Light luxury vinyl plank flooring in a living room in Bloomington, Illinois

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The floor that pulls the room together.

Flooring Installation in Bloomington-Normal, IL

Hardwood, luxury vinyl plank, laminate, tile and carpet. You pick the look. We take the old floor out, make the subfloor right, and finish it with trim that lines up.

Room by room

Which floor belongs in which room

Hardwood

The only floor you can refinish instead of replace.

Kitchen Bath Basement Bedroom Living Stairs

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Recent work

Floors we have installed in Bloomington

Refinished hardwood flooring in a primary bedroom in Bloomington, Illinois
Hardwood

Refinished hardwood bedroom

Existing hardwood sanded back and refinished rather than torn out.

The parts nobody quotes for

What your flooring quote covers

First

Taking the old floor out

Lifting, hauling and disposing of what is there now, including the staples and glue nobody warns you about.

Then

Making the subfloor right

Leveling dips, fixing squeaks and sorting moisture before anything new goes down. This is where cheap jobs cut corners.

Then

Laying the floor

Set out so your boards run the right way for the room and the seams do not land in your doorway.

Last

Trim and transitions

Base, quarter round and thresholds between rooms. The details that decide whether it looks installed or finished.

Straight answers

Flooring questions from Bloomington-Normal homeowners

Can my hardwood be refinished instead of replaced?

Often, yes, and it usually costs less than a new floor. It comes down to how much thickness is left above the tongue. We will look and tell you honestly which one you are dealing with.

What can I put in a basement?

Luxury vinyl plank, tile or carpet. Not hardwood. Concrete slabs move moisture whether or not you can feel it, and wood will eventually tell you about it.

Do I have to move the furniture?

No. We move it as part of the job and put it back. Tell us about anything heavy or fragile at the site visit and we will plan around it.

Will the new floor be higher than the old one?

Sometimes by a fraction. Where that matters, at doorways and appliances, we deal with it with transitions and by trimming doors rather than leaving you to notice it later.

How long does a floor take?

Most rooms are a matter of days rather than weeks, though tile and site finished hardwood take longer because of setting and drying time. Your timeline comes in writing with the quote.

Do you do commercial floors?

Yes. Salons, offices and small commercial spaces around Bloomington-Normal, usually scheduled around your opening hours.

Free estimate

Get your floors quoted

Tell us which rooms and roughly what you are picturing. We measure, talk through the options, and put the costs and the timeline in writing.

Then you walk on it every day for the next fifteen years.

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Draper Construction Services

1005 S Hershey Rd, Bloomington, IL 61704
Mon to Fri 8:30 to 4:30 · Sat by appointment
Licensed and insured in Illinois