Bathroom remodeling in Fort Lauderdale.

That gives me two very different jobs. East of Federal Highway, in Victoria Park, Rio Vista, Colee Hammock and the Las Olas Isles, it's a 1920s to 1960s house with a small bathroom, plaster or block walls, and plumbing that's been patched more than once. Along the Galt Ocean Mile and the Intracoastal, it's a 1960s or 1970s condo where the building, not just the city, has rules about how I work.

• Thirty percent of all Fort Lauderdale units are in buildings of 50 or more (ACS 2024), the highest share of any city I work in.
• Older east-side houses: the plumber scopes the drain line before we commit to a layout. A cast-iron line that's failing changes the quote, and it's better to know on day one.
• Canal-front isles: the house may be low; see the flood section below before planning anything bigger than a bathroom.
• Historic districts (Sailboat Bend, Himmarshee, Stranahan House area): exterior changes need a Certificate of Appropriateness. Interior bathroom work doesn't, but a window swap does.

Two published examples: Coral Ridge Towers requires anyone working in the building to supply license and insurance certificates naming the association, remove their own trash, sign in at the receiving room, and work only 8:30 to 5, Monday through Saturday. The Regency Tower allows workers 8:30 to 5 on weekdays only, no noise before 9, no weekend work, and nobody enters a wall, ceiling or floor without written permission and the superintendent's supervision.

• Certificate of insurance naming the association: sent before the first day.
• Service elevator and loading dock reserved in advance; floor mats and wall protection on move-in days.
• Water shut-off coordinated with the building for the plumber's hours, with notice to the neighbors below.

A bathroom plus a kitchen plus a roof in the same two years can cross it, and then the whole house has to meet flood code. If you're planning in stages, tell me and I'll help you sequence it.

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Depending on where you live, your water is noticeably harder or softer, which decides how much scale you'll fight on frameless glass. I'll tell you which you have, and a squeegee on the wall solves most of it either way. The city also publishes a lead service line inventory; if your house is pre-1986, it's worth a look before we touch the supply lines.

The city's Housing Rehabilitation Program offers up to $85,000 for plumbing, electrical and accessibility improvements to income-eligible owner-occupants as a deferred, interest-free loan, with applications through Neighborly Software. If that might be you, ask, and I'll give you an itemized quote you can submit.