Sheet A-3 · Pinellas Park · Ground-floor suites
Stop climbing to bed: a ground-level bedroom and bath for your Pinellas Park house
Planning a ground-floor suite in Pinellas Park? Get $100 off your first job, credited at booking.
You want to sleep, bathe and dress without a flight of stairs, and your Pinellas Park house is laid out around them. Tell us the address, and we look at the flood threshold on your parcel before you pay for a plan.
- County
- Pinellas
- Phone
- (315) 640-3590
- Offer
- $100 off your first job
City of Pinellas Park, Pinellas County
Here in Pinellas Park
Basis: Pinellas Park Land Development Code, Pinellas County Construction Licensing Board
We find out what your lot allows, then put you in touch with a contractor near you, who does the building.
Tell us about the space
Send the address and what you have in mind. The rules for that lot come first.
- Your request is in Keep your phone close. A call comes from (315) 640-3590.
- The lot comes first We look at what your city or county allows at that address.
- Then a contractor You meet a local contractor and see the price in writing.
$100 off your first job We credit $100 on the first job you book with our help.
- We pay the $100, so the contractor's price stays as quoted.
- One credit per customer for each home.
- Your job must be booked by December 31, 2026.
- Say you want the credit when you book.
The Senior Home Additions promise
- 1 Your first call and your request are free.
- 2 Planning with us costs you nothing.
- 3 We check the rules at your address before anyone quotes.
General notes
Questions about this space in this town.
N1 What counts as a substantial improvement in Pinellas Park?
Work that costs half of the building's market value or more, measured before work starts. The county property appraiser posts the value used for your parcel.
N2 Does a suite always trigger that rule?
No. If the suite costs less than the threshold, the old house stays as it is. Ask your contractor to price against your number.
N3 Can I build over the carport?
That is a design question for your contractor and the city. Tell us what you picture and we check the setbacks.
N4 Will my tax bill go up?
The county values new space on a homestead at full value after it is finished. Ask the property appraiser what that means at your address.
This fits when
Signs this suits your Pinellas Park home
- A split-level or two-story home The bedrooms are up, the kitchen is down, and you spend your day on the stairs between them.
- A small bath that was never meant for two You want a larger bath with a shower you can walk into, close to the bedroom.
- A knee or a hip that argues with every step You are not leaving the house, so the house should change to fit you.
- A bedroom that doubles as an office A new suite frees the old room for family visits or work.
Your house value, and the line the city draws
In Pinellas Park the figure to know is half the market value of your building. An addition costing that much is called a substantial improvement, and a house in the flood zone then has to meet current flood rules.
Ask the county property appraiser for the parcel letter that lists your structure value. Then ask each contractor to price the suite as a share of that number. Send us the address and we point you to the figures to compare, so you know what to ask before a plan exists.
Do not guess the value from a sale price. The appraiser's figure for the structure is the one used in the test, and it can differ from what a buyer would pay for your lot.
If the number is close, a smaller suite may keep the old house out of the test. Ask two contractors to price two sizes, and send us both so you can hold them against your parcel's value.
Where the new floor meets a slab from the seventies
More than half the homes here were built before 1980, so your new floor is joining an older house. Ask whether the new bedroom will sit at the same height as the hall, because a small step at the door is easy to draw out now and hard to fix later.
Think too about the carport or garage beside the house. A ground-level suite often takes the space where a side yard sits. Check that the setback from the property line leaves room, and ask us if the survey is unclear.
Ask where the plumbing for the new bath will tie in. A bath near the existing one is usually simpler to connect than one across the house, so a good layout starts with the pipes.
Think about how you will use the room in ten years. A wide door, a clear floor and a shower with no curb cost little on day one. Say so in your first call, and ask how each contractor would draw it.
Permits for a bedroom and bath come from the city office
Pinellas Park keeps its own building department, so your permit goes to the city, not the county. Ask your contractor who files, and ask to see the permit number before work starts.
Check the state license on any contractor you plan to hire, and tell us what the quotes say about plans and engineering. Then call the property appraiser about assessment of the new space. We are not tax advisers and set no prices.
Keep your paperwork in one folder: the contract, the permit, the plans and the inspection record. Ask to see the final inspection before you make the last payment. If anything is unclear, call us and we help you word the question.
The Senior Home Additions promise
- 1 Your first call and your request are free.
- 2 Planning with us costs you nothing.
- 3 We check the rules at your address before anyone quotes.
- 4 We credit the $100 the way our Terms describe.
Your agreement with the contractor you hire covers the building.
Senior Home Additions, (315) 640-3590 Read the full terms
$100 off your first job We credit $100 on the first job you book with our help.
- We pay the $100, so the contractor's price stays as quoted.
- One credit per customer for each home.
- Your job must be booked by December 31, 2026.
- Say you want the credit when you book.
The other spaces in Pinellas Park
Ground-floor suites in nearby towns
Tell us who the space is for.