Marble-look porcelain shower walls, the lakeside house
Porcelain and tile
Large-format 24 by 48 marble-look porcelain, matte or polished, plus stone, ceramic and mosaics. In-floor heating goes down under it.
Kitchens, bathrooms, great rooms, entries
Flooring
Flooring we supply and install
Aldergate Surfaces supplies and installs five families of flooring in Manchester, Ontario: porcelain, ceramic and stone tile, engineered hardwood, luxury vinyl plank and SPC, laminate and carpet. Full-size samples are on the racks at 14 Wardlow Road, samples go home with you, and the same crew that helps you choose sets the floor.
Plank samples on the showroom racks
Engineered hardwood
Wide-plank white oak and grey-washed oak, glue-down or floating, for bedrooms, living rooms and halls that stay dry.
Bedrooms, living rooms, halls
Grey plank, 2190 Tokala Trail
Luxury vinyl and SPC
SPC core, waterproof, pet and scratch resistant, the floor most clients choose for basements, kitchens and rentals.
Basements, kitchens, rentals
Oak plank texture (Unsplash, simon)
Laminate
The look of wood at a lower cost, quick to install and easy to keep, for families and budget-led renovations.
Bedrooms, offices, family rooms
Wool loop texture (Unsplash, engin akyurt)
Carpet
Stocked alongside the hard floors so a whole house can be chosen in one visit.
Bedrooms, stairs, basements
Also installed
Backsplashes, tub surrounds, mosaics, fireplaces, waterproofing and in-floor heating, by the same crew that lays the floor.
Engineered hardwood or luxury vinyl plank for a basement?
Luxury vinyl plank. Its SPC core is waterproof and handles humidity swings, so it is the safer floor below grade in Ontario. Engineered hardwood is for confirmed dry basements with controlled humidity.
Is vinyl plank waterproof enough for a kitchen?
Yes. The SPC luxury vinyl we stock is waterproof and scratch resistant, which is why it has become the usual choice for kitchens, mudrooms and rentals.
What is large-format 24 by 48 porcelain and does it cost more to install?
A porcelain tile 24 inches by 48 inches, usually in a marble look, laid with very few grout lines. It needs a flatter substrate and takes longer to set, so labour is higher than for standard tile. We quote it per project after seeing the floor.
Can you put heated floors under tile?
Yes. Electric in-floor heating goes down before the tile and porcelain conducts it well. We install both together.