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Adding a room, a second story, or a full detached ADU in Melrose Park, FL typically runs $45,000 to $130,000 for a home addition, and $90,000 to $220,000 for a new detached ADU. Those are real numbers from jobs we’ve scoped in this specific corner of Broward County, not national averages you’ll find on a generic calculator. Melrose Park is unincorporated, which changes how every permit gets processed. Tom Barrett and his sons know that process cold because they live it every week in this neighborhood. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll walk your lot with you, measure twice, and hand you a written scope of work before you spend a dime.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Melrose Park’s Preferred Home Additions & ADU Company
We founded Barrett & Sons Construction in 1998, and Tom Barrett’s name has been on the truck since day one. When a Melrose Park homeowner calls us about a room addition off a 1960s CBS home west of NE 18th Avenue, Tom is often the one who answers. His sons run the crews. That’s not a franchise dispatching strangers in a rental van; that’s a family operation with its name on every permit application we file through Broward County.
Reviews from Melrose Park homeowners keep coming back to the same three things: we show up when we say we will, every allowance arrives in writing, and the final price matches the original quote unless the homeowner changed the scope. If a surprise shows up mid-project, like an old roof with no hurricane tie-downs, you get a written change order before we touch it. No whisper invoices at the end. Our Home Additions & ADU team has earned a strong local reputation across Melrose Park by treating permits as the default, not an optional upsell.
We schedule crews for Melrose Park jobs every week, and our coordination runs through the brand’s Miami (South FL) office, with crews serving Melrose Park locally. That means your job doesn’t wait on a far-flung regional hub. We know the county inspector’s workflow, the typical plan review queue, and which older CBS homes are going to need structural retrofits the minute the permit gets pulled.
Our Home Additions & ADU Services in Melrose Park
ADU Design & Permitting
Melrose Park sits in unincorporated Broward County, so every ADU design and permit runs through the Broward County Building Division. That’s a different process than what your cousin in Fort Lauderdale dealt with at city hall. County plan reviewers apply their own load-bearing and wind-load interpretations, and a design that clears a private third-party review can still sit in the county queue for weeks. We draw the plans, coordinate the submittals, and track the county review cycle so your detached unit doesn’t stall before the first form is set. Tom Barrett publishes his license number. You can verify it before you sign anything.
Garage Conversion ADU
Converting an attached garage into a living unit in a Melrose Park home often costs between $30,000 and $80,000. The older post-war homes here have concrete block garages that convert well structurally, but the flat built-up roofs need real attention. Salt-laden air from the Intracoastal, just a few miles east of ZIP 33308, eats at flashing and metal connectors faster than anything you’ll see inland. We spec materials accordingly, and we replace what’s compromised during the conversion instead of covering it up.
New Detached ADU
A ground-up detached ADU in Melrose Park typically ranges from $90,000 to $220,000 depending on square footage, finishes, and what the county requires for site prep. Melrose Park’s low elevation and high water table mean we almost always recommend a raised slab or proper dewatering plan before we dig footings. Skip that step and your rough-in fails inspection after the fact. We handle site prep, utilities, and the full build under one written contract so you’re not juggling three contractors and three sets of excuses.
Junior ADU & Interior Conversion
A junior ADU, sometimes called an interior conversion, adds a separate living space within the footprint of your existing home. In Melrose Park’s 1950s through 1970s CBS inventory, that often means reclaiming a Florida room, a deep carport, or an oversized utility wing. These projects frequently trigger the county’s roof-to-wall anchoring requirements if the home predates modern hurricane codes. We budget for that from the first meeting, so the change order doesn’t ambush you later.
What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service in Melrose Park
We don’t install materials we can’t stand behind. On Melrose Park additions and ADUs, we commonly install Simonton and PGT impact windows, which hold up against South Florida’s wind and salt spray far better than builder-grade vinyl. We also use Ply Gem where the budget calls for a solid mid-range window without sacrificing code compliance. Our crew keeps a local parts and materials pipeline running out of the South FL office, so when a window arrives cracked or a fastener kit shows up short, we aren’t waiting two weeks on a regional warehouse. We source what Melrose Park jobs actually need, which means fewer mid-project pauses.
