Merritt Island is an island, and building on one comes with rules the mainland does not have. Flood elevation, wind exposure, seawalls and salt air all shape the house before you pick a single finish. LINO Homes builds custom and semi custom homes here, on your lot, backed by a 2-10 structural warranty.
Building on the island
Merritt Island sits between the Indian River and the Banana River, which is the appeal and also the engineering brief. A house here is designed against water and wind first. These are the four things that shape the drawings and the budget before anything else does.
Much of the island sits in a mapped flood zone, and the zone dictates how high the finished floor has to be. That means fill, a stem wall, or piers, and it flows through to your driveway, your entry and your drainage. Get the flood zone and the base flood elevation for the parcel before you buy it.
Design wind pressures are higher here than a few miles inland, which affects window and door specification, roof attachment, and structural connections throughout. It is not an upgrade, it is code, and it belongs in the budget from day one.
On a canal or river lot, the condition of the existing seawall matters as much as the house. Shoreline structures and docks are permitted separately, often through more than one agency, and on their own timeline. We survey the seawall before we price the build.
Coastal air is hard on fasteners, fixtures, condensers and finishes. Specifying for it costs a little more once and saves considerably over ten years. This is where a builder who works on the island differs from one who does not.
Codes, fees and departmental requirements change. Confirm anything above with the relevant building department before you rely on it, and never close on land without written answers.
Merritt Island is 32952 · 32953. Enter your zip code and see in seconds whether LINO Homes builds there. We serve all of Brevard and beyond.
One contract, one builder, one number to call: (321) 505-6061. We handle the lot, the permits, the trades, the inspections and the schedule. See our custom home process.
Florida Certified Building Contractor, license CBC1266870, searchable on the state DBPR portal. Our office is at 620 E New Haven Ave, Unit 101, Melbourne, open Monday through Saturday from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. We would rather you verify than take our word for it.
One year of workmanship coverage, two years on systems, and ten years of structural coverage, backed by a third party, so your protection never depends on a handshake.
Built right, or it is on us
These are the standards every LINO home is held to, in Merritt Island and everywhere else we build. Hold your next builder to the same four.
Straight walls and level windows are not extras. Every frame is checked level, plumb, and square before drywall closes anything in. Bring your own level to a walkthrough. We mean that.
Every change goes through a written change order you approve, and see priced, before work continues. If anything is built off plan without one, making it right is on us, not on you.
Quality dies when builds are rushed to hit a quota. We schedule around the work itself, inspections, cure times, trade sequencing, and give you an honest timeline up front.
Scope, selections, and price go into your contract before construction starts. That keeps our interests and yours pointed at the same thing: your home, built right.
Merritt Island runs from the Kennedy Space Center boundary in the north down to the Banana River in the south, all of it unincorporated Brevard County. We build across the island, including the larger rural parcels in South Merritt Island, and throughout the rest of the Space Coast.
Merritt Island
This is where our currently available LINO homes and lots near Merritt Island appear. As homes come up for sale and lots become ready to build on, you will find them right here, each built to the same standard we will bring to yours. Do not see one that fits yet? Start from a floor plan and we will build it on your lot.
Listings slot
Current Merritt Island area homes and lots load here. In the meantime, browse our custom home floor plans.
Start with one of our floor plans, or bring your own vision. Every plan can be customized to fit your lot, your family, and how you actually live. Browse our custom home floor plans for Florida’s Space Coast, then tell us what you would change.
Before you choose
Yes. Merritt Island is unincorporated Brevard County, and we build on lots across the island including canal and river parcels. The first step is always the parcel itself: flood zone, elevation, utilities and access decide the design and the budget, so send us the parcel number before you commit to the land.
If the parcel sits in a mapped flood zone, the finished floor has to be set at or above the base flood elevation, which usually means imported fill, a stem wall or piers. Pull the flood zone and base flood elevation for the specific parcel from the county before you make an offer.
Yes, and the seawall is part of the conversation. Its condition and height affect both the build and the long term value of the property, and shoreline structures and docks are permitted separately from the house. We assess the seawall before pricing the build.
Often somewhat, and the difference is in elevation work, higher wind design requirements, and material selection for a salt air environment rather than in the finishes. Those items are knowable up front, which is why we price the site before the house.
It varies by area. Some parts of the island have central water and sewer while others, particularly larger rural parcels to the south, rely on wells and septic systems. Confirm availability for the specific parcel before closing.
View license CBC1266870 on the Florida DBPR portal. You can also visit the office at 620 E New Haven Ave, Unit 101, Melbourne, Monday through Saturday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, and read our public Google reviews.
Send us the address or the parcel number and we will tell you what we see, including when the answer is no. You will talk to a builder, not a salesperson.
LINO Construction Group · CBC1266870
620 E New Haven Ave, Unit 101, Melbourne, FL 32901
Monday to Saturday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm · sales@linohomes.com
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