The floors Plus Story

What is "The Plus"?

For over 30 years, we’ve dedicated ourselves to providing our clients with the finest quality residential and commercial flooring products in the Maritimes.

We’ve proven our consistency and longevity in the Canadian flooring industry, and we always focus first and foremost on our clients. Over the years, we have added flooring locations around the Maritimes to serve you better and we have expanded our product lines to stay on-trend with the latest selection for your home. Whether it is tile, vinyl flooring, vinyl carpet, hardwood flooring, area rugs, LVT (luxury vinyl tile)/SPC, laminate flooring, window coverings, or countertops…we have what you are looking for!

What makes Floors Plus unique?

Of all the flooring stores in our region, we’re truly locally owned and we’re active in our communities.

Every Floors Plus location has loyal staff, many of whom have been with us for over 20 years! It’s these dedicated flooring professionals who create the unique vibe and energy in each store. Our salespeople are trustworthy, constantly training and strive make your shopping experience seamless.

We have the latest products in the Canadian flooring industry, and we do what it takes to get you the greatest options on the market.

The Floors Plus Values

We put ourselves in the consumers position, approach each client as if they are family, and base ALL of our decisions on what’s best for them.

Why choose Floors Plus?

You can TRUST the PLUS. We value accountability and responsibility in our employees’ actions, and we always put YOU first.

Our staff works to stay within your budget without sacrificing the quality of your purchase.

No matter what product you are searching for, you can expect to have a positive customer experience and leave with the ideal flooring product for your space.

Floors Plus is a leader in the Canadian flooring industry.

Our team remains actively involved in many industry associations. Whether it’s on a local level with the Atlantic Floor Covering Association, or on a national level with Terrazzo Tile & Marble Association of Canada, we contribute to establishing industry best-practices. This ensures we stay on the cutting edge of both modern flooring products and flooring installation in Canada.

Discover the plus for yourself!

Come to one of Our Locations to talk with a flooring representative today!

Our Locations

1986
Humble Beginnings
In the mid-80’s, a young Halifax couple by the name of Larry and Pat Gibson had just been informed that the national company they had worked for was closing its doors. They were left with the decision to find a job with someone else or venture out on their own. Taking the proverbial leap proved to be worth the risk.
Passionate to succeed, the Gibson’s put their heart and soul into every facet of the business in those early days and still maintain that approach today, by continuing to be as hands-on as they were then.
In 1992, they hired Francis Chisholm, a quick-witted SMU grad with drive akin to their own. Francis has been part of the family ever since, and while involved in many areas of the organization, he became a partial owner in 2007.
Breakout Moment
Unlike some partnerships, the Gibsons had that conservative/risk ratio down to a science. One expense that had Patsy pulling out her hair yet Larry insisting on, was a cellular phone. Back in the late eighties, a cellular phone needed its own briefcase and cost a small fortune to even make a call.
A local university, disgruntled with their current absentee service declared,
"If you can be here in 30 minutes you can submit your quote."
Having mobile technology at the time allowed them to make this possible. For a small start-up, this was a big opportunity that proved to be a turning point in their career. By securing a client as prestigious and viable as a university, further doors opened and the days of just a young couple and a sawhorse were soon behind them.
1995
Expansion
Originally know as Install-A-Flor, Floors Plus had two locations and provided commercial flooring products to HRM and Moncton/Dieppe areas. After demand for residential applications from the owners and employees of the commercial spaces in which Floors Plus was installing, a retail chain was born. The Floors Plus retail location opened in Burnside beside their head office and stands today along with 5 other maritime stores located in Dartmouth, Halifax, Truro, Cambridge and Moncton/Dieppe.
Realizing that some Nova Scotians enjoy the Do-it-Yourself aspect of home renovations, a cash and carry locations was opened in 2000 in Dartmouth and 2011 in Bridgewater. they are both expansive areas with thousands of square feet full of many kinds of flooring and flooring accessories.
To compliment their flooring offerings, Floors Plus entered the arena of Granite, Quartz and Stone Countertops and Custom Window Coverings with their state of the art Hunter Douglas Master Gallery.
1996
Dantra
Never completely satisfied with the products available, Larry was continually on the lookout globally for the newest products that he could bring home to his native Nova Scotia. Dantra, named after his children Daniel and Tracy, was created to bring some of the beauty and uniqueness back that he was experiencing abroad which was unavailable in the Atlantic Province. Dantra now currently imports and exports worldwide and has numerous products above and beyond its original sector of flooring.
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TODAY
As the flooring landscape has been changing, we have refocused each of our retail stores to fit the evolving needs of our customers. We continually draw on our market expertise and connections to source new, interesting, and unique products from around the globe to our consumer stores for you to discover and enjoy. Our business over the past few years has been active, diversifying, and growing to serve you better and we look forward to our ongoing relationship for years to come.
Plan your visit to one of our stores today so you can experience first-hand the PLUS – the Floors Plus advantage!