New solid or engineered hardwood, laid over a subfloor we have checked, flattened and fastened down first. Wide plank white oak is the floor most people ask us about.
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Both are real wood on top. What decides it is mostly what the boards go over, and how many times you may want to sand the floor in the years ahead.
Finished floors get the pictures. These three things happen before anyone takes one, and they decide how the floor holds up.
High spots ground down, low spots filled, loose subfloor screwed tight. A floor laid over a bad subfloor squeaks and moves, however good it looks the first week.
Checked with a straightedge
We take moisture readings on the subfloor and on the new boards, then let the wood acclimate in the house until the two are close. Skip it and gaps and cupping show up by the first winter.
Moisture % on subfloor and boards
Before the first row, we decide which way the boards run, where the rows start, and how doorways and transitions meet, so the floor reads straight from every room.
End joints at least 6″ apart
Rows go in tight and straight, with random lengths so the end joints never line up. A gap is left at every wall for the wood to move, and the baseboard covers it.
When the boards come unfinished, they are sanded and finished in place once they are down, so the color is chosen on your own floor, the same way as a refinish.
Light oak, wide boards and quiet finishes are the floors we lay most.
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(773) 886-9178It depends on the wood and the house, not the calendar. We meter the subfloor and the boards, and they stay in the rooms until the readings are close. We tell you the plan after the first reading.
Usually, as engineered hardwood glued down or floated, after a moisture check on the slab. Solid ¾″ boards are not meant for concrete or below grade.
Usually. Where new boards meet an old floor, they can be woven in, then the two are sanded and stained together so they read as one floor. We look at both at the walkthrough. See stain matching and repairs.
Carpet and pad always come up. Whether an old floor stays underneath depends on its condition and the height at doorways and stairs. We look at it during the walkthrough.
It comes down to the square footage, the subfloor work and the finish. You get a schedule with the estimate, including when the rooms are off limits while the finish cures.
Tell us about the floor or the stairs. We’ll call or text you back, set a time to come out, and measure.
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