Hardwood Flooring
Hardwood floor installation suits Lake Forest homes of every age, and in a 10-room house, one species and stain carried through the main rooms keeps it feeling like one home.
Shaw, Adler and Everything Since
Quality Flooring Lake Forest, IL
Lake Forest's homes span every era, from historic district estates to houses built in the last few decades. The right floor depends a lot on which one you live in.
- 5.0Google rating from 11 reviews
- Since 2004Family-owned and operated
- 10,000+Projects completed
- Licensed, bonded and insuredMaximum general liability and workers’ comp
A City Planned Around a College
Lake Forest College and the town around it were laid out together in 1857, on the shore of Lake Michigan. Architects including Howard Van Doren Shaw, David Adler, Frank Lloyd Wright and Henry Ives Cobb designed estates and homes here.
Shaw also designed Market Square, completed in 1916 as the city's commercial center. We serve Lake Forest as part of the north and northeast Lake County area we cover from Glenview.
Large Homes From Every Era
A 1,019-acre stretch of the city, mostly homes, has been on the National Register as a historic district since 1978. The west side began as an unincorporated community called Everett, was annexed in 1926 and didn't develop heavily for several decades.
Only about 18 percent of the city's homes predate 1940, though, by Census estimates. Roughly a quarter each were built from 1940 to 1969, 1970 to 1989 and 1990 to 2009. With 10 rooms in the median home, board width, layout direction and the transitions between spaces are worth planning carefully.
- Four or more bedrooms in 57 percent of homes
- A median build year of 1976
- About one in nine homes is in a 20-plus unit building
Flooring Services in Lake Forest
Hardwood, vinyl plank and laminate, installed by the same family-owned crew.
Luxury Vinyl Plank
Vinyl plank works below grade and in mudrooms, laundry rooms and kitchens, which makes it a practical partner to hardwood on the main floors.
Laminate Flooring
Laminate is a hard-wearing, lower-cost choice for kids' rooms, offices and bonus spaces where durability matters more than real wood.
Commercial Flooring
For shops and offices around Market Square and the city's other business districts, we install commercial flooring built for daily foot traffic.
Laid Out Step by Step
Four steps from the first call to the final walkthrough.
Free Estimate
Call or send the form, and the crew measures your rooms and quotes the job for free.
Pick Your Floor
Hardwood, vinyl plank or laminate, matched to the room, the foot traffic and the budget.
Installation
The crew preps the subfloor and lays the new floor, with a quick turnaround.
Final Walkthrough
You walk the finished floor with the crew, and the job site is left clean.
Floored by the Details
“Absolutely fantastic job! Quality Installs exceeded our expectations!
Excellent communication from management, very reasonable prices, professional, fast and clean work. Really pleased to have them doing our flooring project. Will definitely contact them in the future and recommend the company.”
“Quality Installs is a business that lives up to its name. Work is thorough, communication is punctual, and working with Bob was a pleasant experience. His team is diligent and they pay attention to detail. Highly recommend!”
“The team exhibited a remarkable level of professionalism, executed the task with exceptional speed, and the results they delivered were nothing short of remarkable.”
Nearby Towns We Serve
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire, southwest of Lake Forest, is a much younger village, incorporated in 1957 with a median home built in 1992.
Deerfield
Deerfield's housing is mostly postwar, with nearly half its homes built between 1940 and 1969.
Northbrook
Northbrook shares Lake Forest's median build year of 1976, though its homes are smaller, with a median of about seven rooms.
Lake Forest Flooring Questions
Still have a question? Call (847) 361-0099.
Can you install hardwood in a historic Lake Forest home?
Yes. Older homes deserve a careful plan, and we'll talk through species, board width and finish so new floors suit the age and style of the house.
How do you plan flooring for a house with many rooms?
Room by room, with an eye on the whole house. We'll help you map where hardwood, vinyl plank or laminate makes sense, how floors meet at doorways and which rooms to do first.
Do you work across all of Lake Forest?
Yes, from the historic district to the newer neighborhoods out west. You can see every town we cover on our service areas page.
Who runs Quality Installs?
Bob Leibrandt founded the company in 2004 and still runs it. It's family-owned, and our installers bring more than 100 years of combined experience.
Ready to Turn Your House Into a Home?
Planning floors for a historic home or a newer one on the west side of Lake Forest? Tell us about it and we'll prepare a free estimate.
(847) 361-0099- Hours
- Monday to Saturday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.