Flooring
A floor is only as good as what is under it
Almost every flooring complaint traces back to the same place. A plank that clicks underfoot, grout that cracks in a line, a board that lifts at the edge of a doorway — none of those are really failures of the flooring. They are failures of the surface it was laid on.
So that is where the work starts. The old floor comes out, the subfloor gets checked for flatness and movement, high spots are ground down and low spots filled. Only then does anything new go down. It is unglamorous and it is the part that decides whether the floor is still flat in five years.
Iron Peak Construction installs tile, luxury vinyl plank and laminate through houses across Salt Lake County and Utah County. Because the same crew also does bathroom remodeling, framing, drywall and paint, a floor that turns out to need more than flooring does not stall waiting for another trade.
Installation standards for wood and wood-look flooring are published by the National Wood Flooring Association, and they are worth a look if you want to understand what good subfloor preparation actually requires.
Free estimates
Get a free estimate for flooring
Flooring across Salt Lake County and Utah County, priced from a look at the actual job.
Estimates cost nothing and are done by looking at the actual job rather than guessing over the phone. Call or text (385) 256-8812, or send the form and we will come back to you.
- 20+ years in businessResidential work across Salt Lake and Utah County.
- Liability insuredConfirmed before work begins, on request.
- One crew per jobFull time on your project until it is finished.
















