Flooring installation
in White Rock.

Flooring installation in White Rock

White Rock homes and condos often get engineered hardwood in living areas and vinyl plank in entries and lower floors. We work within strata rules in condos.

White Rock homes face the water, which means wind driven rain off Semiahmoo Bay and salt air. Exterior and patio doors take a beating, and hardware corrodes faster than it does inland. We pick exterior doors, thresholds and hardware that suit a coastal exposure and seal them properly.

The floor is only as good as the subfloor

Squeaks, bounce, gapping and planks that click apart almost always come from what is underneath. Before any new floor goes down we check the subfloor for flat, screw down anything that moves, and fill or grind high and low spots. On concrete in basements we check moisture and use the right underlayment so the new floor is not sitting on damp slab.

Then we lay out the room so the boards run straight with the longest wall, the cuts at doorways are balanced, and you are not left with a thin sliver along a wall you look at every day.

Picking the right floor for the room

Hardwood and engineered wood suit main living areas and bedrooms. Vinyl plank is the safer choice for basements, bathrooms, laundry rooms and rental suites where water is a risk. Laminate gives a hard wearing surface for less, as long as the space stays dry. If you are not sure, we will walk through the options with you on site. Our flooring guide below covers the trade offs in more detail.