Get one floor that runs clean from the front door to the kitchen, laid on a subfloor we flattened first. Homer Glen is on our regular route.
We install luxury vinyl plank, laminate, engineered hardwood and tile, and luxury vinyl is what most people ask us for. Every one of those products comes with a flatness spec from its maker, and most subfloors miss it until someone levels the low spots and sands the high seams. We do that work before the first plank goes down, because a floor laid over a dip clicks apart or rocks underfoot later. Base, shoe and transitions are part of the job, not an add-on at the end.
We reach Homer Glen up I-355 and work the streets off 143rd Street, 159th Street, Bell Road and Route 7 in Will County. If your house has an open main floor, you may want one plank running through the living room, kitchen and hall with no breaks. A floating floor that long needs expansion room at the walls and sometimes a break at a doorway, or it buckles in the humid months. We lay out where the rows start and where any transition falls before we cut, so the floor looks continuous and still has room to move.
We run a long straightedge across the room, mark every dip and hump, and fix them to the product's spec before installing.
We plan row direction and starting lines across connected rooms so the planks stay straight through every doorway.
A long floating floor gets the gap its maker calls for, tucked under the base and shoe where nobody sees it.
We pull the old carpet, pad, tack strip or vinyl and take all of it with us.
New base and shoe go on after the floor, and every doorway or height change gets a transition that sits flat.
We move the furniture and appliances out of the way, then set them back and reconnect what we disconnected.
We come out for a free estimate, measure every room and check the subfloor while we are there. You get a written scope that names the product, the rooms, the prep and the trim. If pulling the old floor turns up soft subfloor or a water stain nobody could see, we price the fix in writing and wait for your yes. We book around the days we said and walk every room with you at the end.
Call or text (815) 585-1750 for a free on-site estimate. We will check the subfloor and give you a written scope.
Call or text (815) 585-1750
Email matt@onitcc.com