Epoxy Flooring in Lauderhill, FL

Epoxy flooring in Lauderhill starts with a housing stock that is mostly fifty years old. Census survey figures for 2019 to 2023, summarized by Point2Homes, put the city's median year built at 1976, with 46.4% of homes built in the 1970s and another 23% in the 1980s. About 61% of housing units sit in multi-unit buildings, from small 3- and 4-unit buildings to complexes of 50 units or more. Single-family detached homes make up about 29.5%. That shapes the work. Villa floors, condo patios and carports are as much a part of the work here as two-car garages.

Older slabs, older layers

A slab poured in the 1970s has usually been covered more than once. We find terrazzo under carpet, ceramic tile set in thick mortar, vinyl tile glued down with black adhesive, painted garage floors and clear sealers that someone rolled on years ago. A resin coating cannot bond through any of that. It has to come off, and the concrete has to be ground to an open, clean surface. Old vinyl tile and its adhesive need extra care. The EPA advises against sanding flooring that may contain asbestos and recommends testing by an accredited professional, so if your home has old tile we ask about it before grinding.

Lauderhill's early homes have a story of their own. Wikipedia notes that developer Herb Sadkin's All-State Properties built the city, and that many early houses were designs by Andrew Geller sold through Macy's, ranging from 730 to 1,200 square feet on 75-by-100-foot lots. Small homes like these often have a single-car garage, a carport or a converted garage, and every square foot of usable floor counts.

Water under the floor

Broward County sits on the Biscayne Aquifer, a shallow layer of highly permeable limestone whose upper part is the water table itself. Lauderhill is only about 7 feet above sea level. Water close to a slab can move up through the concrete as vapor, and a coating that traps that vapor can blister or peel. We check for moisture before choosing a primer, and on a slab that reads wet we use a primer the manufacturer rates for it or tell you to wait.

Heat, rain and the install window

The Fort Lauderdale airport, a few miles east, averages about 61 inches of rain a year under 1991 to 2020 normals, and the wet season runs May through October with summer highs near 90°F. HomeGuide's epoxy guide gives an ideal application range of 60°F to 85°F with humidity under 85%. On summer jobs in open garages and patios we start early in the day and stop when a storm is building. Air-conditioned interior rooms are easier, since the temperature and humidity are already under control.

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Sun on patios and lanais

Plain epoxy has poor to fair UV resistance and tends to yellow outdoors. HomeGuide rates polyaspartic as excellent for UV resistance. Any coating that faces daylight, including a screened lanai, a carport or a garage that stays open, gets a UV-stable topcoat from us. Light colors also stay cooler underfoot on an outdoor slab.

Condo and HOA paperwork

Many Lauderhill homes are in condominium or homeowner associations. Florida's condominium law sets approval rules for changes to common elements and says an owner may not do anything that harms the safety or soundness of common elements. A patio or walkway may be a common or limited common element, depending on your declaration. Ask your association before booking an outdoor job. We will give you a written scope and a sample to submit.

Systems we install

• Garage and carport coatings: ground, repaired and finished with flakes or a solid color, then a clear topcoat.
• Metallic epoxy: a poured, marbled finish for living rooms, offices and studios on ground-floor slabs.
• Patio, lanai and pool deck coatings: textured, UV-stable finishes for outdoor concrete.
• Polyaspartic systems: fast-curing coatings when you need the space back the next day.
• Crack and slab repair: filling, patching and leveling before a coating, or as a job on its own.
• Commercial floors: thicker systems for shops, salons, kitchens, offices and storage.

Lauderhill is our base, from the Inverrary neighborhood north of Oakland Park Boulevard to the older streets near State Road 7. From here we serve central and north Broward: Lauderdale Lakes, North Lauderdale, Tamarac, Sunrise, Plantation, Fort Lauderdale, Oakland Park, Wilton Manors, Margate, Coconut Creek, Coral Springs, Parkland, Pompano Beach, Lighthouse Point, Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Davie, Cooper City, Weston, Pembroke Pines and Hollywood. The work changes as you move. The eastern cities have older homes near canals and salt air. Tamarac and Lauderdale Lakes began as retirement communities. Coral Springs and Weston are master-planned, and Coral Springs sets strict rules on exterior colors and storage. Each town page notes what we see there.