Flooring Contractor in Fort Lauderdale - Garage, Pool Deck and Shop Floors That Stay Put
Northstar Cooper City Epoxy Flooring is a flooring contractor coating, polishing and resurfacing concrete in Fort Lauderdale, from home garages and pool decks to shop and office floors, starting with a test of the slab underneath.
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Concrete floors in Fort Lauderdale homes and shops
As a flooring contractor based in Cooper City, FL, we head east into Fort Lauderdale for a real mix of calls. Some come from homeowners with a garage or pool deck to redo, and some from shop and office owners who need a floor that can take daily traffic. The city has older single-family homes, condos and townhomes sitting close to restaurants, workshops and offices, so one week can put us on a house slab and then on a commercial one. We do the same work up in Coral Springs and along the coast in Pompano Beach.
Plenty of the homes here are older, and older slabs usually come with history: old paint, tile glue, a sealer nobody remembers putting down, or cracks somebody already patched. That history, the size of the floor and the finish you pick are what move the price, and the slab tests and the prep they call for set the schedule, so I'd rather find it at the estimate than halfway through the job. Your written estimate spells out the prep, the product and the finish for your floor.
Floor work we do in Fort Lauderdale
Garage Floor Coatings
Fort Lauderdale garages often double as workshops or gyms, so oil and hot tires take a toll. We grind the slab first, then lay a flake coating.
Pool Deck Coatings & Resurfacing
Pool decks here see bare feet, chlorine splash and patio furniture dragged across them. We repair cracks, resurface and coat the deck so it's comfortable underfoot again.
Polished Concrete Flooring
Office and shop owners here who want a clean, low-upkeep floor often already have the slab for it. We grind and hone it into polished concrete flooring.
Commercial & Industrial Epoxy Floor Coatings
Restaurants, warehouses and workshops around the city put carts, spills and heavy traffic on their floors. We match a commercial epoxy system to how the room is used.
Concrete Floor Stripping & Removal
Older houses here often hide tile glue, paint or a failed coating on the slab. We strip it down to bare concrete so the next floor can bond.
Concrete Sealing
Patios and walkways around Fort Lauderdale homes stain from planters, grills and sprinklers. We clean the concrete and seal it so spills wipe up more easily.
What floors here need before a coating
A lot of the garage slabs and pool decks we see in Fort Lauderdale have been painted, sealed or coated once or twice already, and a new coating won't hold on top of an old one that's starting to lift. So I test the slab and figure out what's on it, and our crew grinds down to clean, open concrete before anything new goes on, because that's where a floor either holds or fails. Shops and offices add forklifts, chemicals or just a lot of feet, so I'll ask plenty of questions about how the room gets used before we settle on a system.
If you're opening a shop or office here, the city requires most businesses to hold a Local Business Tax Receipt, renewed every year. You now need zoning approval through a Certificate of Use before you can apply for it, and that runs separately from your floor, so keep it in mind when you set an opening date.
Get a written floor estimate for your Fort Lauderdale property
Call (754) 206-8021 or send the form about your Fort Lauderdale floor, and we'll reply within one business day. I'll come out, look at the floor and test the slab, then give you a free estimate written out with the prep, the product and the finish. There's no pressure and no obligation.
Fort Lauderdale floor questions
These are the questions Fort Lauderdale homeowners and business owners ask us most. If your floor doesn't fit neatly into any of them, call and ask about your own job.
How do I find out if my floor coating job needs a permit in Fort Lauderdale?
You ask the city's Building Services division, because it issues permits for work that alters or repairs a building, and floor coatings aren't spelled out by name. The city only processes permits for addresses inside its boundaries, so check that your property is in city limits first. When a job needs a permit, we take care of it with the city's building office before work starts, and if it isn't clear, we ask the office instead of guessing.
Is a small home project under $7,500 exempt from permits in Fort Lauderdale?
Not automatically. The city's exemption covers only single-family homes outside a flood hazard area, for work valued under $7,500 that isn't electrical, plumbing, mechanical, gas or structural. If your home or your job falls outside any of that, the exemption doesn't apply, and we'll check with the office before we start.
Do I need a Notice of Commencement for a new floor in Fort Lauderdale?
You do if the contract is over $5,000.00, and either the homeowner or the contractor files it. At the estimate we'll tell you whether your job crosses that line and settle who's filing before work starts.
How long does a single-family permit last in Fort Lauderdale?
A permit for a single-family home expires one year after it's issued, or when the next Florida Building Code takes effect, whichever comes later. That's plenty of time for a floor on its own, but it's worth knowing if our work is one piece of a bigger remodel.
How much does it cost to epoxy a garage floor in Fort Lauderdale?
The price comes down to how much prep your slab needs, how big the floor is and which system you choose, so we price each floor after I've tested it. Grinding off an old coating, filling cracks or dealing with moisture in the slab adds to the job, and a metallic or polyaspartic finish costs more than a basic flake coat. The written estimate lists the prep, product and finish so you can see where the money goes.
What causes epoxy to peel on a Fort Lauderdale garage floor?
Most peeling starts under the coating, usually from a slab that wasn't ground clean, old sealer or paint left in place, oil soaked into the concrete or moisture pushing up from below. That's why I test the slab and our crew grinds it to bare concrete before we coat anything. If a test turns up a problem, I'll tell you at the estimate rather than let you find out later.
Concrete floors and coatings
Other cities we work in
Pick your city from the list to see how we handle floors there, or call us if you don't see yours, since we work in the cities around Cooper City.