Flooring in Mabank, TX
All About Floors installs and services floors throughout Mabank, Three-county railroad town on U.S. 175, platted in 1900, incorporated in 1911, that Cedar Creek Lake turned into a year-round address after the reservoir was completed in 1965..
Floors built for Mabank homes.
Mabank sits in three counties at once, Kaufman, Van Zandt and Henderson, on U.S. 175 above the east side of Cedar Creek Lake. Two ranchers, Mason and Eubank, platted it in 1900 after the railroad bypassed old Lawndale, and it stayed a cotton and oil town until the reservoir was finished in 1965. Retirees and Dallas commuters followed. The housing now runs from pre-war frame houses by the old rail corridor to 1970s cabins gone full-time to the Pinnacle Club and new slab subdivisions. Each one needs a different floor.
Lorenzo D. Stover settled this ground in 1846. A merchant named John R. Jones platted the site in 1887 and called it Lawn City, after a dress fabric he sold, then Lawndale when the post office arrived. In 1900 the Southern Pacific ran its line less than a mile away and missed the town entirely, so G. W. Mason and Thomas Eubank, who owned the ranch the tracks crossed, laid out a square mile of their own and combined their surnames into Mabank. It was platted that February, incorporated in 1911, grew on cotton before World War I and on oil exploration between 1917 and 1925. Today it straddles Kaufman, Van Zandt and Henderson counties, and Mabank ISD reaches across all three, taking in Gun Barrel City as well.
Cedar Creek Reservoir changed the arithmetic after 1965. Weekend places went up along the shoreline, retirees moved down full-time and commuters started running U.S. 175 to Dallas. Market Street downtown still holds the storefronts, the Mabank Jubilee still takes it over once a year, and the gated Pinnacle Club with its eighteen holes and lake views sits a few minutes out toward Gun Barrel City. Cherokee Shores, Victory Estates and Paschall Heights carry the newer end.
What we run into in Mabank
For flooring, Mabank is the difficult kind of town: three building eras inside the same city limits. A frame house near the old rail corridor is on pier and beam with plank subfloor. A 1970s lake cabin has usually been added onto twice, which means the subfloor height changes at every doorway and there is old vinyl over particleboard somewhere in the middle of it. A house in one of the new subdivisions is a slab like anywhere else. When somebody wants one plank running through the entire house, which is what nearly everyone wants now, the real job is bringing those levels into one plane and handling the transitions honestly. The install is the easy part.
The lake adds humidity, and a house that sits shut between visits swings further than one lived in daily. We acclimate wood on site, set expansion gaps for a room that will be closed up in August and thrown open in February, and say so plainly when a waterproof product is the smarter call. Samples come to your house, and the crew that shows up has been the same crew for twenty years.
Where we work in Mabank
- Pinnacle Club
- Cherokee Shores
- Victory Estates
- Paschall Heights
Know the area
- Mabank Market Street
- the Cedar Creek Lake shoreline
- Pinnacle Golf Club
- the Mabank Jubilee
- the U.S. 175 corridor through town
- 30+ years
- 1-year labor warranty on all work
What we install in Mabank, TX
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MabankHardwood installation in Mabank
Solid and engineered hardwood installed over slab and pier-and-beam homes in Forney, Kaufman and Rockwall counties and the wider Dallas metro.
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MabankHardwood refinishing & sanding in Mabank
Sanding and refinishing existing hardwood floors across Forney, Kaufman and Rockwall counties, starting with an honest read on whether yours can be saved.
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MabankLuxury vinyl plank (LVP) in Mabank
Luxury vinyl plank installed over slab in Forney, Rockwall and the Dallas metro, with the slab prep that keeps a floating floor tight and quiet.
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MabankLaminate in Mabank
Laminate flooring installed across Forney, Kaufman and Rockwall counties, with straight answers on AC ratings and the rooms it does not belong in.
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MabankTile in Mabank
Porcelain, ceramic and natural stone tile set over properly prepped slabs in Forney and across the Dallas metro. Free in-home samples.
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MabankCarpet in Mabank
Carpet and pad for bedrooms, stairs and upstairs living areas, measured, seamed and power stretched throughout Forney and Kaufman County.
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MabankFloor removal & demo in Mabank
Tile, thinset, carpet and old vinyl removed and hauled off, and the slab ground flat, for homes across Forney, Kaufman and Rockwall counties.
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MabankStairs & trim in Mabank
Stair treads, risers, nosings, baseboard and floor transitions installed to match your flooring, for homes in Forney and across the Dallas metro.
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MabankCommercial flooring in Mabank
Commercial flooring for offices, clinics, retail suites and rental turns across Forney, Kaufman County and the Dallas metro, installed around your hours.
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MabankBathrooms in Mabank
Bathroom remodeling in Forney and across Kaufman and Rockwall counties, from shower waterproofing and pans through tile, floors and fixtures.
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MabankKitchens in Mabank
Kitchen remodeling for Forney and the wider Dallas metro, covering floors, countertops, backsplash and the sequencing around your cabinets.
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MabankShutters and Blinds in Mabank
Plantation shutters, faux wood and real wood blinds measured and installed for homes in Forney, Kaufman County and across the Dallas metro.
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MabankCountertops in Mabank
Quartz, granite and solid surface countertops templated and installed in Forney, Kaufman and Rockwall county homes by our own crew.
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Mabank homeowners
"All About Floors is amazing to work with! We recently had our entire flooring replaced and they not only did a wonderful job, the support and aftercare has been top notch! Highly recommend"
J Shoe2 · via Google "The team at All About Floors did an absolutely phenomenal job repairing a portion of a floor in my clients' home that nobody else would touch. We are so grateful for Patty and her amazing team!"
Carley Newlin · via Google
Flooring in Mabank, questions
Can you run the same plank through a lake house that has been added onto twice?
Usually, yes, but the levels have to come into one plane first. Plenty of Mabank cabins from the 1970s picked up a room or two over the years, and each addition sat at a slightly different subfloor height with its own patch of vinyl over particleboard. We measure every doorway, level what needs leveling, and only then talk about a continuous run. Anything else looks wrong at the thresholds.
Our place near Cedar Creek Lake sits empty most of the week. Does that matter?
It does. A house closed up between visits swings further in humidity than one lived in every day, and that swing is what gaps and cups a wood floor. We acclimate material on site instead of installing it off the truck, set expansion gaps for the extremes rather than the average, and will tell you straight when waterproof rigid core is the better product for a part-time lake house.
Mabank is in three counties. Do you cover all of it?
Yes, the Kaufman, Van Zandt and Henderson County sides, plus the Gun Barrel City direction that Mabank ISD also serves. U.S. 175 runs straight back to our showroom at 10 Mustang Court in Forney. We bring samples to the home, estimates are free, and once you approve one we can usually start within about two days. Labor carries a one-year warranty.
Flexible financing available
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