Full-home renovations in Tampa Bay run from roughly $60 per square foot for a cosmetic refresh to $200 and up for a gut renovation. Here is how the budgets break down.
A whole-home renovation is the most efficient way to remodel: one mobilization, one schedule, every trade sequenced once. It is also the easiest budget to lose control of without a clear scope. The three tiers below reflect projects we complete across Tampa, Brandon, Wesley Chapel, St. Petersburg and Sarasota, and each is priced for a typical 2,000 square foot home so you can scale to yours.
Structural work, permits and inspections are handled through our partner general contractor. Your written estimate is itemized by room and by trade.
Get your exact number: free written estimate See the full service pageTypical 2026 ranges for the Tampa Bay market, labor and materials included. Your written estimate after a site visit is the number that counts.
New flooring throughout, interior paint, kitchen counters and backsplash, bathroom vanities and fixtures, lighting, doors and hardware. Layouts stay.
Full kitchen remodel, two full bathroom remodels, flooring, paint, lighting, one wall removed for an open plan, electrical updates and permits.
Everything to the studs: new layout, kitchen, all bathrooms, flooring, drywall, electrical and plumbing updates, windows and doors, custom finishes and structural changes.
Each removed load-bearing wall adds engineering, a beam, permits and finish work, typically $8,000 to $20,000.
These rooms carry most of the cost. A home with three bathrooms costs meaningfully more than one with two.
Pre-1980 homes often need electrical panel, plumbing or window updates to pass inspection once walls are open.
Builder-grade versus designer finishes can move a whole-home budget by 40 percent with the same scope.
Renovating an empty home is faster and cheaper. Living through it adds phasing, dust control and time.
BeforeAfterIn 2026, a mid-range whole-home renovation in Tampa Bay runs $100 to $150 per square foot, or $200,000 to $300,000 for a 2,000 square foot home, covering kitchen, bathrooms, floors, paint, lighting and permits. Cosmetic refreshes start near $60 per square foot.
A cosmetic refresh takes four to six weeks; a mid-range renovation eight to fourteen weeks; a full gut renovation four to six months. You get a written schedule before demolition.
Renovating is usually cheaper per square foot than the premium a turnkey home commands in the Tampa market, and you get the finishes you actually want. We can walk through a home you are considering before you buy.
For cosmetic and many mid-range projects, yes, with phasing and sealed work zones. For gut renovations we recommend moving out for the duration.
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