Choosing the right hardwood floors for your home and budget is hard enough. The next thing you have to do is to find the right contractors to install your floors. Working with professional hardwood flooring experts will make the hardwood flooring project much more pleasant. And, if you choose the right experts, you’ll get beautiful floors that will last a lifetime. But, what qualities should you look for in a hardwood flooring contractor?
Qualities to look for in a hardwood flooring contractor
When you look for a hardwood flooring contractor, you need to do a bit of research. Online review will give you great insight into the type of experience that you can expect. The next thing you should look for is a body of work. You also need to look at knowledge and expertise. A professional hardwood flooring contractor will be able to show a portfolio of their past work and be able to talk to you openly and honestly about your choices. Finally, you need to follow your gut. Having a great working relationship will make the whole project go much smoother. If you get along with the contractor, you’re already ahead of the game.
Knowledge and expertise
A good hardwood flooring contractor will want you to be a part of every decision making. They want you to understand why some choices will work and why others won’t. They won’t try to sell you on one type of flooring over another, but rather keep you informed so that you can make the right choices yourself.
Gut intuition
The right contractor for you should make you feel comfortable and informed. If you don’t feel comfortable asking question, or if you feel like you’re being pushed in one direction or another, that is not the foundation for a good working relationship. In the end, check your gut intuition to see if you feel good about the contractor. If you don’t, move on. Hardwood floors are too important and too costly to get in bed with contractors that you don’t feel good about.
Variety of wood choices
A quality flooring contractor should also have access to a large variety of wood choices. Every home and every homeowner is different, so you don’t want to limit your options. At T&G Flooring, we’re one of the Front Range’s largest hardwood flooring retailers, as well as, being contractors. Along with popular flooring brands, we also have our own line of pre and site finished flooring.
Customer reviews
Reading customer reviews can help you make an informed decision about the contractors you hire. And, look for more than just the final flooring products. Find a contractor who gets good reviews for professionalism and service. Are they courteous, on time, and clean? A neat working area is important. Look for a contractor that will not only show up on time and be respectful of your home and space but will try to minimize the mess of installing wood floors. At T&G, we use a dust containment system, so you don’t end up with a house filled with wood dust.
T&G Flooring is one of the Front Range’s largest wood-focused flooring retail/contractors. We want you to love your entire floor project experience. We show up on time, respect your home, and clean up each day. Start with visiting our showrooms in Denver and Evergreen to talk to an expert and see why we’re considered one of the best hardwood flooring contractors in Colorado.
