Outdoor Living & Exterior · Las Olas Isles, FL
The dock is the front yard.
Summer kitchens, pool terraces, pergolas and dock-side decks for Las Olas Isles homes, coordinated with city permits and Broward County environmental licensing and built by a licensed, insured general contractor.
Outdoor Living & Exterior in Las Olas Isles
Where the house meets the canal.
On the isles the backyard has a boat in it. Every one of these lots has water frontage and, because there are no fixed bridges between here and the Port Everglades inlet, that frontage can hold serious vessels. So outdoor living across the Las Olas Isles, from Seven Isles to Idlewyld and Coconut Isle, is organized around the dock: a covered terrace facing the canal, a summer kitchen that serves the boat as much as the pool, shade structures that survive a Fort Lauderdale August, and hardscape that connects the two.
Exterior work here crosses more desks than interior work. Structures, gas, water and electrical are permitted through Fort Lauderdale Development Services. Anything in or over the water, meaning docks, boat lifts and seawall repair, also needs a Broward County environmental license, and often state and federal review as well. The city's Unified Land Development Regulations limit how far a dock may project into the waterway, generally a percentage of the waterway width or twenty-five feet, whichever is less. Fort Lauderdale has also adopted the regional five-foot NAVD88 seawall standard, so a major seawall repair can trigger raising the whole wall.
PGX builds exteriors to interior standards and stays in its lane on the water. Summer kitchen gas, water and power get permitted and inspected; pergola footings are engineered for HVHZ wind loads; terraces are pitched to drain away from the house instead of toward the slider. When a project also involves the dock or the seawall, we coordinate with the marine contractor and the county licensing rather than pretend it is one trade. Fixed written scope, a supervisor on site daily, a clean site every evening.
Where we work in Las Olas Isles
Elsewhere in Las Olas Isles? Call us — if it's in Miami-Dade or Broward, we probably build there.
What's included
What we build outside.
Terraces, summer kitchens, driveways and facades, designed and permitted as one project so the trades are not arguing over the same square of concrete.
Summer kitchens near saltwater
A cooking wall on permitted gas, water and power, in marine-grade stainless with stone sealed for a canal that breathes salt all day.
Shade that stays put
Loggias and pergolas anchored into real footings, with hurricane-zone connection hardware and proportions taken from the house rather than the catalog page.
Pool decks and hardscape
Coping, pavers and finished concrete laid with real drainage between the pool, the terrace and the seawall walkway, so nothing ponds after an afternoon storm.
Driveways and street presence
Motor courts, aprons and walkways rebuilt for the narrow isle frontage, with permits for work touching the right-of-way handled before the saw cuts anything.
Facade, coatings and sliders
Exterior restoration, elastomeric coatings that hold against wind-driven rain, and replacement of sliders and terrace doors with HVHZ-approved impact units.
How we work
A remodel is a promise. We keep it in writing.
AFixed scope, honest pricing
A detailed written scope before we start — so the number you sign is the number you pay, and changes are decisions, not surprises.
BA superintendent on site, daily
Your project is run by someone whose name you know, who answers the phone, and who walks the site every working day.
CBuilt to code, warrantied in writing
HVHZ-rated products, inspected phases, closed permits, and a written warranty when we hand back the keys.
How it goes
From first walk to final walk-through.
Walk-through & estimate
We visit, measure, listen, and come back with a real scope and a real number — not a teaser.
1–2 weeksDesign & permits
Drawings, engineering where needed, product approvals, and the permit package — filed and tracked by us.
4–10 weeksConstruction
Scheduled trades, daily supervision, weekly updates with photos, and inspections we prepare for and attend in person.
Per scopeCloseout & warranty
Punch list cleared, permits closed, documents handed over, warranty in writing. Then we leave it spotless.
1–2 weeksFAQ
Straight answers.
Who permits a dock or seawall project on Las Olas Isles?
How far can my dock extend into the canal?
Do pergolas and summer kitchens really need permits?
How do you get materials onto a one-lane isle without a war?
What does a full outdoor living build usually involve financially?
Contact
Walk the dock with us
Walk us from the slider to the seawall and describe the evening you want. A written scope follows, in English o en español.