Business Details
50+ Years
experience
Emergency
services
Trusted New Orleans Flooring Contractors
Floorcrafters has been serving the New Orleans area since 1974 with expert flooring solutions. Founded by Ed Young, our family-owned business specializes in hardwood installation, refinishing, and repair, utilizing a state-of-the-art dust containment system to maintain clean workspaces. We offer a comprehensive 5-year warranty, demonstrating our commitment to long-term customer relationships. Our team, led by Edward Young and his son Ed, brings decades of combined experience and unmatched craftsmanship to every project, from historic restorations to modern installations.We source specialty woods nationwide and provide educational resources to help clients maintain their floors. Fully insured and dedicated to quality, we pride ourselves on affordability, professionalism, and master-level execution.
Services
Hardwood Installation
Floor Refinishing
Wood Repair
Design Consultation
Specialty Wood Sourcing
Dust Controlled Sanding
Commercial Flooring
Historic Restoration
Luxury Vinyl Plank
Client Education
Details
- Year established: 1974
Highlights and features
- We offer a 5-year warranty on all flooring work
- Family-owned since 1974 with generational expertise
- Exclusive dust containment system minimizes mess
- Nationwide wood sourcing for unique flooring needs
- Emergency repair services for flood/water damage
What people say
Beautiful work
Professional crews
Restored antique floors
Excellent service
Reliable emergency repair
Services
Hardwood Installation
Our expert team installs premium hardwood flooring for residential and commercial properties. We remove old flooring, prepare surfaces, and install new oak, pine, or exotic wood floors. Clients receive personalized wood selection guidance and precise installation techniques ensuring lasting beauty and durability.
Floor Refinishing
We restore worn hardwood floors using dust-controlled sanding technology. With multiple stain and finish options available, we rejuvenate floors while maintaining structural integrity. Our process includes matching existing wood tones and applying durable protective coatings for long-term maintenance.
Wood Repair
From minor board replacement to major flood damage recovery, our specialists repair wood floors with precision. We source matching materials and employ advanced techniques to seamlessly integrate repairs, preserving original aesthetics while ensuring structural soundness for both residential and commercial spaces.
Design Consultation
We provide comprehensive design assistance for new flooring projects. Our consultants collaborate with clients to understand vision and specifications, offering expert recommendations on wood types, stains, and finishes while considering practical factors like durability and maintenance requirements.
Specialty Wood Sourcing
Our extensive supplier network enables sourcing of specialty woods nationwide. We help clients select from hardwood, engineered, bamboo, luxury vinyl plank, and salvaged antique options, leveraging Ed Young's deep industry knowledge to find perfect matches for any design vision or historical restoration project.
People
Ed Young
Founder
Ed Young founded Floorcrafters in 1974 after identifying a need for quality flooring services in New Orleans. A master craftsman with encyclopedic wood knowledge, he established the business's reputation for excellence through hands-on expertise and customer-focused service.
Edward Young
Owner
Edward Young currently leads Floorcrafters with his son Ed, continuing the family tradition established in 1974. He provides strategic oversight while maintaining daily customer interaction, ensuring the business maintains its founding commitment to quality and personalized service.
Ed Young Jr.
Estimator
Ed Young Jr. manages estimates and client consultations, combining technical expertise with customer service skills. He represents the third generation of Young family expertise, ensuring Floorcrafters maintains its legacy of professional execution and wood flooring mastery.
Questions
What flooring services do you offer?
We provide hardwood installation, refinishing, repair, luxury vinyl plank installation, specialty wood sourcing, and design consultation for residential and commercial clients in Greater New Orleans.
Do you offer warranties on work?
Yes, we provide a 5-year warranty covering all installation and refinishing work - the strongest guarantee in the New Orleans flooring industry.
How do you handle historic floor restoration?
Our specialists match existing wood tones and textures precisely, using salvaged materials when needed. We've restored floors in historic New Orleans buildings exceeding 100 years old.
What makes you different from competitors?
We're the only local flooring contractor with a state-of-the-art dust containment system, offering lifetime customer relationships through our 5-year warranty and generational expertise.
Do you handle emergency repairs?
Yes, we provide emergency water damage repairs including flood recovery, with experience handling post-Hurricane Ida restoration projects across the New Orleans area.
How do you source specialty woods?
Leveraging our nationwide supplier network and Ed Young's 50-year industry connections, we source rare and specialty woods for custom projects, including antique and historically accurate materials.
Reviews (3)
Sam Gorosh
May 22, 2021
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We have a 1600sqft house, wanted to get around 1400sqft with oak floors. New to the area and got a quote from floor crafters for around 14,000-15,000 dollars. First sign of trouble was when the workers left because they thought the flooring wouldn't show up to the house that day. I got a call that a FedEx 18-wheeler was looking to deliver the floorboards with no one around to receive them. They worked fairly diligently but as can be seen by the pictures the quality was terrible. Before they finished I asked Ed if they were going to fix the chips and he said yes. What he did not say is that they
Teneha B.
Nov 22, 2017
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Quintessentially the best in their own right. Locally owned & operated, this place gets it right. The Young Family make this flooring thing look easy.
Giving advice on flooring matters & other decorating ideas; this is the FLOOR place of GNO. Great location. Ample parking.
Giving advice on flooring matters & other decorating ideas; this is the FLOOR place of GNO. Great location. Ample parking.
Louis Poche
Jan 19, 2017
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I recommend Ed and his guys highly. We had some termite damaged floor boards, windows and walls. Ed's guys did a phenomenal job with all of the repairs. Throughout the process they were all professional, courteous and neat. The workmanship on the floors and the windows is perfect. When I talked with the guy who was replacing rotted pieces on my 100 year old window why he did this type of work, he said that he "just loved working with wood" and it shows. Throughout our repairs we found more damage that we had not discovered previously. Ed and his workers came back and finished those repairs in
