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Walkthrough Before We Start
Triple-deckers and Victorians here often hide uneven joists, so the crew lead checks level, soft spots and door clearances before a single carton is opened.
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Hardwood Floor Installation in Cambridge, MA
$2.25/Sq Ft labor, nails and underlayment included. Written price before we start.
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Hardwood Floor Installation Cost
New hardwood in Cambridge is $2.25/Sq Ft for labor when the boards are nailed down, with nails and underlayment already counted. A Harvard Square flat and a Porter Square two-family pay the same rate per foot.
Nail Down Installation
Solid oak, maple or ash nailed to the subfloor and sanded in place. It suits the older two-family houses in West Cambridge, where the floor can be leveled as it goes.
$2.25
/Sq Ft
What’s Included:
Underlayment Included
Nails Supplied
Professional Installation
Nail and Glue Down
Factory finished planks that arrive sealed, so the room is usable right away. A good match for a Kendall Square condo where dust and fumes are not welcome.
$2.50
/Sq Ft
What’s Included:
Nails Supplied
Glue Billed Separately
Professional Installation
Floating Floor
Engineered boards floated over underlayment with glued joints. This is the method for condo slabs and for floors above a heated Cambridge garage.
$2.00
/Sq Ft
What’s Included:
Joint Glue Supplied
Underlayment Included
Professional Installation
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Licensed, Insured Installation
Brazil Floors installers are our own payroll employees, never subcontractors. They are licensed, insured and NWFA certified, which matters when your building shares walls and stairwells.
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Remeasure and Material Count
On the morning we start, every room is measured again and the boards are staged along the wall to acclimate. Transitions are mapped doorway by doorway before the first row goes down.
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One Year Install Warranty
You get one year on our labor and the mill's own warranty on the boards. If a seam lifts in the first winter, you call the same number and the same crew comes back.
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Hardwood Floor Patterns
Brazil Floors lays straight, herringbone, chevron, diagonal and parquet patterns around Cambridge, with borders priced after a visit. Old Victorians near Cambridge Common usually ask for herringbone, while Kendall Square lofts lean toward wide straight planks.
Straight Lay Hardwood
Boards run with the longest wall, which wastes the least wood and stretches a narrow Cambridge hallway.
Herringbone Hardwood
Short pieces turn ninety degrees in alternating rows, a look that fits a dining room in an old Harvard Square building.
Chevron Hardwood
Each board is cut at 45 degrees so the rows meet in a V, a clean look for open plans near Kendall Square.
Diagonal Hardwood
Planks set on the diagonal pull the eye across the room, which helps a small East Cambridge kitchen read larger.
Checkerboard Parquet
Squares of oak turned grain against grain, a parquet style that suits a sunroom facing the Charles River.
Basket Weave Parquet
Narrow strips woven over and under, usually framed by a border, a fit for the older flats around Cambridge Common.
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Hardwood Floor Installers in Cambridge
Our own crew works out of the Natick warehouse at 9 Cochituate St and reaches Cambridge along the Mass Pike and Route 16. Here they spread underlayment, nailed each row tight and fitted the threshold at every door, the same routine we follow in brick rowhouses near Harvard Square and condo towers around Kendall Square.
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Flooring Services in Cambridge
The same crew also lays vinyl plank and laminate, refinishes and stains oak, repairs boards, and builds new hardwood stairs for Cambridge homeowners.
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Hardwood Floor Installation FAQ
Plain answers on price, scheduling and prep for new hardwood in Cambridge, whether the home sits by Harvard Square or out in West Cambridge.
Get your Free In-Home EstimateWhat does new hardwood cost in Cambridge?
Nail down labor is $2.25/Sq Ft, and nails plus underlayment are part of that number. Add the wood through us and the total is $5.50/Sq Ft for unfinished or $6.00/Sq Ft for prefinished.
Can you install in a third floor condo?
Yes, and we plan around the building. We carry the cartons up the stairs, protect the common hall and follow whatever hours your association sets.
My Cambridge floors are not level. Is that a problem?
Old frame houses move, so it is common. The crew checks the joists, fastens any loose subfloor and shims low spots before the hardwood goes down.
Which floor works over a concrete slab?
Engineered hardwood, floated over underlayment with glue in the joints. Labor for floating is $2.00/Sq Ft.
Do you also install vinyl plank or laminate?
We do. Vinyl plank labor is $2.00/Sq Ft and laminate labor is $1.99/Sq Ft, both handy for a basement or a rental unit.
How soon can the material arrive?
Next day from our Natick warehouse. That is a short run into the city, so a start date usually follows quickly.
What do new hardwood stairs cost?
A new tread is $60, with riser, nosing and stain included. Existing steps in good shape can be refinished for $50 per step.
How and when do I pay?
Labor is paid when the crew arrives, and the material when the boxes are delivered. Sanding jobs are split, half at the start and half at the final coat.
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Hardwood Floors in Nearby Towns
Somerville, Boston, Brookline, Medford and Watertown sit a short drive from the Cambridge line, and the same nail down rate follows the crew to each one.
Two-family houses a few blocks over in Somerville get nailed oak at $2.25/Sq Ft of labor, underlayment included.
High-rise units and slab floors in Boston take floating engineered planks, and labor for that method is $2.00/Sq Ft.
Brookline apartments choose prefinished boards because a sealed floor can take furniture the same afternoon.
Medford colonials with worn carpet go back to solid oak, with the whole package starting at $5.50/Sq Ft unfinished.
Watertown houses swap tired stair treads for new hardwood ones at $60 each, matched to the hall floor.
