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Fast, Reliable General Contractor Across Fort Lauderdale
If you’re searching for a General Contractor in Fort Lauderdale, you probably already suspect the job will uncover more than a fresh coat of paint. In our experience, that suspicion is usually right. Fort Lauderdale’s older homes, especially the concrete block builds from the 1950s and 60s, rarely give up their secrets without a fight. You’ll get a straight answer, a written price, and a crew you can identify by name before they ever step through your door. Call (754) 354-3720 to talk through what you’re planning.
We coordinate scheduling from our Miami (South FL) office, but the crews we send into Fort Lauderdale for our Home Remodeling in Fort Lauderdale work here regularly. They know the difference between a 1958 block home in Sailboat Bend and a 2000s townhome off Commercial Boulevard. That matters when a remodel turns into a structural conversation.
Why Mason Remodeling Co Fort Lauderdale Is Fort Lauderdale’s Preferred General Contractor Company
People in Fort Lauderdale call us because opening a wall in this city is rarely straightforward. We’ve run projects from Rio Vista to Tarpon River, and the pattern holds: older wiring, salt-stained framing anchors, waterproofing that gave up years ago. Isaac Pruett, who leads our team, has a simple rule about surprises. We don’t hide them from you, and we don’t bury them in a change order you never saw coming.
Every Mason Remodeling project starts with a written price before any work begins. Not a range, not a verbal ballpark, not a “we’ll see how it goes.” A number on paper. Then, once we start, every crew member who arrives at your door has already been introduced to you by name and photo. They wear a clean uniform, carry photo ID, and follow what we call the Threshold Standard. It’s a verification process that runs on every job, not a courtesy we extend when someone asks.
Fort Lauderdale homeowners tell us the same thing again and again: the worst part of remodeling isn’t the dust or the noise. It’s not knowing who is in the house, and not knowing what the final bill will say. We answer both of those before we cut a single stud.
Styles & brands we work with
Hire a General Contractor in Fort Lauderdale
Hire a General Contractor in Fort Lauderdale when the project touches structure, permits, or multiple trades. A kitchen remodel that moves plumbing, a bathroom that needs waterproofing behind tile, a room addition that ties into an existing roofline, all of it crosses the line from handyman territory into general contracting. The work has to be sequenced, permitted, and inspected, and in Fort Lauderdale, the permit office will look closely at wind load and impact resistance.
What does that cost here? A kitchen remodel in Fort Lauderdale typically runs $14,000 to $45,000. A bathroom remodel lands between $9,000 and $28,000. A home addition is a bigger lift, $45,000 to $130,000 depending on scope and site access. Those numbers are for real Fort Lauderdale conditions, where block construction and hurricane code add steps that a stick-frame town in another state never faces.
What We Check Before Pricing
We will not hand you a fixed number on a 1962 block home without looking at the electrical panel, the existing framing, and the condition of any exterior waterproofing. That inspection happens before we quote, not after we sign. If we see old wiring or failed stucco, the written price accounts for it from day one.
Permits and Inspections
Fort Lauderdale pulls its own permits through the city’s building department, and we handle that paperwork for you. When a wall comes open and code requires an upgrade, we pull the additional permit, write the change order, and get your written approval before we proceed. No surprises on the final invoice.
General Contractor Services in Fort Lauderdale
General Contractor Services in Fort Lauderdale cover the full sequence: demolition, rough-in, framing, drywall, millwork, finish, and final inspection. We manage the subcontractors, schedule the inspections, and keep the job moving while you keep your life moving. On coastal properties, we also coordinate concrete restoration and waterproofing before finish materials go in, because skipping that step here means redoing the work in five years.
Our General Contractor team handles kitchens, baths, whole-home remodels, room additions, basement finishing where the lot allows, and deck construction. Each one gets the same written price, the same named crew, and the same 365-Day Done Right Promise. If the work is not right within a year of completion, we make it right at no cost to you.
Coastal Block Construction
Fort Lauderdale’s older single-family stock is largely concrete block, and that changes how we anchor, cut, and waterproof. Block wicks moisture differently than frame. Salt air eats steel anchors. We plan for both from the first day.
Open-Wall Code Upgrades
When a remodel opens a wall in an older Fort Lauderdale home, the permit often forces upgrades to wiring, insulation, or strapping. We budget for these as written allowances, not blank lines. You’ll see the allowance, the trigger, and the approval process before we start.
