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Fast, Reliable Home Renovation Across Fort Lauderdale
Home renovation in Fort Lauderdale runs $9,000 to $130,000 depending on scope, with a bathroom remodel typically landing between $9,000 and $28,000 and a kitchen remodel between $14,000 and $45,000. Those are real numbers for this market, not placeholder ranges, and we put the exact figure in writing before any work starts. Sawyer Remodel Fort Lauderdale handles everything from single-room updates to full whole-house renovations, and our crews know the difference between building a mile from the Intracoastal and building ten miles inland. If salt air eats your hardware, your renovation spec has to account for it. Call (754) 354-7423 for a free estimate and we’ll walk the property with you.
Why Sawyer Remodel Fort Lauderdale Is Fort Lauderdale’s Preferred Home Renovation Company
Luca Romano leads our Fort Lauderdale renovation team, and he’s spent years learning what this city’s housing stock actually needs. The 1950s concrete-block ranches in Lauderdale Manors have different failure points than the waterfront estates on Las Olas Isles, and the high-rise condos along Galt Ocean Mile are a different job entirely. Our Home Renovation crews show up in uniform, background-checked, and you get a live arrival time before they pull up.
Every project runs under The Relay Visibility Guarantee, which is the standard Sawyer Remodeling has operated under since 2005: a written price before work starts, photo updates before and after, and a digital invoice you pay from a link. No phone tag, no four-hour waiting windows, no invoice that doesn’t match the quote. The 365-Day Done Right Promise covers the work for a full year after close-out, in writing, on every project. If it’s not done right, we make it right. That’s the whole promise.
For Fort Lauderdale specifically, we answer the phone 24/7 with a live person. When a summer storm rips off a section of roof flashing in Victoria Park, you don’t want to leave a voicemail and hope. You want someone who knows the local permit office, the Miami-Dade product approval requirements, and which suppliers on State Road 84 keep stainless fasteners in stock.
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Renovation Contractors in Fort Lauderdale
Renovation contractors in Fort Lauderdale handle the structural, mechanical, and finish work that turns an outdated house into one that meets current wind codes and coastal exposure requirements. A homeowner calls us when a kitchen layout stops working, when a bathroom has water intrusion behind the tile, or when an older home needs hurricane hardening before it can qualify for a wind-mitigation insurance discount. Typical renovation contractor scopes in Fort Lauderdale range from $9,000 for a small bathroom update to $130,000 for a full home addition, with most whole-house projects landing between $45,000 and $80,000.
Coastal Corrosion Repairs
Anything metal on the exterior of a Fort Lauderdale home lives in a salt-spray environment. Galvanized window lintels on older concrete-block homes rust, expand, and crack the block above openings. We replace them with hot-dip galvanized steel or stainless, then install impact-rated windows with the right fasteners. On homes within a mile of the Intracoastal, standard galvanized hardware shows visible rust bloom within 18 months. We spec 316 stainless or hot-dip galvanized on every exterior connection, and the cost difference is real: roughly 10 to 15 percent more in materials, but the inland-spec alternative fails within a decade.
Structural and Permit Work
Fort Lauderdale sits in a High-Velocity Hurricane Zone, which means renovation permits require wind-load calculations, Miami-Dade product approvals, and inspections at multiple stages. We pull the permits, schedule the inspections, and walk the job through sign-off. If you’re renovating a 1960s concrete-block ranch, the inspector will want to see the lintels, the tie-downs, and the roof-to-wall connections before anything gets closed up. We handle that process so you don’t have to learn the Broward County permit portal on a Saturday.
Whole House Renovation in Fort Lauderdale
Whole house renovation in Fort Lauderdale means gutting and rebuilding the interior while upgrading the envelope to survive what this climate throws at it. A full whole-house renovation here runs $45,000 to $130,000 depending on square footage, existing conditions, and how much of the exterior shell needs hardening. In neighborhoods like Rio Vista or Colee Hammock, where homes sit on canals or within a few blocks of salt water, the materials list reads differently than it would in Plantation. The bones of the house are the same; the spec is not.
Envelope Hardening and Impact Glazing
Fort Lauderdale’s building stock mixes 1950s-60s concrete block with newer high-rise construction, and many older homes still have original single-pane windows. Whole-house renovation is the cheapest time to replace them. Impact window installation on a whole-home scale runs $8,000 to $25,000, and doing it during a gut renovation means the rough openings get properly flashed, the lintels get repaired or replaced, and the finished walls close over a sealed, storm-ready opening. Adding impact windows after a renovation means cutting into finished drywall and trim.
Roof, Siding, and Exterior Systems
We install GAF and CertainTeed roofing systems on Fort Lauderdale whole-house renovations, and on metal roof jobs we spec fasteners that won’t corrode in salt air. A metal roof installation runs $15,000 to $40,000, and the difference between a roof that lasts 25 years and one that loses panels in the first Cat 2 storm often comes down to fastener material. Unsealed paver joints wick salt water and leave a permanent white efflorescence crust after one rainy season, so we seal every paver patio and driveway joint as standard practice here.
Trusted Brands We Service in Fort Lauderdale
We install and service material from GAF, CertainTeed, Owens Corning, and IKO, and our Fort Lauderdale crews keep the common coastal-spec fasteners and sealants stocked so a repair or replacement doesn’t wait on a supply-house run. When we quote a roof replacement on a home off East Las Olas Boulevard, the quote names the shingle manufacturer, the underlayment spec, and the fastener material. You choose from proven brands with manufacturer backing, not a mystery supplier, and the warranty follows the product, not our mood. That’s how Sawyer Remodeling has run every job since 2005.
