Porcelain and ceramic tile, LVP, engineered and solid hardwood, and heated floors installed by carpenters who fix the subfloor first, so the tile does not crack and the planks do not gap when Missoula's winter air dries the house out.
Flooring is only as good as what is under it, and in Missoula's older houses what is under it is usually the problem. A 1925 bungalow in the Westside has 1x6 plank subfloor that flexes between joists, a 1962 ranch in Lewis and Clark has a slab that is out of level by an inch across the living room, and both have had three layers of flooring stacked on top over the decades. Constructive Brothers handles the carpentry before the tile or planks ever show up: we pull the old layers, add plywood or cement board underlayment, sister joists that deflect too much for tile, and grind or self-level concrete so the finished floor is flat within the tolerance the material needs.
The finish work gets the same attention as the trim. Large-format porcelain is laid with a leveling system and a 1/8-inch grout joint so lippage does not catch a sock, and mosaics get laid out from the center of the room so cuts are even at the walls. LVP goes in with the expansion gap the manufacturer calls for, because a floating floor with no room to move buckles in July. Hardwood acclimates in the house for a week before installation, since Missoula's indoor humidity drops hard in January and a floor laid tight in August will open up. Heated floors under tile in a bathroom or mudroom are a small added cost and a daily pleasure in a Montana winter.
Installed flooring in Missoula runs about $7 to $13 per square foot for LVP, $12 to $22 for engineered or solid hardwood and $18 to $40 for porcelain tile, with subfloor prep, pattern complexity and heated floor mats being the main additions to those base numbers.
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Tile needs a stiff floor and LVP needs a flat one. We check joist deflection, add plywood or cement board, and self-level slabs before installing, because a cracked grout line or a bouncy plank is almost always a subfloor problem that was skipped.
We dry-lay tile and snap lines from the center so the cuts land evenly at both walls and the pattern runs true to the cabinets or the doorway you see first. It is an hour of planning that separates professional tile from a weekend job.
Tile in a shower, laundry or mudroom sits over a membrane, with sealed corners and a flood test where there is a drain. Grout is not waterproof, and a pretty floor over a wet subfloor becomes a demolition job within a few winters.
Hardwood and even LVP move with humidity, and Missoula swings from damp spring to bone-dry January. We let material sit in the room for the days the manufacturer requires, leave the correct expansion gap, and cover it with trim so it can move without gapping or buckling.
We measure the rooms, check the subfloor for flatness, deflection and moisture, and tell you which materials will work over what you have and what prep it will take.
You choose tile, LVP or hardwood with our input on wear, water and cost. The fixed-scope quote separates material, prep, installation and transitions so you can see exactly where the money goes.
Old flooring comes out and gets hauled off, the subfloor is repaired, leveled and underlayment installed, and any membrane or heat mat goes down and gets tested before anything is set over it.
Tile is set, grouted and sealed; planks are laid with the right expansion gap. We finish with transitions, shoe molding and a walk-through, and the room is ready for furniture the next day.
Based in Missoula. One crew and one standard of work from Frenchtown to Hamilton, up the Blackfoot and over to Seeley Lake.
Tile showers, soaking tubs, double vanities and proper ventilation, built by carpenters who treat waterproofing as the job and the tile as the reward. Fixed-scope quotes and one crew from demo to the last bead of silicone.
Learn more →From opening up a closed-off 1950s kitchen to a full gut with new layout, cabinets, tile and lighting, our carpenters handle the structure and the finish work themselves, so the schedule holds and the details line up.
Learn more →Whole-house and multi-room renovations for Missoula's older housing stock, run by the carpenters who do the work. We open walls and fix what the last owner hid, then finish to a standard that passes inspection the first time.
Learn more →Free on-site walkthrough. A fixed-scope quote in writing. Work that passes inspection the first time.
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