Why It’s Important Who Installs Your Hardwood Floors

Rod Lorenz

Quality hardwood floor installation requires knowledge, craftsmanship, and dedication.If you’re looking to install high-quality hardwood flooring in your home, the quality of the wood and the finish aren’t the only factors. It also matters who installs your new flooring. 

A high-quality installation is necessary for a high-quality project.

Expert Hardwood Floor Installation

Hardwood flooring installation requires skilled craftsmanship. It’s definitely not a DIY job, even for a good general handyman. Based on some of the hardwood flooring I’ve seen, it’s not even a job for a lot of so-called “professional installers.”

Many factors affect quality during installation. The wood must be properly acclimated to average temperature and humidity conditions. Subfloor variations must be accounted for. The planks must be properly installed to minimize gapping between the boards. The finish must be meticulously applied to avoid streaks, blisters, contamination, and other problems.  And the list goes on.

The reality is that in every stage of installation, an installer who doesn’t do it just right will lower the overall quality of the project.

You need installers with the expertise, and the motivation, to bring an artisan’s touch to your hardwood floor installation. You don’t want an inexperienced installation crew that’s taking shortcuts and working with a “counting the clock” attitude.  You want installers who take pride in their work and have the knowledge and experience to create hardwood floors that are as close to perfect as possible.

A Partner in Achieving Your Dream Floors

“High-quality” is of course a subjective term. It doesn’t matter if an installer thinks your floor is high-quality; if you don’t, then you haven’t gotten the “quality” you were looking for.

For that reason, quality is enhanced by choosing a hardwood floor installation company that can also provide coordination and expert guidance in all stages of your project.

For example, if you work with Ralph’s Hardwood Floors, we’ll help you discover what your dream hardwood floors are, and those floors will become our goal. With that dream in mind, we’ll give you our advice about durability, hardwood floor styles, and other considerations. 

Once you’ve chosen your flooring, we’ll handle the material purchasing, working with suppliers whose quality we trust. And our longtime relationships with builders and contractors will allow us avoid any installation problems related to coordination.

Even after the installation, we’ll still be committed to the quality of your flooring. If it’s anything less than high-quality in your eyes (or our eyes), we’ll fix it.

To get the highest possible quality in hardwood flooring, many levels of customer support are needed. 

Do you need a partner to help you with your hardwood floor installation project? If so, Ralph’s is the company for you. We’ve been helping homeowners in northeast Wisconsin with their hardwood floor needs since 1965! Please visit our showroom or call 920.984.3383 or 800.354.9902. We’d love to talk with you!

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