Walkthrough Before We Start
Before anything is ordered, our lead installer walks every room, presses on the subfloor, checks for lake-season dampness and records each doorway height.
Before anything is ordered, our lead installer walks every room, presses on the subfloor, checks for lake-season dampness and records each doorway height.
Brazil Floors pays every installer on the job directly. Each one is licensed, insured and NWFA certified, and no work is passed to a subcontractor.
On the morning we begin, cartons are counted again, transition strips are set at each opening and the crew starts only when the numbers add up.
Twelve months of warranty cover our labor, and the boards carry the mill's own materials coverage, so the work and the wood are each protected.

Courses follow the longest wall, which cuts waste and makes a narrow lake cottage seem longer.

Short pieces turned in alternating directions bring a woven, traditional look to a farmhouse dining room.

Ends cut at 45 degrees meet in a clean point, drawing attention down the length of the room.

Running boards on a slant makes a small lakeside kitchen look broader.

Oak squares with grain laid in alternate directions give a screened porch conversion a parquet look.

Short oak woven over and under, usually with a dark border, suits the front rooms of older farmhouses.



Nail down work is priced at $2.25/Sq Ft of labor, with the nails and the underlayment inside it. Planks bought with the job make it $5.50/Sq Ft unfinished or $6.00/Sq Ft prefinished.
It can be, when the subfloor is dry. We check moisture first, and where a slab is close to the water table we recommend floating engineered boards at $2.00/Sq Ft for labor.
Yes. Carpet, pad and tack strips go out, tear-out is about $1.00/Sq Ft and the oak is fastened to sound subfloor.
Boards leave our Natick warehouse the day after your order. That puts them on site before the installers begin.
Labor is paid as the crew arrives. Material is paid when boxes are delivered, and sanding work splits in half at the start and at the final coat.
For a flat $250 we do. Otherwise, please clear the room before the crew gets there.
Yes, $2.50/Sq Ft plus adhesive. It is picked for wide boards or a subfloor that needs the extra hold.
Our labor has a one year warranty and the flooring has the manufacturer's. Everyone sent to your house is licensed, insured and NWFA certified.