Almost every flooring complaint traces back to the same thing: the subfloor. Hollow-sounding tile, laminate that gaps at the seams, hardwood that squeaks underfoot – none of that is the material's fault. It is what happens when a floor is laid over a surface nobody flattened first.
We check flatness across the whole room with a straightedge, grind down the high spots, fill the low ones with self-levelling compound, and only then start laying. On concrete slabs – which is most of LA – we also test for moisture, because a slab that reads high will destroy hardwood from underneath within a year.
Beyond that it is craft: seams staggered so the pattern reads natural rather than repeating, tile layout dry-set first so you do not end up with a sliver cut at the most visible wall, transitions and thresholds made to sit flush instead of being covered with a strip of trim.
1Pricing
Three ways this gets quoted
Installed price per square foot including subfloor prep, underlayment, transitions and baseboard reinstall. Material can be supplied by us at trade cost or by you.
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Laminate & Luxury Vinyl
Waterproof, hard-wearing, and the fastest to install.
- Subfloor leveled and moisture tested
- Acoustic and moisture underlayment
- Click-lock or glue-down installation
- Transitions, thresholds and quarter round
- Old flooring removed and hauled away
from$5.75per sq ft
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Most requested
Engineered & Solid Hardwood
Real wood, laid so it stays flat and quiet.
- Slab moisture testing and vapor barrier
- Nail-down, glue-down or floating install
- Boards acclimated on site before laying
- Seams staggered for a natural pattern
- Sanding and refinishing available
from$11.50per sq ft
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Tile & Stone
Porcelain, ceramic and natural stone, dead flat.
- Full subfloor prep and self-levelling
- Uncoupling membrane where needed
- Large-format tile with leveling clips
- Layout dry-set and approved before setting
- Grout, seal and silicone at all changes of plane
from$14.00per sq ft
2How it runs
Our flooring process
Measure and select
We measure, calculate material with proper waste allowance, and walk you through options at trade pricing. You will get a per-square-foot installed number, not a vague allowance.
Prep the subfloor
Old flooring out, subfloor checked with a straightedge, high spots ground down, low spots filled with self-levelling compound. On slabs we moisture test before committing to wood.
Dry layout
We set the layout out dry first and walk it with you, so the cuts land where they are least visible and the pattern runs the direction you want.
Install and finish
Flooring laid, transitions fitted, baseboards and quarter round reinstalled, everything vacuumed. Tile gets grouted and sealed after the mortar has cured properly.
“They pulled up a corner of the carpet before quoting and found the original oak underneath. Refinishing it cost half what new flooring would have, and they told me that themselves. Who does that?”
Anna M. – Culver City3FAQ
Flooring questions
The things people ask before they book. If yours is not here, call and ask it.
(213) 375-0868Installed, including subfloor prep: laminate and luxury vinyl from $5.75 per square foot, engineered and solid hardwood from $11.50, and tile from $14.00. For a 1,000 sq ft area that is roughly $5,700 for vinyl, $11,500 for hardwood, and $14,000 for tile.
4Coverage
Flooring across Los Angeles, Orange & Ventura counties
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5Free estimate
Get a fixed price for flooring
Installed price per square foot including subfloor prep, underlayment, transitions and baseboard reinstall. Material can be supplied by us at trade cost or by you. Free walkthrough, written quote, no follow-up sales calls.
(213) 375-0868