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Flooring renovation, from tear-out to installation

We check the subfloor and the moisture before we lay your new flooring.

Free estimateTurnkey renovation
Residential flooring renovation by a general contractor

Floors redone across the West Island

What a flooring job includes

Tearing out the old floor

  • We remove the flooring, the baseboards and the thresholds
  • We look for water stains and soft panels
  • We measure the moisture in the concrete or the wood

Subfloor repair

  • We change damaged panels and re-screw the rest
  • We level to what the new flooring can tolerate
  • We reinforce the joists where the floor sags

Laying the new floor

  • We let the wood acclimatize inside the house
  • We pick the membrane for the storey and the substrate
  • We leave the expansion gap the wood needs

Thresholds, baseboards and doors

  • We plan the transitions from one room to the next
  • We redo the stair nosings and the landing details
  • We put the baseboards back and trim the doors

How we redo a floor

  1. Measurements

    We measure the areas and the height differences between rooms.

  2. Tear-out

    We protect the house and take out the old flooring.

  3. Repair

    We repair the subfloor before the new flooring is ordered.

  4. Levelling

    We pour the levelling compound and let it dry properly.

  5. Install and thresholds

    We lay the floor, the thresholds and the baseboards, then trim the doors.

When to lay the floor

The order of the trades changes the invoice as much as the flooring you pick.

  • After the plumbing and the paint · a new floor gets marked up if the site is still open.
  • Before the cabinets · it avoids a height mismatch if an appliance changes.
  • Heights are decided on the plan · tile, wood and vinyl are not the same thickness.
  • On a concrete slab · an insulated subfloor or a membrane comes first.
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Subfloor preparation before a flooring installation

Questions about flooring renovation

Almost always the subfloor: loose panels, missing screws, plywood that is too thin. We tear out the surface, re-screw and replace whatever has gone soft.

It is rarely a good idea. The height goes up, doors rub, thresholds get awkward and you never see what is underneath.

We measure the moisture in the concrete first. Good vinyl and tile handle it well. Solid hardwood laid straight on concrete is the one to avoid.

Not to change a surface. You need one as soon as the structure moves: joists altered, an opening cut for stairs, a slab lowered. We check with your city.

Wood swells and shrinks with the humidity in the house. Laid too soon, it opens gaps in winter. A few days indoors at normal temperature settles it.

A floor to redo? Let's talk.

We measure the levels, open a corner of the subfloor, then price the work.

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