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An open room with the old floor removed and the concrete slab scraped.
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Old Floor Removal and Subfloor Prep in Bradenton, FL

A new floor is only as good as what's under it. We take out the old floor, get the slab or subfloor clean and flat, and only then put the new one down.

  • Old tile, plank or carpet taken out
  • Old mortar and adhesive scraped off
  • Low spots filled before the new floor
  • What comes out, written room by room
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  • Free in-home walkthrough
  • Old floor out, room by room
  • Low spots filled
  • Price, spec & scope in writing

What goes into it

Everything That Happens Before the New Floor

The part of the job nobody sees decides how the new floor looks in a year. It goes on your estimate like everything else.

  1. Out

    The old floor

    Old tile, old plank or carpet comes out of each room on the scope.

    TileTaken up
    Plank & carpetTaken out
    Old baseboardsOff if replaced
  2. Clean

    The slab

    What's left of the old floor and its adhesive gets scraped off.

    MortarScraped
    AdhesiveScraped
    Pad & tack stripsOff
  3. Flat

    Ready for the floor

    Low spots get filled; subfloor sheets past saving get replaced.

    Low spotsFilled
    SubfloorReady
    New floorNext

On your written estimate

  • What comes out, room by room
  • What gets prepped
  • The new floor that goes in
  • The full price, upfront

Planned with you at the walkthrough

  • Which rooms are on the scope
  • What stays and what goes
  • The new floor you pick

If the old floor hides damage, like a soft subfloor, your written estimate and contract say how any change is handled.

Scope sheet · Example · Not a quoteExampleValin Remodeling
Example scope sheet
#ItemSpecYour price
01Take out the old floorRoom by roomWritten on your estimate
02Scrape the slabMortar and adhesiveWritten on your estimate
03Fill low spotsLeveling compoundWritten on your estimate
04Subfloor sheetsWhere neededWritten on your estimate
05Install the new floorThe floor you pickWritten on your estimate
TotalIn writing, before we start

This is an example. Your sheet is written for your home at the walkthrough.

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The Prep, Line by Line, Before We Start

Removal and prep are lines on your estimate, next to the new floor, so nothing about them is a surprise.

  • Looked at in person

    We see the old floor and what's under it at the walkthrough.

  • Written down

    What comes out and what gets prepped is on your estimate.

  • Priced before we start

    You get the price and the scope in writing first.

A real job

Old Tile Out, Slab Ready

A single-story home, photographed by our own crew from the old tile coming up to the new floor going down.

Day oneA bedroom with dark paneled walls on day one: a bare, marked concrete slab.
Day one · bare concrete slab
DoneThe same bedroom when done, with a gray herringbone floor.
Done · herringbone floor

Herringbone home · same bedroom, bare slab to finished floor

The same house, step by step

  1. Old ceramic tile pried up and stacked on the floor of a dining area.

    Out

    The old tile comes up

    The old ceramic tile came up, and the old baseboards came off.

  2. A concrete slab scraped clean after the old tile came out.

    Clean

    Scraped down to the slab

    What was left of the mortar was scraped off the slab.

  3. A concrete slab with strips of leveling compound filling the low spots.

    Flat

    Low spots filled

    Leveling compound filled the low spots.

  4. New wood-look planks going down over a thin underlayment sheet.

    Next

    The new floor goes down

    Then the underlayment and the new planks went down.

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Under Bradenton floors

What We Find Under Old Floors

Floors laid over prepped slabs, from our jobs.

  • Entry hallAn entry hall with a gray herringbone floor.
    Entry hall
  • Living roomA stone fireplace wall with wood shelves over a gray herringbone floor.
    Living room

  • Old ceramic tile

    Many older homes around Bradenton have tile set right on the slab.

  • Glue and leftovers

    Old plank and carpet can leave adhesive, pad and tack strips.

  • Uneven slabs

    Low spots get filled so planks don't flex and tile doesn't crack.

  • Hidden damage

    Your written estimate and contract say how any change is handled.

On the jobAn installer kneeling to fit new wood-look plank flooring in a large open room.
A new plank floor going in on one of our recent jobs.

Who comes to your home

A Family-Owned Company Based in Bradenton

Valin Remodeling is a family-owned company based in Bradenton, Florida, owned and run by Rafael Valintim. Every project gets personal attention, clear communication and a clean process, from the first visit to the final detail.

  • Free in-home walkthrough
  • Every room measured with you
  • We help you choose every material
  • You get the price, the material spec and the scope in writing, before we start.

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Questions

Old floor removal & prep questions we hear in Bradenton

Do I need to remove my old floor before new flooring?

In most rooms, yes. The new floor needs a clean, flat surface, and going over an old one can raise the height at doorways and hide problems. We look at it at the walkthrough and write down what comes out.

Do you remove old tile?

Yes. Old tile comes up and the leftover mortar gets scraped off the slab before the new floor goes in.

What if there's damage under the old floor?

If the old floor hides damage, like a soft subfloor, your written estimate and contract say how any change is handled.

Is the removal on the estimate?

Yes. Your estimate lists what comes out and what gets prepped, room by room, along with the new floor.

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Not Sure What's Under Your Floor?

Tell us about your rooms. We come out, look at the old floor with you and write down what comes out and what goes in.

What you get

  1. No charge for the walkthrough
  2. Removal and prep written down
  3. The full price, upfront

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