Thirty-three seconds. Five steps. Zero surprises. This is what makes a family-run general contractor different from a franchise.
Call the number on this site and Johnny answers — not a call center, not a sales rep working on commission. The person who quotes your job is the person who runs it.
A fixed written price with allowances spelled out line by line. If anything changes, you approve it in writing first. The number you sign is the number you pay.
Licensed Florida General Contractor — CGC#1540583, and we'd want you to look it up. Every permit and every inspection is our job, never an upsell.
The people in your house are Johnny's crew — people he's worked beside for years. Not whoever a franchise dispatched that morning.
Every job carries a 1-year workmanship warranty on top of manufacturer warranties. And you keep the owner's cell number after the last walkthrough.
Every review is from a real Central Florida homeowner — kitchens, baths, whole homes and commercial build-outs. Read them all; we didn't cherry-pick.
We sit down at your place and talk about what's not working, what you want, and what it should cost. Bring your Pinterest boards. You'll know within an hour if we're a fit.
You get a written proposal that spells out the scope, the finishes, the schedule and the payment plan. If anything changes later, you approve it in writing before we spend a dollar of yours.
I pull every permit and schedule every inspection. It's part of the job, not an add-on or an upsell. That license number on everything? The county knows me by name.
My crew shows up when I say they will, protects everything we're not touching, and cleans up every single day. I text you updates so you're never left wondering.
We walk the finished space together, and I don't call it done until you do. Every job carries a 1-year workmanship warranty — and you keep my cell number.
| Kaplan Remodeling | Typical franchise / big-box | |
|---|---|---|
| Who you talk to | The owner — same person from estimate to walkthrough | Sales rep → project coordinator → whoever picks up |
| Pricing | Fixed written price, allowances line by line, changes approved in writing | Estimate that grows; change orders you find out about later |
| Permits | Included — pulled and inspected by us, every time | "Permit-ready" — often your problem, or an add-on fee |
| The crew | Owner's own crew, on your job with the owner | Rotating subcontractors dispatched per day |
| After the job | 1-year workmanship warranty + the owner's cell number | 1-800 number and a ticket queue |
Call, text, or send the form — you'll hear back from Johnny himself within one business day.