Upgrading Builder-Grade Floors in South Durham New Construction: What to Replace First
By Mario Vilchis, owner, Vilchis Hardwood Floors. Working in Durham since 2009. A lot of our calls from south Durham come from…
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Leveling Sloped Floors in Old Durham Mill Houses: How We Fix Them in East Durham, Edgemont and Old West Durham
By Mario Vilchis, owner, Vilchis Hardwood Floors. Working in Durham since 2009. If you own a mill house in East Durham, Edgemont,…
Restoring Original Heart Pine Floors in Trinity Park and Old North Durham: Save, Patch or Replace?
By Mario Vilchis, owner, Vilchis Hardwood Floors. Working in Durham since 2009. A lot of the oldest houses in Trinity Park and…
Cabinets first or floors first? How we sequence flooring in a Durham kitchen remodel
By Mario Vilchis, owner of Vilchis Hardwood Floors & Tile. Updated October 2026. Somewhere in the middle of planning a kitchen remodel,…
Particleboard Under the Carpet: Why 1980s-90s Durham Homes Like Woodcroft Need New Underlayment Before Hardwood
By Mario Vilchis, owner of Vilchis Hardwood Floors & Tile. Updated October 2026. Here’s a call we get from south Durham. Someone…
Since 2009 in Durham: How Our Family-Owned Flooring Company Built Its Business One House at a Time
By Mario Vilchis, owner and CEO of Vilchis Hardwood Floors & Tile I started laying and refinishing wood floors in Durham in…
Termite Damage or Rotted Subfloor Under the Old Floor: What Happens Next
I’m Mario Vilchis, and I run the crew at Vilchis Hardwood Floors. Every so often we pull up an old floor in…
Is There Hardwood Under My Carpet? How to Check, and What We Usually Find in Cary Homes
I’m Mario Vilchis, and I run the crew at Vilchis Hardwood Floors. A lot of the calls we get from Cary start…
Squeaky Floors Upstairs: Fixing Subfloor Noise Before the New Floor Goes Down
I’m Mario Vilchis, and I run the crew at Vilchis Hardwood Floors. One of the most common jobs we do in Cary…