About
Mid-range remodeling.
Built right.
Owner-operated by Tyler Thompson — a Lakewood Ranch native with 12+ years in the trade. Eminence Services LLC, serving Sarasota and Manatee County.
My Story
From a Lakewood Ranch handyman to the company I run today.
Eminence is not a brand built in a boardroom. It is one person’s trade, run deliberately. Here is how it got here, in my words.

Tyler Thompson
Owner & Operator
Lakewood Ranch native. 12+ years in the trade. On site for every project Eminence takes.
Origin
I grew up here.
I was born and raised in Lakewood Ranch. My parents were one of the first 50 founding families of the community — we were here before most of it existed. I know these neighborhoods, the builders who put them up, and the standard people here expect, because I grew up inside it.
The Beginning
I started as a handyman.
No marketing budget, no crew, no name anyone knew. Just work done right and people telling their neighbors. Inside my first year I had 80 customers in Heritage Harbor — earned one job at a time, on word of mouth alone. That is still how this business runs.
The Apprenticeship
I learned the trade at the top of the market.
For five years I worked alongside one of Tampa’s leading designers, running project management and high-end remodeling on elite properties in the Westchase and Avila tier. I taught myself CAD in that period. I learned how the best work gets planned and executed — the standard, the sequencing, the detail — on projects most remodelers never get near.
Coming Home
I came back by choice.
When my daughter was older, I made a deliberate decision: come home to Manatee and Sarasota County and build something of my own, close to family and serving my own community. I formed Eminence Services LLC in January 2019 (Florida LLC L19000016975). I chose proximity and ownership over scaling someone else’s company.
Track Record
12 years. 600+ clients. Zero reviews below five.
Twelve years of continuous operation. More than 600 clients served, from Lutz down to Fort Myers. 30+ five-star Google reviews and not a single one below five. That record is not an accident — it is the result of a discipline almost nobody in this industry keeps: we finish one job before we start the next.
Philosophy
Boutique by design.
We take a limited number of projects a year on purpose. I am on site for every one of them. We do not dig into seventeen bathrooms at once, send subs you have never met, and disappear for two weeks. We start a job and we finish it before we start anything else.
No private equity. No faceless corporation. No intention to scale into one. This is craftsmanship run the way it used to be — before the corporate block consumed most of it.
Who We Are
A registered Florida remodeling business since 2019.
Eminence Services LLC is a kitchen and bathroom remodeling company based in Parrish, Florida. We serve homeowners in Sarasota County and Manatee County, including Sarasota, Bradenton, Parrish, Lakewood Ranch, Palmetto, and Ellenton.
The company was founded in January 2019 by Tyler Thompson and is registered with the Florida Division of Corporations under L19000016975.
What We Do
Mid-range kitchen and bathroom renovations.
Most of our renovation projects fall in the $8,000 to $40,000 range, with timelines of 4 to 12 weeks from start to finish. Beyond renovations, we offer five specialty services that often anchor a project or stand alone.
Custom tile installation
Bathrooms, showers, kitchen backsplashes, feature walls, large-format installations, and geometric patterns.
Cedar plank ceiling installation
Interior rooms and covered lanais.
Trim and door installation
Crown molding, baseboards, casing, interior doors, and decorative wall trim like wainscoting and board-and-batten.
Custom carpentry
Built-in shelving, mudrooms, home office millwork, and custom closet build-outs.
In-house design consultation
Included with every renovation and available as a standalone service.
Our Approach
We operate differently from both luxury firms and generic handyman services.
Fixed estimates upfront
Clients know what their project will cost before work begins. If scope changes during the project, we issue written change orders before any additional work is performed. There are no surprise line items.
Defined timelines
Clients receive a project schedule at the estimate stage and can plan around it. When external factors like material lead times affect the schedule, we communicate early.
In-house design
Most clients do not want to coordinate a separate designer, a separate material sourcer, and a separate contractor. We handle all of it in-house.
Owner-involved
Tyler is on every job. Communication goes directly to the person doing the work.
Who We Serve
Homeowners in Manatee and Sarasota County with an $8K to $40K renovation budget.
Our typical client has lived in their home for five or more years and is ready to update a kitchen or bathroom. They have either been burned by an inflated estimate from a luxury firm or struggled to find a handyman capable of remodeling-level work.
We also work with designers and architects who need a skilled installation team for tile work, cedar ceilings, custom carpentry, and finish work.
What We Are Not
Boundaries are part of the offer.
- —We are not a luxury or high-end remodeling firm. We do not target the top of the market.
- —We are not a generic handyman service. We do not focus on small repairs, picture hanging, or maintenance work.
- —We do not currently advertise as an independent Florida general contractor. For projects that require general contractor licensure, we coordinate through a licensed qualifier.
Service Area
Sarasota and Manatee County, Florida.
We serve Sarasota, Bradenton, Parrish, Lakewood Ranch, Palmetto, Ellenton, and surrounding areas in Manatee County and Sarasota County.
Contact
Tyler Thompson, Owner and Operator.
- Phone: (941) 773-0759
- Email: tyler@eminence.business
- Address: 17287 Whiskey Creek Trail, Parrish, FL 34219
- Hours: Monday through Saturday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Closed Sunday.
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