Flooring & Installation in Carbondale

Floors that handle daily use

Most of the houses around Carbondale are lived in year round: family homes, older houses being remodeled, and ranch properties where dogs, horses and work boots come through the door every day. Floors in those houses take mud, grit and dragged furniture.

When you call, tell us who lives in the house, which rooms are the problem, and what you dislike about the floor you have now. That narrows the Shaw options quickly.

Dry air, winter sun and wood

This is general guidance, not a promise about any one product. Air in Colorado mountain valleys is very dry, especially in winter, and solid wood and some wood-based flooring can shrink or open small gaps as it adjusts. Ask how long the flooring should sit inside the house before installation, and what indoor humidity the manufacturer expects.

Sun at altitude is strong. Floors in rooms with large south or west windows can lighten or change color over time. Rugs and window coverings help.

Mudrooms, entries and radiant heat

Entries take the most abuse from the first snow through spring melt. Mention the mudroom and the garage door when you call, because that is where a tougher, easy-to-wipe surface matters most.

If your home has radiant floor heat, say so at the start. Not every flooring product is made for use over radiant systems, and manufacturers set their own limits, so check before you order.

Remodels and older houses

Remodeling a house in Carbondale or Glenwood Springs often means finding out what is under the old floor once it comes up. We cannot tell you what you will find from a phone call, so describe the age of the house and the current floor. Removal of the old floor is included when you choose Spectra installation, and we quote removal, prep and installation together in one quote.

Our own crews, removal included, one quote

Our installers are Spectra's own crews, not subcontractors. Wood floors are installed to NWFA (National Wood Flooring Association) standards.

Removal of your old floor is included when you choose Spectra installation, and we quote removal, prep and installation together in one quote. We can stock or order every Shaw collection, including Shaw Floors, Anderson Tuftex and COREtec.

We install flooring from Summit County to the Roaring Fork Valley: Silverthorne, Dillon, Frisco, Keystone, Breckenridge, Blue River and the Copper Mountain area, and Carbondale, Basalt, El Jebel, Aspen, Snowmass Village, Glenwood Springs and Redstone.

Getting started

Call the Carbondale store or stop in at 2401 Dolores Way to schedule a measure or estimate. The same store sells Benjamin Moore paint and window treatments, which helps when a remodel touches all three.