At Big Easy Flooring we install, repair and refinish floors in Abita Springs and across St Tammany Parish, inland on the north shore. Contact us and we will measure the rooms and price the job.
Abita Springs sits inland from the lake, which takes a little of the edge off the humidity without removing it.
Wood still moves across the year here, so the same rules about acclimation and moisture testing apply. Being a few miles further from open water changes the numbers, not the method.
What it does change is how forgiving the house is. Inland and raised is the easiest combination on this coast for a solid wood floor.
Six materials, and what each one does in an Abita Springs house. A lot of the housing here is older and raised, which opens options a slab would close.
Older raised houses here suit solid board, and there is often an original floor underneath worth uncovering first.
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For newer building on slab, and for rooms where the moisture reading says be cautious.
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Kitchens, baths and laundries, and anywhere the floor gets mopped more than it gets swept.
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Bedrooms and quiet upstairs rooms, softer underfoot and quieter overhead.
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Halls and sunrooms, where grit and strong light are both part of the daily load.
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Garages, workshops and outbuildings, sealed so the slab stops dusting and taking up oil.
More on epoxy and resinLake Pontchartrain sits between us and the north shore. We cross it for work on both sides. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
A lot of the housing here is older and raised, and that often means there is a floor already worth saving underneath whatever is on top.
It is always worth lifting a corner before deciding to replace. We would rather refinish a floor the house was built with than sell you a new one that is no better.
On a raised house the crawl space is part of the survey, not an afterthought. A damp or poorly ventilated space will work on the floor above it whatever you lay.
Where the ventilation is doing its job, solid board is a realistic choice. Where it is not, we will say so before you spend money on boards that will move.
We are based in New Orleans and we cross the lake regularly, so Abita Springs is on the list we publish service pages for because it is on the list we actually work.
On site we measure, check the subfloor and the crawl space, and put the quote in writing with the preparation priced in.
Then the material is ordered, acclimated and laid by our own team, with the same crew on the job throughout.
What a floor costs in Abita Springs depends far more on what the rooms are sitting on than on the postcode.
We will not quote a rate over the phone, because a rate without a measure is a guess with a number on it. We come out, measure, test what needs testing and put it in writing.
In older raised houses, surprisingly often. We check before recommending replacement.
A little, not enough to change the specification much.
Yes, regularly.
Nothing. The measure and the consultation are free.
Ventilation problems are usually solvable, and it is worth solving before you lay a new floor rather than after.
Yes. A sealed or resin floor stops a bare slab dusting and taking up oil.
A free on-site measure, a written quote, and a straight answer about what suits the rooms. Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 6 PM.
Hi there, how can we help?
Call us Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 6 PM, or send the details and we will be in touch to book the free on-site measure.
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