Laminate Installation in Poquoson, VA

Poquoson became an incorporated town in 1952 and an independent city in 1975, a change that protected it from possible annexation by Hampton. The 2020 census counted 12,460 residents. The name is a Native American word that roughly translates to "great marsh," and it is informally nicknamed "Bull Island," a name from the days when farmers let cattle roam the salt marshes.

The city is a peninsula of its own, bordered by the Poquoson River, Back River, Wythe Creek, the Chesapeake Bay and York County, and water covers most of its total area. Plum Tree Island National Wildlife Refuge is within the city. Poquoson City Public Schools runs four schools, from Poquoson Primary through Poquoson High, and much of the city is made up of family homes along roads like Yorktown Road, Hunt's Neck Road and Messick Road.

Elevation is the defining fact. Poquoson sits very low above sea level, and during Hurricane Isabel in 2003 most of the city was under several feet of water from the storm surge. The November 2009 nor'easter and Hurricane Irene in 2011 flooded it again, and Irene brought a mandatory evacuation. Because of those floods, many homes in Poquoson have been raised on elevated foundations.

That changes how we think about flooring here. On any ground-level space, or in a home that has taken water before, we lean hard toward luxury vinyl plank with a waterproof core or porcelain tile. Neither swells or delaminates the way wood-based laminate or a soaked carpet pad does. In raised homes, the living space is drier but the crawlspace or open foundation below can still send humidity up, so we check the subfloor carefully at the in-home estimate. Carpet over a dense pad belongs upstairs and in bedrooms, and we include an upgrade to an 8-lb pad at no extra charge.

Poquoson is on the Peninsula, across the water from our showroom at 2811 Lafayette Blvd in Norfolk, by way of I-64 and the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel. So we come to you, bring samples and measure in your home. You get one upfront price covering furniture moving, tear-out, installation and disposal, with no hidden charges, and financing is available if it helps.