AbbeyFlooring

Flooring services in Ohio

Six kinds of floor work for century, mid-century and newer homes. Every project starts with a visit and a written estimate.

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We install six kinds of floor work, and most projects combine two or three of them. A refinished oak living room often comes with new trim, a vinyl plank kitchen with a tile entry, a carpeted upstairs with new stair treads and transitions at each bedroom door.

Every page below explains what the work includes, how it fits century, mid-century and newer homes, how the days go and how to look after the floor afterwards.

Gloved hands tapping a new oak board into place with a rubber mallet and a block next to a painted baseboard

Hardwood Floor Installation

Wood is the floor most houses in our area were built with, and it is still the one people ask about first. We install solid oak strip, wide plank white oak and engineered boards, unfinished for sanding on site or prefinished from the box. The choice depends on the room, the rest of the house and how you want the floor to age.

  • Century homes: Narrow strip oak woven into the existing floor, or a new field that matches the old width and direction.
  • Mid-century homes: One continuous run of light or medium oak from the living room down the hall.
  • Newer homes: Wide plank white oak through the open plan, with clean transitions at the kitchen.
More about hardwood floors
Gloved hand clicking a grey oak look vinyl plank into the next row with spacers along the wall and a square on the underlayment

Luxury Vinyl Plank Installation

Luxury vinyl plank gives the look of a wood floor with a surface that shrugs off daily wear. It is quiet underfoot, simple to clean and works well in kitchens, family rooms, halls and the rooms where kids and pets spend their day. Most planks click together and float over a thin underlayment.

  • Century homes: A practical floor for a back kitchen or mudroom, with a tone picked to sit beside the original oak.
  • Mid-century homes: A walnut or light oak look run through the living room, hall and kitchen of a ranch.
  • Newer homes: Long planks through the whole open plan, from the front door to the back slider.
More about luxury vinyl plank
Gloved hands setting a large grey porcelain tile onto combed thinset at a front entry with spacers and a level

Tile Installation

Tile is the hard wearing floor by the front door and the easy to clean surface behind the stove. We install porcelain and ceramic floor tile in entries, kitchens and laundry rooms, and wall tile for kitchen backsplashes.

  • Century homes: A small tile field inside the front door that meets the oak hall at a clean, low threshold.
  • Mid-century homes: A tile landing at the entry of a ranch, sized to the space between the door and the living room.
  • Newer homes: Kitchen floor tile or a backsplash that ties the cabinets and counters together.
More about tile floors and backsplash
Straight staircase in an older colonial home with new oatmeal carpet on the treads and risers and white balusters

Carpet Installation

Carpet is still the warm, quiet choice for bedrooms, upstairs halls and family rooms, and many staircases are safer and softer with it. We install wall to wall carpet over new pad, and carpet on stairs wrapped neatly over each nosing.

  • Century homes: Carpet on the main stair with painted risers left showing at the sides, or wall to wall in upstairs bedrooms.
  • Mid-century homes: Bedrooms in a ranch or the lower family room of a split level, with transitions to wood in the hall.
  • Newer homes: Bedrooms, upstairs halls and both stair runs of a two story house.
More about carpet and stair runners
Old oak floor in a dining room, half sanded to pale bare wood and half coated with a fresh satin finish

Floor Refinishing

A lot of older homes in the county have good oak under worn finish or under carpet that went down decades ago. Refinishing brings that floor back: the old finish and surface wear are sanded off, the wood is cleaned, a stain goes on if you want a different tone, and fresh coats of finish seal it.

  • Century homes: Original narrow strip oak, often under carpet, sanded and sealed in a warm satin.
  • Mid-century homes: Oak found under the old wall to wall carpet in a ranch, refinished in a light natural tone.
  • Newer homes: Site finished oak that has dulled in the kitchen and family room, sanded and recoated.
More about floor refinishing
Gloved hands fitting a painted white baseboard with a mitered outside corner above a new oak floor

Baseboard and Trim

Trim is what makes a floor look finished. Baseboard and shoe moulding cover the small gap a floor needs at the walls, and transitions bridge the change from one floor to the next at doorways. We install new baseboard, reset existing baseboard after a floor goes in, and fit thresholds and reducers between rooms.

  • Century homes: Tall baseboard with a cap and shoe, matched to the original stain or paint so patches disappear.
  • Mid-century homes: A low, flat baseboard and simple shoe that fits the plain lines of a ranch.
  • Newer homes: Taller painted baseboard with a crisp profile in place of thin builder trim.
More about baseboard and trim

A floor for each room

A quick guide we use at visits. The house and the household decide in the end.

Front entry
Tile or vinyl plank take grit, boots and winter salt. A small tile field in front of an oak hall is a classic choice in older homes.
Living and dining rooms
Hardwood or a refinish of the original oak, or vinyl plank for a family that wants an easy floor.
Kitchen
Vinyl plank, tile or prefinished hardwood, chosen to suit how much cooking and traffic the room sees.
Bedrooms and upstairs halls
Carpet for warmth and quiet, or wood and plank for a cleaner look.
Stairs
Carpet wrapped over each step, or a runner style finish, with new nosing where floors meet at the landing.

Questions about our floors

Can one project include several floors?

Yes, and many do. We plan the order so each floor goes in at the right time and the transitions between them are worked out in advance.

Do you sell the flooring too?

We can supply the material after the visit or install flooring you have already bought. Either way it is listed clearly in the written estimate.

How soon can you start?

That depends on the size of the job and the season. We give you a start date along with the estimate.

Not sure which floor fits?

Tell us the rooms and the age of the house. We bring samples to the visit and talk it through before anything is written up.

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