Walkthrough Before We Start
Ski gear in the hall, a Lab back from the Rockaway River and a commuter hustling in from the Denville train station. Oak with a hard finish copes with each of them.
Ski gear in the hall, a Lab back from the Rockaway River and a commuter hustling in from the Denville train station. Oak with a hard finish copes with each of them.
Your order comes off the shelf at our warehouse in Long Branch, NJ, and next-day delivery from Long Branch reaches even a steep Denville driveway.
We unpack oak, maple and engineered samples in your rooms and check them against your trim, because a stain reads differently in every house on these hills.
The crew stands behind its work for one year, and the boards carry the maker's own warranty. Everybody on your floor is a Brazil Floors employee.

Former summer cottages by Indian Lake often have flexing subfloors, so we stiffen the base before oak goes on.

A sunken den in a split level takes floated engineered boards, which sit flush with the hallway oak.

Steep driveways and long flights of porch steps are no obstacle, because every box is carried in by hand.

Nail and glue at $2.50/Sq Ft plus adhesive keeps boards quiet over plywood in a mid century Denville home.

A light prefinished oak opens a lake view living room and bounces daylight off the water.

Mudroom oak gets a tough topcoat, as wet ski boots and road salt are tracked in all winter.



Labor starts at $2.25/Sq Ft for nail down, with $2.50/Sq Ft plus adhesive for nail and glue and $2.00/Sq Ft for floating engineered. With boards from us, unfinished oak is $5.50/Sq Ft installed and prefinished is $6.00/Sq Ft.
Yes, after we stiffen the subfloor and check the joists from below. Many lake homes were built for summer only, so we plan that prep at the first visit.
Floated engineered boards over a moisture layer work best there, at $2.00/Sq Ft for labor. A reading on the slab tells us if anything needs fixing first.
We do, at about $1.00/Sq Ft with haul away. Squeaks and soft spots are dealt with before new boards go in.
A flat $250, and a free estimate booked online comes with $250 off the job.
Prefinished strips in a couple of rooms usually take one or two days. Oak sanded and coated on site needs closer to a week for the coats to cure.
It ships from our warehouse in Long Branch, NJ, arriving by next-day delivery from Long Branch.
Our own crew, which is licensed, insured and NWFA certified, and no outside subs ever step in. You receive a year of labor coverage, with the board maker's warranty alongside it.