Tile, laminate, vinyl plank and hardwood
Flooring
Tile, laminate, vinyl plank and hardwood installed or repaired, with the subfloor and trim done properly. Free consultation and estimate.
Chapter 01
Pick the floor for the room, not the showroom
The right material depends on what the room does. Tile, laminate, vinyl plank and hardwood all get installed and repaired, and each one has a room where it makes sense and a room where it will let you down. A Central Ohio basement sits on a slab that can sweat in a humid July, so a click-together vinyl plank or tile is a safer bet there than solid hardwood. A dining room on a dry, framed subfloor is where hardwood earns its keep.
Traffic matters as much as moisture. A mudroom that takes wet boots from November to March needs a surface that tolerates standing water and a transition that does not trap it. A bedroom can take something softer underfoot. Talking it through before anything is ordered saves a second purchase later.
Illustration of a hallway with new oak-look vinyl plank flooring and fresh shoe moulding along the wall
The subfloor is where a floor succeeds or squeaks
A new surface only looks as flat as what is under it. In the 1920s to 1950s frame and brick houses common around Columbus, the boards underneath have usually moved with a hundred freeze-thaw winters. High spots get sanded or planed, low spots get filled or shimmed, and loose boards get screwed down to the joists so the squeak does not come back through the new floor.
On a concrete slab the checks are different. Look for cracks, flaking and damp patches, and let a suspect spot dry out before a floating plank or glued tile goes over it. Skipping that step is how a good-looking vinyl plank floor ends up lifting at the seams a year later.
Chapter 03
Trim, thresholds and one damaged plank
The finish is in the edges. Shoe moulding closes the expansion gap along the wall, a threshold carries the floor under a doorway, and a reducer meets a lower neighbouring surface without a trip lip. These are the details that make a floor look installed rather than dropped in.
Not every job is a whole room. A single cracked tile or a plank swollen by a leak can be cut out and replaced, and the repair is worth doing before the damage spreads. Call or text for a free consultation and estimate, and send a photo of the floor if you can.
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Measure the room
What goes on the slip for a floor
- Room name and rough length by width, so the estimate starts from real numbers
- What is under it now: carpet, old vinyl, tile or bare boards
- Where the floor meets a doorway, stair or different surface
- Any soft spots, squeaks or damp patches you have already noticed
- Whether furniture, appliances or a toilet need to move for the install
A text with a few photos and those five lines covers most of what a floor estimate needs. For a whole level or a basement, a quick visit to look at the subfloor is worth it before a price is set.