Handyman-Fence-Tile-Elec-Pool-Referrals in Englewood Needed (Boca Raton, Sarasota: short sales, rent, how much) - Sarasota - Bradenton - Venice area - Florida (FL) -Manatee and Sarasota Counties - City-Data Forum

MrTudo · 01-31-2009, 09:51 PM

Hi All, we're starting to compile a list of various renovations we intend to do to the house we're in contract to purchase in Englewood.

We're going to retile the house. There's probably around 500 sq ft or so that the tile will need to be removed. Total tile to be installed is about 2,000 sq ft. What's the going rate these days to lay tile? Last time we did it, it was 2 bucks per foot although a little more if it was laid diagonal or diamond pattern. We're going to do porcelein and probably tumbled marble insert in front of the french door entryway, as well as between some of the rooms.

We need to knock the wall down between 2 bedrooms and create a larger single room for our home office. We're been working out of 180 sq ft for the last 5 years. The new "office" will be somewhere around 300 sq ft with an additional 35 sq ft of closet space! Yay! Yay Yay! But we need to take the wall down, relocate the electic outlets, skim the knockdown ceiling, reshoot the knockdown, paint, add recessed lighting and dimmers, add a couple ceiling fans, cut 1 or 2 windows into the rooms ( block house ) etc.

Need a new Fence added. Also need some exterior lighting added. Need a landscape person. I have some ideas but a good landscape person would do a better job that I can. Need a good quality painting company. Add a waterfall to the pool, redo the pool, add fiber optic lighting, repaint the cool deck a different color (prefer off white ).

Need a quality lawn service. Any recommendations?

Need an auto mechanic who can work on classic automobiles.

Pool service? We'll probably clean our own pool, but we plan on renovating the pool as I mentioned and when you redo the inside of a pool it's generally better to have a professional adjust the chemicals etc that go into that pool while the new finish is curing or maturing over a 6 month period or so. Least that's what I was told when I redid a pool I had on the east coast ( I used to live in West Boca Raton and also Wellington )

Where do we rent a dumpster?

Bunch of other things but this is a good start on some of the renovations we're doing. I met with a contractor the other day but he seemed high on the tile. The person that referred him to me told me that I need to tell HIM what I'm willing to pay and because of how everyone in the building trades are hurting right now that I'd probably get the deal. I'll meet with him again this week but in the meantime I'd like to put a list of people together to call and compare prices and quality of work. We also need a couple names of people to call when things break around the house. Obviously we don't need contractor to do those things.

Big list I know. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.

imagardener · 02-01-2009, 08:07 AM

We used Tropical Tile located in the (soon to be gone) Sweetbay shopping center (SB gone not the shop ctr) on McCall and Placida Roads. They didn't have the color we wanted, we wanted to match our lanai tile color to the brick color around the pool, and they searched to find the exact color. We are picky.

Then the installer did a fabulous job with our request to use some of the leftover pool tile and incorporate it into the new tile in a random pattern. Not easy and he did it VERY artistically. It looks like it was planned from the beginning.

We have had tile work done several times and this was the best job.

MrTudo · 02-01-2009, 10:01 AM

They're closing the Sweet Bay? When?

Thank you for the tile referral!

2peaches2oranges · 02-03-2009, 03:54 AM

I thought that SweetBay was staying open. The one that is closing is the one on Placida Road and Rotonda Blvd. W.

MrTudo! Welcome to Englewood...

2peaches2oranges · 02-03-2009, 03:59 AM

For pool service here in Englewood, I use Soozy's Doozy's. 941-456-0306. She is very reliable and good at what she does! I use a one-man show for lawn service, Kevin 941-769-0871. I think Z's still rents dumpsters. They are on Veteran's between the old Toledo Blade and Atwater Street in Pt. Charlotte.

Happy Renovating!

MrTudo · 02-03-2009, 07:42 PM

Thank you 2peaches2oranges, tomorrow we go and sit at the house awaiting comcast to come and install the internet. IF that works out then we'll be even closer to moving. We're still awaiting the bank to approve our offer. You would think that they would jump at an offer right now, but then again I guess they get to tap into all our pockets for welfare bailouts so what's the motivation to take care of business?

Hopefully this won't take tooooooo long. Anyone else have any idea how long it takes for short sales to go thru?

Janet2007 · 04-25-2009, 10:16 AM

Hi 2peaches2oranges,

Can you tell me how much your one-man show for lawn service, Kevin charges please and what that price includes.

2peaches2oranges · 04-26-2009, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Janet2007

Hi 2peaches2oranges,

Can you tell me how much your one-man show for lawn service, Kevin charges please and what that price includes.

I pay $25.00 a cut. He cuts my lawn every two weeks.

Englewoodever? · 10-15-2009, 11:42 AM

Hello -- this seems to be a good thread to add another question to. We are considering a house that has no central AC....being from up north and not looking forward to a summer next year in FL we are anxious to have a very efficient top notch central air conditioning unit put into the house. right now it has window ac -- house is block and about 1700/1800 square feet inside. Do any of you electricians/HVAC/heating and cooling people have any idea as to a rough estimate to install that in a house in the Venice area? I mean are we talking 2/3k or 20/30k.....I have never had central AC before and really am clueless as to the cost of installing something like that. Thanks to any that respond!

cjohnson5077 · 10-15-2009, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by MrTudo

Hi All, we're starting to compile a list of various renovations we intend to do to the house we're in contract to purchase in Englewood.

We're going to retile the house. There's probably around 500 sq ft or so that the tile will need to be removed. Total tile to be installed is about 2,000 sq ft. What's the going rate these days to lay tile? Last time we did it, it was 2 bucks per foot although a little more if it was laid diagonal or diamond pattern. We're going to do porcelein and probably tumbled marble insert in front of the french door entryway, as well as between some of the rooms.

We need to knock the wall down between 2 bedrooms and create a larger single room for our home office. We're been working out of 180 sq ft for the last 5 years. The new "office" will be somewhere around 300 sq ft with an additional 35 sq ft of closet space! Yay! Yay Yay! But we need to take the wall down, relocate the electic outlets, skim the knockdown ceiling, reshoot the knockdown, paint, add recessed lighting and dimmers, add a couple ceiling fans, cut 1 or 2 windows into the rooms ( block house ) etc.

Need a new Fence added. Also need some exterior lighting added. Need a landscape person. I have some ideas but a good landscape person would do a better job that I can. Need a good quality painting company. Add a waterfall to the pool, redo the pool, add fiber optic lighting, repaint the cool deck a different color (prefer off white ).

Need a quality lawn service. Any recommendations?

Need an auto mechanic who can work on classic automobiles.

Pool service? We'll probably clean our own pool, but we plan on renovating the pool as I mentioned and when you redo the inside of a pool it's generally better to have a professional adjust the chemicals etc that go into that pool while the new finish is curing or maturing over a 6 month period or so. Least that's what I was told when I redid a pool I had on the east coast ( I used to live in West Boca Raton and also Wellington )

Where do we rent a dumpster?

Bunch of other things but this is a good start on some of the renovations we're doing. I met with a contractor the other day but he seemed high on the tile. The person that referred him to me told me that I need to tell HIM what I'm willing to pay and because of how everyone in the building trades are hurting right now that I'd probably get the deal. I'll meet with him again this week but in the meantime I'd like to put a list of people together to call and compare prices and quality of work. We also need a couple names of people to call when things break around the house. Obviously we don't need contractor to do those things.

Big list I know. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.

I wish we were down there already. We are relocting to Sarasota and my husband has installed tile and marble for over 15 years! That sounds like a great project for him!