Andrew is one of our newer installers but has quickly proven himself an amazing installer of carpet, vinyl, laminate and hardwood.
Andrew C.
July 14th, 2010Steve H.
July 14th, 2010Steve H. is one of our installers for engineered and solid hardwood. If your looking for someone with attention to detail then Steve is your guy!
Greg
July 14th, 2010
“For a Tidy job on Time”
Greg is owner/operator of Tidytime Installs. He specializes in installing laminate, tile, hardwood, stone and vinyl.
Lesly
July 14th, 2010
Hi, My name is Lesly. Owner/Operator of Lesly’s All Flooring Installations. I’m happy to have called Kelowna my home for 23 years. I have over 25 years experience specializing in the installation of carpet, laminate, hardwood and tile. Helping my clients meet their flooring needs is always a priority. I look forward too helping you with all of yours.
Sincerely,
Lesly
Jeff H.
July 14th, 2010Jeff, owner of Hooksnapped Flooring, is experienced in both commercial and residential installation. Him and his crew can install all flooring; carpet, laminate, vinyl, hardwood and engineered floors.
Steve G.
July 14th, 2010Steve installs carpet, laminate and vinyl. Over 20 years experience in the flooring industry.
Room considerations
March 17th, 2010
Think about how you will use a room or a hallway before choosing the right floor. Flooring can be one of the biggest expenses in furnishing your house, making it well worth the time spent on planning and attention to detail. But before you even begin to decide among the colours and textures you would like to use, consider the basics.
Almost any flooring can be applied to a solid concrete floor, provided a moisture-proof base is applied. But if your base is a suspended timber floor for instance, quarry tile cannot automatically be applied; you need to check the floor loading first.
Another consideration is the use of the floor. For a kitchen you will want a floor covering that is easy to clean and resistant to water and other spills. Hallways and playrooms will have to absorb more abuse than bedrooms, so a more durable flooring will be required in those areas.
Very hard floors can be cold and tiring to stand on for long periods of time. Resilient floors such as vinyl or linoleum or soft floor such as carpet are best in work areas.
Seaming diagram
March 10th, 2010This seaming diagram is a good example for a 15′x18′ room covered with a 12′ wide broadloom carpet and a cutting diagram for the roll of broadloom carpet.
Installation methods for carpet
March 10th, 2010There are 2 basic installation methods: the stretch or tack strip and pad method and glue down method. In the stretch and pad method a 1-inch-wide plywood strip with small projecting metal pins is nailed around the perimeter of the room and the pad is nailed, glued or stapled inside the strip. The carpet is stretched over the pins of the strip. In the glue-down method, glue or adhesive is applied to attach the carpet to the floor.
Measuring a space for carpet
March 10th, 2010Before purchasing the selected floor covering it is necessary to figure out the amount of material needed to complete the job. To arrive at an estimate, determine the square footage of the space to be covered. This can be down by multiplying the length by the width. This will give you the approximate square footage needed. However additional footage is required for piecing carpet together (closets) and for matching pattern repeats. It is recommended to prepare a cut or seaming diagram for figuring the correct square footage. Try to avoid specifying carpet seams in major traffic areas. The nap of the pile (sometimes called the pile sweep) must be laid in a uniform direction to prevent light variation.