Outdoor Living & Exterior · Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, FL
The backyard, built for salt air.
Summer kitchens, covered terraces, pergolas and driveways for Lauderdale-by-the-Sea homes. Footings engineered for hurricane uplift, utilities permitted and inspected, materials chosen to survive a few hundred feet from the Atlantic. Licensed, insured, supervised daily.
Outdoor Living & Exterior in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea
Living outside on a narrow island.
Outdoor space is the entire point of living here. A house in Bel Air or on Terra Mar Drive might be modest inside and spectacular out back, where the canal, the dock and the sunset over the Intracoastal do the work. Along El Mar Drive the outdoor room is a courtyard or a roof deck facing the ocean. The projects follow: a covered terrace with a real summer kitchen, a pergola that shades a pool without fighting the sea breeze, a paver driveway that finally drains, an outdoor shower that gets the salt off before anyone walks inside.
Outdoor projects in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea carry rules the interior does not. Structures need building permits through town Development Services, and the gas, water and electrical serving a summer kitchen need their own trade permits and inspections. Anything visible from the beach falls under coastal lighting rules during sea turtle nesting season, which runs from March into the fall, so fixture selection and shielding are design decisions rather than afterthoughts. Seawall and dock work brings in Broward County alongside the town, and county resiliency standards now set minimum elevations for new and substantially rebuilt seawalls.
Outdoor work earns the same discipline as indoor work, which mostly means refusing to guess. Pergola and pavilion footings are engineered for uplift and detailed with the connections an HVHZ inspector expects. Drainage is planned so a terrace sheds water away from the slab instead of toward the front door. Cabinetry, hardware and appliances are specified for coastal exposure, because equipment spec'd for an inland patio does not survive two summers this close to salt spray. Fixed written scope, a supervisor on site daily, and a job site your neighbors do not have to complain about.
Where we work in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea
Elsewhere in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea? Call us — if it's in Miami-Dade or Broward, we probably build there.
What's included
What we build outdoors.
One coordinated project, not four trades arguing in your driveway. Terraces, kitchens, shade structures and hardscape designed, permitted and built together.
An outdoor kitchen worth using
Permitted gas, water and electrical runs, marine-grade cabinetry and counters that shrug off spray, built into the terrace instead of parked on it.
Pergolas anchored for wind
Shade structures with engineered footings and uplift connections, sized so the sea breeze still reaches the house and the roofline still makes sense.
Pool decks and hardscape
Pavers, shell stone and finished concrete laid with slopes and drainage worked out first, because standing water on a coastal lot never dries quietly.
Exterior coatings and roofing
Exterior restoration coordinated with roofing so scaffolding goes up once, plus stucco repair and coatings chosen for wind-driven rain and constant sun.
Turtle-safe exterior lighting
Shielded, low-mounted, long-wavelength fixtures for beach-facing elevations, so the terrace is usable at night and the nesting-season rules stay satisfied.
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.
Do turtle lighting rules really apply to my backyard?
My seawall is old. Who has to approve replacing it?
Do I need a permit for a pergola or an outdoor kitchen?
What materials actually survive this close to the ocean?
How much does an outdoor living project run?
Contact
Take us out back
Show us the yard, the dock and the list you keep adding to. We will come back with drawings, a specification and a price, in English o en español.