J. Perry & Sons installs tile, LVT and carpet tile in office tenant improvements, retail store buildouts, bank branches, showrooms, salons and medical office suites across Broward and Palm Beach counties. In an office TI the floor is the last trade in; in a retail store it is often installed at night so the store never closes. We work for general contractors, landlords, tenants and national retail programs as a licensed commercial renovation contractor. Pricing by area type is in office tenant improvement flooring in South Florida.
Office and Retail Flooring Cost in South Florida: $2.50–$30 per sq ft installed
| Area | Common finish | Installed range (labor + setting materials) |
|---|---|---|
| Reception / lobby | Large-format porcelain or stone | $18–$30 per sq ft |
| Retail sales floor, porcelain 12x24 or 24x24 | daytime | $10–$16 per sq ft |
| Retail sales floor, porcelain 12x24 or 24x24 | after hours | $14–$22 per sq ft |
| Retail sales floor, large-format 24x48 and up | after hours | $22–$32 per sq ft |
| Open office, conference, private offices | Carpet tile | $2.50–$4 per sq ft |
| Open office, corridors | Glue-down LVT | $3–$5 per sq ft |
| Corridors, porcelain 12x24 | Porcelain | $14–$20 per sq ft |
| Break room / kitchenette | Porcelain, epoxy grout | $14–$22 per sq ft |
| Restrooms, floor + wainscot | Porcelain, epoxy grout | $3,500–$7,000 per restroom |
| Entry / vestibule with walk-off tile | Porcelain | $18–$26 per sq ft |
| Demo of existing flooring | any | $1–$5 per sq ft |
| Floor prep, patch, leveling | any | $0.50–$6 per sq ft |
Ranges are labor and setting materials with flooring supplied by the owner, tenant or GC. Carpet tile and LVT material typically adds $2.50–$6 per sq ft, porcelain $2–$6 and lobby stone $4–$15. After-hours retail work includes barriers, protection and nightly cleanup at $300–$800 per night.
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Flooring options for offices and stores
Large-format porcelain in reception and sales floors. 24x48 and larger rectified porcelain over a leveled slab with a lippage-control system. Light, bright and durable under rolling racks and foot traffic. Specs in large-format porcelain in commercial lobbies.
Porcelain 12x24 and 24x24. The budget-conscious sales floor and corridor tile at $10–$16 per sq ft daytime. Matte finish at a wet DCOF of 0.42 or higher at entries.
Glue-down LVT. The open-office and corridor standard: quiet, cleanable and repairable plank by plank. Slab moisture is tested before any adhesive goes down.
Carpet tile. Lowest installed cost and the easiest to replace in a tenant turnover. Over a patched and primed slab with a releasable adhesive.
Walk-off tile at the entry. A recessed or surface-mounted walk-off zone of textured porcelain or carpet tile inside the door keeps sand and water off the main floor and is the first thing a landlord's inspector looks at.
Free estimate — call (561) 556-7509 or email jperrysonsgc@gmail.com. Send the finish plan or square footage by area and we'll return a range the same day.
How we install office and retail flooring
- Finish plan and schedule. We price from the architect's finish plan and the GC's schedule, which tells us whether the work is daytime in an empty suite or after hours in an operating store.
- Site walk and slab check. Floor sounded, slab moisture tested, flatness checked to the manufacturer's tolerance. Older buildings get an asbestos check on VCT and mastic first.
- Demolition. Carpet, VCT or tile out with dust control, adhesive ground off, debris removed each shift.
- Prep and leveling. Cracks treated, patch and self-leveler at $0.50–$6 per sq ft where needed. Large-format porcelain needs a flatter slab than LVT; we level to the tile.
- Layout. Porcelain laid out from the storefront or reception sightline with full tiles at the entry and cuts under fixtures and casework. LVT and carpet tile set from a centerline so the perimeter cuts balance.
- Installation. Porcelain in polymer-modified mortar with leveling clips and epoxy or high-performance grout where specified; LVT in the manufacturer's adhesive with a roller pass; carpet tile in releasable adhesive in the pattern the designer specifies.
- Base and transitions. Rubber or wood base, transitions at the lease line, carpet-to-tile and door lines, metal edge at the storefront.
