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Flooring installation and repair in the Grand Rapids area

LVP, laminate and hardwood installed, plus subfloor repair, transitions and trim.

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What usually goes wrong

  • Planks separating or lifting at the seams
  • Soft or spongy patches underfoot
  • Squeaks that have got worse over time
  • Water damage near a dishwasher, fridge or bathroom
  • Thresholds and transitions coming loose
  • Old carpet you want gone before it gets any older

A hallway we did

Before
A hallway carpeted in pale beige, matted and darkened down the middle where everyone walks, bedroom doors standing open either side.
After
The same hallway in light oak-look plank running the length of the hall, white baseboard back on, a threshold strip at the bathroom tile.

A hallway is where carpet gives up first. That pale strip down the middle is the whole reason this floor came out.

What this covers

  • LVP and laminate
  • Hardwood
  • Subfloor repair
  • Transitions and trim

How we do it

  1. Check the subfloor first

    Most flooring problems are subfloor problems. We check flatness and look for moisture before anything goes down, because covering a soft spot only buys you a year.

  2. Let the material acclimate

    LVP and laminate need a few days in the room they're going into. Skipping this is the usual reason planks gap or buckle a season later.

  3. Undercut the casings

    Door casings get undercut so flooring slides underneath, rather than being scribed around them. It's more work and it looks far better.

  4. Lay it with a real expansion gap

    Floating floors move. The gap gets hidden under baseboard and shoe, not filled with caulk.

  5. Transitions and trim last

    Thresholds, reducers and shoe molding go on at the end, once everything has settled where it wants to sit.

Questions worth asking

Do I need to move the furniture out?
No — we can move it, we just need to know in advance so we can plan the day around it. Anything fragile or irreplaceable, we'd rather you moved yourself.
How long does a room take?
Most single rooms are a day, assuming the subfloor is sound. Whole floors depend on how much old material has to come up first.
Can you match flooring I already have?
Sometimes. Send us a photo and, if you have one, a spare plank. Discontinued lines are the hard case, and we'll tell you if an exact match isn't going to happen.
Do you deal with the subfloor as well?
Yes. We would much rather find and fix a soft spot while the floor is up than have you call us about it next year.

Who does the work

Andy Wiltjer and Scott Dykstra
It's both of us on every job. No subcontractors.
Insured, certificate on request
Ask and we'll send a certificate of insurance before work starts.
If we open it up and it's worse than the photo showed
We stop and give you a new number before we keep going. You will never see an invoice you have not already agreed to.

What it costs

Every job is priced on its own. Text or email a photo of what you're looking at and we can usually give you a number without coming out — for bigger jobs we'll come and see it properly first.

You get the price before we start, not after.

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Where we work

Anywhere within about 20 miles of Grandville, from Allendale across to Ada and from Comstock Park down to Byron Center. If you're just outside that, ask — we often say yes.

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616-318-2498