Affordable Home improvement (AHi) was established in 1987 by Casey Ignas, a legal Polish immigrant who immigrated to the United States in 1979. In 1992, his son, Tom Ignas, a Choctawhatchee Class of 1992 graduate, joined the company full-time. In 1996, Tom Ignas, after obtaining his Associate of Arts degree in Business Administration from Okaloosa Walton Community College, passed the State Certification exam and became a Licensed Certified Building Contractor, making him the youngest in Okaloosa County at that time. This achievement enabled the company to expand its services.
Since its inception, Affordable Home improvement has completed numerous projects in our local area and throughout the North and South East regions of the United States. The company collaborated with Intown Suites for over a decade, undertaking thirteen building projects in the North and South East. Locally, AHi executed a comprehensive window and door rehabilitation project for Eglin Air Force Base, encompassing over 100 units in the early 2000s. Additionally, AHi has constructed multiple single-family homes, conducted extensive interior and exterior renovations, including Dr. Siwicki’s Office (FWB Podiatrist), Lenny’s Sub Shop (FWB), and constructed over 2,400 square feet of interior office spaces within the FWB industrial park on Anchors Street.
In 2011, Casey Ignas retired, and Tom Ignas assumed leadership of the company.