Walkthrough Before We Start
The lead installer starts with a walk-through, pressing the subfloor for soft areas, noting door heights and deciding the direction each row will take.
The lead installer starts with a walk-through, pressing the subfloor for soft areas, noting door heights and deciding the direction each row will take.
Brazil Floors keeps every installer on its own payroll. They are licensed, insured and NWFA certified, so you never wonder who is in your living room.
On the first morning the tape measure gets used again. Boxes are counted, reducers are cut for every doorway and nailing begins afterward.
Our labor has one year of warranty, and the boards carry whatever the manufacturer provides, so the work and the wood are both covered.

Rows follow the longest wall to waste the least oak and give a narrow hall more length.

Short pieces fitted in a zigzag lend a dining room a woven, old-fashioned look.

Boards cut at 45 degrees meet in sharp arrows that draw the eye down an open plan.

Planks set diagonally open up a tight kitchen and lead the eye to the corners.

Oak squares with the grain alternating give a family room a traditional parquet feel.

A woven basket weave with a dark border fits an entry hall in an older home downtown.



Franklin nail down work is $2.25/Sq Ft for labor, and the nails and underlayment cost nothing extra. Adding wood from us makes the package $5.50/Sq Ft unfinished or $6.00/Sq Ft prefinished.
Yes. The carpet, pad and tack strips come out, soft subfloor spots are secured and the oak is nailed to solid plywood. Tear-out is about $1.00/Sq Ft, confirmed at the estimate.
Engineered hardwood, floated on foam with glue in the seams, so no fastener touches the concrete. Labor for it is $2.00/Sq Ft.
We do. Vinyl labor is $2.00/Sq Ft and laminate labor is $1.99/Sq Ft, and vinyl plank is a good fit for a basement or laundry room.
The day after the order, on our own trucks from the Natick warehouse. The crew can often start when the boxes are inside.
A new hardwood tread is $60 with the riser, nosing, stain and labor counted. Steps that are still solid can be refinished for $50 each.
You pay labor the day the crew starts and material when the cartons are delivered. Sanding is billed half at the beginning and half at the last coat.
We cover labor for a year and the manufacturer covers the boards. Everyone who works in your house is employed by us, licensed, insured and NWFA certified.