Flooring Installation in Salt Lake City & Northern Utah
New floors, fitted right.
EKN installs new floors in homes across the Wasatch Front — luxury vinyl plank, laminate, engineered and solid hardwood, and tile — including removal of the old flooring, subfloor prep, stairs and transitions. Licensed and insured, with free estimates in Salt Lake City and throughout Northern Utah.
- Licensed contractor
- Insured
- Free estimates
- Available 24 hours
- English & Spanish
What the work involves.
Whatever the material, a good floor depends on what’s under it. Old carpet, vinyl or tile comes out; the subfloor is checked for squeaks, soft spots and high or low areas and corrected; then the new floor goes down with the right underlayment and expansion gaps, finished with baseboards, transitions to other rooms and, where needed, stairs. Skipping the prep is where cheap installs go wrong — floors that click, gap or lift within a year.
We install flooring you’ve already bought as well as flooring we source for you, and we’ll give an honest opinion about which product suits the room: waterproof luxury vinyl plank for kitchens, baths and basements, laminate or engineered wood for living areas and bedrooms, tile where water and wear are heaviest. Flooring is also one of the services we combine most often with painting, trim and bathroom work.
Typical flooring installation projects
- Luxury vinyl plank (LVP) and vinyl tile
- Laminate flooring
- Engineered and solid hardwood
- Tile floors in kitchens, baths and entries
- Carpet, vinyl and tile removal
- Subfloor repair and leveling
- Stairs, landings and transitions
- Baseboards and trim to finish
Flooring for Northern Utah homes
Utah’s dry climate is hard on wood. Solid hardwood shrinks and gaps in winter when indoor humidity drops, so engineered wood, laminate or luxury vinyl plank are often the more stable choice here, and every wood product needs time to acclimate in the house before it’s installed. Basements — a big share of Wasatch Front living space — call for waterproof or moisture-tolerant flooring over a checked concrete slab.
Homes in older Salt Lake City, Bountiful, Ogden and Provo neighborhoods often have several layers of old flooring and uneven subfloors that need attention first. Newer homes in Herriman, Lehi, South Jordan and Layton usually just need builder-grade carpet swapped for something that lasts.
Helpful to mention when you call or text
- Rooms and approximate square footage
- The type of flooring you’re considering
- What’s there now and whether it needs to come out
- Whether stairs are included
Flooring Installation questions.
Which flooring is best for a Utah basement?
Luxury vinyl plank or tile — both handle moisture and temperature swings. Laminate works when the slab is dry and a proper vapor barrier is used. We check the slab before recommending.
Can you install flooring I bought myself?
Yes. Tell us the product and square footage. We’ll confirm it suits the room and note anything extra it needs, such as underlayment or acclimation time.
Do you remove the old flooring?
Yes. Removal and disposal of carpet, vinyl, laminate or tile, plus subfloor prep, are part of the installation.
Do you do stairs?
Yes — stair treads, risers, landings and the transitions to hallways are included when you tell us stairs are part of the project.
How long does a flooring install take?
A few rooms of LVP or laminate usually take a day or two; whole-home or hardwood projects take longer, plus acclimation time for wood. We’ll give a timeline with your free estimate.
Where do you install flooring?
Salt Lake City and across Northern Utah — Ogden, Layton, Bountiful, West Valley City, West Jordan, Sandy, South Jordan, Herriman, Lehi, Orem, Provo, Park City and Tooele.
Flooring Installation across Northern Utah.
EKN Construction and Remodeling LLC is based in Salt Lake City and works throughout Northern Utah, including the communities below. If your project is nearby but not listed, just ask — tell us your city or ZIP code when you call or text.
- Ogden
- Layton
- Woods Cross
- Bountiful
- Salt Lake City
- West Valley City
- Park City
- Tooele
- West Jordan
- Sandy
- Herriman
- South Jordan
- Lehi
- Saratoga Springs
- Eagle Mountain
- American Fork
- Pleasant Grove
- Orem
- Provo
- Springville
- Mapleton
- Spanish Fork