What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service in Fort Lauderdale
We install and stand behind fixtures from Kohler, Moen, and Delta on Fort Lauderdale projects, and we also handle Cws repair in Fort Lauderdale. These are brands with proven corrosion resistance in coastal environments, which matters three blocks off the Intracoastal. Because our local crews run these product lines regularly, we can usually source replacement parts without ordering from a warehouse that takes two weeks. When a Moen cartridge fails on a bathroom we built, we get the part and fix it. That’s the whole point of offering brands we can actually service, not just sell.
See the difference
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AfterCommon General Contractor Problems We See in Fort Lauderdale Homes
- Cloth-insulated aluminum wiring in 1950s and 60s builds. Once a wall comes open, the city requires it replaced on the affected circuit. We write the rewire into the contract as an allowance so the cost is visible before demolition starts.
- Failed waterproofing on canal-front and beachside block homes. Stucco cracks and old sealants let salt and humidity reach the reinforcement. We open the wall, treat the corrosion, and re-waterproof before any tile or drywall goes up.
- Undersized framing under old roof additions. Some Fort Lauderdale homes had rooms added decades ago without today’s wind-load calculations. When we find it, we bring the framing to current code and document the correction for inspection.
- Impact window replacements east of US-1 after storm season. The city’s high-velocity hurricane zone rules apply, and the strongest demand follows any significant storm. We plan permit windows accordingly.
Pricing for General Contractor in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Here is the honest picture. Fort Lauderdale pricing runs higher than inland Florida because the labor pool is tighter, permits carry wind-load requirements, and coastal access often adds staging time. The ranges below reflect what we see across the city this year:
| Project | Typical Fort Lauderdale Range |
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| Impact Window Installation | $8,000 – $25,000 |
| Kitchen Remodel | $14,000 – $45,000 |
| Bathroom Remodel | $9,000 – $28,000 |
| Home Addition | $45,000 – $130,000 |
Every line item gets written into your contract before work starts. If the scope changes because the wall hid something, you approve the new number in writing before we spend it. We do not work any other way. Call (754) 354-3720 for a free estimate on your specific project.
We Also Serve Cities Near Fort Lauderdale
Our crews work throughout Broward County, and Fort Lauderdale is our home base for most of it. If you’re in Pompano Beach, just north of town, we run the same written-price process and the same named crews there. The coastal conditions are nearly identical, and our team moves between the two cities daily during the construction season.
Serving Fort Lauderdale, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Fort Lauderdale area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs About General Contractor in Fort Lauderdale
You’ll have a written change order with the exact cost of the rewire, and you’ll approve it before we proceed. We write allowances into every Fort Lauderdale contract for exactly this scenario, because in our experience, a 1950s home here is more likely than not to have cloth-insulated wiring or undersized circuits. The allowance gives you a number to plan around from day one. Call (754) 354-3720 if you want to walk through a real example from your neighborhood before committing.
Yes, in almost every case. Fort Lauderdale’s high-velocity hurricane zone rules make impact-rated windows or approved shutters mandatory when windows are replaced or when a remodel opens the exterior envelope. We pull the permit, order the product that meets the ASTM standards for windborne debris, and coordinate installation with the inspection schedule. Our team knows the corridor east of US-1 well, from Victoria Park down to Harbordale, and we quote impact glazing from the first conversation.
We structure draws around inspected milestones, not calendar dates. That means a draw when the block work passes inspection, another when the shell is dry, another at rough-in approval, and the final draw at certificate of occupancy or final inspection. You see every milestone on the contract before signing, and we never ask for money ahead of work that has not passed inspection. Call (754) 354-3720 for a sample draw schedule for your addition.
It changes the sequence and sometimes the material handling method. Canal-front lots in neighborhoods like Nurmi Isles and Seven Isles often have narrow driveways, limited street frontage, and no room for a dumpster and a lumber drop at the same time. We plan staged deliveries, smaller load sizes, and protected staging areas, and we price the added logistics into the written estimate so it never shows up as a surprise line item. We measure access with a truck, not a guess.
A realistic punch list includes paint touch-up, cabinet alignment, fixture flow checks, a full electrical and plumbing walkthrough, caulking and sealant inspections, and a final cleanup that leaves no fasteners or debris. In beachside homes we also inspect exterior flashing and sealant around any new penetrations, because salt air finds gaps fast. You can expect one to two punch-list visits after substantial completion, and everything on the list is covered under the 365-Day Done Right Promise once you sign off.
Call (754) 354-3720 to schedule your free estimate with Isaac Pruett and the Mason Remodeling Co Fort Lauderdale team. We’ll tell you exactly who is coming, what it costs, and what we’ll do if something is not right.
Written by Isaac Pruett, Owner at Mason Remodeling Co Fort Lauderdale, serving Fort Lauderdale since 2004.
