Remodeling & Construction in Fernandina Beach, FL
The northern end of our service area, on Amelia Island.
The northern end of the map, and the most exposed
Fernandina Beach is our Nassau County market, and the range of work here is wider than anywhere else we build. An older home and a recent coastal build want genuinely different approaches, and pretending otherwise is how both end up compromised.
What they share is the environment. Material choice matters more on Amelia Island than it does inland, and it is a decision worth making at the proposal stage rather than at the paint store.
We work here as a Certified Building Contractor, Florida licence CBC1269967, licensed and insured, with a one-year workmanship warranty on every project.

Two kinds of house, one coastline
Fernandina Beach is on Amelia Island in Nassau County, at the northern end of our service area. It has a genuinely historic downtown alongside much newer coastal development, so the range of work is wide — careful renovation of older homes at one end and straightforward modern remodeling at the other. Coastal exposure is the constant: salt air is unforgiving on exterior paint, decking, and hardware, and material choices here should account for that from the start.
Materials chosen for salt air
Salt air is unforgiving on exterior paint, decking, and hardware, and the cheapest specification is rarely the cheapest outcome here. Fastener choice, coating systems, and decking material all behave differently a short distance from the water.
We will lay out what costs more up front and what it buys you in service life, then build whichever you choose — but you will make that choice knowingly.
Working carefully on an older home
Older houses reward patience and punish assumptions. What is behind a wall is genuinely unknown until it is open, so we plan for that rather than treating a surprise as a change order ambush.
If a property carries any additional review or approval requirement, we confirm what applies to it before work begins. We would rather find that out at the proposal stage than halfway through.
What we build most in Fernandina Beach
Interior renovation on one side and exterior work that has to survive the coast on the other — often on the same project.
Everything else we build in Fernandina Beach
The rest of our nine services, available here exactly as they are everywhere else we work. We do not offer roofing or handyman services.
Licensed & insured
Florida Certified Building Contractor CBC1269967, active through August 2028, with $1,000,000 general liability and a $2,000,000 aggregate.
Permits handled
We pull and manage every permit. Our licensed plumbing and electrical subcontractors pull their trade permits under our master permit.
One-year warranty
Every project carries a one-year workmanship warranty across the whole job — not just selected trades.
Fernandina Beach project questions
The five questions homeowners ask us before hiring anyone, plus two about building in Nassau County.
It depends on the size and scope of the work, so we price every project individually after seeing it in person. As a concrete reference point, a small bathroom of roughly 7x5 typically runs $10,000 to $14,000, and a master bathroom typically runs $17,000 to $35,000, with materials included in both. Your written proposal arrives within 48 hours of the on-site consultation and lays out the full scope and price, so you are never comparing guesses. Estimates and consultations are free.
We provide them. Through our partnership with Floor & Decor you work directly with an in-store designer to choose colours, tile, and finishes, and your selections go onto a form under our account. From there we purchase, pick up, and deliver everything to the job site. You get to make the fun decisions without managing orders, deliveries, or returns.
Yes. GIL pulls and handles all permits for your project — that is part of what you are hiring a licensed contractor to do, and it is included. Our licensed plumbing and electrical subcontractors pull their own trade permits under our master permit. You do not need to contact the building department or schedule an inspection yourself.
We give you a schedule in the written proposal and we finish on or ahead of it. A small bathroom is usually about 7 days including permitting; a master bathroom is typically 2 to 3 weeks. Larger work such as an addition or new construction runs longer and is scheduled specifically for your project. We complete 30 to 40 projects a year, so our timelines come from experience rather than optimism.
Cesar Perdomo, and he manages customers exclusively. This is the structural difference at GIL: our business partner runs the job sites, so Cesar is never pulled onto a roof or under a house when you call. At most contracting companies one person does both jobs, which is exactly why homeowners cannot reach their contractor mid-project. Someone here is always reachable by phone — no run-arounds and no no-shows.
Yes. GIL Renovation Services pulls and manages every permit your Fernandina Beach project needs, including the submission, any corrections that come back, and the scheduling of each inspection in Nassau County. Our licensed plumbing and electrical subcontractors pull their own trade permits under our master permit. You never need to contact the building department or book an inspection yourself. Requirements and review times differ between jurisdictions and change over time, so we confirm exactly what your specific project needs before work begins rather than working from an assumption.
Fernandina Beach sits in Nassau County, and we build across Duval, Clay, St. Johns, and Nassau counties — Jacksonville, Orange Park, Green Cove Springs, Fleming Island, Mandarin, St. Augustine, Ponte Vedra, Nocatee, St. Johns, and Fernandina Beach. Being based in Orange Park, FL keeps all of that inside a comfortable drive, with Jacksonville our largest market. If you are just outside that footprint, call and ask: we would rather tell you honestly whether we are the right company for your job than take on work we cannot schedule properly.
Planning a project in Fernandina Beach?
Tell us what you have in mind. We will come out, take measurements, confirm what your property allows, and put a full written proposal in your hands within 48 hours — free, with no obligation.
State-Certified Building Contractor CBC1269967 · Monday–Friday, 9:00am – 5:00pm
