There is no single price for a home remodel in Hollywood, because "home remodeling" covers everything from refacing a few kitchen cabinets to gutting a 1960s concrete block house down to the studs. Your cost is set by four things: how much of the house you are touching, whether you move plumbing, electrical or walls, the finish level you choose, and what Broward County code requires once a permit is pulled. Any contractor who gives you a firm number over the phone, before seeing the property, is guessing, and that guess almost always moves. The only figure worth budgeting around is a written, line by line quote based on your actual rooms and your actual house.
- Hollywood remodeling cost is driven by scope, layout changes, finish level and code, not by a flat per-room price list.
- Keeping plumbing and electrical where they are is the single biggest way to hold a kitchen or bathroom budget down.
- Hollywood sits in Broward County's High Velocity Hurricane Zone, so impact windows, doors and roofing carry stricter product and inspection requirements than inland Florida.
- Older Hollywood block homes often hide surprises behind the walls, so ask for an allowance line in your quote instead of a flat guess.
- Financing is available through Green Contractors FL, and a written walkthrough quote is the only accurate number for your home.
Why nobody can quote your Hollywood remodel over the phone
Two houses on the same street in Hollywood Hills can be the same square footage and still price out very differently. One was re-piped in the last decade, the other still has original cast iron. One kitchen keeps its sink under the window, the other moves it to a new island.
That is why a serious home remodeling quote starts with a walkthrough. The contractor needs to see the panel, the plumbing runs, the ceiling height, the slab, the window openings and the condition of the roof above the rooms you are changing. Everything after that is arithmetic.
What actually moves the number
Here are the drivers that separate a modest refresh from a full renovation, in roughly the order they affect the total:
| Cost driver | Why it moves your price |
|---|---|
| Scope and square footage | One bathroom versus a whole-house remodel changes the labor, the demolition, the dumpsters and the schedule. |
| Moving plumbing or electrical | Relocating a sink, shower drain or range means cutting slab or rerouting lines. Keeping fixtures in place is the cheapest version of the same room. |
| Layout changes | Opening a wall in a block home is a different job from opening a partition wall, and it brings engineering into the scope. |
| Finish level | Stock cabinets and porcelain tile sit at one end, custom cabinets and natural stone at the other. This is where most budgets quietly expand. |
| Permits and inspections | Permitted work carries plan review, inspection time and code-compliant products. It also protects the resale value of the work. |
| What is behind the walls | Old galvanized pipe, aluminum branch wiring, rotted subfloor or prior unpermitted work all add scope once demolition starts. |
| Condo or HOA rules | Buildings along Hollywood Beach often require board approval, soundproofing underlayment, insurance certificates and restricted work hours. |
Three levels of remodel, and what separates them
A cosmetic refresh
Nothing moves. You are changing what you can see: kitchen cabinet refacing, new countertops, new tile and stone or flooring, updated lighting, new vanities and sinks. This is the lowest-cost route and the fastest to finish, because the mechanical systems stay untouched. Nationally, Angi's 2026 contractor data puts a minor kitchen refresh at $10,000 to $20,000 and a minor bathroom update at $3,000 to $10,000 (Angi, 2026) - a reasonable starting range for this scope in Hollywood, confirmed by your written walkthrough quote.
A mid-range renovation
The room keeps its footprint but gets rebuilt. Think a tub to shower conversion, a new bathroom layout within the same walls, or a kitchen renovation with custom cabinets and a reworked electrical plan. Permits are involved, and so is a real construction schedule. Angi's 2026 data puts a full bathroom renovation at $25,000 to $80,000 and a major kitchen renovation at $20,000 to $65,000 nationally (Angi, 2026) - Broward's High Velocity Hurricane Zone product requirements tend to push a Hollywood job toward the higher end of that range.
A full gut
Walls come down, plumbing and wiring are replaced, and the house is reorganized. On an older Hollywood property this is often bundled with the envelope work: a new roof, impact windows and doors and a new AC system, because doing them together avoids paying twice for access, permitting and finish repair. For the renovation work alone, Angi's 2026 data runs $15 to $60 per square foot, plus $2 to $8 per square foot to gut down to the studs (Angi, 2026) - so a 2,000 sq ft full gut runs roughly $34,000 to $136,000 before bundling in a new roof, impact windows and AC.
