Commercial flooring in Lake Oswego, OR

Usually, yes, and it is generally the better call. Original millwork in the older neighborhoods is worth keeping. We scribe and undercut to it rather than shimming a floor to a wall that has not been straight since the 1920s, and we quote quarter-round or shoe only where it genuinely improves the finish.

Attached and multi-level homes often have one, and it is worth checking your HOA or building documents before you order anything. Bring us the requirement and we will spec an underlayment that meets it. It is a small cost at the start and an expensive problem to fix after the floor is down.

Yes — stairs and trim are one of our core services. On the multi-level homes common here, treads, risers, nosings and the transition at each landing are what make the whole job read as finished. We would rather do them with the floor than leave you looking for a second contractor.

Usually less than people expect, because the answer is a sequencing question rather than a total. Most buildings can be done a zone at a time — one room, one floor or one wing — so the business keeps running in the parts that are not being worked on. Tell us your hours and your quiet days at the estimate and we will build the phasing into the quote, so you are looking at a real schedule rather than a single number.

It depends almost entirely on what crosses it. Entrances and corridors take grit off the street and need a hard, dense surface and somewhere for that grit to land before it starts sanding the floor down. Offices and meeting rooms are gentler and can take carpet, which also does most of the acoustic work in a room full of hard surfaces. Wet areas and anywhere trolleys run want tile or a resilient plank. We would rather walk the space with you and specify room by room than sell one product across a whole building.

Yes, and it is the single most common reason a commercial floor fails early. Concrete holds moisture, and a resilient floor laid over a slab that is still giving it up will lift, bubble or let go at the seams no matter how well it was fitted. The slab has to be assessed before anything goes down over it, and any flattening or preparation it needs belongs in the quote rather than appearing as a surprise on install day. If a slab needs work, we will tell you at the estimate.