Custom Homes, Additions and Home Remodeling in Tallahassee
Licensed & insured design-build contractor serving Tallahassee — custom homes, remodeling, kitchens, additions & ADUs.
Serving Tallahassee, Florida
Luxury Construction in Tallahassee
Tallahassee doesn't look like the rest of Florida — canopy roads, genuine hills, and neighborhoods where brick homes sit under century-old oaks. Renovating or building here calls for a contractor who respects that character. Xpert Construction Group, a leading licensed Florida design-build contractor (CRC 1335930), brings home remodeling in Tallahassee and new construction together under one roof, with planning, architecture, engineering, permitting, and building handled by a single team with 25+ years of combined experience.
Our whole-home remodeling service takes dated Tallahassee houses — closed kitchens, original bathrooms, tired systems — and rebuilds them to a premium standard with clear timelines and disciplined quality control. If you're weighing contractors, see why homeowners choose us: we are licensed and insured, we manage every permit ourselves, and we put design and construction under one contract so nothing falls between the gaps.
Building in Tallahassee: Local Knowledge Matters
We work across Tallahassee's most established neighborhoods — Betton Hills and Myers Park with their mid-century brick homes and deep, wooded lots, Midtown bungalows within walking distance of restaurants, and the larger family homes of Killearn Estates to the northeast. Tallahassee's rolling terrain sets it apart from most of Florida: many older homes sit on crawlspace foundations rather than slabs, which changes how remodels, additions, and moisture control are engineered. The region's clay-influenced soils and heavy tree canopy also shape site work and drainage planning. Residential permitting for the city and unincorporated Leon County runs through the joint Tallahassee-Leon County growth management operation, and our team prepares and walks every submission through that process.
What we build in Tallahassee
Our Services in Tallahassee, FL
Custom Home Building
Building custom in Tallahassee means designing for hills, trees, and shade — not a flat coastal lot. Xpert sites each home to work with the terrain, engineers foundations appropriate to sloped parcels, and builds with materials that handle North Florida's humidity and occasional winter cold. One design-build contract covers everything from first survey to move-in.
Custom Home Building →Home Remodeling
Tallahassee's brick ranches and Midtown bungalows are worth investing in. We open cramped floor plans, replace decades-old plumbing and electrical, upgrade insulation for real four-season comfort, and refinish interiors with premium materials — managing crawlspace and structural realities that many contractors underestimate, and permitting every phase properly through the joint city-county process.
Home Remodeling →Kitchen Remodeling
In many Tallahassee homes the kitchen is still walled off from the living space. We remove or reframe those walls with proper engineering, then build kitchens with custom cabinetry, stone counters, and layered lighting that suit both quiet weeknights and game-day crowds. Every remodel is permitted, inspected, and delivered on a communicated schedule.
Kitchen Remodeling →Home Additions
Deep lots in Betton Hills, Myers Park, and Killearn give Tallahassee homeowners real room to expand. We design and build primary suites, family room extensions, and second stories engineered to match existing brick and rooflines, handling setback checks, tree protection considerations, and the full permitting process before construction begins.
Home Additions →ADU Construction
A backyard cottage or garage apartment makes sense in a capital city with steady demand from professionals, legislators in session, and university affiliates. Xpert verifies zoning for your parcel, designs a unit that complements the main house, and manages utilities, permitting, and construction as one accountable design-build project.
ADU Construction →Tallahassee Construction FAQs
How is building in Tallahassee different from the rest of Florida?
Terrain and housing stock. Tallahassee has real hills, heavy tree canopy, and many homes on crawlspace foundations rather than slabs, which affects structural work, drainage, and moisture control. We engineer for those conditions rather than applying flat-lot coastal assumptions.
Who issues residential permits for Tallahassee projects?
Residential permitting for both the city and unincorporated Leon County is handled through the joint Tallahassee-Leon County growth management operation. Our team prepares the drawings and applications, submits them, and responds to reviewer comments so the process stays off your plate.
Can you remodel a mid-century brick home in Betton Hills or Myers Park?
Yes — these are some of our favorite projects. We preserve the brick exteriors and mature-lot character while completely modernizing interiors, systems, and energy performance. Structural changes are engineered and permitted so opened-up floor plans are as sound as they are beautiful.
Do you handle projects in Killearn Estates and northeast Tallahassee?
We do. Larger family homes in the northeast are strong candidates for kitchen remodels, primary suite additions, and whole-home updates. Where a homeowners association applies, we align our drawings with its requirements alongside the standard permitting process.
More questions? See our full FAQ or contact our team.