Flooring installation goes wrong most often before the first plank is laid. Subfloor panels that aren't flat cause glue-down floors to pop and click within months. Concrete slabs that haven't been moisture-tested telegraph vapor through the adhesive and cause engineered hardwood to cup and buckle. Existing baseboards removed carelessly leave paint tears and drywall damage that have to be repaired before the room looks finished. These aren't edge cases—they're the standard failure modes of rushed flooring work, and they're why flooring installation done correctly takes longer and costs more than a stripped-down bid suggests.
The process at Marroquin Painting and Carpentry begins with subfloor preparation: high spots are ground down, low spots are filled, and fasteners that have backed out are reset before any underlayment or adhesive goes down. Slab installations include moisture testing to verify the concrete is within acceptable limits for the product being installed. Material options include engineered hardwood, solid hardwood, laminate, and luxury vinyl plank—each with installation methods appropriate to the subfloor and the room's conditions. Transitions at doorways are fitted and secured. Baseboards are removed before flooring installation and reinstalled after, with nail holes filled and paint touched up so the trim looks continuous rather than obviously handled.
A properly installed floor in a Simi Valley home should be quiet, flat, and finished at every edge. No hollow spots underfoot where the subfloor prep was skipped, no gaps at the wall where the baseboard doesn't reach, no transition strips that rock when stepped on. Marroquin Painting and Carpentry handles flooring installation as a complete scope—from subfloor through painted baseboard—so the room is finished when the job ends rather than left with a punch list the homeowner has to manage. The two-year installation warranty covers the workmanship; material warranty coverage depends on the manufacturer's terms for the product selected.
What's Included
Every flooring installation visit includes
Engineered, solid hardwood, laminate, LVP
Subfloor prep and moisture testing included
Baseboard removal, reinstall, and touch-up
2-year install warranty
Supply and install or install-only
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Design and build beautiful, functional kitchen cabinetry tailored to your space and style preferences. We handle the full process: on-site measurement, design review, shop fabrication in solid wood or quality plywood, finish painting or staining, and installation. Soft-close hinges and full-extension drawer slides are standard. Typical kitchen takes 4-6 weeks from design approval to installed and painted. Includes a written 2-year workmanship warranty on all cabinet construction.
Reface or refinish cabinet boxes that are structurally sound, typically 60-70% less than full replacement. We replace doors and drawer fronts, apply matching veneer to exposed box sides, and install new hinges and pulls. Refinishing option strips and re-stains or paints existing doors in our shop. Most kitchens finish in 5-10 working days with your cabinets usable most of that time. Perfect for solid oak or maple boxes that just look dated.
Professional interior painting services using premium low-VOC paints and expert techniques for flawless results. Scope includes full prep (patching, caulking, sanding, priming bare spots), masking of floors and furnishings, cutting in by brush, and two finish coats by roller or sprayer depending on surface. Sherwin-Williams and Benjamin Moore product lines. Average whole-house interior repaint runs 5-8 working days. 2-year warranty on paint adhesion and peeling.
Protect and beautify your home's exterior with high-quality paints designed to withstand California weather. We pressure wash, scrape loose paint, spot-prime bare wood and stucco, caulk cracks around trim and windows, and apply two coats of UV-resistant exterior paint. Stucco, wood siding, trim, fascia, and doors all covered. Typical single-story Simi Valley home: 4-7 working days. 5-year warranty on paint film adhesion against peeling and blistering.
Install, replace and match trim and molding, including custom-milled profiles for older Simi Valley homes. Baseboards, casings, crown, chair rail, and wainscot all handled. For older homes with discontinued profiles, we can mill matching trim or source period-correct stock. Includes nail-hole filling, caulking at all joints, sanding, and two coats of paint. A typical room (base and casings) takes 1-2 days installed and painted.
Custom built-ins, shelving and storage designed and fitted to the room. Living room bookcases, bedroom closets, mudroom benches, home office walls, garage organization, under-stair storage. Design starts with measurements and a sketch review, then shop construction and on-site install with trim scribed tight to walls and ceilings. Finished and painted to match surrounding walls. Typical built-in project: 2-3 weeks from approval to installed and finished.
