodeling, serving Westwood Lakes homeowners under The Relay Standard since 2005.
