Floor removal & demo in Heath, TX

That is exactly why we order the whole job as a single lot up front instead of topping up later. Color and gloss drift between production runs, and in a Heath house with an open first floor and that much window glass you would see where one batch ended and the next began. We also stage the material inside the house to acclimate before we cut a single board.

It changes what we check first. Lots close to Lake Ray Hubbard and the creek bottoms hold moisture, and slab moisture is what makes glue-down and engineered wood fail. We test the slab before specifying an adhesive or a wood product. If it tests clean the choice is wide open, and if it does not, you find out before you buy rather than after it is installed.

Yes. In Heath's larger homes the staircase is usually the most visible piece of carpentry in the house, so it gets treated as carpentry, not carpet removal. We build treads and risers to match the floor they meet, mitre the returns on the open side, and match the nosing profile. It is slower than a flat run and we quote it that way rather than rushing it.

Occasionally. A floating floor can go over sound, fully bonded tile in some situations. What stops it more often is height. Every inch you add changes door swings, thresholds, the transition into adjoining rooms, the clearance under a dishwasher and the fit of a refrigerator into its opening. You also inherit whatever is wrong with the old floor, flatness and cracks included.

With containment set up properly, most families stay. We build plastic barriers at the openings, seal the registers and returns in the work zone so nothing travels through the ductwork, and grind with vacuum attached at the tool. Expect noise, and expect the work zone off limits during the day. Demolition done without any of that is what people mean when the dust never seems to end.

It might be, and it should be tested rather than guessed at. Nine-inch tile and black cutback adhesive were both common then, and either can contain asbestos. Intact and covered, they are not a hazard. The risk comes from grinding or sanding them dry. We sample and test before anything is disturbed, and a positive result goes to a licensed abatement firm before we return to prep and install.