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FLOORERS · CANTERBURY

Floorers in Canterbury

Canterbury is Christchurch plus a ring of fast-growing satellite towns and a lot of flat farmland beyond them, and a Rolleston or Rangiora business will often price a city job differently. Say where you are and NovaPay asks businesses covering it.
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WHAT IS DIFFERENT HERE

Hiring floorers in Canterbury

The rebuild left Christchurch with an unusually young housing stock and an unusually experienced set of trades, and the remaining older stock brings foundation, levelling and insurance-related work with it. Rolleston, Lincoln and Rangiora are still building outward. Say whether it is a rebuild-era house or a pre-quake one.
WHAT PEOPLE ASK FOR

What people ask floorers to do

Carpet supply and lay
Vinyl and hybrid planks
Timber, engineered and laminate
Floor sanding and refinishing
Uplifting and disposing of old flooring
Levelling and underlay preparation
HOW IT WORKS
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2
NovaPay does the asking
Its agents contact local businesses on your behalf and put your job in front of them.
3
You pick and pay
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WHERE THIS COVERS

Canterbury, town by town

Christchurch
Rolleston
Rangiora
Kaiapoi
Lincoln
Ashburton
Timaru
Darfield
Geraldine
Kaikoura
Say the town in your request. NovaPay asks businesses working near it first rather than the whole region, so the quotes you get back are from people who will actually come.
COMMON QUESTIONS
Do Christchurch businesses cover Rolleston, Rangiora and Timaru?
The satellite towns yes, routinely — they are twenty to thirty minutes out. Timaru and Ashburton are their own markets with their own trades, and NovaPay asks there first when the job is there.
Does the quote include taking up the old floor?
Not always, and it is the most common gap between two flooring quotes. Uplift and disposal is real labour and a skip, so ask for it stated rather than assumed.
Does the subfloor need levelling?
Older New Zealand houses often need some, and hard flooring shows every dip. A good installer will check rather than quote blind, which is why the first visit matters.
Do I have to move the furniture?
Usually you can pay for it either way. Ask, because a house full of furniture that has to be shuffled room by room takes noticeably longer than an empty one.
How long before I can walk on it?
Carpet and vinyl are usually same day. Glued timber and anything with adhesive or finish needs curing time, so ask for the days the room is unusable rather than the days someone is on site.
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