Laminate Install

Thank you for giving Thornton Flooring an opportunity to bid flooring for your home. In order to ensure a quality experience, please remember the following:

• Loose items on walls should be removed prior to install
• Touchup painting may be needed after install, especially on base boards
• The temperature in your home needs to be 65-75ºF for 36 hours before, during, and maintained after installation
• If you’re not going to be home at the time of install, a way in must be addressed beforehand
• Furniture must be out of the room before installers arrive
• Changing flooring can affect floor heights at thresholds, trim heights, and door clearances–we do not cut doors off
• If you have in-floor heat, be sure to let us know beforehand
• Make sure to talk with your salesperson on which direction your floor will run if you have a preference
• Replacing flooring creates dust, so please cover any items left in or near the work area and expect dusting to be necessary after install
• Special order items can not be returned
  If installing hard surface flooring, we need a warm, dry area to cut the product–please inform your sales person of where you prefer we cut product
• Thornton Flooring requires 50% down at the time of order and balance is due prior to install date
• We do offer financing, please ask your sales rep for information or see our financing page here (include link to financing page)

The versatility of floating floor installation allows it to be installed directly over various existing floors, including wood, concrete, vinyl tile and vinyl sheet, even carpet. That means you don’t have to pull up old flooring or deal with the mess of repairing a damaged one before installing your new laminate floor. Just make sure the subfloor is structurally sound, dry, clean and flat.

An underlayment is recommended for laminate installation. Underlayment serves as a moisture barrier and will help quiet floors in areas with heavy foot traffic. It also makes your laminate floor sound and feel more like a real hardwood floor.

After installation, if you are sensitive to dust and odors, good ventilation should be established for 48 to 72 hours after installation to make sure that dust from the installation settles.

If you have questions about floor maintenance, we would be happy to answer them for you. Feel free to contact us at Thornton Flooring.