Is laminate a smart choice for Durham rental properties?
By Mario Vilchis owner and CEO at Vilchis Hardwood Floors We do a lot of rental turns around Durham, and landlords tend…
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How long does laminate flooring really last in a Durham home? Honest answers from our installs
By Vilchis Mario Owner and CEO at Vilchis Hardwood Floors. Short version: most of the laminate we install in Durham lasts 15…
The best laminate flooring for Durham’s humidity — what we install and why
By the Vilchis Hardwood Floors install crew. We’ve been laying floors around the Triangle since 2010 — 16+ years, several thousand jobs,…
How Much Does Tile Installation Cost in Durham, NC? A Contractor’s Real Breakdown
By Mario Vilchis, Owner & CEO of Vilchis Hardwood Floors The first question almost every customer asks me is some version of…
The 7-Step Epoxy Install We Use on Every Durham Garage
Most people think an epoxy garage floor is a paint job. You buy the kit, you roll it on a Saturday, you…
Basement Epoxy in North Carolina: Why Your Slab Sweats Every Summer and How We Seal It
You go downstairs in late July and the basement floor feels damp. Not wet exactly. Just cool and a little tacky, like…
Can You Install Laminate Over Tile, Concrete, or Existing Hardwood? Our Subfloor Checklist
The short answer is yes, usually. We get this question on almost every laminate estimate in Durham, and the honest version of…
Why Site-Finished Floors Outperform Prefinished in Durham’s Older Housing Stock
Drive through Trinity Park, Old North Durham, Watts-Hillandale, or Forest Hills and you’re looking at houses built mostly between the 1910s and…
The Truth About Installing Hardwood Over Slab in Durham’s Newer Subdivisions
If you bought a house in Brier Creek, Falconbridge, Hope Valley Farms, or one of the newer builds going up around 540…