Resort-town commercial floors have a job description most floors never face: thousands of visitors a week, half of them in ski or bike gear, tracking in whatever the mountain is shedding that season — snowmelt and salt in winter, grit and mud the rest of the year. A floor spec that works for a Vancouver office fails visibly in a Whistler Village storefront within a season or two.
We handle commercial and large-scale flooring across the Sea to Sky — retail, hospitality, offices, and multi-unit residential projects like Aperture 1 in Whistler, The Alexander, The Madden and Skyridge in Squamish. Here’s how we think about commercial floors here, and what your project should expect.
Commercial-grade SPC / luxury vinyl — the corridor workhorse. For retail, restaurants and lobbies, commercial-rated vinyl plank delivers the wood look guests expect from a mountain-town interior with a wear layer built for the traffic reality. Waterproof matters more here than almost anywhere: entrances live wet for six months. Full material breakdown in our vinyl plank guide — commercial specs push wear layers to 20–28 mil and beyond.
Engineered hardwood — for the brands that need it. High-end retail, tasting rooms, boutique hotel spaces: sometimes the brand is the real wood. It’s a legitimate commercial choice with the right species, commercial finish, and a maintenance contract for recoating — we’re honest that wood in commercial settings is a commitment to upkeep, and we’ll spec the maintenance schedule alongside the floor.
Seamless and sheet systems — for the back of house. Kitchens, breweries, service corridors and wet zones want seamless resilient flooring — heat-welded sheet vinyl or resinous systems with integral cove bases, where hygiene and washdown rule. Front-of-house looks get the attention; back-of-house floors keep inspectors happy.
Laminate and carpet tile round out offices and low-moisture zones where budget-per-square-foot governs — with the same honesty we bring everywhere: we’ll tell you where laminate is fine and where the entrance mat budget matters more than the floor budget.
A meaningful share of our commercial work is multi-unit residential — supplying and installing flooring across dozens of units for Squamish and Whistler developments. What developers and GCs get from us:
Projects like Aperture 1 and Skyridge are what this looks like delivered.
The question every operating business asks first: when do we have to close? Usually, you don’t — but it takes planning:
Commercial pricing depends heavily on the system and the site, but as a broad guide, most corridor projects land somewhere between $8 and $25+ per square foot supplied and installed — from commercial vinyl plank at the lower end to welded seamless systems and commercial-grade engineered hardwood at the top. Subfloor prep, moisture mitigation and building access are the usual variables, and we quote them upfront, not as extras.
These ranges are a guide only, not a quote — pricing moves with material costs, product availability and site conditions. Contact us for current pricing on your project.
For most front-of-house retail and hospitality: commercial-grade SPC vinyl plank — waterproof against six months of snowmelt, wear-rated for resort foot traffic, and convincing enough for a mountain-modern interior. High-end brand spaces still choose engineered hardwood, paired with a recoat maintenance schedule.
Yes — supply and installation across full developments is core work for us, including projects like Aperture 1 in Whistler and Skyridge, The Alexander and The Madden in Squamish. One contract covers material, installation, acoustic/radiant spec compliance and attic stock.
Usually — with overnight work, sectioned phasing, or shoulder-season scheduling. The phasing plan gets built before the quote, so the price reflects how your business actually operates rather than assuming an empty building.
Sheet or resinous flooring installed without joints — heat-welded sheet vinyl or poured systems, typically with integral coved bases — used where hygiene and washdown matter: commercial kitchens, breweries, clinics and service areas. It’s a back-of-house standard we install alongside front-of-house finishes.
As a broad guide, most Sea to Sky commercial projects land between $8 and $25+ per square foot supplied and installed, depending on the system, the spec and the site. These ranges are a guide only, not a quote — contact us for current pricing on your project.
Send us the drawings, the finish schedule, or just the address and what the space does. We’ll come back with material options at real prices and a phasing plan that respects your operating hours. Get in touch — Whistler, Squamish and the Sea to Sky corridor.
Tantalus Floors — commercial floors specified for resort reality, delivered on schedule.
