Irmo · Columbia
The floor is only as good as what’s under it.
LVP, tile, subfloor, and joist work for Irmo, Lexington, and Columbia. We open the floor when it needs opening.
LVP
Tile
Hardwood
Subfloors
Joists
The work
Finish floors, and the structure that keeps them honest.
Waterproof · whole-home
Luxury vinyl plank
Click-lock and glue-down LVP. We acclimate, leave expansion, and terminate into real reducers — not caulk mashed into a doorway.
Baths · entries · kitchens
Tile
Large-format porcelain, subway, and mosaics. Layout is set before a single tile is mixed so cuts land where they should.
The work most bids skip
Subfloor & joists
Sistered joists, patched plywood, leveling compound, and crawlspace repairs so the finish floor doesn’t telegraph every dip six months later.
Sand. Finish. Stay flat.
Existing floors
Hardwood refinishing
Bring existing hardwood back with sanding and a fresh finish. Soft or cupped boards: we check the subfloor and moisture first.
Why floors fail
Most LVP waves aren’t the plank.
They’re the joists nobody wanted to open, the plywood that drank a leak in 2014, and the leveling compound that was supposed to hide a 3/4-inch dip. We bid the structure. Then we bid the floor.
How we flatten a house2026 Columbia-area ranges
A number before we pull in the driveway.
LVP installed runs about $4–$8 a square foot, depending on the floor you pick. Tile costs more. Soft subfloors cost more still. The bid comes after we walk the house.
Ballpark
Get a number
01 / 03
What do you need?
How a job runs
Four beats. No theater.
01
Walk the house
We measure, check moisture, and look under the existing floor. You get a written number, not a guess from a photo.
02
Make it flat
Joists, plywood, leveling. If the plane is wrong we fix the plane. Finish material does not hide a bounce.
03
Install the floor
LVP or tile, transitions, stairs, shoe. We work room-by-room so you can still live in the house.
04
Walk it with you
We punch the list together — seams, thresholds, leftover boxes labeled by room. Then we leave it clean.
This crew
Kitchen and hall · Sept 2026.
Structure
Open floor, new joists
Structure
Setting the bay
LVP
Hall run
LVP
Main room, click-lock
Towns we serve
Straight answers
Before you call.
Is the online number a bid?+
No. It's a ballpark. LVP installed runs about $4–$8 a square foot, depending on the floor you pick. The bid is what we write after we walk the house, check moisture, and see the subfloor.
Do you move furniture?+
Beds, sofas, and tables we can slide, yes. Pianos, gun safes, and packed rooms we talk through on the walkthrough. You empty closets.
Who buys the material?+
Either way. We can source LVP and tile at trade pricing, or install what you already bought if the spec is right. We will not install a 2mm peel-and-stick over a bad floor and put our name on it.
What if you open the floor and find rot?+
We stop, show you, and write a change order before we cut more. No surprise invoice at the end of the week.
How long does a typical job take?+
A 200-square-foot bath is often a day plus grout cure. A 1,000-square-foot LVP main level is two to four days if the subfloor is honest. Structure work adds time — we will say so up front.
What do I get in writing?+
A written bid after we walk the house, and a written change order before any extra work. No surprise invoice at the end.
Do you work outside Irmo?+
Core area is Irmo, Columbia, Lexington, Chapin, Blythewood, West Columbia, Cayce, Forest Acres, St. Andrews, and Ballentine. Farther drives we take when the schedule and the trip make sense.