Before Your Hardwood Arrives

Before installation day

• relocate furniture
• empty china cabinets and closets
• consider removal and disposal of old floorcovering
• remove it yourself and leave 1 day before install
• for carpet, leave tack strips and pull out staples

Trim

• moldings and baseboards removed for additional costs
• installers not responsible for breakage
• painted baseboards, woodwork and paint may need retouching (your responsibility)

Sub flooring

• may need to be prepared
• new sub floor may be required
• a job best left to the professionals

Door plan

• possibility that doors may not clear the new floor and swing free
• installers may remove doors and re-hang for an additional cost
• for clearance issues, arrange for a qualified carpenter to shave or cut down

Clean-up

• waste will be produced
• waste collected and disposed of by installers at an additional cost

Installation day

• be home and available
• be prepared for questions
• presence insures the right wood is installed in the right areas
• exact time of arrival cannot be guaranteed, only a time frame

Safety

• installers use tools and techniques that can be hazardous
• make sure that children and pets are out of the work area
• follow through with a walk-through
• prior to completion, walk through and ask questions to be clear on any final details