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AfterCommon Home Renovation Problems We See in Fort Lauderdale Homes
- Corroded window lintels on 1950s concrete-block homes. The original galvanized steel rusts, expands, and cracks the block above the opening. In Lauderdale Manors and similar neighborhoods, we routinely replace these before installing impact windows, because putting a $1,200 window into a failing opening wastes the window.
- Exterior wood trim that rots within five years. Standard latex paint doesn’t survive salt-laden humidity. Any wood trim within a mile of the Intracoastal needs pressure-treated stock and marine-grade coatings, or it peels and rots within two to three years.
- Metal roof fasteners that fail before the panels do. We’ve seen five-year-old metal roofs lose panels in a storm because the original installer used standard galvanized fasteners near salt water. The right fix is 316 stainless or hot-dip galvanized, and it costs about 10 to 15 percent more up front.
- Unsealed paver joints on driveways and patios. Salt water wicks up through unsealed joints, leaving white efflorescence and loose pavers after one rainy season. Sealing the joints is a $250 to $700 line item that saves the whole paver installation from failing.
Pricing for Home Renovation in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Here’s what we quote for common renovation scopes in Fort Lauderdale, based on current material and labor costs in this market:
| Renovation Scope | Fort Lauderdale Price Range |
|---|---|
| Impact Window Installation | $8,000 – $25,000 |
| Bathroom Remodel | $9,000 – $28,000 |
| Kitchen Remodel | $14,000 – $45,000 |
| Metal Roof Installation | $15,000 – $40,000 |
| Roof Replacement | $8,000 – $20,000 |
Coastal-spec materials add roughly 10 to 15 percent over an inland-spec job. That’s stainless fasteners, marine-grade coatings, sealed paver joints, and impact-rated products with Miami-Dade approvals. The alternative is a quote that looks cheaper today and fails within a decade. We’ll walk your property, show you exactly where the coastal spec matters, and put the number in writing before you commit. Call (754) 354-7423 for a free estimate.
We Also Serve Cities Near Fort Lauderdale
Our Fort Lauderdale renovation crews also cover Plantation and Margate, and the coastal-spec conversation changes as you move inland. What rusts out in 18 months near the Intracoastal lasts a decade or more in Plantation, so the price and the spec should change with the address. We tell you the difference, in writing, before you spend a dollar.
Serving Fort Lauderdale, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Fort Lauderdale 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 Home Renovation in Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale requires hurricane straps, clips, or an equivalent engineered tie-down system on any renovation that touches the roof-to-wall connection, not just new construction. In practice, if your renovation includes a roof replacement, a whole-house gut, or any structural alteration, the permit will require the roof framing to be tied down to current code. On older homes with original framing, that means adding clips and straps before the new roof goes on. We include this in the written quote and pull the permits ourselves. Call (754) 354-7423 to have us check what your specific renovation would trigger.
Paver driveway installation in Fort Lauderdale typically runs $7,000 to $18,000, and the coastal premium comes from three things: salt-resistant joint sealant, a thicker compacted base for the sandy, high-water-table soil, and labor for sealing the joints after installation. Inland cities don’t deal with salt wicking up through the joints or efflorescence crusting the pavers after one rainy season. Skip the coastal spec here and you’ll be re-sealing or replacing pavers within five years. We quote the coastal spec as standard for Fort Lauderdale addresses.
Coastal-spec means 316 stainless or hot-dip galvanized hardware on every exterior connection, pressure-treated wood with marine-grade coatings, sealed paver joints, Miami-Dade-approved impact windows, and roof fasteners rated for salt exposure. Inland-spec uses standard galvanized hardware and unsealed joints, which is fine in Plantation or Margate but fails within two to five years within a mile of the Intracoastal. The coastal spec adds roughly 10 to 15 percent to material costs, but the alternative is a renovation that starts rusting before the warranty runs out. We write the spec to the address, not to the lowest bid.
You look for horizontal cracks above the window openings, rust staining bleeding through the stucco, or block that’s spalled and flaking directly above the frame. We recently renovated a 1950s concrete-block ranch in Lauderdale Manors where the original galvanized lintels had corroded so badly they were cracking the block above the openings. Our scope called for removing and replacing all lintels with hot-dip galvanized steel, then installing Miami-Dade-approved impact windows with stainless steel fasteners. The permit inspection sign-off confirmed the rough-in before we closed the walls, and the homeowner now has a wind-mitigation report that cuts their insurance premium. If you’re not sure whether your lintels are sound, we’ll inspect them as part of the free estimate.
Yes. Fort Lauderdale’s subtropical humidity and heavy summer rains mean a bathroom remodel here needs a continuous waterproofing membrane behind the tile, not just cement board and redguard on the wet wall. We use Schluter edge trim, the metal strip that waterproofs where your tile meets the floor, and we run the membrane up the walls and into the pan. In a northern climate, the air dries out and a missed seam might never show. Here, mold grows behind the tile within a year if the waterproofing is incomplete. A bathroom remodel in Fort Lauderdale runs $9,000 to $28,000, and the waterproofing is not the place to save money. Call (754) 354-7423 for a free estimate on your specific bathroom.
If you’re pricing a renovation in Fort Lauderdale, get the coastal-spec number and the inland-spec number side by side. We’ll show you both, explain the difference, and put the exact price in writing before we start. Call (754) 354-7423 to schedule your free estimate with Luca Romano and the Sawyer Remodel Fort Lauderdale team.
Written by Luca Romano, Owner at Sawyer Remodel Fort Lauderdale, operating under The Relay Visibility Guarantee in Fort Lauderdale, FL.
