Epoxy Flooring in Lauderdale Lakes, FL

Epoxy flooring in Lauderdale Lakes usually means bringing a 1970s floor up to date for the family that lives on it now. The city was incorporated on June 22, 1961 and started out as a retirement destination for snowbirds. Its population went from 10,577 in 1970 to 25,426 in 1980, so a large share of its buildings date from that one decade. Those buildings were planned for retirees. Today many of them are full-time homes for working families.

From snowbird units to full-time homes

By the end of the 20th century Lauderdale Lakes had become a mainly Caribbean and African American community. In 2018, 50.5% of residents reported West Indian ancestry, the highest share in Broward County. The 2020 census found 34.8% of households had children under 18. Units built for one or two seasonal residents now see school bags, strollers, cooking for a crowd and daily mopping. Floors that were laid for light use are wearing out.

What we tend to find inside these older units:

• Ceramic tile with hollow, loose tiles and cracked grout lines
• Carpet over concrete in bedrooms, sometimes with old tack strips and glue
• Uneven spots where two different floors met at a doorway
• Kitchen and bath areas where plumbing work left a patch in the slab

Why a coated slab works for a working household

A resin floor on ground concrete has no grout to scrub and no carpet to trap dust or spills. One continuous surface can run from the front door through the kitchen and living area without a threshold to trip on. For family living areas we often suggest a solid color or a metallic finish with a hard-wearing topcoat. For a carport or back patio, a flake system hides the daily dirt between washes.

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Small city, tight sites

Lauderdale Lakes covers only about 3.6 square miles, and the 2020 census counted 35,954 residents, close to 9,800 people per square mile. Parking is close, units are often attached and neighbors share walls. We plan around that:

• Dust-controlled grinding with vacuums attached to the machines
• Low-odor products for interior rooms where neighbors are close
• A clear start and finish time you can share with your association or neighbors
• Material staged in our vehicle, not on shared walkways

Storefronts on the main roads

If you run a restaurant, barbershop, beauty supply store, clinic or auto shop in Lauderdale Lakes, a commercial resin floor gives your space a surface that stands up to mopping, chemicals and foot traffic, without grout lines that hold dirt. Where a business cannot close for long, we look at a polyaspartic topcoat that returns the floor to service sooner and can often be planned around closing hours.

Units between occupants

The 2020 census found 18.0% of the city's 15,753 housing units vacant. Some are seasonal, some are rentals between tenants and some are being renovated. An empty unit is the easiest time to do a floor. There is no furniture to move and the cure time does not get in anyone's way. Owners and landlords often have us coat the whole unit at once before the next person moves in.