Remodeling & Installation • San Marco, FL
San Marco homes ask different questions of a tile installer or an LVP crew than a newer slab house does. Many were built in the 1920s land boom or the decades right after, and a lot of them sit on raised wood floors instead of a concrete slab. Braga Remodeling measures each room in person and writes the scope before any work starts.
Working in San Marco
San Marco grew up south of the St. Johns River across from downtown, much of it laid out in the 1920s with Mediterranean Revival, Tudor and Colonial Revival houses, followed by smaller post-war homes on the side streets. That mix means two houses on the same block can have completely different floors under the finish surface.
Older San Marco houses are often built on piers or a crawlspace with wood joists and plank subfloor. That changes the job. Tile on a wood floor needs a stiff enough structure and the right underlayment or uncoupling membrane, or grout lines crack as the floor flexes. We check for bounce and soft spots before recommending tile, and add framing and subfloor repair to the scope when the joists need it.
Original bathrooms are common here: small hex or penny tile floors, wall tile in a thick mortar bed and a cast-iron tub. Some owners want to keep that character, others want a modern walk-in shower. Either way, the old mortar bed usually comes out completely so the new shower can be built over a continuous waterproofing system.
Houses of this age can still have original oak or heart pine floors under carpet or old vinyl. If there is a wood floor worth saving we will tell you before anything is torn out. When owners choose LVP instead, it goes over a flat, sound subfloor, and transitions to the existing tile are planned so the doorway heights work.
Vinyl & LVP
In a San Marco house on a crawlspace, the vinyl plank is the easy part. The work is under it: plank subfloor that may have gaps, nails that have backed out and old patches from past plumbing work. We screw down loose areas, flatten seams and add an underlayment panel when the subfloor surface is too rough for a click-lock floor.
Moisture behaves differently on a raised floor than on a slab. A damp crawlspace can push humidity up into the subfloor, so we look at it before choosing an underlayment and tell you if ventilation or a vapor barrier should be handled first.
Customer-supplied LVP is welcome. We confirm product, quantity and transitions, then quote labor, removal and preparation as separate lines, as explained in the LVP cost guide.
Sometimes, if the planks are flat, tight and well fastened. Gapped or cupped planks usually need an underlayment panel first so the vinyl does not telegraph the gaps.
Four Primary Services
Bathroom remodeling, kitchen remodeling, vinyl/LVP flooring and tile installation are all primary Braga Remodeling services — available on their own or combined in one project.
San Marco bathroom remodels usually start with an original small bath: mortar-bed tile removed, framing checked, a tiled shower rebuilt over new waterproofing, or a tub-to-shower conversion when the tub is no longer used.
Kitchen work in San Marco is usually flooring, backsplash tile and finish work around existing or new cabinets, sequenced so the floor is not damaged by the other trades.
LVP in San Marco often goes over a wood subfloor on a raised foundation. We check the floor for flex and fasteners first, and keep transitions to old tile and wood floors level.
Tile on a San Marco raised floor needs a stiff subfloor and the right underlayment or membrane. On slab rooms and additions, flatness and moisture are checked before setting.
Our Process
We come to the property, measure the work area and talk through the project before pricing anything.
You receive a written scope covering materials, sequence and the work we are proposing to perform.
Removal, substrate preparation and installation are sequenced to protect the rest of the home.
The work area is cleaned and the finished project is walked with you before closeout.
Service Area
Braga Remodeling serves San Marco along with Riverside, Avondale, Southside, Mandarin and the rest of our Jacksonville-area service list.
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FAQ
Tell us about the bathroom, kitchen, patio, flooring or tile project and we will come measure, talk through the scope and put it in writing. Prefer to talk? Call (904) 520-1994 or email braga@bragaremodeling.com.
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