Alliance Floor Source

Kitchen floor in 100 yr old house - 1/2 of floor within original structure, 1/2 extending onto original exterior porch supported on 3 cement piers. House substrate - very old vinyl tile (est 30 - 50 yrs) but generally very tightly adhered ...Porch substrate - 3/4" plywood.

Potential dissimilar motion of 2 floor sections mandated flexible floor medium - we had settled on cork tiles and contacted Alliance as a potential supplier.

We discussed the pros and cons of cork and Alliance made us aware of cork's potential of fading colour in strong sunlight (the room is very bright) and suggested we might come in and look at an alternate that they thought would be more suitable (Karndeen LooseLay) - When we visited the store they were very friendly and completely without hype or pressure and were very knowledgeable of the product and methods of installation - I checked several other supplier's prices - most were somewhat similar but all wanted shipping from Burlington as an extra, where Alliance offered to get our 150 sq ft order delivered to the store.

We opted to install it ourselves and to glue it in place because of variances in the floor - Alliance was extremely helpful with suggestions for surface preparation and installation (including suggested cementitious fillers (from other suppliers) to prep the rough plywood surface in advance).

We opted for the dry method for installation and they offered very professional post sales support which required several telephone conversations and they were always friendly and helpful!

I have no hesitation in recommending Alliance as the potential supplier for any flooring project.