Building, Renovation, Maintenance & Repair
When building or renovating your home, be sure to hire a licensed contractor. This page provides information about avoiding fraud and doing your own simple home repairs and improvements.
UF/IFAS Publications
- Florida Homeowners Handbook to Prepare for Natural Hazards (pdf)
- Housing Design and Remodeling
- Renter Power: Making Simple Repairs
Other Sites & Publications
- Deceptive Home Improvement Contractors Complaints--HUD
- Florida Building Code Online--Florida Department of Community Affairs
- Home Improvements--HUD
- Home Sweet Home Improvement--Federal Trade Commission
- Special Treatment: Disposing of CCA-treated Wood--Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP)
- Tips for Hiring a Contractor--Federal Trade Commission
- Return to House & Home
General Resources
UF/IFAS Sites
- Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences
- Florida Housing Data Clearinghouse
- Shimberg Center for Affordable Housing
UF/IFAS Publications
State & Federal Agencies
Other Sites & Publications
For-Sale Products
- Common Termites in Structures
- Common Termites in Structures & Wood-destroying Insects
- Do You Have Bed Bugs?
- Household Insects ID Sheets
- Household and Structural Pests ID Deck
- Houses that Termites Love to Eat
- Pest Ants & Stored Food Beetles
- Simplified Key to the Termites of Florida: Soldier Caste
- Simplified Key to the Termites of Florida: Winged Reproductives
- Wood-Destroying Insects
