Renovating in
Garden Isles.
Pompano Beach. Homes here include 1950s and 60s ranch and contemporary homes. What the city and local broker guides say about building here, and what usually comes up when a house is renovated.
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The houses
Homes here include 1950s and 60s ranch and contemporary homes. 1961-1964 per a listing aggregator; individual listings 1960 and 1963
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The lots and the water
The water here is canals and the Intracoastal. Canal-front lots with seawalls and ocean access in listings; located between US-1 and Dixie Hwy (MLS area name).
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Impact windows and roofs
Early 1960s canal-front homes being updated. Wind-rated windows, doors and roofs are standard in a coastal renovation, and an older house usually needs them updated as part of the scope.
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Seawalls and docks
Seawall and dock work. On the water, the seawall and the dock are part of the project. Their condition and permits are looked at first, not after the kitchen is done.
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Kitchens, baths and primary suites
Kitchen/bath and open-plan remodels. The rooms people live in every day. Selections and lead times decide the schedule more than the construction does.
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Flood zone and elevation
Impact windows and flood-zone considerations. Many older, low-lying homes here sit in flood zones. When the cost of work passes half of what the home is worth, the rules can require it to meet current flood standards, so this is checked before the design is final.
Where this comes from: bhsusa.com, listsellfl.com, en.wikipedia.org. Housing and lot details are as the city and broker guides describe them, and broker figures are marketing snapshots. The photograph is from a Johnson job elsewhere. It shows the kind of work, not a house in Garden Isles.