Renovating in
Lake Placid.
Lighthouse Point. Homes here include waterfront estates and 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 waterfront estates, 1950s and 60s ranch and contemporary homes and newer coastal-modern builds. Mixed: listings show 1956, 1958, 1978 originals and 2018 and current new construction.
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The lots and the water
The water here is canals and the Intracoastal. One listing: 8,000 sq ft lot (1956 home). Bexrealty: homes from 1,785 sq ft to 13,400 sq ft; several tagged ocean access, most with pools.
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Tear down or renovate
Small 1950s-70s homes on 8,000+ sq ft lots beside very large new estates, so teardown/rebuild and major additions are common. Older homes here are often replaced rather than renovated. Which one makes sense for the lot and the budget is worth settling early.
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Seawalls and docks
Seawall, dock and lift work on canal lots. 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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Flood zone and elevation
Flood elevation and 50% rule limits for original slab-on-grade homes. 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.
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Kitchens, baths and primary suites
Renovated 1950s ranches with kitchen and bath updates. The rooms people live in every day. Selections and lead times decide the schedule more than the construction does.
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Impact windows and roofs
Roof and window replacement to current Florida code. 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.
Where this comes from: bexrealty.com, subdivisions.com, bexrealty.com. 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 Lake Placid.