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The Quality of Installation
Determines the Life of Your Floor.
The best flooring you can buy will fail early if it's installed wrong. And the most common installation problems — buckling, gapping, squeaking, uneven wear — aren't product defects. They're installation defects.
We've been doing this since 1988. Our team knows what proper subfloor preparation looks like, what West Texas slab conditions require, and what corners cannot be cut.
Installation Quality Determines How Long Your Floor Lasts
The best flooring material installed poorly fails faster than average material installed right. Subfloor prep, acclimation, and proper layout technique all have measurable effects on how a floor performs over its lifetime.
One Team. One Point of Responsibility.
When you buy and install through The Design Gallery, there's one throat to grab if something goes wrong. No blame-shifting between the store and the installer. We own it — start to finish.
36 Years of West Texas Conditions Experience
West Texas floors face specific challenges: temperature swings, low humidity, and slab-on-grade construction with moisture variability. Our installers know these variables and account for them.
Installed Right For Life Guarantee
Our workmanship guarantee is simple: if an installation problem surfaces, we fix it. No negotiation, no denial, no fighting with a warranty form. We installed it right or we come back.
What Happens During Your Installation
Six steps. Each one matters. Here's what we do — and why.
Pre-Installation Assessment
Before we touch your floor, we evaluate the subfloor. Moisture levels, flatness, existing damage, and underlayment requirements are checked before installation begins. Skipping this step is how most installation problems start.
Furniture Moving (Optional)
We can move standard furniture as part of your installation. Heavy items like pianos or refrigerators require advance coordination. We'll discuss exactly what's included in your specific project.
Removal of Existing Flooring
We remove and haul away your old flooring as part of the job — carpet, tile, laminate, and vinyl. Subfloor repairs are addressed before any new material goes down.
Subfloor Preparation
We level, patch, or replace subfloor sections as needed. Skimcoating, screwing down squeaky areas, and moisture barrier installation all happen here before we start the actual flooring.
Professional Installation
Your flooring is installed by crews who have worked with The Design Gallery for years. These aren't day-labor hires — they're experienced installers we know, trust, and stand behind. Acclimation, layout planning, and cut management are handled by the same people on every job.
Trim, Transitions, and Cleanup
Baseboards, thresholds, T-moldings, and quarter-round are installed and caulked or painted as appropriate. We clean the work area when we're done — you should be able to move your furniture back the same day in most cases.
Installation Questions — Answered
Installation You Can
Count On For Years.
Odessa: (432) 334-0418 · Midland: (432) 231-0809
Serving all of West Texas since 1988.