Hollywood cost factors that inland quotes miss
Hollywood sits in Broward County, which the Florida Building Code treats as a High Velocity Hurricane Zone. Windows, doors, roofing and anything attached to the building envelope must meet stricter product approval and attachment standards than the same job would 200 miles north. That raises material cost, and it is not optional.
Three more local realities worth planning for:
- Salt air. Closer to Hollywood Beach and the Intracoastal, corrosion shortens the life of fasteners, hardware and AC equipment. Spending more on corrosion-resistant components is usually the cheaper decision over ten years.
- Older block housing stock. Much of Hollywood was built decades ago with concrete block construction. Chasing new plumbing or electrical through block is slower and more labor-intensive than running it through a modern frame wall.
- Insurance and resale. Permitted, code-compliant impact window installation is one of the few remodel items that can both harden the house and support an insurance discount, depending on your carrier. Ask your insurer what your policy recognizes.
What a proper quote should show you
Before you compare two bids, make sure they are the same document. A quote worth trusting breaks out:
- Demolition and disposal as their own line
- Permit and inspection responsibility, stated clearly
- Material allowances for tile, cabinets, counters and fixtures
- Plumbing and electrical work, itemized rather than bundled into "labor"
- A payment schedule tied to completed stages, not to dates
If one bid looks dramatically lower, it is usually because an allowance is thin or a trade has been left out. That gap reappears later as a change order.
How to keep your remodel budget in line
- Leave the plumbing where it is whenever the layout allows it. This is the single largest lever in a kitchen or bathroom.
- Decide your finishes before demolition starts. Mid-project selection changes cost far more than the price difference of the material.
- Bundle work that shares access. Roofing, impact windows and AC done in one mobilization beat three separate projects.
- Set a contingency. On a home more than thirty years old, assume something behind the wall will need attention.
- Ask about financing early, so the scope you design is the scope you can actually fund.
Get a real number for your home
Green Contractors FL is a family-owned general contractor based in Hollywood, license CGC1535102, handling kitchen remodeling, bathroom remodeling, flooring, roofing, air conditioning and hurricane windows and doors across Hollywood, Dania Beach, Hallandale Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Pembroke Pines and the rest of Broward and Miami-Dade.
Call (786) 519-0391 or visit us at 4624 Hollywood Blvd #203, Hollywood, FL 33021 to schedule a walkthrough and get a written quote for your project. Financing options are available, and we will tell you what qualifying involves.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a kitchen remodel cost in Hollywood, FL?
There is no flat price. A refacing and countertop project sits at the low end, a full kitchen renovation with custom cabinets and relocated plumbing sits at the high end, and the gap between them is mostly layout changes and finish level. Green Contractors FL prices a kitchen after a walkthrough and provides a written, itemized quote.
Do I need a permit to remodel my home in Hollywood?
Cosmetic work such as painting or swapping a vanity top generally does not, but anything touching plumbing, electrical, structure, roofing or the window and door openings does. Hollywood is in Broward County's High Velocity Hurricane Zone, so permitted envelope work must use approved products and pass inspection. Unpermitted work tends to surface during a sale or an insurance inspection.
What makes remodeling in Hollywood more expensive than other parts of Florida?
High Velocity Hurricane Zone requirements raise the cost of windows, doors and roofing, salt air near the coast calls for corrosion-resistant materials, much of the local housing stock is older concrete block that is slower to run new plumbing and wiring through, and coastal condo buildings add board approval and work-hour restrictions.
Can I finance a home remodel with Green Contractors FL?
Yes, financing is one of the options we offer. Approval depends on the lender and your qualifications, so ask us about it early and we will walk you through what is involved before you finalize the scope.
Is it cheaper to do everything at once or one project at a time?
Work that shares the same access is usually cheaper bundled. Replacing the roof, installing impact windows and doors and updating the AC in one mobilization avoids paying repeatedly for setup, permitting and finish repair. Unrelated rooms can be staged over time without losing much.