Walkthrough Before We Start
Houses that predate the piano factories settle and sag, so our lead checks the joists, every doorway and the stair landing in your Deep River home before the first board is nailed.
Houses that predate the piano factories settle and sag, so our lead checks the joists, every doorway and the stair landing in your Deep River home before the first board is nailed.
Each installer in your house is a Brazil Floors employee with a license, insurance and NWFA certification, never a subcontractor hired for the week.
Rooms are measured and sketched, the cartons sit inside to acclimate to river valley humidity, and trim and reducers are staged at each doorway before the nailer comes out.
We back the labor for one year and the oak keeps its manufacturer warranty, so workmanship and material are both covered once the truck leaves.

Planks run with the longest wall, the lowest waste layout, which stretches a narrow Main Street parlor.

Short boards set in a 90 degree zigzag and fitted one at a time, right for a dining room in a Kirtland Street Victorian.

Rows mitered at 45 degrees meet in a clean V, a pattern that fits the open plans of newer houses off Cedar Swamp Road.

Planks on the diagonal draw the eye across the room and make a small Spring Street kitchen feel larger.

Oak squares with the grain alternating, classic parquet. A traditional finish for a sunroom overlooking the Connecticut River.

Short oak pieces woven over and under inside a contrasting border, a pattern still seen in the older homes on Warsaw Street.



Nail down oak is $2.25/Sq Ft of labor, and nails plus underlayment are already in that number. Wood and labor together come to $5.50/Sq Ft unfinished or $6.00/Sq Ft prefinished.
Yes, tear out is about $1.00/Sq Ft for carpet, pad and tack strips. We also tighten any springy subfloor before the oak goes down.
Engineered oak floated over foam, $2.00/Sq Ft of labor. Solid strip needs plywood to nail into, so it stays in the original house.
Yes, vinyl plank is $2.00/Sq Ft and laminate $1.99/Sq Ft, underlayment included in each. Plenty of Deep River homes put oak upstairs and vinyl in the basement.
Boxes come out from our Milford warehouse the next day and rest in your house to acclimate before we nail.
$60 per tread with tread, riser, nosing, stain and labor included. An old village house flight usually runs 13 or 14 treads.
The wood is paid when it is delivered and the labor when the crew arrives. Need the crew to move furniture? That is a flat $250.
One year on labor from Brazil Floors, and the hardwood carries its manufacturer warranty on top.