Flooring installation, New Orleans metro
Laminate and luxury vinyl plank flooring installation in New Orleans
Free on-site estimate within 24 hours
Laminate and luxury vinyl plank floors handle a house full of people and a humid climate, when they are installed the way the manufacturer specifies: acclimated boxes, a flat and dry subfloor, the right underlayment, and expansion gaps hidden under the trim. We install the floor you buy or the one we supply, Quick-Step among them.
- Free on-site estimate within 24 hoursAt your home within 24 hours of your request. Free, no obligation.
- Owner on every jobThe person who writes the estimate does the work.
- A written, line-by-line estimateEvery surface, the prep, the products. No price by phone.
- Clean, protected work siteCovered floors and furniture, swept every evening.
What is included
Every line below is on the estimate when it applies to your job. Nothing is assumed, nothing is hidden in a lump sum.
- Removal and disposal of old carpet or flooring, if you want it
- Subfloor check: flatness, moisture test on slabs, repairs
- Underlayment and moisture barrier where the floor needs it
- Laminate or luxury vinyl plank, installed as a floating floor
- Transitions, reducers and stair nosing
- Baseboards or quarter round reinstalled or replaced, and painted
- Cleanup and a final walkthrough
Luxury vinyl plank installation
Luxury vinyl plank, LVP, is all vinyl: waterproof, quiet underfoot and the right floor for kitchens, baths, laundry rooms and any house that floods a little when it rains hard. Most of the metro sits on slabs, and humidity rises through concrete, so we test the slab before installing and lay a vapor barrier when the test calls for it. The planks click together as a floating floor, with expansion gaps under the baseboards and transitions at every doorway.
Laminate flooring installation
Laminate has a wood-fiber core with a printed, sealed top layer; it is harder underfoot, holds up to chairs and dogs, and belongs in bedrooms, living rooms and hallways rather than wet rooms. It needs a flat subfloor more than any other floor: we flatten high spots and fill low ones before the underlayment goes down, so the boards never rock or open at the joints.
Products we install: Quick-Step laminate and luxury vinyl
Quick-Step makes click-together laminate and luxury vinyl floors sold in the United States through its distributor network; we install them to the manufacturer’s instructions, which is what the manufacturer requires for its coverage to apply. You can buy the floor yourself or let us supply it, listed on the estimate. Other brands are welcome: the method is the same.
How flooring installation goes
Four steps, in this order, on every job.
On site within 24 hours
We measure and check the subfloor: flatness, moisture, what is under the carpet. The floor is only as good as what it sits on.
You get a written estimate
Area, product, underlayment, transitions, trim, days.
Prep, then the floor
Old flooring out, subfloor fixed, barrier down, planks in, trim back on.
Walkthrough and cleanup
Every transition checked, every board tight, the house swept.
Before the color goes on, and after
The prep nobody sees
- Old carpet or flooring out, subfloor cleaned
- Subfloor flattened, slab moisture tested
- Underlayment and vapor barrier down where needed
Most of the job, and the part that decides how long the finish lasts.
Questions about flooring installation
What people ask before they book. The price is on the written estimate, after the visit.
What is the difference between laminate and luxury vinyl plank?
Laminate has a wood-fiber core with a printed and sealed top layer and feels harder underfoot. Luxury vinyl plank is all vinyl, waterproof and quieter. Quick-Step makes both; we help you choose by room.
Can a floating floor go over a concrete slab?
Yes, if the slab is flat and dry. Many houses in the metro sit on slabs and humidity rises through concrete, so we test moisture before installing and lay a vapor barrier when the test calls for it.
Can you install over my existing tile?
Often yes, when the tile is sound and flat. Grout lines may need leveling first. We check at the visit.
Where does the Quick-Step floor come from?
Quick-Step is sold in the United States through its distributor’s dealer network. You can buy the floor yourself or let us supply it, listed on the estimate.
Do you also paint the baseboards?
Yes. Floors and paint are usually the same project: new floor, then fresh baseboards and quarter round, painted to match the trim.
How long does a floor installation take?
A single room is usually a day. A whole house depends on the area, the prep and the number of transitions. The estimate states the days.
Flooring installation across the New Orleans metro
The same prep and the same products in every city. Each page explains what the houses there need.
- Orleans Parish
- Jefferson Parish
- St. Bernard Parish
- St. Tammany Parish
We group jobs by area, so the drive never shows up on your estimate.
Brands we work with
- Sherwin-Williams, interior and exterior paints, cabinet enamels
- Benjamin Moore, interior paints and cabinet enamels
- PPG Paints, interior and exterior paints
- Quick-Step, laminate and luxury vinyl plank floors
- Mohawk, laminate and vinyl floors
- Pergo, laminate floors
- Shaw Floors, luxury vinyl plank floors
- COREtec, luxury vinyl plank floors
- Purdy, brushes and rollers
- Wooster, brushes and rollers
- Graco, sprayers
- DAP, caulk and sealants
- 3M, masking and sanding
Free on-site estimate within 24 hours
We come to your home within 24 hours of your request, measure every surface, and you get a written line-by-line estimate. Free, no obligation.