Walkthrough Before We Start
Postwar capes on Salisbury Plain and older frames in Turkey Hills settle unevenly, so our lead checks the subfloor, thresholds and stairs before the first carton opens.
Postwar capes on Salisbury Plain and older frames in Turkey Hills settle unevenly, so our lead checks the subfloor, thresholds and stairs before the first carton opens.
No one arrives at your East Granby door on a subcontract. The people nailing your floor draw a Brazil Floors paycheck and hold their own license, insurance and NWFA card.
The day begins with a tape in every room and the oak, trim and reducers staged by the door, which keeps the nailer running without pauses.
We warranty the labor for one year and the mill warranties the boards for its own term, so the workmanship and the oak both have cover.

Planks run with the longest wall, the quickest layout with the least waste, and it lengthens a compact Salisbury Plain cape.

Short boards set at right angles in a zigzag, fitted one by one. Period correct for the front room of an old Newgate Road farmhouse.

Rows mitered at 45 degrees so they meet in a sharp V, right for the open kitchens in newer East Granby homes.

A diagonal run pulls the eye corner to corner and makes a small kitchen off Windsor Locks Road read larger.

Square oak blocks turned so the grain changes direction block to block. A traditional floor for a sunroom overlooking the tobacco fields.

Short oak pieces woven over and under with a darker border, a classic in the older homes near Old Newgate.



The labor to nail oak is $2.25/Sq Ft, and the nails and underlayment are already inside that. Oak from Milford plus the install is $5.50/Sq Ft unfinished or $6.00/Sq Ft prefinished.
Yes. We pull the carpet and pad, clear the tack strips, screw down any soft subfloor and nail the new oak over solid plywood.
Engineered oak floated on foam with glue in the joints, because nothing can be nailed into concrete. That labor is $2.00/Sq Ft.
We do. Vinyl plank labor is $2.00/Sq Ft and laminate is $1.99/Sq Ft, and waterproof vinyl suits a mudroom near the river.
One day. The order rolls out of our Milford warehouse the next morning and heads up I-91, with the crew close behind.
A new tread with riser, nosing, stain and labor is $60 in East Granby. Sanding and recoating stairs that are still sound is $50 per step.
Labor is paid the morning the crew arrives and the oak when the boxes reach your door. No deposit is needed to hold a date.
Yes. Our labor is covered for a year and the boards by the mill, and every installer on an East Granby job is licensed, insured and NWFA certified.