Lens First Class Floors

About Lens First Class Floors

Welcome to Lens First Class Floors, We are an American owned and operated hardwood floor installation and refinishing company, serving homeowners in Chicago and Chicagoland Suburban area. We have been installing and refinishing quality wood floors for 11 years. We have an outstanding reputation for extraordinary hardwood floor service. Call now if you are interested in quality wood floor installation or expert wood floor refinishing services. Our mission is to drastically improve the value of your residence, and your enjoyment of the place you call home. You will be surprised and delighted at how much we can enhance the beauty of any room you need service. We will help you create the home of your dreams! Before we install a floor, we visit the job site usually during the estimating process to determine the scope of the project. Many areas that you wish to have hardwood flooring installed usually have existing flooring that must be removed prior to the installation process. Many customers choose to do their own demolition of existing flooring, obviously saving them money. We will instruct these individuals on how much needs to be removed and various ways to make the process easier. Once existing flooring is removed, the sub-floor is checked for squeaks and re-nailed as necessary. Most squeaks are caused by the sub-floor not being secured to joists. However, there are other things that can cause squeaks such as conduit, heating vents, and structure attached to the joists. We make every effort to rid your floor of squeaks prior to installation. It is possible for squeaks to develop over time due to traffic and movement of sub floor. There are a few situations where your new hardwood floor can be installed over the existing floor; however, we do not recommend this due to the height difference you may encounter at a later date if you choose to continue that hardwood flooring into other areas. Most of the time, new floors can be installed at the same level as existing floors by removing existing flooring or by installing underlayment to build up the sub-floor. In a few rare cases where an addition was built or a concrete sub-floor is flush with a plywood sub-floor could be exceptions to this. Some customers want the new floors laced into existing floors while others don't mind having a transition. Transition boards can be installed at existing floors so that the existing floors do not need to be refinished and so that individual floors can be refinished at a later date without the need to refinish all the floors. This is also less costly than lacing in. Whatever we have not covered on this page please contact us for any questions you have.