Why Hire A Flooring Contractor To Install Your Floors?
With so many DYI videos and shows about home improvements, it’s easy to get tempted and try to install flooring on your own without the help of a flooring contractor. So should you install wood and vinyl plank flooring yourself in the hopes of saving a few bucks? We don’t think so and below are 6 reasons why we believe you should hire a quality Charlotte floorer like Wilson Hardwood Floor Specialist to do the work.
1.Planning
Planning is really important when it comes flooring installation. What type of flooring material is best suited for your home – solid wood, engineered, LVP? How much material needs to be purchased and how much would it all cost? How will the flooring be installed – (floating, glue down or nailed down)? Will there be special cuts? How long will the project take to complete? There are dozens of things that will need to be planned before the work actually starts.
Professional flooring contractors like Wilson Hardwood Floor Specialist install floors everyday. They know what to look for and how to get it done the right way. If you are not 100% confident about your flooring installation skills, hiring a reputable flooring contractor in Charlotte is really the best option.
2.Prep work
Most of the time, installing new floors requires the removal of existing floors. Are you removing tile, vinyl or solid wood floors? The floor removal has to be done carefully to avoid damaging the subfloor. Once removed and disposed of, the subfloor will have to be prepped and leveled so the surface on which the floors will be installed is perfectly flat. That means removing old nails, excess glue, filling up some areas.
The type of subfloor you have will determine the type of flooring that can be installed and if any type of underlayment is needed. The area where the floors will be installed will need to be cleared and oftentimes, baseboards and quarter round trims will have to be removed and re-installed after the flooring installation is complete.
3.Experience
Installing wood and vinyl floors is technical. It requires good planning, the right tools, precise cuts and know how. DYI flooring videos over simplify the flooring installation process and that could get some homeowners into some troubles. Ask yourself the following: are your flooring skills as good as those of a flooring contractor who installs 3 to 5 floors per week? How would you determine which flooring material would be best for your type of subfloors? How about if your floors are uneven, how will you level them?
For all types of home improvements projects, including floor installations, the quality of the finished installation is in the details. Unless you are really handy, leaving it to the professionals is a sound decision.
4.Convenience
Installing flooring takes time, especially if this is your first time doing it. A quality floorer can estimate the amount of material needed, the tools required for the job and how long it will take to get your new floors installed. Money and time will be budgeted accordingly, and work will be scheduled so your flooring project is completed in a timely manner.
By undertaking a project of this size yourself, there will most likely be issues along the way which will cause delays. What you thought would take a weekend or two to complete could end into a nightmare-type flooring project that takes 2 months to complete and looks less than great. If you want to save time, energy and avoid frustration, having a professional floorer install your floor is your best bet.
5.Predictable Results
As compared to having a flooring contractor installing your floors, installing flooring on your own will most likely not yield the results you anticipated. The reason is simple – flooring contractors do this everyday – you don’t. You can expect professional results from a professional flooring contractor.
Flooring material, tools and equipment are expensive. The last thing you want to do is spend good money buying flooring material, working dozens of hours during the weekends on your flooring project and for it not to look great when it’s finished (which may require having to take out the floor and redo the work).
When hiring a professional floorer like Wilson Hardwood Floor Specialist for your flooring project in Charlotte, you already know what you will get before the work even start – beautiful looking floors.
6.Warrantied Work and Material
Wood flooring materials usually carry a warranty from the manufacturer. That warranty is usually good for a few years and will protect a homeowner’s investment against defects in the flooring material itself, not defects in the installation which could cause the flooring material to fail prematurely.
If you live in the Charlotte area and need to hire a flooring contractor to install new floors in your home, we would love to hear from you. We offer free in-home estimates and offer over 20 years of experience as a floorer in the Charlotte area.