Kitchen Remodeler in Plantation, FL

Gate Access and Association Rules: How a Plantation Visit Works

Our three steps stay the same. A salesperson or technician visits to measure and talk through ideas; we develop the design in specialized software and present it in 3D; then we deliver and install. In a gated community, steps one and three need a little planning: gate passes for our visit and installation, delivery timing and the association’s rules on work hours and debris.

Plantation is unincorporated, so permits come from the Sarasota County Building Division. Moving plumbing or wiring or opening a wall is permitted with the county and carried out by a contractor licensed in Florida for that trade, and we coordinate our cabinet and countertop installation with them; check any license at myfloridalicense.com. Ask your association early whether interior remodels need notice or approval.

Our Coverage Around the Plantation Golf & Country Club

Plantation has no published FT Cabinetry projects or reviews yet, and we will not invent any. We can confirm that the community, about 5,000 residents at the 2020 Census, is within our regular Sarasota County service area and roughly 35 minutes from our location, along the Jacaranda Boulevard side of Venice.

Neighboring pages cover Venice, South Venice and Warm Mineral Springs.

The club at the center of the community is private, with two 18-hole courses, the Bobcat and the Panther, both designed by Ron Garl, and its address is on Rockley Boulevard. The census area is small, about 2.5 square miles of which roughly 12% is water, and it shares ZIP 34293 with South Venice. In 2020 it held 2,596 households, and 73.6% of residents were 65 or older, a higher share than in Venice (62.8%) or The Meadows (66.9%). Jacaranda Boulevard, which has its own I-75 interchange, is our usual route in from Sarasota.

Why Do 1980s-90s Golf Villa Kitchens Feel Dated, and What Fixes Them?

Most homes in Plantation are single-family houses and attached villas on golf, lake and preserve lots. Their kitchens were typical of the time: light oak or white laminate doors, soffits over the uppers, a breakfast nook, and a layout partly open to a family room. Lakes and irrigation keep humidity high, and 30-year-old sink bases often show water damage.

The census timeline backs this up. Plantation counted 1,885 residents in 1990 and 4,168 in 2000, more than doubling in a decade, then leveled off at 5,034 by 2020. Most kitchens here are now 25 to 35 years old, the age when hinges, drawer slides and sink-base floors tend to give out together, however good the cabinet doors may still look from across the room.

Plantation draws many retirees who plan to stay, so comfort matters as much as looks. Swapping door cabinets for drawer bases, adding pull-out pantries, raising a dishwasher or bringing storage down within reach can make a kitchen easier to use for years. Our aging-in-place kitchens page describes those options. Closets and baths from the same era benefit from the same approach.