Broward County
A kitchen remodel in a Fort Lauderdale house deals with a slab floor, salt air, and a city permit office. Countertops are measured only after the cabinets are in place. Below is the order a kitchen remodel usually follows and the choices that move the price.
Many Broward houses are single-story homes built on a concrete slab, and that shapes the kitchen work. Drain lines, water supply, and any gas line run through or under the slab. Moving a sink to another wall means cutting concrete, so settle the sink position before demolition starts.
The usual order is demolition, then plumbing, gas, and electrical rough-in, then inspection, then cabinets, then the countertop template, then the countertop, and last the backsplash. The backsplash goes in after the countertop because the countertop sets the final height. Out of order, the backsplash often has to be cut twice.
Plumbing, gas, and electrical changes usually need a permit and a licensed plumber or electrician. Ask who pulls that permit and when each inspection happens. A quote that leaves the permit out is not complete.
Cabinets on a slab floor have to sit level, or the countertop will show the gap. Check the cabinet run before the template is taken, and ask to see the template before the slab is cut.
Broward is inside the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone, so hurricane code can reach parts of a kitchen remodel. Ask which requirements apply to your address before you choose the window or the exterior door.
Many Fort Lauderdale homes sit on canals or near open water, and humidity stays high for much of the year. Salt air reaches metal hardware, sink fittings, and exposed fasteners first. Pick coastal-rated hardware and ask the supplier to put the finish rating in writing.
Quartz is non-porous, so wine and oil stain it less, and it needs no sealing. Quartzite gives a natural stone look with strong heat and stain resistance. Marble works in a kitchen, but lemon and vinegar etch it, and it needs sealing on a regular schedule.
Choose the countertop after you see the slab in person. Veining, color, and thickness change from one piece to the next, so the piece you approve is the piece that should be cut. Ask where the seams will fall on the template, not on the floor.
Backsplash patterns need the same care. Ask how the pattern will carry from the countertop up the wall before the stone is cut.
Why Choose AP STONE INC.
Ask for coastal-rated hardware and fittings when the house sits near the water.
A family-owned company with its own installation crew, working from North Miami Beach.
Pick the slab from the actual piece, not a photo, and check the veining across the full slab.
Ask which office issues the permit for your address before the cabinets are ordered.
Stone and tile work across Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach for more than 20 years.
Bilingual team in English and Spanish.
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The kitchen is measured on site first. Ask that the layout be reviewed before any quote.
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Pick the slab, cabinets, and hardware in person before anything is cut or ordered.
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Before demolition begins, check that the permit is pulled and the inspections are on the calendar.
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The finish stage covers the countertop, the backsplash, and the final fixtures.
"Full kitchen renovation in our Las Olas Isles home. AP Stone handled the City of Fort Lauderdale permits, sourced the perfect Taj Mahal quartzite, and installed a waterfall island with invisible seams. Eight weeks start to finish, exactly as quoted."
Carolina M.
Las Olas Isles — Waterfront Kitchen
"Coral Ridge mid-century home needed a full kitchen update plus structural work to open the wall to the dining room. AP Stone coordinated everything — engineer, permits, demo, install. The book-matched Calacatta is breathtaking."
David L.
Coral Ridge — Open-Plan Kitchen
"Rio Vista Intracoastal home. AP Stone matched the kitchen marble to the existing master bath stone we had done years earlier. Total continuity. Their attention to detail is what kept us coming back."
Ricardo F.
Rio Vista — Kitchen Phase 2
The total depends on cabinet grade, slab choice, how many plumbing, gas, and electrical changes the layout needs, and whether any walls move. Waterfront homes add cost for coastal-rated hardware. We quote after measuring, so the number reflects your kitchen, not an average for the city.
The schedule follows the steps: demolition, rough-in, inspection, cabinets, countertop template, countertop, then backsplash. Permit approval and each inspection add waiting time. Stone also needs fabrication time after the template is taken. Ask for the step list and the inspection dates in writing.
A kitchen that gets new gas, plumbing, or electrical lines usually needs a permit. Permits are issued by the city for addresses inside city limits and by the county for unincorporated areas. Building permits inside Fort Lauderdale city limits go through the City of Fort Lauderdale; Hollywood, Pembroke Pines and Weston are separate cities with their own building departments. Ask the contractor to keep a copy of the permit with the job file.
Quartz and quartzite handle salt air and humidity well and resist stains. Marble works, but acidic foods etch it and it needs regular sealing. Ask for the seam layout on the template before the slab is cut.
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