Florida Facade Restoration & Waterproofing Services
Restoring and protecting commercial building exteriors across Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Tampa, Orlando, Jacksonville and the rest of Florida for more than 25 years.
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Miami-Dade CountyFacadeWaterproofingParking DecksRoof CoatingsHistoricLeak DetectionView Miami services →Fort Lauderdale, FL
Broward CountyFacadeWaterproofingParking DecksRoof CoatingsHistoricLeak DetectionView Fort Lauderdale services →Palm Beach, FL
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Duval CountyFacadeWaterproofingParking DecksRoof CoatingsHistoricLeak DetectionView Jacksonville services →Sarasota, FL
Sarasota CountyFacadeWaterproofingParking DecksRoof CoatingsHistoricLeak DetectionView Sarasota services →Cape Coral, FL
Lee CountyFacadeWaterproofingParking DecksRoof CoatingsHistoricLeak DetectionView Cape Coral services →Lakeland, FL
Polk CountyFacadeWaterproofingParking DecksRoof CoatingsHistoricLeak DetectionView Lakeland services →Palm Bay, FL
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Escambia CountyFacadeWaterproofingParking DecksRoof CoatingsHistoricLeak DetectionView Pensacola services →Tallahassee, FL
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Commercial Facade Restoration And Waterproofing In Florida
Presto Restoration restores and waterproofs the exteriors of large commercial buildings across Florida, including Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach, Tampa, Orlando, Jacksonville, Sarasota, Cape Coral, Lakeland, Palm Bay, Pensacola and Tallahassee. Work covers facade glass, metal and stone, commercial caulking and sealants, parking deck coatings, fluid-applied roofing, historic preservation and leak detection. Presto works above grade only, on multi-story commercial property, and does not take residential or small-scale projects.
- Service area
- Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach, Tampa, Orlando, Jacksonville, Sarasota, Cape Coral, Lakeland, Palm Bay, Pensacola and Tallahassee and surrounding areas across Florida
- Building types
- Office and condominium towers, hotels, hospitals, university and government buildings, parking structures and historic landmarks
- Inspection requirements
- Milestone inspections and structural integrity reserve studies now apply to condominium buildings three storeys and up
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Our Restoration Services
Facade RestorationMasonry repair, repointing, sealant replacement and coatings on brick, terra cotta, precast and curtain wall.
Commercial WaterproofingJoint sealants, wet glazing, water repellents and plaza deck systems that keep the envelope dry.
Parking Deck RestorationConcrete repair, traffic coatings and expansion joints on structures that take road salt every winter.
Commercial Roofing & CoatingsFluid-applied systems over single-ply, metal and modified bitumen, extending roof life without a tear-off.
Historic PreservationSubstrate-matched cleaning and repair for soft brick, limestone, cast stone and architectural metal.
Leak Detection & ConsultingControlled water testing, infrared thermography and invasive openings to find the actual source.
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LOCAL CONDITIONS
Why Florida Buildings Need Engineered Envelope Solutions
Salt Air, Storm Season And UV
Florida attacks a building envelope from three directions at once. Salt-laden air corrodes anchors, fasteners and reinforcing steel well inland, not just on the beach. Ultraviolet exposure is among the highest in the country, and UV is what breaks down sealants, coatings and membranes. Then hurricane season drives rain horizontally at pressures ordinary weather never produces.
The humidity is what makes the damage compound. A wall that takes on water during a storm never gets a dry season to recover in, so corrosion continues year round behind cladding that still looks sound. This is why Florida buildings can pass a visual check from the sidewalk and still have significant deterioration behind the facade.
Florida's Milestone Inspection And Reserve Rules
Since 2022 Florida has required condominium and cooperative buildings to be inspected and, just as importantly, to fund the reserves for the work those inspections find. For a building owner or association this is the difference between deferring envelope work indefinitely and having a funded, scheduled programme. Waterproofing and exterior painting are named reserve components, which puts this work directly in scope.
Milestone inspectionsCondominium and cooperative buildings three storeys or higher require a milestone inspection at thirty years, then every ten years. Phase one is visual. Signs of substantial structural deterioration trigger a more invasive phase two.
Structural integrity reserve studiesThe same buildings need a reserve study every ten years covering roof, load-bearing structure, fireproofing, plumbing, electrical, windows, exterior doors, waterproofing and exterior painting. Those reserves must be funded rather than waived.
Miami-Dade and Broward recertificationBoth counties run their own long-standing building recertification programme alongside the state requirements, with structural and electrical reports filed to the local building official.
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QUESTIONS
Building Restoration In Florida
Does Presto Restoration Work Throughout Florida?
Yes. Florida is our deepest market, with service pages for Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach, Tampa, Orlando, Jacksonville, Sarasota, Cape Coral, Lakeland, Palm Bay, Pensacola and Tallahassee, and we take projects across the rest of the state including Naples, Fort Myers, Boca Raton, St. Petersburg and Daytona Beach. We don't have a true HQ, so crews are assembled around the project rather than dispatched from one fixed location.
What Kinds Of Buildings Does Presto Work On In Florida?
Large commercial and institutional property: high-rise offices, hospitals and medical campuses, universities, hotels and resorts, condominium and multifamily towers, parking structures, government buildings and historic commercial buildings. Our work is above grade, meaning the building envelope from the plaza deck up. Plaza decks and parking structures are in scope.
Does Presto Perform Milestone Inspections?
No. A milestone inspection has to be performed by a licensed Florida engineer or architect, and that independence matters. What we do is the repair scope that follows: the facade, sealant, coating, waterproofing and parking deck work an inspection calls for. We are also often brought in before an inspection to investigate what is actually happening in a wall, so the association knows what it is facing.
Why Does Salt Air Damage Buildings That Are Not On The Beach?
Airborne chloride carries a long way inland on the prevailing wind, and it does not need direct spray to do damage. It settles on the building, works into cracks and joints with each rain, and reaches the reinforcing steel and anchors inside the wall. Chloride breaks down the passive layer protecting that steel, and corroding steel expands with enough force to crack concrete and displace stone or precast from the inside.
When Is The Best Time Of Year To Schedule Exterior Restoration In Florida?
Florida has a year-round working season, which is a real advantage. The practical constraints are afternoon storms in summer, which interrupt coating and sealant application, and hurricane season from June through November. Most owners aim to have major envelope work finished before the peak of that season. Investigation and scoping can happen any time.
How Long Has Presto Restoration Been Doing This Work?
More than 25 years. We specialize in facade restoration, waterproofing, caulking and coatings on large commercial buildings, which means the crew on a Miami high-rise has done that specific work rather than treating it as a sideline to general contracting.
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