Flooring

A homeowner walks into a big box store, finds an LVP floor that looks exactly like what they saw on a renovation show, and buys it based on the colour. Three years later, they’re calling us because the wear layer is gone in the hallway, the planks are clicking when you walk on them, and…

A flooring decision in a commercial space is not the same calculation as a residential renovation. The traffic is heavier, the maintenance budget is fixed, the business cannot close for two weeks to accommodate a complex install, and the floor has to perform for a decade or more without looking tired after year two. Most…

Most basement flooring fails for one reason: the homeowner chose a product designed for above-grade conditions and put it below grade in an Alberta home. The concrete slab beneath your feet is never fully dry. Even in a finished basement with good drainage, moisture migrates up through concrete constantly, and in Red Deer’s climate, temperature…

Every January, the calls start coming in. A Red Deer homeowner notices their hardwood floors have small gaps between the planks — gaps that weren’t there in the fall. They’re not imagining it, and the floor isn’t failing. It’s Alberta’s winter doing what Alberta’s winter does. When forced-air furnaces run around the clock and outdoor…

Most homeowners in Red Deer choose their kitchen floor based on how it looks in a showroom. They find out what it actually does, or doesn’t do, after the first Alberta winter. Humidity swings from 88% in February to 55% in May. Temperatures outside can drop past -25°C. Inside, you’re running the furnace, tracking in…