About Us

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John A Pelland began his construction career while working on his bachelor’s degree in Finance from Michigan State University  and his Master’s Degree in Professional Accountancy from Walsh College in Troy, Michigan. John started Lake States Painting Company which later developed into Lake States Building Company in the state of Michigan. In 2005 John decided to form Accent Construction& Remodeling LLC a Florida Certified General Contracting Company in Fort Myers, Florida. For the past 15 years John has been involved in numerous construction projects throughout Southwest Florida including custom waterfront homes, home/condo remodeling projects and light commercial construction projects. With over 30 years of hands on experience working with different designers, architects, engineers, sub-contractors, banks and HOA’s,  John has extensive knowledge and experience to get your job done with exacting standards, on time and on budget. John, along with designated company supervisor’s  personally overseas all projects big and small. This is how John has been doing business for the last 30 years. We take on a limited number of projects per year so we can give every customer the best custom construction experience possible. We truly care about our customers and most customers turn out to be customers for life. Call us today for a free no obligation consultation, you will speak directly with owner John A Pelland. 

Accent Construction & Remodeling LLC is a Florida Certified General Contractor License CGC1519502.  We have been in business in state of Florida since 2005.  Our areas of service cover all of Lee and Collier Counties including: Marco Island, Naples, Bonita Springs, Fort Myers, Sanibel Island, Captiva,Pine Island and Cape Coral.  We specialize in Custom Waterfront Homes, Home-Condo-Commercial Remodeling and light Commercial Construction. We are a Design-Build firm.  We have the ability to design your custom home-addition-renovation.  If you already own a lot and have a set of plans we can provide you with a detailed and comprehensive proposal. We are here to listen to your needs and devise a plan to reach your goals.  We strive to provide outstanding customer service, exceptional value, and the highest quality of construction for every project we take on.   With Accent Construction & Remodeling LLC, you work directly with owner John A Pelland, on site supervisors, and a team of professional contractors that have been collaborating for years.  We are always onsite and available to answer your questions.   

INITIAL MEETING: During the initial meeting we will discuss your goals and objectives for your specific project. We ask you to bring any info you have regarding your project including: pictures, drawings, brochures, plans, wish list, must have list. If you already own property a boundary and topography survey will be needed. At this meeting we will also ask for the following:  Your budget for the project, estimated start and completion times for project, how you will finance project. With this info we can determine if this is a project we can take on  for you within your budget while maintaining our high quality standards.

AFTER INITIAL MEETING: After initial meeting we will go thru all info you have provided.  For smaller projects we will work on calculating a cost to complete based upon your requirements. Once we have a rough estimate on costs we will contact you to discuss.  If budget is higher than you expected we can discuss ways to possibly reduce costs.  If budget is acceptable we will draw up detailed proposal for your review and signature.  For larger projects such as large remodeling projects or custom homes this stage involves coming up with an estimated cost for your project in addition to a design/engineering proposal. 

DESIGN PHASE:  During this phase we will work with you to provide a design-engineering needed for permitting of your project.  During this phase we will have revisions of floor plans and elevations to meet customers exact needs. We work with your specific HOA to meet all design requirements. During this design phase because we are both the designer and builder we will be able to advise client of different construction and design options available to increase strength of home, decrease utility costs and also options that might help reduce costs.

CONTRACT PHASE:  After design/engineering have been approved by customer we prepare a contract for customer.  Our contract will include a fixed price to complete your project.  Our contracts typically will have estimated start and completion dates and self imposed fines if our projects are not completed on time.  Our contract will include a draw schedule for your specific project.  A specification sheet will be included along with allowances for different items of project.  We feel allowances give our customers more options to choose from different suppliers and vendors. Contract is signed and deposit paid.

PERMITTING PHASE:  The permitting package for your project is submitted to building department and any other governmental agencies required.  A Notice of Commencement is submitted to appropriate county.  Plans and designs are submitted to HOA for final approvals if required.

CONSTRUCTION PHASE:   This is the most exciting stage. For remodeling projects demo work begins and for new homes lot preparation begins.  During construction phase, you are kept informed of progress weekly or biweekly through digital photos, email correspondence and inspection approval notification.  When the mechanical, electrical and plumbing rough ins are completed we schedule a meeting with customer to review and make changes if needed before drywall is installed. At the conclusion of construction and Certificate of Occupancy has been received, we schedule a job-site meeting and walk through.  During this meeting we walk through entire job for inspection with the customer.  We prepare a punch list of items required to be completed within a specific amount of time.  After punch list is completed, final balance of contract is paid and waiver of lien is provided to customer.

AFTER COMPLETION:  After construction we are still available to all customers for any issues that arise after move in.  We work hard to ensure minimal to no call backs for warranty work.  However when there are problems we make them top priority to repair as soon as possible.