Floor Removal & Demo in Gideon, MO
Every new floor starts with getting the old one out properly. It is the least glamorous part of the job and the part that most determines whether the new floor performs, because a new surface is only ever as good as what it is sitting on. We take out carpet, pad, tack strip, glued vinyl, laminate and stubborn adhesive, deal with what we find underneath, and haul it all away. It is included in what we quote rather than appearing as a surprise once the furniture has been moved. Installed by our own crew across Gideon.
Floor Removal & Demo done right, the first time, in Gideon.
Homeowners across Gideon, MO call Sikeston Carpet & Flooring for floor removal & demo because every job runs with our own crew, no subcontractors, no surprise charges, and one number to call from first sample to finished floor.
We install floor removal & demo across Gideon and the surrounding area, including Portageville, Lilbourn, New Madrid, Dexter.
What's included
- Carpet, pad and tack strip lifted and removed
- Glued-down vinyl and old adhesive taken back to a sound base
- Squeaks, soft spots and loose subfloor addressed once exposed
- Subfloor left flat and ready for the new floor
- Everything hauled away — no skip left on your drive
Built for Gideon homes.
Gideon started life in 1900 as a lumber company town and was platted in 1903, named after Frank Gideon, a businessman in the timber trade. About 780 people live here now, down from a peak of over 1,750 in 1950. It is a small town in the western Bootheel at the junction of Routes 153 and 162, and its housing still reflects its mill-town origins — modest, closely spaced, and mostly built to house working families.
Gideon recorded 780 residents at the 2020 census, having peaked at 1,754 in 1950. The town began in 1900 as a lumber company town, was platted in 1903 and named for Frank Gideon, and sits at an elevation of 266 feet at the junction of Missouri Routes 153 and 162.
There is a certain irony in a former lumber town where solid hardwood is rarely the right answer today, but that is the honest position. Mill-town houses were built modestly and many now sit on wood subfloors that have been down for the better part of a century. On a base like that, a floating luxury vinyl plank or a good laminate over the right underlayment usually gives a better and longer-lasting result than nailing down solid wood.
Compact houses also reward getting the plank direction right. In a small room, running the boards along the longest sightline makes the space read larger, and running them the other way makes it read smaller. It costs nothing to get that decision right and it cannot be undone afterwards, so we talk it through at the measure rather than deciding for you on install day.
We do not carry hardwood installation or refinishing as services, so if solid wood really is what a Gideon house needs, we will say so rather than steer you into something we do fit.
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Floor Removal & Demo in Gideon, questions
Do you install or refinish hardwood?
No — that is not one of our services, and we would rather tell you that up front than take the job and sub it out. We fit carpet, luxury vinyl plank, laminate, tile, stairs and trim, and we handle floor removal and demo.
What works best in a small older house?
Usually a floating luxury vinyl plank or a laminate over the right underlayment. Many houses in Gideon have wood subfloors that have been in place a very long time, and a floating floor copes with that base better than anything nailed down.
Is removal included in the price?
It is quoted as part of the job so you can see it, rather than being discovered afterwards. Lifting carpet is straightforward; tile and glued-down vinyl take considerably longer and are priced accordingly. Either way the figure is in the written estimate.
Can you just lay the new floor over the old one?
Sometimes, if what is down is sound, flat, dry and there is only one layer of it. Often the honest answer is no, because layering raises the floor height and you inherit every fault underneath. We will tell you which situation you are in.
Do you take the old flooring away?
Yes, all of it. Removal and haul-away are part of the job. You are not left with a pile of old carpet and tack strip to deal with.
What if you find rot or a soft spot underneath?
We stop and show you before we cover it. Soft or water-damaged subfloor gets cut out and replaced, and we will price that as an addition rather than quietly floor over it — covering it up only means dealing with it again later, at greater cost.
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