A Trusted Provider of Hardwood Flooring Services
Moe Alsi, Inc. dba Alsi Wood Floors was established in 1999 by Moe Alsi. Moe worked for many years as a lead installer for one of the finest wood flooring firms in Southern California before starting his own company. Since day one, Moe has built his company by providing excellent customer service, quality craftsmanship and being on every project to manage the process. When you hire Alsi Wood Floors for your project, you’re hiring Moe and his small team of original employees. Moe and his team have been working together since the first day in business. Moe has chosen to remain boutique in size in order to maintain the finest of quality control over every step of the process and to ensure all details are done to the highest quality. Moe’s craftsmanship, knowledge, gentlemanly manner, and ethics stand apart from the rest.
Alsi Wood Floors’ scope of work covers all aspects of hardwood flooring. We welcome all types of hardwood flooring work ranging from a simple sanding and finishing of existing floors, to a custom installation of the most intricate design. Alsi Wood Floors enjoys working closely with interior decorators and designers, architects, real estate firms, general contractors, construction companies and, of course, private home owners.
Our Installation Process
This process consists of covering cabinets, walls, light fixtures, electronics, smoke detectors, AC vents and doorways to areas adjacent to our working areas with masking plastic and low adhesion tape. This process allows us to collect and control 99% of the dust created by our installations, sanding and finishing.
The last 1% of the dust cleaning is done by our team. Our goal is to leave your home as clean, if not cleaner as when it was when we started the job.
This process consists of repairing your subfloor (whether it’s wood or concrete) before we install the floors if peaks or valleys in the subfloor exceed the industry tolerances. The goal is to ensure a flat, clean, structurally sound, and free of squeaks and free of protruding fasteners surface.
We start the process by checking the subfloor with our 8-foot level to detect any imperfections. We consider an imperfection to be any surface with a peak or valley exceeding 1/8 of an inch in an eight foot area. If we detect an imperfection, we will fill the low spots with level compound or other leveling material approved for use under wood flooring (for example, luan plywood).
We complete this very thorough and time consuming processing because it is industry standards and floor manufacturers will not guarantee their product unless this process was completed.
When installing pre-finished floors, if the sub-floor is not prepared to industry and manufacturer standards, your new floors will look uneven and could squeak around sub-floor imperfections.
If you do not properly prepare a sub-floor and install unfinished floors that are sanded on site, the new floors will have gone through a more extensive and deeper sanding process than necessary, which results in a loss of about 60–70% of the life expectancy depending on the condition of the sub floor. For example: ¾-inch solid floors that should have a life span of 100 to 120 years will only last 15 to 20 years if sanded regularly, since they were sanded deeply after they were installed.
The most common issue arising with wood flooring usually relates to excessive moisture exposure. When wood floor is exposed to moisture, it could create irreversible significant damage such as expansion, cupping, buckling, etc. that could only be remedied, in some cases, by replacing the floor.
We take measures to reduce the amount of moisture that will come in contact with your flooring. Prior to installing wood floors, your job site will be inspected to make sure the current conditions are in compliance with industry standards before installation begins.
If we detect any extensive current moisture conditions which could damage your floor after conducting industry’s approved moisture testing, we will recommend the necessary steps to correct your home’s current conditions and a proper moisture vapor barrier. If conditions exceed the moisture coverage of the moisture barrier products we use, we will recommend water proofing experts.
If we are installing wood flooring on the second story of your home or in a multi-family dwelling, we will recommend a sound proofing system or comply with your HOA requirements to reduce the amount of noise transmitted through the floor. There are a wide variety of products to accomplish this in addition to your required sound proofing ceiling assembly since noise transfer from the floor to ceiling below it is dependent upon the entire floor ceiling assembly.
Wood flooring can be installed over radiant heat as long as you understand radiant heat and how it can impact wood flooring. If you choose to install radiant heat in your home, we will work with you to choose an appropriate sub-floor system and flooring to accommodate the radiant heating system.
The installation process consists of selecting a method of installation that will fit your current conditions best. Floating, nailing and/or gluing your floors can be one of these methods.
Our Sanding and Finishing Process
This process consists of covering cabinets, walls, light fixtures, electronics, smoke detectors, AC vents and doorways to areas adjacent to our working areas with masking plastic and low adhesion tape. This process allows us to collect and control 99% of the dust created by our installations, sanding and finishing.
The last 1% of the dust cleaning is done by our team. Our goal is to leave your home as clean, if not cleaner as when it was when we started the job.
The sanding process involves using our professional-grade floor sanders to ensure the wood floors are prepared properly (i.e. sanded flat and free of machine marks) in preparing for staining (if applicable) and applying finishing materials.
After the first sanding of your floors, we will apply a wood filler which matches the wood species of your floors. This process reduces the appearance of gaps, nail holes and any imperfections that come with raw wood, to prepare the floors for the stain and finishing materials.
Choosing a color for your floors is sometimes a difficult decision. To help guide you with your decision we will apply a series of color samples (approximately 18 x 22 inches) which should assist you in deciding which color to stain your flooring.
Our color masters work with many different stains, dyes and oils to be able to help you achieve the best possible color for your flooring.
When applying stain to your floors we will get down and hand stain them. By getting closer to the floor and using our hands, it allows us to detect any noticeable imperfections, repair them during the staining process, and provide for an even color (depending upon the color variation of the floors).
This is the final step to ensure we achieve the most beautiful wood floors for you. We use top grade finishes and oils that are appropriate for high-traffic areas. We typically apply three coats of finish and sand in between each coat to make sure the final product is as free as possible of dirt, dust, and imperfections.
