Once you’ve decided on vinyl flooring, there’s a second decision that matters almost as much as the product itself: how it gets installed. Vinyl can be installed two main ways — as a floating floor that clicks together and rests on top of the subfloor, or glued directly down to it. It’s an easy decision […]
A flooring install goes faster, cleaner, and more accurately when the home is ready for it. Most delays don’t come from the installation itself — they come from things that should have been sorted out beforehand. A blocked driveway, an unmoved appliance, a closet still full of stuff, a decision about transitions made at 9:00 […]
A flooring project that goes well looks effortless. The boards are tight, the seams disappear, transitions sit flush, and the floor still looks the same two years later. A project that goes wrong tends to look fine for a few weeks — then the gaps appear, the seams lift, or the planks start to creak […]
A basement isn’t just another room. It’s a slab of concrete sitting directly on cold ground, in a city where outdoor temperatures swing from -30°C to +30°C and indoor humidity drops below 25% for four months of the year. That makes basement flooring a different problem from main-floor flooring — and most generic guides ignore […]
Vinyl is the most-installed flooring in Edmonton right now. It’s waterproof, durable, climate-friendly for our temperature swings, and looks more like real wood than ever. The challenge isn’t deciding if you want vinyl — it’s figuring out which vinyl, because the category is full of overlapping terms: LVT, LVP, SPC, WPC, rigid core, click-lock, glue-down, […]
If you’re planning a flooring project in Edmonton this year, the first question is usually the same: what will it actually cost? Prices have shifted over the last couple of years, material choices have widened, and getting a straight answer online is harder than it should be. At Northedge Flooring, we quote homes across Edmonton, […]
Vinyl and laminate are the two most popular flooring options for Alberta homeowners right now. Both look like real wood, both are affordable, and both are relatively easy to install. So what’s the actual difference — and which one makes more sense for your home? The short answer: it depends on the room, your lifestyle, […]
Choosing new floors is one of the most significant investments you’ll make in your home. In a city like Edmonton, where temperatures swing from +30°C in the summer to -30°C in the winter, your flooring needs to do more than just look good—it needs to perform.At Northedge Flooring, we’ve seen how Alberta’s dry winters and […]
