Walkthrough Before We Start
A houseful of Rowan students hauling boxes in August, a dog bounding in from the yard and holiday guests crowding the kitchen. Oak with a hard finish handles every bit of it.
A houseful of Rowan students hauling boxes in August, a dog bounding in from the yard and holiday guests crowding the kitchen. Oak with a hard finish handles every bit of it.
Cartons come off the shelf at our Long Branch, NJ warehouse and arrive through next-day delivery from Long Branch, so the crew never stands idle waiting.
Our estimator brings oak, maple and engineered sample boards and rests them on your own subfloor, so the color is judged in the light your windows give.
Labor on your floor has a one-year warranty, and the planks bring the manufacturer's. Brazil Floors employees, licensed and insured, do each installation.

Glassboro's older frame houses often have joists that have shifted, so we shim and fasten before the oak so nothing groans later.

A floated engineered floor suits a lower level near campus, with a pad underneath that muffles noise from the room above.

Porches with tight turns do not slow us down, as each bundle gets carried inside by hand.

Where a ranch sits over plywood, nail and glue at $2.50/Sq Ft plus adhesive keeps boards from lifting.

A pale prefinished plank opens up a narrow rental bedroom near the university.

Winter slush and muddy cleats from the high school fields arrive at the front door, so entry boards get a harder finish.



Labor is $2.25/Sq Ft for nail down, $2.50 plus adhesive for nail and glue and $2.00 for floated engineered planks. With our wood, expect $5.50/Sq Ft unfinished or $6.00/Sq Ft prefinished, installed.
Yes, after we level the low spots and secure any loose subfloor. Frame houses of that age settle, so we build it into the plan at the first visit.
Engineered planks floated over the slab are the usual choice, at $2.00/Sq Ft of labor. We measure moisture first and then pick the pad.
Yes, at around $1.00/Sq Ft, and the debris leaves with us. Squeaks and soft areas are corrected before the first new board.
For a flat $250 we move it out and back. Booking the estimate through the website also takes $250 off.
One or two days for a couple of prefinished rooms. Unfinished oak that gets sanded and sealed after install runs about a week.
It ships from our warehouse in Long Branch, NJ, with next-day delivery from Long Branch.
Brazil Floors staff on the payroll, with no outside subcontractors. A one-year labor warranty applies, and the boards keep the manufacturer warranty.