Plantation sits in the middle of Broward County, immediately west of Fort Lauderdale, and it is one of the older cities in the area. Development began in earnest in the nineteen fifties and sixties and continued through the eighties, which puts most of the housing here firmly in the mature suburban category rather than the newly built one.
The city takes its tree canopy seriously, and the older neighborhoods look nothing like the newer developments further west. What that means for flooring is straightforward. A great many Plantation homes are on original slabs and original flooring, and the work here is renovation work almost every time. Our team covers the whole city, and every project starts with a free in home estimate.
Three things come up on most jobs in this city.
Older slabs across much of the city. Homes from the fifties, sixties and seventies sit on slabs poured before modern vapor barrier practice was standard. Groundwater moves up through them continuously, and Plantation sits low with canals running through it. Anything with a wood based core needs that assessed before installation.
Terrazzo underneath. Houses from that period were frequently finished with terrazzo poured directly onto the slab, and it is usually hidden now beneath carpet, vinyl or tile. It turns up regularly during removal here, and it changes the plan the moment it appears.
Large lots, single story homes. Much of the older housing here is ranch style on generous lots, which means whole home projects rather than floor by floor ones, and slabs beneath every square foot of the house.
The city runs east to west, and the housing gets progressively newer as you travel across it.
Large lots on the western side of the city, some of them acreage properties with room for horses and outbuildings. Older homes on original slabs, and floors that take a harder life than a standard suburban house would give them.
A large planned community built around the golf course through the seventies and eighties. Single family homes, villas and townhomes, with association requirements applying in parts of it. Many of these properties are now due for full flooring replacement.
The older heart of the city, with ranch homes from the fifties and sixties under mature tree cover. Original terrazzo beneath later coverings is common here, and removal is the larger part of most jobs.
Established residential communities with a mix of single family homes and villas, built through the sixties and seventies. Low ground and older slabs make moisture assessment a routine part of the work.
Condominiums, villas and smaller homes in the eastern part of the city. Multi story buildings here carry sound rating requirements for hard flooring, and vinyl plank with approved underlayment is the usual answer.
The commercial center of the city, with offices, medical space, hotels and retail around Pine Island Road and University Drive. Flooring here has to survive constant public traffic and be replaceable in sections without closing the business.
We also work throughout Hawaiian Gardens, Plantation Park, Country Club Estates, Bridgewater, Rock Creek, Fountain Springs, Lauderdale Isles and the surrounding neighborhoods.
We install every major flooring type, for both residential and commercial spaces.
The most practical choice across most of Plantation. It contains no natural wood, so moisture rising through an older slab does not affect it, and with the correct underlayment it meets the sound rating requirements that condominium buildings in the east of the city set.
Completely unaffected by water, which makes it the most reliable choice on low ground with older slabs beneath. Large format tile and wood look planks give newer options to homeowners replacing the small format tile that came with the house.
A cost effective wood look with strong resistance to scratches and wear, well suited to bedrooms and living areas. On the older Plantation slabs it needs proper preparation and a moisture assessment before it goes down.
Timeless and adds long term value. Engineered hardwood is the version that makes sense over a slab of this age, since its layered core stays stable where solid wood would cup and gap.
Soft, warm and quiet underfoot. Best in bedrooms, home offices and living areas, and useful in condominiums, where it reduces sound transfer to the unit below better than any hard surface.
Modular carpet in individual squares, built for commercial and high traffic areas. A stained tile is lifted out and replaced without closing the space, which suits the offices, hotels and medical suites around Plantation Midtown.
Carpet loosens over the years and the slack rises into wrinkles and ripples. Restretching pulls it tight again, reattaches it to the tack strips and trims the excess. In a home where the carpet is still sound underneath, this is all that is needed.
Binding seals the exposed cut edge of carpet using machine stitched or heat applied methods, so it cannot ravel. In older ranch homes it is most often used for custom area rugs cut to fit rooms that were never built to standard dimensions.
In a city where much of the housing predates modern slab practice, the work beneath the floor is what determines everything above it.
Removal and disposal of your current carpet, vinyl, laminate, hardwood or tile. In central Plantation this frequently means working through several layers down to original terrazzo, and each one comes up differently.
Inspection and preparation of the subfloor to ensure a smooth, level and stable surface, including cleaning, patching, sanding, leveling, and addressing moisture or structural issues as required. On a sixty year old Plantation slab this step decides how long the new floor lasts.
Baseboards cover the expansion gap between the floor and the wall, protect walls from scuffs and wear, and frame the room. In older homes the original trim rarely survives removal intact, so replacing it alongside the floor is usually the practical call.
Damage is usually local, and a repair is often all that is needed. We handle spot repairs on individual planks and tiles, repair and adjustment of thresholds, transition strips and floor edges, carpet restretching, and repair or replacement of areas affected by moisture or water damage.
In houses of this age, repairs also come up around settling. A slab that has shifted over sixty years puts stress on whatever is laid over it, and tiles crack or planks separate along those lines. Fixing the surface without identifying what caused it means doing the same repair again in a couple of years.
A ranch home on an original slab. Luxury vinyl plank or tile after the slab has been assessed. Both handle ground moisture without complaint where laminate and solid wood carry real risk.
An acreage property in Plantation Acres. Tile in entryways and utility areas, vinyl plank through the rest. Floors on a working property take a harder life than floors in a standard suburb.
A condominium or villa in the east of the city. Check the building requirements first. Vinyl plank or tile with the correct sound rated underlayment satisfies most associations here.
Kitchens, bathrooms and entryways. Tile or vinyl plank, in any house, of any age.
Offices, hotels, medical suites and retail. Carpet tile or commercial grade vinyl plank, both chosen for how easily individual sections can be replaced.
Not every flooring problem calls for a new floor, and knowing which situation you are in saves both time and money.
When a repair is enough. One cracked tile, a gouged plank, a loose threshold at a doorway, or a carpet that has developed ripples. In all of these cases the rest of the floor is still sound and the damage is local, which is exactly what spot repairs and carpet restretching are for.
When replacement makes more sense. Tiles cracking in a line across a room, a floor lifting or buckling in several places, water spread through the subfloor, or original flooring that has been down for decades. In Plantation the first of those is common, and it usually points to something in the slab rather than the flooring.
The right time to start. Before furniture goes in and before new trim is fitted. If you are renovating an older Plantation home anyway, taking the floors down to the slab as part of that work is far less disruptive than coming back to them later.
We will tell you honestly which side of that line your floor is on when we come out to measure.
Very common in Plantation homes from the fifties and sixties. Depending on its condition it can sometimes be preserved or used as a base, and in other cases it needs to come out. We will tell you what you have once it is exposed.
That usually points to movement in the slab rather than to the tile itself. On a slab that has been settling for sixty years, replacing the cracked pieces without addressing the cause means the same cracks return.
Engineered hardwood generally can be, because its layered core handles moisture movement far better than solid wood. The slab is inspected first and any moisture or leveling issues are addressed as part of subfloor preparation.
Usually moisture rising through the slab. Plantation sits low with canals through it, and older slabs were poured without an effective barrier. The solution lies in material choice and preparation, not in relaying the same floor.
It depends on the size of the space, the material, and how much removal and preparation the slab needs. We come out, measure on site, and give you a free in home estimate with no obligation.
Whether you are updating a ranch home in central Plantation, flooring an acreage property in Plantation Acres, or fitting out an office in Plantation Midtown, our team of over 20 licensed and insured installers handles the whole job, from removal and subfloor preparation through installation and baseboards.
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