Shop-at-Home samples
See carpet in your lighting, evenings, weekends and holidays available.
Carpet Sales & Installation
Supplied and installed by one crew.
Choosing wall-to-wall carpet is different from buying an area rug, you really need to see samples in your own décor and lighting before committing. Our Shop-at-Home service brings hundreds of styles to your door across the GTA.
We follow CRI Carpet Installation Standards on every job, with on-site inspection before install so you know exactly where seams will fall and what prep is needed. The same accountable crew handles your project from quote to cleanup. A Limited Lifetime Labour Warranty may apply on approved carpet supply-and-install projects, stated on your estimate.
Accurate measuring
Computerized calculations to minimize waste and keep costs competitive.
Re-stretch install
Proper stretch-in method, not rushed shortcuts.
Limited Lifetime Labour Warranty
May apply on approved new carpet supply-and-install projects; details indicated on your estimate.
Shop-at-Home Service
See the carpet in your own light.
Wall-to-wall carpet looks completely different under your lighting and beside your furniture. We bring hundreds of styles to your door so you can decide confidently before we measure and quote.
- Plush, berber, patterned & commercial-grade broadloom
- Basement, bedroom, living room & full-house packages
- Quality underpad selection & subfloor prep
Recent Projects
Recent carpet installation projects.
Choosing carpet that suits the room
Colour and texture can look very different in a showroom than they do in your own home, where daylight, artificial lighting and existing furnishings all change how a carpet reads. It is worth viewing samples in the actual room, and matching the pile to how the space is used, denser, harder-wearing constructions for busy hallways and stairs, softer plush styles for bedrooms where comfort matters more than heavy foot traffic.
Measuring and planning the layout
Accurate measuring is the foundation of a tidy job. Careful, computer-assisted calculations help work out how much broadloom is needed while keeping offcuts and waste to a minimum. Because carpet comes in fixed roll widths, the room dimensions also determine how the material is laid out and where any joins have to fall, so planning the layout early avoids surprises later.
Preparing the subfloor and underpad
Good preparation is what makes a finished floor feel and wear well. An on-site inspection before work begins confirms the subfloor is clean, dry and sound, and flags anything that should be corrected first, such as loose boards, high spots or moisture concerns. A quality underpad is chosen to match the carpet and the room; it cushions each step, reduces wear on the backing and helps the carpet hold its shape over time.
Where the seams go
Most rooms are wider than a single roll of carpet, so one or more seams are usually unavoidable. Thoughtful seam placement keeps joins away from doorways and the main lines of sight and traffic where possible, so they settle in and become far less noticeable. You should be told in advance where the seams will fall, rather than discovering them after the work is done.
Stretch-in (tackless) installation
Residential broadloom is typically installed using the stretch-in, or tackless, method. Thin strips fitted with angled pins are secured around the perimeter of the room, and the carpet is stretched taut across the underpad and hooked onto those strips. Stretching the carpet to the correct, even tension across the whole floor, in line with recognised carpet installation standards, is what keeps the surface flat and reduces the ripples and buckles that can appear when carpet is not tensioned correctly.
What to expect on installation day
On the day, the crew handles moving the agreed furniture, lifting and disposing of the old flooring, laying the underpad and fitting the new carpet, then trimming edges and cleaning up. A clear, step-by-step approach means you stay informed as the work progresses and understand each decision along the way, from prep through to the final tuck at the walls and transitions.
Doorway thresholds and transitions
Where carpet meets a hard floor at a doorway, the edge needs a proper transition rather than a raw, exposed cut. The right detail depends on what sits on the other side, such as a metal or hardwood threshold bar, a bevelled reducer down to tile or vinyl, or a clamped bar where two soft floors meet. Getting the height difference right matters as well, since a poorly finished join is easy to catch a toe or a vacuum on and tends to fray over time. These transitions are planned alongside the seams so the room reads as one continuous, tidy floor.
Letting new carpet acclimatise
New broadloom is delivered rolled and, after time in a truck or warehouse, it carries the temperature and moisture of wherever it has been stored. Bringing the material into the home and letting it sit in the room for a day or so lets it settle to the indoor conditions before it is stretched and fitted. Carpet that is installed straight off a cold roll can relax and shift once the room warms up, which is one cause of the loose or rippled surface that shows up weeks later. A short acclimation window is a small step that helps the finished floor hold its tension.