Preparing for Floor Installation
If you’re getting ready for a new flooring installation, here’s how to prepare your home ahead of time.
Checklist
- A cleared and easily accessible parking for for our crew – Preferably in front of the garage or front door path if possible.
- Approximately a 10’x10’ of cleared space for us to set up our tools. The garage or patio are great spots, especially in the winter months.
- Remove any fragile or small items, such as picture frames, desk lamps, vases, toiletries, etc., from the installation areas.
- Emptying of shelves or drawers belonging to furniture that is expected to be moved during the installation process.
- Please keep the flooring clear of totes, boxes, laundry, or other individual items that may be found in small spaces such as closets, pantries, cubby holes, etc.
- For furry friends, a planned routine including their daily location during the workday, a route to be let out, and a designated feeding station is extremely helpful.
- If you’d like felt and/or rubber pads to be applied to furniture after installation, please have the pads on hand by the day of job completion.
- Unplug electronics such as the TV, computer, VCR (throwback), and lamps. Additionally, plumbing and gas lines need to be disconnected if we are working in the kitchen, laundry room, or bathrooms.
- If you’ve selected to paint your own trim, please have all trim painted and dried by the day of installation.
- If you’ve selected to remove your own trim, please ensure all trim is removed and the nails are pulled from the walls prior to our arrival.
- Due to the dust that naturally happens during a home project, if we’re working nearby, make sure that all food is put away from kitchen counters.
- If we utilize plastic or zip walls, though we are extremely cautious, touch-up paint may be needed after the project is completed.
- Our team cleans up our workspace at the end of a day’s work. However, please keep in mind that this is a job site. Don’t walk around barefoot throughout the project duration.
