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Flooring Replacement in New Orleans
We replace worn-out and flood-damaged floors in homes and businesses across New Orleans, Metairie, Gretna and the Northshore, from tear-out to the last piece of trim. Flooring replacement in New Orleans often turns on what's under the old floor, so we check the subfloor or slab before quoting the new one.
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When to replace a floor instead of repairing it
This page is for owners deciding whether a floor needs replacing and what should go in its place. It covers when to replace instead of repair, which floors survive flood and leak water, how to choose the new floor, and how the job runs.
Damage in one spot can often be fixed. Replacement makes sense when the damage runs through the room or the floor underneath has failed.
Signs it's time
Soft spots, boards that cup or buckle across a room, tile cracked in many places, vinyl worn through, or carpet with stains and odor that cleaning won't remove.
When repair is enough
If the damage is limited to a few boards or tiles, flooring repair may be the smaller job. A solid wood floor that's only worn on the surface may just need refinishing.
Floors that have gone out of level
The ground here is sinking. A USGS study measured average subsidence of about 5 millimeters a year in New Orleans, and NASA's JPL found notable sinking in Metairie and the Upper and Lower 9th Ward. When the old floor has gone uneven, the new one needs floor leveling first.
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Which floors have to be replaced after a flood?
LSU AgCenter's flood cleanup guidance answers this by floor type, and it's the first thing to check after water comes in.
Carpet and paper-backed flooring
In most cases they should be removed and replaced.
Engineered wood and laminate
Replace them if they've swollen or delaminated.
Solid wood
It can usually recover from flooding.
Vinyl and tile on a slab
Solid vinyl and ceramic tile or stone on a concrete slab may be cleaned in place.
Wood subfloors
They may swell and buckle or delaminate, and LSU AgCenter says to clean and dry them before new floor covering goes down. See subfloor preparation.
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How it works
Choosing the new floor for your house
The house type matters as much as the look, especially if the floor could see water again.
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Slab homes
FEMA's flood guidance rates vinyl tile set with chemical-set adhesive as an acceptable floor on concrete. The slab still gets a moisture test first, since ASTM notes that excess slab moisture can cause debonding and microbial growth under a new floor. See vinyl flooring installation.
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Raised homes
FEMA rates the same glued vinyl tile as not acceptable over plywood, because it has to come up so the plywood can dry. Over a wood subfloor, pick a floor that can come up or dry out after a leak, and keep the crawl space dry.
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One room or the whole level
Replacing one room means planning how it meets the floors next to it. Doing a whole level at once lets you pick one floor and one height throughout.
How a flooring replacement runs, and what affects the cost
Every replacement follows the same order. The price moves with what turns up along the way.
Tear-out and inspection
The old floor comes up and gets hauled away. Then we inspect the subfloor and joists, and test a slab for moisture before anything new goes down.
Repairs and install
Soft or swollen subfloor gets replaced, dips get leveled, and the new floor goes in with its trim and transitions. We finish with a walkthrough.
What moves the price
The type of old floor and how it was fastened, any subfloor or joist repairs, moisture and leveling work, and the new material and square footage.
Where we replace floors and how to get a free estimate
We replace floors across New Orleans, Metairie, Gretna, Kenner, Harahan, and Slidell; see all our service areas.
For a free estimate, tell us what's on the floor now, the rough square footage and whether the house is raised or on a slab. If the floor took on water, say when, since drying time changes the plan.
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What Customers Say About TurnKey Floorings
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