What comes out
Carpet and pad, fast and common. Sheet vinyl and glued plank, scraped, with the asbestos caution for pre-1980 houses. Ceramic and stone tile, broken out with dust control and the thinset ground off, the slowest and most expensive removal. Old laminate and floating floors, unclicked quickly. Nailed hardwood is usually left and floated over or refinished unless it is failing.
Pierce County subfloors
Plank subfloors in the North End and Stadium District's early-1900s houses, overlaid with plywood to flatten. Plywood and OSB in post-war and newer houses, screwed down and sanded at swollen seams. Concrete slabs in basements, lower levels and garage conversions, ground, leveled and tested. Particle board in some 1960s to 1980s houses, replaced where it is damaged. Manufactured homes in Parkland, Spanaway and Graham with particle-board subfloors swollen at wet areas, replaced with plywood.
Flattening, moisture, squeaks
High spots ground, low spots filled, transitions between rooms corrected, flatness to the manufacturer's standard. Subfloor metered after tear-out and slabs tested, with the floor waiting if readings are high. Loose panels screwed to the joists, seams shimmed, soft spots replaced, gaps at pipes sealed against crawl space air.
On the quote
Removal by type and square foot, disposal, flattening as identified at the measure, and a clear note on how unforeseen conditions are handled and priced before the work continues.
