Best hardwood flooring installers in Ottawa, Ontario: Solomon Flooring issues guidance on trade code 448A
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Ottawa, ON, Canada – September 1, 2026 – Solomon Flooring, an Ottawa hardwood flooring installation contractor, has issued guidance for homeowners comparing the best hardwood flooring installers in Ottawa, Ontario. The guidance centres on a classification most homeowners never encounter: in Ontario, no licence is legally required to install a hardwood floor.
Are hardwood flooring installers licensed in Ontario?
Skilled Trades Ontario lists Floor Covering Installer as trade code 448A and classifies the trade as non-compulsory. No Certificate of Qualification is legally required to work as a flooring installer in the province. The full apprenticeship runs 6,000 hours, 5,400 on the job and 600 in school, or roughly three and a half years, but completing it is optional. Solomon Flooring’s crew includes a holder of the 448A Certificate of Qualification.
The practical effect is that the word installer carries no guaranteed training behind it in Ontario, as it does for an electrician or a plumber. Two companies can hold the same title, quote the same floor, and differ entirely in hours trained.
“People assume there is a licence behind the word installer in Ontario, and for our trade there is not,” said Victor Solomon, founder of Solomon Flooring. “I would rather say that plainly than have a homeowner find out afterwards.”
What should homeowners ask a hardwood flooring contractor in Ottawa?
A review average records whether previous customers were satisfied. It does not record whether the subfloor was tested for moisture, whether the boards were acclimated, or whether the crew that quoted the job performed it. Solomon Flooring’s guidance identifies those three as the questions homeowners should put to any installer under consideration.
“Ask what happens if the subfloor tests wet. Ask whether the boards will sit in the house before they go down, and for how long. Ask whether the crew quoting the job is the crew installing it,” said Solomon. “Those three answers carry more information than an hour of reading reviews, and the advice holds whichever company a homeowner hires.”
Is hardwood a suitable floor for an Ottawa home?
The National Wood Flooring Association defines normal living conditions for wood flooring as 30 to 50 percent relative humidity, the range within which most hardwood flooring is manufactured. Ottawa winters make that range difficult to hold. The National Research Council of Canada studied indoor humidity in Canadian houses between 1956 and 1961, including 12 Ottawa houses with complete annual records, and reported minimum monthly average indoor relative humidity in those homes at 26 to 29 percent, below the range hardwood is specified for. National Research Council building research documented the reason: with single-glazed windows, indoor humidity above roughly 25 percent cannot be maintained in deep cold without heavy condensation on the glass.
The measurements describe 1950s and 1960s housing stock rather than current conditions, but the constraint remains relevant to Ottawa’s older homes. A century home with original windows and a recent build do not hold humidity equally, and Solomon Flooring’s guidance states the two should not default to the same floor. Wide solid boards in a house that runs dry through winter will move; engineered construction, a narrower board, or a longer acclimation period may suit the conditions better.
What Ottawa homeowners have said about the work
Two recent customers described the finished result and the schedule.
“Excellent workmanship and great communication. The new hardwood floors look amazing, and everything was completed on time.” – Aisha K.
“Our hardwood floors look brand new after refinishing. The team did a beautiful job and left the house spotless.” – Priya P.
The company’s review record was covered by national business and finance outlets in July 2026, including Solomon Flooring Reviews Make It Ottawa’s Go-To Hardwood, Laminate, Vinyl and Carpet Installation Team on the Chronicle Journal.
Company and service information
Solomon Flooring carries liability insurance and holds coverage with the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB). The company provides a written quote following an on-site measure rather than a figure by telephone.
Its hardwood work covers hardwood floor installation in Ottawa, engineered hardwood, wide-plank and herringbone installation, hardwood refinishing, hardwood stairs and floor repair. Service covers Ottawa and the surrounding communities, including Kanata, Orleans, Nepean, Barrhaven, Gloucester, Stittsville, Arnprior, Rockland and Kemptville.
About Solomon Flooring
Solomon Flooring is a locally owned flooring contractor serving Ottawa, Ontario and the surrounding communities, founded by Victor Solomon in 2017. The company installs and refinishes hardwood, engineered wood, vinyl, laminate, tile and carpet, and provides hardwood stairs, epoxy floor coatings and floor repair. Its stated mission is to give Ottawa homeowners written pricing before work begins and a single crew that quotes, installs and cleans up. The company is insured, holds WSIB coverage, and its crew includes a holder of the Ontario 448A Floor Covering Installer Certificate of Qualification.
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Company Name: Solomon Flooring
Contact Person: Victor Solomon
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City: Ottawa
Country: Canada
Website: https://solomonflooring.ca
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