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Walkthrough Before We Start
Pre-Revolution framing in Centerbrook and damp lots along the river leave floors wavy, so our lead checks the subfloor, each threshold and the stairs before boxes come in.
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Hardwood Floor Installation in Essex, CT
$2.25/Sq Ft labor, nails and underlayment included. Written price before we start.
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Hardwood Floor Installation Cost
Hardwood floor installation in Essex runs $2.25/Sq Ft of labor with nails and underlayment inside the price. A village colonial and an Ivoryton cape are quoted alike, and the figure on paper is the figure you pay.
Nail Down Installation
Unfinished red or white oak fastened to the subfloor, then sanded, stained and sealed in your Essex rooms. The right match for the Federal houses on North Main Street and Pratt Street.
$2.25
/Sq Ft
What’s Included:
Underlayment Included
Nails Supplied
Professional Installation
Nail and Glue Down
Factory finished planks set with cleats and adhesive, quieter underfoot and walkable at once. A common pick in the newer homes off Ingham Hill Road.
$2.50
/Sq Ft
What’s Included:
Nails Supplied
Glue Billed Separately
Professional Installation
Floating Floor
Engineered oak floated on a pad with glued joints, the method for slab lower levels and the riverfront houses near the Connecticut River Museum.
$2.00
/Sq Ft
What’s Included:
Joint Glue Supplied
Underlayment Included
Professional Installation
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Licensed, Insured Installation
Only Brazil Floors employees work in your Essex home, each one licensed, insured and NWFA certified, so you never meet a subcontractor.
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Remeasure and Material Count
Our crew measures every room on day one, lines the cartons, reducers and shoe molding up by the door and starts the first course off the longest straight wall.
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One Year Install Warranty
A year of labor warranty comes from us and the manufacturer warranty rides on the planks, so both the installation and the oak are protected.
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Hardwood Floor Patterns
Brazil Floors installs straight lay, herringbone, chevron, diagonal and parquet floors across Essex, with borders priced on site. The old houses on North Main Street favor herringbone; new homes on Kelsey Hill Road ask for chevron.
Straight Lay Hardwood
Boards follow the longest wall, the fastest layout with the least cutting. It lengthens a narrow Ivoryton cottage.
Herringbone Hardwood
Short boards meeting at 90 degrees in a running zigzag, each one scribed and fitted by hand. Period correct for a parlor on Pratt Street.
Chevron Hardwood
Boards cut at 45 degrees so each pair meets in a crisp V. Suits the open kitchens in new construction on Bokum Road.
Diagonal Hardwood
Planks run diagonally to the walls carry the eye across the room and enlarge a small Comstock Avenue kitchen.
Checkerboard Parquet
Oak blocks with alternating grain, parquet fashion. A traditional floor for a study in a North Main Street Federal.
Basket Weave Parquet
Narrow oak strips woven over and under inside a walnut border. Fits the older homes along Plains Road.
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Hardwood Floor Installers in Essex
Our installers come down from the warehouse at 92 Munson St in Milford, about 45 minutes away, and stay on your Essex job from the first row to the last threshold. In this house they rolled underlayment, racked the white oak and nailed every course tight, the same way we work from the village to Ivoryton.
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Flooring Services in Essex
Between Centerbrook and the harbor we nail oak nearly every week, and the same installers lay vinyl plank and laminate, sand antique floors, stain them, replace split boards and build stairs.
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Hardwood Floor Installation FAQ
Straight talk on cost, subfloor prep and start dates for a hardwood floor installation anywhere in Essex, Centerbrook or Ivoryton.
Get your Free In-Home EstimateHow much does hardwood floor installation cost in Essex?
Our Essex crews charge $2.25/Sq Ft to nail hardwood down, and the nails and underlayment are part of that rate. Material and labor together come to $5.50/Sq Ft for unfinished oak and $6.00/Sq Ft for prefinished.
Can new oak go into a 1700s Centerbrook farmhouse?
Yes, though those wide pine subfloors usually need a plywood layer screwed flat first. The oak is then nailed to the plywood, never to the old boards alone.
What works over a slab in a riverfront walkout?
Engineered hardwood floated over a pad with glue in each joint, at $2.00/Sq Ft of labor. No fastener ever touches the concrete.
Are vinyl plank and laminate options too?
They are, at $2.00/Sq Ft for vinyl and $1.99/Sq Ft for laminate. Waterproof plank makes more sense in a mudroom or basement a few hundred feet from the river.
How soon does the wood reach Essex?
The day after you order, on our truck from Milford down I-95 and up Route 9. Unfinished oak then rests in the house for a few days before nailing.
What if the stairs need oak too?
A new tread with riser, nosing, stain and labor is $60 per step in Essex. Existing oak steps in good shape are refinished for $50 per step.
How is the job paid for?
Our Essex customers pay labor the day the crew begins and material when the truck delivers it. For refinishing, half the bill is settled the morning the sander starts and the balance when the third coat goes on.
Is there a warranty on the floor?
Twelve months on our labor, plus the manufacturer warranty on the wood itself. The installers in your Essex home are licensed, insured and NWFA certified.
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Hardwood Floors in Nearby Towns
Federal houses on North Main Street, factory cottages on Comstock Avenue and new builds up Kelsey Hill Road all pay one rate per Sq Ft to one crew.
Deep River homes get new oak nailed over plywood for $2.25/Sq Ft of labor.
Chester village houses trade carpet for solid oak at the same $2.25/Sq Ft rate.
Shoreline slabs in Old Saybrook take floated engineered oak for $2.00/Sq Ft of labor.
Westbrook families pick prefinished oak and walk on it the afternoon it goes in.
Killingworth colonials replace carpeted steps with oak treads at $60 each.
