Carpet Installation
The carpet installers we send stretch the carpet over a pad and fasten it at the walls, or glue it down in some settings. The pad underneath affects how the carpet feels and how long it lasts as much as the carpet itself, so we talk through pad choices at the estimate. Seams are planned so they land where they are least visible. Our carpet installation guide walks through the job step by step, and the in-stock carpet selection is worth a look if you want to move quickly.
Hardwood Floor Installation
Solid and engineered hardwood both respond to humidity, and a Wisconsin house swings from damp summers to dry, heated winters. That is why the boards acclimate in your home before they go down, and why we check the subfloor for moisture and flatness first. Nail-down, glue-down or floating depends on the product and the subfloor. See hardwood floor installation in Manitowoc, start to finish and our guide to engineered versus solid hardwood.
Luxury Vinyl Plank and Tile Installation
Luxury vinyl is a common choice for kitchens, basements, bathrooms and mudrooms because it handles water. Most of it clicks together and floats over the subfloor; some is glued down. It needs a flat subfloor, an expansion gap at the walls, and the right underlayment, or none, depending on the product. Browse the luxury vinyl options, and read basement flooring in Wisconsin if the room is below grade.
Laminate Installation
Laminate floats like vinyl and moves with the seasons as one sheet. Acclimation, a flat subfloor, the right underlayment and a hidden expansion gap are what keep it quiet and tight for the long run. Learn more about laminate, or compare it head to head in luxury vinyl plank versus laminate.
Tile Installation
Porcelain and ceramic tile are set in mortar over a prepared substrate, then grouted. The layout is planned before the first tile goes down so cuts land where they belong and the pattern stays true. Grout color and a slip-resistant surface for wet rooms are choices we make with you at the showroom. Learn more about tile, or weigh tile against hardwood in a kitchen.
What Install Day Looks Like
The crew arrives, confirms the plan with you, and works room by room. Old flooring comes up if that is part of the job, the subfloor is prepared, and the new floor goes in. When it is done, we walk through it with you, answer questions, and go over how to care for the new floor. Read getting your house ready for installation day before the crew arrives.
Flooring Installation Guides
- Flooring installation in Manitowoc: how each floor goes in
- Carpet installation in Manitowoc: how the job actually goes
- Carpet installers in Manitowoc: from measure to last seam
- Hardwood floor installation in Manitowoc: start to finish
- Vinyl floor installers in Manitowoc: click or glue-down?
- Tile installers in Manitowoc: how a tile job runs
- Laminate flooring in Manitowoc: is it still a good choice?
- What actually happens at a free in-home flooring estimate
- Getting your house ready for flooring installation day
- Flooring store in Manitowoc: making the showroom visit count
- Flooring showroom in Manitowoc: what you can see in person
- Flooring contractor in Manitowoc: the job start to finish
- Fall flooring installation in Manitowoc: why autumn works
- New floors before the holidays in Manitowoc: plan backward
Getting Started
Stop into the flooring showroom on Calumet Avenue to see the flooring in person, try the room visualizer to preview it in your own room, then contact us or call (920) 686-0060 to set up your free in-home estimate. If the project is a store, office or other business space, see our commercial flooring installation page.