Flooring Installation in Norfolk, VA
Barry's Carpet & Flooring installs and services floors throughout Norfolk, VA. From 1890s Ghent to 1906 Larchmont: a low-lying port city with some of the region's oldest houses.
Floors built for Norfolk homes.
Our showroom is at 2811 Lafayette Blvd, so flooring in Norfolk, VA is the work closest to home. It's also some of the most varied: turn-of-the-century houses in Ghent and Larchmont, newer homes in between, and a low-lying, rainy coastal climate that all of them have to live with. A floor here has to suit both the house and the weather.
Norfolk is an old city by American standards. It was founded as a town in 1680 and incorporated as a city in 1845, and the 2020 census counted 238,005 residents. It is also home to Naval Station Norfolk, established in 1917 and described as the world's largest naval base, with more than 62,000 active-duty personnel. That shapes the housing market in practical ways: plenty of homes here change hands or tenants on military timelines, and a floor often has to be done before a move-in date rather than whenever it's convenient.
The older neighborhoods are where flooring takes the most care. Ghent was laid out by Philadelphia engineer John Graham along Smith's Creek and built up mostly between 1890 and 1905, with Queen Anne, Colonial Revival and Shingle-style houses. It was the city's first planned suburb to offer water, sewer and gas lines, and it's on the National Register of Historic Places. North Ghent followed as an extension between roughly 1897 and 1912. Larchmont was founded in 1906 on about 200 acres of Norfolk County farmland, advertised in 1909 as "Norfolk's only high class suburb," and annexed by the city in 1923. It sits along Hampton Boulevard between the Lafayette and Elizabeth rivers, just north of Old Dominion University.
What we run into in Norfolk
In houses of that age, the first question isn't which product to buy. It's what's already there. A century-old home may have original wood under carpet, subfloors that have settled out of level, and door casings and trim that set limits on how thick a new floor can be. We look at all of that during the in-home estimate, and if a room needs leveling or repair before a new floor goes in, you'll know before the price is final.
Then there's the water. Norfolk sits at an elevation of about 6.9 feet, receives around 49 inches of precipitation a year and has a humid subtropical climate with hot, muggy summers. Neighborhoods near the water, from Ocean View on the Chesapeake Bay to the streets along the Lafayette River, live with that humidity most of the year. That's a big reason luxury vinyl plank with a waterproof core has become the first floor many Norfolk homeowners ask about, especially for kitchens, baths and ground floors. It's also why we're careful about moisture over crawlspaces and slabs, and about choosing a dense pad when carpet goes into a ground-floor room.
Whatever part of Norfolk you're in, the approach is the same: one upfront price covering furniture moving, tear-out, installation and disposal, quality products with real manufacturer warranties, and a job done right the first time.
Where we work in Norfolk
- Ghent
- North Ghent
- Larchmont
- Edgewater
- Colonial Place
- Ocean View
- Freemason
- Berkley
- Fairmount Park
- Willoughby Spit
Know the area
- Naval Station Norfolk
- Chrysler Museum of Art
- Nauticus and the Battleship Wisconsin
- MacArthur Memorial
- Old Dominion University
- Lafayette River
What we do in Norfolk, VA
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NorfolkLuxury Vinyl Plank in Norfolk
Luxury vinyl plank installation at one upfront price: furniture moving, tear-out, installation and disposal included, with products chosen to hold up in a humid coastal house.
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NorfolkCarpet in Norfolk
Carpet installation with quality carpet, an upgrade to an 8-lb pad at no extra charge, and one upfront price that includes furniture moving, tear-out and disposal.
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NorfolkLaminate in Norfolk
Laminate flooring for homeowners who want a hard, scratch-resistant wood look, installed at one upfront price with tear-out and disposal included.
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NorfolkTile in Norfolk
Tile installation for floors and wet areas, with the substrate prep that keeps grout from cracking, priced up front with tear-out and disposal included.
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NorfolkCommercial Flooring in Norfolk
Commercial flooring for offices, shops, rental properties and other businesses in Hampton Roads: luxury vinyl plank, carpet tile, laminate and tile, with one upfront price.
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Flooring ideas for Norfolk homes
Flooring questions from Norfolk homeowners
Can I visit the showroom in Norfolk?
Yes. The showroom is at 2811 Lafayette Blvd, Norfolk, VA 23509, open Monday to Friday 9 to 5 and Saturday 10 to 2, closed Sunday. In-home estimates run Monday to Friday 8 to 5 and Saturday 9 to 2, so if you'd rather see samples in your own light, we can bring them to you.
I have an older house in Ghent or Larchmont. What should I expect?
Expect us to spend a little more time looking before we quote. Older Norfolk homes often have settled or uneven subfloors, layers of old flooring and trim that limits floor height. We check all of it at the estimate and build any prep into the upfront price, so there are no surprises once the old floor comes up.
We're moving in on a military timeline. Can you work around that?
Tell us your move-in or turnover date when you call. Doing the floors before the furniture arrives is the easiest way to do it, and we'll give you a realistic schedule up front so you can plan around it.
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