Lakewood Ranch is a different kind of job from anywhere else we work. It is master-planned, it is new, and it is one of the fastest-growing communities in the country — which means most of the work here is not renovation. It is correcting a builder's finish schedule in a house that is two years old.
Builders in a community this size buy one tile and one plank at volume and put it in every house. It is a rational way to build a thousand homes and it is why so many Lakewood Ranch kitchens look like the neighbour's. Most of what we do here is the upgrade people intended to make before they moved in.
The villages we work in
Country Club and Country Club East, Waterside and Waterside Place, Lakewood Ranch Main Street, Del Webb, Esplanade, Polo Run, Lorraine Lakes, Central Park, Greenbrook, Summerfield and Riverwalk.
The HOA is part of the schedule
Almost every village here sits under an association with an architectural review process, and Lakewood Ranch spans two counties — Manatee and Sarasota — so which one you are in changes the permitting as well.
Interior work is usually straightforward. Anything visible from outside — a lanai floor, a pool deck, a driveway, an entry — generally needs approval first, and approval takes as long as it takes. We plan around that rather than around the install date, because a crew standing on a driveway waiting for a committee is expensive for everybody.
Ask your association two things before you sign anything: what needs submitting, and whether there are restricted work hours or delivery routes.
New slabs, which is good news
The slabs here are recent, poured to modern tolerances, and generally flat enough that large-format panel work does not need the levelling budget an older Sarasota house does. That is a genuine cost difference and it is why panel projects often come in more competitively out here than people expect.
What we get asked for most
Kitchen and bathroom upgrades away from the builder's tile, large-format porcelain on feature walls and islands, engineered hardwood replacing builder-grade plank, and lanai floors — which in this climate is the room people actually use.
What we do in Lakewood Ranch
Large-Format Porcelain Panels
Porcelain panels and slabs from 48 inches up to 126 inches, installed by certified crews.
Tile Installation
Ceramic, porcelain, stone and mosaic tile, supplied and installed in-house.
Riva Engineered Wood Flooring
European-made engineered hardwood, supplied and installed as an authorized Riva dealer.
Flooring
Luxury vinyl plank, laminate, linoleum and waterproof floors for Florida homes.
Vinyl Decking (Duradek)
Waterproof vinyl decking for balconies, terraces and flat roofs. Authorized Duradek installer.
SRQ Shield Sealing & Restoration
Sealing, protection and restoration for stone, brick, concrete and grout.
Shellcrete
Our signature coastal shell-concrete surface for pool decks, patios and driveways.
Worth reading first
- The best flooring for a Florida house, and why the slab decides itMost houses here sit on concrete, and that single fact rules out two of the popular options. What survives humidity, salt air and tracked-in sand.
- Large-format porcelain panels vs. ordinary tileFewer grout lines, a much less forgiving substrate, and a crew requirement most tile setters do not meet. What actually changes when a tile gets big.
- What a tile job actually costs in Sarasota and BradentonPublished market ranges for material and labour as of August 2026, the four things that move a quote, and why two quotes for the same room can differ by half.
- Large-format porcelain: what changes past 48 inchesA 24-inch tile and a 126-inch panel are the same material and a completely different trade. Here is what actually changes.