Walkthrough Before We Start
Work boots by the back door, a lab shaking off after a rain and kids dragging a sled through the hall. Oak with a hard finish handles it all.
Work boots by the back door, a lab shaking off after a rain and kids dragging a sled through the hall. Oak with a hard finish handles it all.
Cartons are pulled from our warehouse in Long Branch, NJ, and next-day delivery from Long Branch gets them to your driveway before work begins.
We carry oak, hickory and engineered samples into the house and hold each against your trim and windows, so you judge the color in true Clayton light.
Every install is backed by a year on our labor, and the wood has its own manufacturer coverage. Staff on our payroll lay the floor, not subcontractors.

Red oak nailed over a leveled subfloor silences the hallway creaks of an older cape.

Engineered planks float over a slab and stay stable through humid South Jersey summers.

Small porches and narrow doors are routine, since the crew hand carries every carton inside.

Nail and glue at $2.50/Sq Ft plus adhesive suits boards over plywood in a ranch near Delsea Drive.

A pale prefinished oak brightens a shaded cape living room.

Rain soaked sneakers call for a hard finish on the foyer boards.



Our Clayton labor rates are $2.25/Sq Ft for nail down, $2.50 for nail and glue plus adhesive, and $2.00 for floated engineered. Supplying the boards makes it $5.50/Sq Ft unfinished or $6.00 prefinished.
Yes, once we stiffen the sag by fastening the subfloor and leveling the low area. We look it over at the free visit.
Floating engineered boards over a moisture barrier are the dependable pick there, at $2.00/Sq Ft of labor. Solid nail down needs a wood subfloor.
Yes, near $1.00/Sq Ft, and the debris leaves with us the same day. Soft subfloor patches are repaired before new wood arrives.
Anyone who reserves a Clayton estimate on the website saves $250. A separate flat $250 covers moving furniture.
Two prefinished rooms commonly finish in a day or two. Raw oak sanded and sealed in place can use most of a week.
They come from our warehouse in Long Branch, NJ, and reach Clayton by next-day delivery from Long Branch.
Our own licensed, insured crew, with one year on labor and the maker's warranty on the boards.