Flooring

Kaje Construction provides flooring installation in Toms River, NJ and throughout Ocean County and beyond, including Brick, Toms River, Manchester, Berkeley Township, Jackson, and Lakewood. Flooring is one of the highest-impact improvements you can make to a home — and one of the easiest to get wrong. Buckling boards, hollow spots, clicking joints, and squeaky subfloors are all symptoms of flooring that was installed without the proper preparation underneath. At Kaje Construction, we start from the ground up, because that's the only way to guarantee a floor that performs as well as it looks.

Subfloor preparation is the most critical and most commonly skipped step in flooring installation. Before any new floor goes down, we assess the subfloor for flatness (the standard is no more than 3/16 inch variation over a 10-foot span), moisture content, structural integrity, and fastener condition. Squeaky subfloors are fixed by driving screws into the joists before the new flooring goes over them — because no amount of beautiful new flooring will fix a squeak that wasn't addressed underneath.

For hardwood and engineered hardwood installations, we acclimate the material to the home's environment before installation. Expansion gaps are maintained at all walls and transitions because wood moves with seasonal humidity changes — a floor installed too tight will buckle in summer, and that repair is expensive. Nailing or stapling patterns follow the manufacturer's specifications and the correct joist spacing for structural hold without split boards.

Luxury vinyl plank (LVP) has become one of our most popular flooring choices for its durability, water resistance, and realistic appearance. Despite what some installers claim, LVP is not a "drop it and click it" product. The subfloor must be flat, clean, and free of protrusions. Underlayment selection matters based on the subfloor type, and transitions between rooms and floor types must be handled carefully to prevent lifting at the edges.

Tile flooring requires the same waterproofing diligence as wall tile in wet areas. We use properly rated thinset, maintain grout joints for thermal movement, and seal grout after cure. The result is a floor that looks sharp, stays tight, and doesn't harbor moisture where it doesn't belong.

We use only the highest-quality materials available and never cut corners at any level; every decision is made to ensure durability, safety, and lasting value.