- Protection and turnover. Finished floor covered until the GC's final clean, then uncovered, washed and walked with the GC or tenant. Attic stock labeled and left on site.
Office and retail flooring in Broward and Palm Beach: slabs, after hours and landlords
Slab moisture. Most office and retail space here is slab on grade, and adhesive-set LVT, carpet tile and sheet goods fail when the slab reads high. We test every project and specify a mitigation primer where the numbers call for it, before the adhesive is ordered.
After-hours retail. Stores in malls and lifestyle centers set their own work windows, usually after close to before open. We plan each night's zone so the sales floor is walkable at opening, with barriers, protection and cleanup included. The schedule logic is in retail store tile installation after hours.
Landlord rules. Office buildings and malls require a COI naming the landlord, freight-elevator reservations and often a landlord's inspection of floor prep before the finish goes down.
Permits. A tenant improvement is permitted as a whole by the GC in Broward or Palm Beach; flooring is part of that permit. Finish-only replacement in an existing suite often needs none. See commercial renovation permits in Broward County and Palm Beach County.
Humidity and acclimation. LVT and carpet tile are stocked in the conditioned suite ahead of installation, and the air stays on through the adhesive cure.
How we work with GCs and property managers
- Certificate of insurance naming the owner, the landlord and the GC, issued before mobilization, with license copy and any mall vendor paperwork.
- Bids from drawings in 48 hours from the finish plan, with per-sq-ft unit pricing by finish and area and a quantity schedule the GC can check.
- After-hours and phased work sized to the store's work window or the GC's sequence, with nightly protection and cleanup priced in.
- Per-sq-ft unit pricing that holds across a multi-suite or multi-store program, so a revised finish plan prices out without renegotiation.
- Closeout documents: product data and adhesive data sheets, slab moisture test results, attic stock list and workmanship warranty terms.
Related commercial renovation services
- Commercial tile contractor: tile and stone for GCs across all building types.
- Commercial bathroom and restroom renovation: tenant-suite and store restrooms.
- Healthcare and medical office tile: medical office suites with clinical requirements.
- Restaurant and commercial kitchen tile: food tenants and break-room kitchens.
- Epoxy flooring: showrooms, back of house and stockrooms. See commercial epoxy flooring for warehouses and showrooms.
What an office or retail flooring estimate includes
- Square footage by area and finish from the finish plan
- Demolition, slab moisture results, prep and leveling allowance
- Flooring by type: porcelain with mortar, leveling system and grout; LVT with adhesive; carpet tile with releasable adhesive
- Base, transitions, storefront edge and walk-off zone
- Work window, daytime or after hours, with nightly protection and cleanup where it applies
- Landlord paperwork, COI, closeout and workmanship warranty terms
Office and retail flooring by city
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Office and retail tile and flooring — FAQ
How much does office flooring cost per square foot? Carpet tile runs $2.50–$4 per sq ft installed, glue-down LVT $3–$5, porcelain corridors $14–$20 and reception lobbies $18–$30, labor and setting materials with the flooring supplied.
How much more does after-hours retail tile cost? A porcelain sales floor runs $10–$16 per sq ft in daytime and $14–$22 after hours, plus $300–$800 per night for barriers, protection and cleanup. Large-format after hours is $22–$32.
Can the store stay open? Yes. Work runs after close in zones sized so the floor is walkable at opening. Fixtures are moved and reset each night on a plan agreed with the store manager.
Why do you test the slab before LVT or carpet tile? Adhesive-set flooring over a wet South Florida slab bubbles and releases. A moisture test tells us whether a mitigation primer is needed before the adhesive is ordered, which protects both the floor and the warranty.
Do you supply the flooring? Either way. GCs and national programs usually supply it; for a tenant or landlord who wants one invoice we can price the material in.
How do I get an exact price? Call (561) 556-7509 or email jperrysonsgc@gmail.com with the finish plan or square footage by area. A written estimate is typically ready within 24–48 hours after a site review and scope confirmation.
Free estimate — call (561) 556-7509 or email jperrysonsgc@gmail.com. Licensed Florida general contractor CGC1540699. Serving Broward and Palm Beach counties.
Free Estimate
Free estimate — call (561) 556-7509 or email jperrysonsgc@gmail.com with project photos, the city, approximate dimensions, and material selections.