Flooring Contractor in Oakville

Floors Chosen for the House, Not Just the Showroom

Flooring in Oakville is really two different jobs. In Glen Abbey, College Park and Falgarwood, many 1970s and 80s houses still have their original oak under carpet or a worn finish, and sanding and refinishing it costs less and looks better than most replacements. In River Oaks and West Oak Trails the 1990s kitchens and main floors are being redone with new plank, and the stairs usually have to be matched so the change does not stop at the top step. In Old Oakville and Morrison, wide-plank and original pine floors in century homes get repaired and refinished rather than replaced, because the material is part of the house.

Below grade, the ground decides the product. Heavy Halton clay keeps Oakville basements damp long after the snow melts, so every basement floor starts with a moisture test on the slab. Where readings are high we recommend vinyl plank or tile over a proper vapour barrier instead of laminate or engineered wood, and we say so in the quote rather than letting a floor cup in its second spring. On main floors we check levelness and squeaks, fix the subfloor, and only then lay the new material.

We also install hard-wearing commercial flooring for offices and retail units along Lakeshore, Kerr and Speers.

• Slab moisture tested before any basement floor goes down
• Original oak and pine refinished where it is worth keeping
• Stairs and transitions matched to the new floor