Carpet in Woodburn, OR

Luxury vinyl plank, with the wear layer chosen for the traffic rather than the sticker price. It handles claws, spills and dragged furniture, it does not stain the way carpet does, and if a plank is ever badly damaged it can be swapped. We would keep carpet for bedrooms, where it is genuinely nicer to live with.

The opposite. Woodburn gets about 42 inches of rain a year, and that water walks in on shoes. A hard surface at the entry and through the traffic path is far easier to keep than carpet, which holds whatever comes in off the street. What actually matters in a wet climate is the installation — proper acclimation and expansion gaps, so seasonal movement never shows.

Most houses are a single day, and a couple of bedrooms is a morning. The bigger variable is the material: carpet is ordered in for your job, so the lead time between signing the quote and the install day is usually a week or two rather than the install itself being slow. We give you both dates up front.

Yes, for normal household furniture. We ask that you clear the small and breakable things — lamps, electronics, the contents of wardrobes and closets — and we handle beds, sofas and dressers. If there is a piano or something similar, tell us at the estimate so we can plan for it rather than meet it on the day.

Mostly density and fiber. A higher grade generally means more fiber packed into the same area and a tighter twist, which is what resists crushing in the traffic lanes. Color and softness are choices; density is durability. We will show you the difference on samples side by side rather than asking you to trust a number on a label.

Yes. Ripples usually mean the carpet was kicked in rather than power-stretched, and it can generally be lifted, re-stretched and re-trimmed without replacing it. We do take that work on. It is worth saying plainly that re-stretching is not our main business, so if you are weighing a re-stretch against a replacement we will give you an honest read on which is the better use of your money.