Mount Dora.

Mount Dora's lakefront downtown is built on well-preserved historic homes, and remodeling work there is usually a balancing act: updating a kitchen or bathroom to modern function without erasing the craftsman or bungalow character that makes the neighborhood worth living in.

Away from downtown, housing along the Harris Chain of Lakes runs older, and roofing, siding and window replacement are frequent requests as that stock reaches the point where original materials need to come off rather than be patched again.