Our Fun Radio Ads 📻

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“Welcome to the D&S Family” Radio Ad

In October 2020, we aired our first radio ad. In it, our owner, Derry Weaver, shares about our satisfaction guarantee, his 30 years of experience, and going the extra mile. Whether it’s tile, hardwood, carpet, vinyl, laminate, or other specialty type of flooring, we install it. Visit our showroom and get your hands and eyes on some real samples here in Lititz, PA!

“Meet My Three Sons” Radio Ad

In D&S's second radio ad, Derry Weaver introduces his three sons. Jordan, Jared, and Jude have all been instrumental in D&S's success as they've helped their Dad since they could spell. Now, Jordan is full-time in sales while Jared helps out on installations and various things, and Jude assists in the warehouse and out in the field! Together, the Weaver men make quite a team!

“Meet My Wife” Radio Ad

In this video, listen to our third radio ad as aired on WDAC, the voice of Christian radio. Derry introduces his wife Sherri while Jordan joins in the conversation. Hear how Sherri has been supporting Derry since the early days. From measuring on the job site and cutting flooring materials for installation to working on the books, Sherri has been such a strength to Derry, even decades before D&S was established!

Expert Installation with Josh Plank

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What Distinguishes Us

When it comes to being excellent at flooring installation, there’s a lot more that goes into it than just quality craftsmanship. Lead flooring technician, Josh Plank, highlights a number of key components needed.

In our interview, Josh lists “attention to detail”, “professionalism on the job”, and communication as significant parts to delivering quality flooring solutions to customers. To that point, we pay careful attention to what our customers are saying in order to bring their dreams to reality.

Josh also talked about the many hats expert flooring installers need to wear. Today’s technicians need to know how to do trim work and concrete finishing to name a few necessary skills.

The Importance of Floor Preparation

Floor prep. Floor prep. Floor prep. “To me, it always comes back to that,” he says. There’s a lot of hidden work that goes into floor preparation. When installing luxury vinyl plank (LVP), for example, it’s critical that the subfloor is smooth so imperfections like dimples, bumps, or grooves don’t “telegraph” (show) through the flooring material. It’s about the entire flooring system working together from top to bottom, which makes readying the subfloor for installation so vital. From the prep to the glue to the flooring materials, it’s all one system. Cutting corners at any step along the way can result in a poor end product.

Some Mistakes DIYers Make

Where Josh has seen failures in craftsmanship over his 17 years of experience is in the details. He noted the failure to properly undercut door jams, putty nail holes, install trim work, install moldings, install transitions, or caulk. A challenge installers face is making transitions work, especially transition pieces that aren’t engineered for that particular use. Not nailing underlayment correctly is another failure he’s seen, and it can have embarrassing effects. If the underlayment doesn’t have enough nails holding it to the subfloor, over time, the underlayment can bubble up and create a trampoline effect. That is neither professional installation or quality craftsmanship. It doesn’t matter if the flooring material is properly adhered to the underlayment when the underlayment isn’t properly fasted to the subfloor.

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Grand Opening Recap

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With Grateful Hearts

Here's a quick recap of our grand opening celebration from May 4, 2019 at our new location in Lititz, PA!

Thank God for an amazing team of employees and their spouses and family members as well as all our great customers who've trusted us with their flooring projects these past 5 years! We're thankful for the past and excited about the future! Here’s to serving Lancaster county, PA and surrounding areas for many years to come!