Common Home Additions & ADU Problems We See in Melrose Park Homes
- Missing hurricane tie-downs on older CBS homes. Homes built in the 1950s through 1970s around Melrose Park often lack the anchor straps connecting roof trusses to wall plates. The minute a permitted addition triggers a code review, the county mandates those upgrades, and that’s a structural cost many contractors leave out of their original number.
- Broward County plan review surprises. A set of ADU plans can pass a private engineering review and still get kicked back by county reviewers over wind-load calculations. We’ve watched adjacent city permits clear in a week while unincorporated Melrose Park jobs wait longer, which is exactly why we file early and track the queue ourselves.
- Water table trouble under new detached ADUs. Low-lying lots in Melrose Park hold water. Dig footings without a dewatering plan and you’ll have subfloor moisture problems before you hang drywall, along with a failed county inspection after rough-in.
- Flat built-up roof deterioration. Many original Melrose Park roofs are flat or low-slope with old built-up membranes. UV and salt air break them down faster than shingle roofs, so any addition that ties into the existing roof line needs a real assessment before framing begins.
Pricing for Home Additions & ADU in Melrose Park, FL
A room addition in Melrose Park runs $45,000 to $130,000. A new detached ADU runs $90,000 to $220,000. A garage conversion runs $30,000 to $80,000. Those ranges account for the county permit fees, structural retrofits on older CBS homes, and materials rated for salt-air exposure. The table below breaks down the most common project types we price for Melrose Park homeowners.
| Project Type | Typical Melrose Park Range |
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| Home Addition | $45,000 - $130,000 |
| ADU Construction | $90,000 - $220,000 |
| Garage Conversion | $30,000 - $80,000 |
| Kitchen Remodel | $14,000 - $45,000 |
What moves your number inside these ranges? Square footage, finish level, whether the county requires hurricane-strap retrofits, and what we find under the existing slab or roof. Our quotes are written line items, not phone estimates, and every price change arrives as a written change order before work proceeds. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate on your specific property. We also offer a Free Second Opinion on Any Written Estimate, and a permanent 10% Senior & Veteran discount.
We Also Serve Cities Near Melrose Park
While this page focuses on Melrose Park, our crews regularly work in Fort Lauderdale, Broadview Park, Davie, and Lauderhill. The county permitting rules and the housing stock vary a little from one to the next, but the same written change orders and the same crew names show up on every job. If you’re just over the line in a neighboring city, we’ll still come out, walk the property, and give you a straight written quote.
Serving Melrose Park, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Melrose Park area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs - Home Additions & ADU in Melrose Park
Hurricane-strap retrofits are the biggest surprise, typically adding several thousand dollars to a job the moment the county permit triggers a structural review. Many older CBS homes in Melrose Park were built before modern anchor-strap requirements, and once you pull a permit for an addition, the county mandates the upgrade. Get a contractor who writes that into the initial scope, and call (877) 610-1318 for a quote that already accounts for it.
Our crews serve Melrose Park every week, and after we agree on a written scope of work, scheduling usually begins within a few weeks depending on the county’s plan review queue. We don’t promise false same-week starts on jobs that need permits and inspections. We give you a real start date in writing and we hold to it.
Yes. Every eligible Melrose Park job includes permits pulled and inspections signed. The county process is different from what neighboring incorporated cities use, and we manage it end to end so you aren’t making calls to the Building Division yourself. The permit inspector works for you, not for me, which is why we make sure the work passes before we call it done.
Not dramatically, but the county-level plan review and the site-prep realities of Melrose Park’s high water table can add time and labor that a city-permitted job in Fort Lauderdale doesn’t carry. A new detached ADU in Melrose Park typically lands between $90,000 and $220,000. The exact number comes from a site walk and a written estimate, which is free. Call (877) 610-1318 to schedule one.
Every job comes with our 90-Day Done Right Promise written on the contract. If something isn’t right, Tom comes back and makes it right with one call. That’s not a policy buried in fine print. It’s been on every job we’ve done since 1998. Call (877) 610-1318 to talk to a live person about your project today.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Melrose Park and Broward County since 1998.