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A home addition or ADU in Villas runs $45,000 to $130,000 for most room additions, and $90,000 to $220,000 for a new detached ADU. We’re Barrett & Sons Construction, and we’ve been working in Lee County long enough to know what these older concrete block homes need when they’re expanded. If you’re weighing a garage conversion, a second story, or a new ADU on your Villas property, call Tom and the crew at (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate and a straight answer about what’s involved.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Villas’s Preferred Home Additions & ADU Company
Tom Barrett founded this company in 1998, and his sons run the crews that show up in Villas. You won’t get a franchise dispatching strangers to your property. You’ll get the name on the truck, the same faces on site most days, and a written Home Additions & ADU contract that spells out every scope item before work starts. Tom publishes his name, address, and license number, so you can verify exactly who you’re hiring before you sign anything.
Villas residents call us because the county inspection process here is not something you want to learn on the fly. Lee County Building Department carries one of the heaviest post-Ian permit backlogs in Florida, and an inexperienced contractor can lose weeks waiting on an inspection that a seasoned local crew already built into the schedule. We sequence jobs around that reality, and we keep contingency float in the timeline so you’re not left guessing when the inspector will show. Every eligible job includes permits pulled and inspections signed, and the inspector works for you, not for us. That’s why we like him.
Our Home Additions & ADU Services in Villas
ADU Design & Permitting
Villas sits in unincorporated Lee County, which means your ADU permit flows through the Lee County Building Department, not Fort Myers city codes. We handle the full design and permitting package, including flood elevation review for parcels near the drainage canals that cross this area. A finished floor height that meets FEMA requirements can change the entire foundation plan, and we work that out before a single form gets poured.
Garage Conversion ADU
Many Villas homes built in the 1970s and 1980s have attached garages that convert well into rental units or in-law suites. The catch is that these older CBS structures predate Florida’s 2001 building code overhaul, so the existing slab, roof ties, and opening protection often need upgrades to meet current wind-load standards. A garage conversion in Villas typically runs $30,000 to $80,000 depending on whether we’re adding a bathroom, kitchenette, and separate entrance.
New Detached ADU
For homeowners with the lot space, a new detached ADU gives you a clean build that meets current code from day one. On Villas parcels, especially low-lying ones, the foundation type often gets dictated by the flood zone designation before we even talk about square footage. You can expect $90,000 to $220,000 for a full detached unit, and that includes bringing utilities to the structure, which some lots make more involved than others.
Junior ADU & Interior Conversion
A junior ADU, which converts existing interior space into a semi-independent unit, works well on Villas properties where lot coverage or setback rules limit a full detached build. These conversions often involve reconfiguring a bedroom wing or unused den into a suite with its own entrance. Since much of Villas’s housing stock was built before current structural tie-down requirements, we evaluate the existing walls and roof connections before we commit to what stays and what gets rebuilt.
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 Villas
We install materials you can look up, not mystery brands off the back of a van. On Villas addition projects, that often means GAF roofing membranes and underlayment on new roof sections, Schluter waterproofing in any new bath or kitchenette, and Grohe fixtures where the plumbing spec calls for something built to last through Florida humidity. We keep local parts access in Fort Myers so Villas customers aren’t waiting on a warehouse in another state when a specific trim piece or flashing detail is needed mid-project.
Common Home Additions & ADU Problems We See in Villas Homes
- Pre-2001 roof-to-wall connections that won’t pass current wind-load review. Homes built before the post-Hurricane Andrew code overhaul often lack the strapping and tie-downs Lee County now requires when you pull an addition permit. We factor those upgrades into the scope from the start, which keeps the inspector happy and avoids a surprise at final.
- Low-lying parcels near drainage canals triggering flood elevation requirements. Some Villas properties sit in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas, and adding finished square footage can force a foundation or finished-floor-height change you didn’t plan for. We check the flood panel before you commit to a design.
- Concrete block construction that complicates new openings. CBS homes are great in a hurricane, but cutting a new doorway between the existing house and an addition means working with reinforced block and sometimes adding a lintel or header sized to county wind-load standards, not just gravity loads.
- Permit and inspection scheduling delays at the county level. Lee County’s building department has been backlogged since Ian, and an addition that might take twelve weeks in a normal market can stretch further if inspections aren’t sequenced correctly. We build that float into the schedule and tell you up front, in writing, what the timeline looks like.
Pricing for Home Additions & ADU in Villas, FL
Home additions in Villas most often land between $45,000 and $130,000 depending on square footage, foundation work, and whether we’re adding plumbing. A full in-law suite with a bath and kitchenette pushes toward the higher end, while a single-room bump-out without plumbing stays lower. Detached ADUs run $90,000 to $220,000, with site prep and utility runs being the biggest variables on Villas lots. Garage conversions fall between $30,000 and $80,000 based on how much of the existing structure needs code upgrades. Every allowance, every price change, every scope adjustment arrives as a written change order before work happens. No surprise invoices at the end. Call (877) 610-1318 for a line-item estimate on your specific project, and ask about the 10% Senior & Veteran discount and our 90-Day Done Right Promise.
We Also Serve Cities Near Villas
Most of our Villas work comes from across Lee County, and we regularly build additions and ADUs in Villas and the surrounding communities. We serve Fort Myers, Cypress Lake, McGregor, and Iona with the same written change orders and permits pulled on every eligible job. If you’re nearby and want the same pricing transparency, call us. We also handle Kitchen Remodeling in Villas and Bathroom Remodeling in Villas when an addition project turns into a broader renovation.
Serving Villas, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Villas 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 Villas
A home addition in Villas typically costs $45,000 to $130,000, while a new detached ADU runs $90,000 to $220,000. Garage conversions fall between $30,000 and $80,000. Your specific number depends on square footage, foundation work, flood zone requirements, and whether the existing 1970s or 1980s structure needs code upgrades to pass Lee County inspection. Call (877) 610-1318 for an exact quote, and estimates are free.
Lee County Building Department permit and inspection timelines have been stretched since Hurricane Ian, and right now you should expect multi-week inspection scheduling at minimum. We sequence your job around that bottleneck and build contingency float into the timeline so the project doesn’t stall. We handle the full permit package ourselves and tell you in writing what the realistic schedule looks like before we start.
Not without a written change order that you see and sign first. An allowance that isn’t on paper is a surprise waiting for a date, and we don’t operate that way. Every scope adjustment, material change, or unforeseen condition in your Villas project gets documented and priced before any new work begins. That’s been our policy since 1998, and it’s written into every contract.
Yes. Every eligible job includes permits pulled through the Lee County Building Department and inspections signed before we call the project done. Because Villas is unincorporated and not governed by Fort Myers city codes, all permitting flows through the county portal, which we know well. The permit inspector works for you, not for us, and we want that inspection passed the first time.
We don’t chase the low bid, and we won’t hand you a bill at the end that looks nothing like the quote. Tom Barrett owns this company, his sons run the crews, and you’ll see the same faces in Villas from day one to final walkthrough. We carry a written 90-Day Done Right Promise on every addition and ADU, and if something’s not right, one call brings Tom back. Call (877) 610-1318 to talk through your project and get a free estimate.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, proudly serving Villas and Lee County since 1998.