Epoxy Flooring in Fort Lauderdale, FL

Epoxy flooring in Fort Lauderdale has to cope with a city laced with water. Wikipedia counts 165 miles of waterways inside the city limits, the source of the "Venice of America" nickname, and its elevation is only about 7 feet. Garages here are often a short walk from a canal or a seawall, so the slab under your car is rarely bone dry. We coat home garages, boat-gear bays, lanais and business floors across the city, and every job starts with a look at how that concrete behaves.

Garages that hold more than cars

Fort Lauderdale is home port for about 42,000 boats and has roughly 100 marinas and boatyards. Plenty of owners keep a trailer, outboard parts, rods or a jet ski in the garage, and that changes the floor spec:

• Saltwater drips from gear and trailers call for a topcoat that resists chlorides and wipes clean.
• Trailer jacks press hard on one small point, so build thickness matters more than color.
• Fuel, oil and two-stroke mix need a chemical-resistant finish, not a thin one-coat kit.
• Wet sandals on a glossy floor are a slip risk, so we add flake or a fine grit.

Six months of rain and storms

The wet season runs from May through October. Average yearly rainfall at the airport is 60.95 inches (1991-2020 normals), and more than half of summer days can bring an afternoon or evening thunderstorm. The National Weather Service Miami office lists April 12, 2023 as the wettest day on record for the Fort Lauderdale area. For a coating, that means two things. Humidity and dew point decide when each coat can go down, so we watch slab temperature and air conditions, not just the forecast. And water that sits on a floor after a storm will find any weak bond, so prep and moisture testing come first.

Sun on the apron and the pool deck

The city gets about 3,000 hours of sunshine a year. The first few feet of a garage floor, and every inch of an open lanai, take a beating from UV. Plain epoxy can turn amber in that light. Wherever the sun reaches, we finish with polyaspartic or another UV-stable topcoat, and we keep outdoor colors on the light side so they stay cooler underfoot.

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Floors for a working port town

The local economy mixes tourism, marine trades, manufacturing, aerospace and auto retail, and boating supports more than 109,000 jobs in Broward County. Dealerships, service bays, boat shops and warehouses each need a different system. A service bay wants chemical resistance and safety striping. A retail floor wants a clean decorative look that can be recoated without a long closure. We walk the space with you, test the slab and write up a quote that spells out the prep.