Walkthrough Before We Start
Salt wind off the bay, a dog back from the harbor path and a ferry commuter dropping a wet bag by the door. Oak with a hard finish copes with all of it.
Salt wind off the bay, a dog back from the harbor path and a ferry commuter dropping a wet bag by the door. Oak with a hard finish copes with all of it.
Boxes are held at our warehouse in Long Branch, NJ, only a short drive away, and next-day delivery from Long Branch gets them to your door without a gap in the schedule.
We bring oak, engineered and prefinished samples up the hill and set them against your walls, so you judge the shade in the light from your own bay windows.
Our labor is warrantied for one year and the boards keep their factory warranty. Brazil Floors puts its own employees in your house, never subcontractors.

Oak nailed over a shimmed subfloor settles the hollow sound common in houses built on a slope.

Engineered planks float over a concrete floor in a harbor condo, backed by a pad that muffles footsteps below.

Hillside steps and tight landings are no obstacle, because the crew carries every box inside.

Boards over plywood in a split level take nail and glue at $2.50/Sq Ft plus adhesive for a firmer feel.

A pale natural oak catches the light off Sandy Hook Bay in a south facing room.

Salt air and sand from the beach path call for a hard satin finish at the entry.



Labor is $2.25/Sq Ft for nail down, $2.50 plus adhesive for nail and glue, and $2.00 floated as engineered. Using our boards makes the installed total $5.50/Sq Ft raw or $6.00 prefinished.
Yes, after we shim the low areas and fasten the subfloor. Homes on a grade shift over the years, and we plan for that during the first visit.
Floated engineered planks over an approved pad are the usual answer, at $2.00/Sq Ft of labor. Share the building sound rules and we work inside them.
Yes, at about $1.00/Sq Ft, and the old material goes out on our truck. Creaks and soft spots are fixed before new boards go down.
Schedule your estimate on our website and $250 comes off the job. Shifting the furniture is its own flat $250, only if you ask.
A pair of prefinished rooms generally wraps in a day or two. Raw oak that gets sanded and finished on the spot stretches toward a week.
Our warehouse in Long Branch, NJ, which sends orders by next-day delivery from Long Branch.
Our own licensed, insured crew, never subcontractors, with a year on labor and the manufacturer warranty on the wood.