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Fast, Reliable General Contractor Across Lauderdale Lakes
Most general contractor work in Lauderdale Lakes comes down to one thing: knowing what the salt air near the coast does to a building over forty years. We’re Sawyer Remodel Fort Lauderdale, and we’ve torn into enough 1970s condo bathrooms and garden-apartment kitchens across Lauderdale Lakes to know exactly which materials fail first and what to specify instead. When you call (754) 354-7423, you reach a live person who can schedule a walkthrough of your unit, your building, or your patio. We give you a written price before any work starts, and we don’t change it at the door.
Why Sawyer Remodel Fort Lauderdale Is Lauderdale Lakes’s Preferred General Contractor Company
Lauderdale Lakes homeowners keep our number because we show up when we say we will and we put the price in writing before a tool comes off the truck. Every project runs under The Relay Visibility Guarantee: you get a live arrival time, photo updates before and after each phase, and a written price you approve up front. No phone tag. No four-hour windows. No invoice surprises. Our background-checked, uniformed technicians arrive with names you already know from the scheduling text.
We’re part of the Relay Home Co. family founded in 2005, and owner Luca Romano runs our Fort Lauderdale operation with the same iron rule on every job: if it’s not done right, we make it right under our 365-Day Done Right Promise. That promise is written on every contract. So is the price. So is the scope. If something fails after we close the job, the second visit is free. That’s not a courtesy we mention when asked. It’s in the paperwork.
Lauderdale Lakes is a different animal from Fort Lauderdale, Plantation, or Margate. The condos are older, the water table is higher, and the salt is relentless. You want a contractor who has pulled permits in this specific city, not one who treats it as a suburb of somewhere else. We know the inspection office, the paperwork flow, and which product approvals Broward County wants to see on impact windows and exterior repairs.
Styles & brands we work with
Construction Company in Lauderdale Lakes
A Construction Company in Lauderdale Lakes is often the difference between a repair that lasts a decade and one that fails at the next hurricane inspection. The city’s housing stock is dominated by concrete block and stucco condominiums and garden apartments built between the 1960s and 1980s. Those buildings are now hitting the age where original plumbing, electrical panels, balconies, and waterproofing all need serious attention. A general contractor coordinates the trades, pulls the permits, and sequences the work so the building stays habitable while it happens. For a full bathroom remodel in Lauderdale Lakes, budget $9,000 to $28,000. A tub-to-shower conversion runs $3,500 to $10,000.
Structural repair coordination
When a 40-year recertification report flags spalling concrete on a balcony or rusted railings, the repair has to happen in a specific order: structural first, waterproofing second, finishes last. We sequence that for you and hold each trade accountable to the written scope. No one gets paid until their phase passes inspection.
Concrete restoration and waterproofing
South Florida’s corrosive coastal environment eats at concrete reinforcement and stucco. We specify corrosion-inhibiting coatings, proper drainage, and sealants rated for high-humidity exposure. Skipping this step is how you end up redoing a balcony repair in five years instead of twenty.
Remodeling Contractor in Lauderdale Lakes
A Remodeling Contractor in Lauderdale Lakes has to plan around two things inland remodelers never think about: salt-laden humidity and a water table that sits three to five feet below grade. That changes what goes into your walls, what sits under your tile, and what fasteners hold your exterior together. Kitchen remodels here run $14,000 to $45,000. Countertop installation alone is $2,000 to $6,500 depending on the slab. Impact window installation runs $8,000 to $25,000 for a typical condo unit or single-family home.
Wet-zone buildouts
Bathrooms and kitchens in Lauderdale Lakes need waterproof membranes behind tile, marine-grade hardware on cabinetry, and PVC drain paths instead of the original cast iron. We build wet zones as if they’ll be wet for forty years, because in this humidity, they will be.
Allowed-value remodeling
Many Lauderdale Lakes condos have existing mold, failing drains, and outdated electrical. We help you decide where every dollar goes so the number you approved is the number you pay. Remodels are scoped line by line, in writing, before demo starts.
Trusted Brands We Service in Lauderdale Lakes
We install and service the brands that hold up in a salt-air environment, which is why we keep GAF shingles, CertainTeed siding, and Owens Corning insulation products in regular rotation for Lauderdale Lakes projects. These are manufacturer-backed products with real warranty coverage behind the install. Because our local inventory and supplier relationships are minutes from your project, we’re not waiting on a truck from three counties away when a material shows up damaged or a punch list needs a quick correction. Written manufacturer specs matter here. The cheap spec fails first, and the warranty claim becomes your problem instead of ours.
