ADA Commercial Remodeling in Winter Garden, FL.
St. Cyr Contracting brings Central Florida commercial spaces into accessibility compliance — parking and approach, entrances, interior routes, restrooms, and counters. Surveyed, scoped, permitted, and built by a licensed Florida general contractor.
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Accessibility work reaches commercial owners in one of three ways. You are remodeling and discover the alteration triggers path-of-travel obligations. You received a demand letter or complaint. Or you are buying or leasing a building and want to know what you are inheriting before you sign.
All three start the same way: someone has to measure the building against the standards and produce an honest list of what is out of compliance, what it costs to fix, and what order to fix it in. That is where we start — a walkthrough and a written barrier list with real numbers, not a sales pitch.
We are a licensed Florida general contractor, not a law firm. We handle the survey and the construction. For questions about legal exposure or settlement obligations, we will tell you plainly that you need your attorney or a certified accessibility specialist, and we will build to whatever remediation plan they agree to.
What does ADA commercial remodeling actually cover?
Accessibility is a continuous chain from the parking lot to the service counter. A break anywhere in that chain is a barrier, which is why compliance work usually touches more areas than owners expect:
- Parking and access aisles — the required number of accessible and van-accessible spaces, correct aisle widths, compliant signage, and surface slopes within tolerance in all directions
- Exterior route and approach — a continuous accessible route from parking and the public way to the entrance, with compliant running slope, cross slope, and changes in level
- Ramps and landings — slope within limits, level landings top and bottom, handrails, and edge protection
- Entrances and doors — clear opening width, maneuvering clearance on both sides, opening force, closing speed, thresholds, and hardware operable without tight grasping or twisting
- Interior circulation — corridor and aisle widths, turning space, protruding objects, and accessible routes to every area customers or employees use
- Restrooms — turning space, stall dimensions, grab bar placement, lavatory knee and toe clearance, insulated drain lines, mirror and dispenser heights, and hardware reach ranges
- Counters and service points — a compliant lowered section at reception, checkout, and any transaction point
- Signage and wayfinding — tactile characters and braille at permanent rooms, correct mounting height and location
- Elevators, lifts, and level changes — vertical access where a route crosses floors or split levels
- Drinking fountains and amenities — correct spout heights, knee clearance, and reach ranges where provided
We measure all of it, document what fails and by how much, and price the remediation as a defined scope.
What sets our accessibility work apart.
We survey before we quote. Accessibility cannot be priced off a floor plan. Slopes, clearances, and opening forces have to be measured in the field with the right instruments. We walk the property, measure, and give you a written barrier list with the actual dimensions and the standard each item misses.
We tell you what is required versus what is advisable. Not every deviation carries the same weight, and not every fix costs the same. We separate the items that matter most from the ones that are cheap to do while we are already there, so you can spend the budget where it counts.
We build compliance into remodels you were doing anyway. When you alter a primary function area, accessibility obligations for the route serving it come along with the project. Handling both in one contract is dramatically cheaper than discovering it after the fact and mobilizing twice.
Our carpenters are on our payroll and our millwork is in-house. Compliant reception and transaction counters are a millwork problem as much as a code problem. We build them ourselves, to the dimension, rather than ordering something close and shimming it.
Accessibility services we offer.
We handle accessibility work across commercial property types:
- Accessibility surveys and barrier lists — a measured walkthrough with written findings, photos, and remediation pricing
- Restroom compliance retrofits — the single most common remediation scope, from grab bars and fixtures to full reconfiguration for turning space
- Entrance and door remediation — widening openings, adjusting closers and opening force, replacing hardware, and correcting thresholds
- Ramps, landings, and level changes — new compliant ramps or rebuilds of ramps that miss slope or handrail requirements
- Parking and exterior route work — restriping, regrading, signage, curb ramps, and detectable warnings
- Reception and transaction counters — compliant lowered sections built into new or existing casework
- Path-of-travel upgrades tied to alterations — the accessible route, restrooms, and amenities serving an area you are already remodeling
- Remediation to an agreed plan — building to the scope and schedule your attorney or accessibility specialist has settled on
- Pre-purchase and pre-lease assessments — knowing the accessibility liability in a building before you commit to it
- Tenant buildouts designed compliant from day one — the cheapest accessibility work is the kind you never have to redo
ADA commercial remodeling in Winter Garden & Central Florida.
We do accessibility work across Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Lake, and Polk counties — Winter Garden, Horizon West, Ocoee, Windermere, Clermont, Kissimmee, Celebration, Lake Buena Vista, Davenport, Mount Dora, and the greater Orlando metro.
Two things make accessibility a live issue for Central Florida commercial owners specifically:
- Florida has its own accessibility code. Compliance here is not only the federal ADA standards. Florida’s accessibility requirements are adopted into the state building code and are more demanding than the federal baseline in places. Your building permit is reviewed against the state code, which means a design that satisfies a national checklist can still fail plan review here
- Florida sees a high volume of accessibility litigation. The state consistently ranks among those with the most ADA Title III cases filed each year, and Central Florida’s heavy retail, restaurant, and tourism traffic puts public-facing businesses here squarely in that pattern. Owners who have never thought about a threshold height often think about it for the first time after a letter arrives
Local jurisdiction still matters for the permit itself. Work in the Lake Buena Vista and Disney Springs area is reviewed by the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District rather than Orange County, and contractors must be registered with the District before submitting. In Mount Dora’s historic district, exterior accessibility changes to a building over 50 years old need a Certificate of Appropriateness alongside the building permit — a real scheduling factor, since that board meets monthly with a three-week submission cutoff. We work through all of it.
What does ADA remediation cost?
Accessibility work does not price per square foot, because it is a list of discrete fixes rather than a continuous scope. It prices per item.
As general planning ranges in the Central Florida market: door hardware, closer adjustments, signage, and mirror or dispenser relocations are often a few hundred dollars per item. Restriping and signage for accessible parking commonly runs $500 to $2,500 depending on the number of spaces. A compliant exterior ramp typically runs $5,000 to $20,000 depending on rise, length, and site conditions. Restroom work spans the widest range — grab bars and fixture swaps can be a few thousand dollars, while a full reconfiguration to achieve turning space and compliant clearances more often runs $15,000 to $45,000 per restroom.
Regrading parking or correcting exterior slopes is the item that surprises people most, because it can involve demolition and repaving well beyond the accessible spaces themselves.
These are planning ranges, not quotes. The survey produces the actual list, and the list produces a fixed price.
Need an accessibility survey?
Schedule a walkthrough with Mo. You get a measured barrier list with real dimensions and remediation pricing you can act on.
Why St. Cyr
- Licensed Florida General Contractor
- Measured surveys, not floor-plan guesses
- Compliant millwork built in-house
- Fixed-price contracts, no surprises
- 1-year workmanship warranty
- Family-owned since 2008
Common Questions
Questions about ADA compliance in Central Florida
Other commercial services we do well.
Office Build-Outs
Empty shell to move-in ready. Layout, MEP, ceilings, flooring, and finishes on a fixed-price contract.
Retail Tenant Improvements
Storefronts, fixtures, and brand-standard interiors built to protect your lease commencement date.
Medical Office Construction
Medical, dental, and healthcare buildouts with the compliance and infection-control scope handled.
Design-Build Services
The people who design your project are the people who build it. Realistic budgets from day one.
Need to bring a space into compliance?
Schedule a walkthrough with Mo to get a measured barrier list, remediation scope, and realistic budget. We serve Winter Garden, Orlando, Windermere, Ocoee, Clermont, Kissimmee, and across Central Florida.