Fort Lauderdale Structural Concrete Restoration & SB 4-D Milestone Compliance

Under Florida Senate Bill 4-D and SB 154, condominium and cooperative buildings that are 3 stories or higher within 3 miles of the coastline must complete a Milestone Structural Inspection by December 31 of the year they reach 25 years of age. Buildings outside the 3-mile line must comply at 30 years. Any Phase 1 inspection finding substantial structural deterioration legally mandates Phase 2 testing and permitted structural repairs.

Fort Lauderdale coastal properties—especially along Galt Ocean Mile and barrier island corridors—are exposed to continuous airborne chlorides. Salt ions migrate through concrete pores, depassivating the embedded steel rebar. As rebar rusts, it expands up to 600% in volume, exerting massive tensile stress (over 9,000 PSI) that fractures the concrete from within, causing spalls and slab delamination.

Yes. As a state-certified General Contractor (CGC1517295) and master roofing contractor (CCC1329271), Planet Construction works directly with licensed Florida structural engineers to submit signed and sealed repair drawings to the City of Fort Lauderdale Department of Sustainable Development. We manage all plan reviews, pre-pour inspections, core testing reports, and final Certificate of Completion sign-offs.

We strictly adhere to International Concrete Repair Institute (ICRI) Guideline 310.1R and American Concrete Institute (ACI) 546R specifications. This includes saw-cutting square perimeters, chipping concrete 3/4-inch behind corroded steel, sandblasting rebar to white metal, applying zinc-rich rust-inhibiting sacrificial primers, placing shrinkage-compensated micro-concrete, and rolling elastomeric waterproof membranes.

Yes. In the vast majority of residential and mid-rise projects, work is conducted from exterior pipe staging, mast climbers, or suspended swing-stage scaffolding. We install safety netting, dust partitions, and protect sliding glass doors so daily living remains uninterrupted while structural work progresses safely on the building exterior.