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AfterCommon General Contractor Problems We See in Lauderdale Lakes Homes
- Rusted cast-iron drain risers. Original plumbing in 1960s – 80s buildings corrodes from salt-laden humidity and fails under slab. We coordinate trenchless re-piping around a water table that sits just a few feet below grade, a constraint few inland contractors ever face.
- Electroplated fasteners on exterior stucco. Cheap drywall screws rust out in three years from salt air and pop tiles right off the wall. We specify stainless and hot-dip galvanized hardware on every exterior repair.
- Unsealed paver joints against condo slabs. Efflorescence and washout show up after the first wet season. We seal joints and grade for drainage so the pavers stay put.
- Non-impact-rated window frames. Standard aluminum frames can’t pass Miami-Dade product approval for hurricane uplift. We install impact-rated systems that meet Broward County requirements the first time.
Pricing for General Contractor in Lauderdale Lakes, FL
Here are the numbers, in writing, for Lauderdale Lakes. No call required just to get a ballpark.
| Project | Price Range in Lauderdale Lakes |
|---|---|
| Bathroom Remodel | $9,000 – $28,000 |
| Tub-to-Shower Conversion | $3,500 – $10,000 |
| Countertop Installation | $2,000 – $6,500 |
| Impact Window Installation | $8,000 – $25,000 |
| Paver Patio Installation | $3,500 – $11,000 |
The gap between a coastal-spec job and an inland-spec job is real. Stainless hardware costs more than electroplated. Impact-rated windows cost more than standard aluminum. Sealed paver joints cost more than loose sand. But the inland-spec version of a Lauderdale Lakes job fails within a decade, and the repair always costs more than the original allowance. We quote the coastal spec up front. If you want to compare a cheaper quote side by side, we’ll walk you through what’s missing. Call (754) 354-7423 for a free estimate.
We Also Serve Cities Near Lauderdale Lakes
Our crews handle projects across Broward County, including Lauderdale Lakes, Fort Lauderdale, Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Plantation, and Margate. If you’re outside the immediate area, call us anyway. The same General Contractor standards and written pricing apply.
Serving Lauderdale Lakes, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Lauderdale Lakes area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs About General Contractor in Lauderdale Lakes
The original cast-iron drain risers in 1960s – 80s condos corrode from salt-laden humidity and eventually fail under slab. We handle this by coordinating trenchless re-piping where possible, which replaces the failing pipe without opening the entire slab. The water table sits three to five feet below grade in Lauderdale Lakes, so we sequence the work carefully and pump where needed. Call (754) 354-7423 and we’ll scope your building’s specific plumbing condition before you sign anything.
You need a general contractor. A 40-year recertification involves structural, waterproofing, and often electrical work that has to be sequenced and inspected in a specific order. Hiring trades separately leaves you as the project manager, and if one trade’s work fails inspection, you’re the one redoing it. A general contractor pulls the permits, coordinates the trades, and owns the entire scope. We handle recertification repairs in Lauderdale Lakes regularly. Estimates are free.
The coastal spec costs more. In Lauderdale Lakes we seal paver joints and grade for drainage because the first wet season will wash out loose sand and produce efflorescence. Contractors in Sunrise may quote an inland spec with unsealed joints and minimal base prep. That quote looks cheaper until the pavers shift and the base washes out. A paver patio in Lauderdale Lakes runs $3,500 to $11,000. Call (754) 354-7423 and we’ll show you exactly what’s in the price.
Look for Miami-Dade product approval on every window and door in the quote. If the contractor doesn’t list the product approval number, you’re looking at standard aluminum frames that won’t pass a hurricane uplift test. Impact window installation in Lauderdale Lakes runs $8,000 to $25,000. The cheap spec saves a few thousand up front and fails at the first real inspection. We’ll put the product approval and the written price in your hand before you commit.
We specify a sheet membrane rated for high-humidity exposure behind all tile in wet zones, and we use mold-resistant drywall on every bathroom wall. The membrane is the same type we used on a 1974 garden apartment conversion near NW 31st Ave and West Oakland Park Blvd, where original cast iron had rusted through and was leaking into the concrete subfloor. We pulled a permit, rebuilt the drain path with PVC notched into the block wall, waterproofed the entire wet zone, and had the inspector sign off before tile went up. That’s the sequence every Lauderdale Lakes bathroom should get. Call (754) 354-7423 to schedule your free estimate.
Written by Luca Romano, Owner at Sawyer Remodel Fort Lauderdale, serving Lauderdale Lakes and surrounding Broward County since 2005.
