Flooring in Tualatin, OR
Norman's Floor Covering installs and services floors throughout Tualatin, from the Commons to the Bridgeport side of town.
Floors built for Tualatin homes.
Tualatin started as Galbreath, became Bridgeport when Samuel Galbreath put the first bridge over the Tualatin River in 1853, and was platted and renamed in the 1880s before incorporating in 1913. The growth arrived late and fast: 750 residents in 1970, 7,348 by 1980, 22,791 by 2000, and 27,942 in 2020. Bridgeport Village opened on a former quarry site in 2005. Most of the housing came out of that boom, which puts a very large number of Tualatin homes at exactly the age where floors get replaced.
The 1970s and 1980s explosion is the whole story for flooring here. Those houses are now forty to fifty years old and on their second or third floor — original oak strip in some, 1980s sheet vinyl in the kitchens, and carpet laid over particleboard underlayment that has usually had enough. Particleboard is the thing to watch: it swells if it has ever been wet, and it will telegraph through a new floor, so it gets replaced rather than skimmed.
Tualatin sits low in the valley along the river, so crawlspaces and ground moisture are worth checking before a floating floor goes over them. We test for it instead of assuming.
Where we work in Tualatin
- Tualatin Commons
- Bridgeport
Know the area
- Bridgeport Village
- Tualatin River
- Nyberg Rivers
- 48+ years
- Licensed #CCB 103259
- 5.0★ from 26 reviews
- 10 year labor warranty, manufacture material warranty
What we install in Tualatin, OR
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TualatinLuxury vinyl plank (LVP) in Tualatin
Luxury vinyl plank installed throughout Newberg and the surrounding valley — waterproof, hard-wearing and warm underfoot.
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TualatinLaminate in Tualatin
Laminate flooring supplied and installed around Newberg — a hard, realistic surface that has come a long way since the 1990s.
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TualatinTile in Tualatin
Tile work around Newberg with a particular specialty in tile showers — including the waterproofing behind them that nobody ever sees.
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TualatinCarpet in Tualatin
Carpet supplied and installed across Newberg and the Willamette Valley, from bedroom re-carpets to whole houses.
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TualatinFloor removal & demo in Tualatin
Floor removal and demolition around Newberg — the old floor out, the subfloor assessed, and the mess taken away with it.
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TualatinStairs & trim in Tualatin
Stair and trim work across the valley's hillside towns — treads, risers, nosings and the transitions that finish a floor properly.
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TualatinQuartz Counters in Tualatin
Quartz countertops for Newberg kitchens and bathrooms — templated, fabricated and installed as part of a full-service job.
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TualatinCommercial flooring in Tualatin
Flooring for offices, shops, clinics and other working buildings across Newberg and Portland's Westside, installed by the same crew that does our residential work.
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Floors we have installed near Tualatin
Tualatin homeowners
"Matt Norman was great to work with! Great customer service! Installation was smooth and easy. No complaints!"
Emilie Jacobs Verified Google Review "From our first step into the showroom to our bed being put onto the new carpet, everything was wonderful. Thanks to a great team."
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Flooring in Tualatin, questions
Our kitchen vinyl is from the 1980s. Can you go over the top of it?
Sometimes, but usually we would rather not. Old sheet vinyl over particleboard is the most common problem we find covered up rather than fixed. Taking it up lets us see the underlayment, and if it has ever had a dishwasher leak you want to know now, not through a new floor. On pre-1980 material we handle removal carefully, since some resilient flooring of that era can contain asbestos and should be tested rather than ripped up.
Do you check for moisture before installing?
Yes, and in the lower-lying parts of Tualatin it matters. Moisture in a slab or coming up through a crawlspace will ruin a good floor regardless of what you paid for it. We test rather than guess, and if a vapour barrier or a different product is the right answer, we will say so before you buy.
Flexible financing available
Other areas we serve
Flooring advice
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