Preparing your Home
Once you finally decide to take the plunge and treat yourself, and your home, to a brand-new floor, there comes a lot of questions about what to do to prepare your home for this installation. Our homes are full of tables, couches, and other furniture that gets in the way of the flooring installation. There are a few things you can do with your furniture during your flooring project. You can temporarily put furniture into a garage or on the balcony if your flooring installation is short. You can place furniture in a spare room, or, if your budget is larger or you have a longer installation time, you can put furniture in storage.
Preparing Your Floor for Hardwood Installation
Once your furniture is out of the way, there are a few steps you can take to ensure a smooth and seamless installation:
- Before you get started, remove baseboards and door frames. This will make it much easier for your flooring installation team in Regina to get a perfect fit. No matter what type of flooring you currently have, a thorough vacuuming will make the rest of the job even easier.
- Ask your installers ahead of time whether they’ll be the ones removing your old flooring or if the job falls to you. If not, you may have a big job ahead of you, there can sometimes be interesting surprises lurking under your old flooring. Multiple layers of carpet or vinyl can be difficult to move and are generally a lot heavier than they look.
- Once the old flooring has been taken out, you’ll need to ensure that the subfloor is level and in good condition before installation begins. Again, an experienced hardwood flooring installation specialist in Regina can take care of this for you to ensure a perfectly smooth and level finish on your floor.
How to Prepare for Carpet Installation
The prep work for a new carpet is pretty similar to the process for installing hardwood, however, there are a few differences.
- Once you’ve moved your furniture out, you generally need to get rid of the old flooring before your beautiful new carpet can be installed.
- If you currently have wood or vinyl flooring, you may be able to lay the carpet over your existing flooring instead of tearing it out. However, it is best to consult with your Regina flooring installation company about what options are available to you and what’s best for your new carpet.
Prepping Your Home Before the Installation
- Finish Any Home Remodelling Tasks: One of the best things you can do before you install a new floor is to complete any other remodelling jobs in the room first. Whether it’s a fresh coat of paint, new wallpaper, or general repairs, wrapping up these projects in advance will help protect your new floor from damage.
- Large Appliance Maintenance: If flooring is going into a room where large appliances that may need to be rewired before moving, be sure to contact an electrician well in advance of your flooring installation appointment. In case your appliance needs to be moved, there’s less worry about a heavy piece of machinery scuffing up your old floors before you install your new ones.
