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Walkthrough Before We Start
River valley air is damp in summer and bone dry once the woodstoves start, so the oak acclimates inside the house until the meter agrees with the subfloor. Nailing begins after that, not before.
/ Brazil Floors of Connecticut
Hardwood Floor Installation in Kent, CT
$2.25/Sq Ft labor, nails and underlayment included. Written price before we start.
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/ Hardwood Installers IN KENT
Hardwood Floor Installation Cost
Nail down hardwood in Kent is $2.25/Sq Ft of labor, with cleats and underlayment already in that figure. A small village house by the Housatonic and a hillside retreat with a view of the valley pay the same per foot.
Nail Down Installation
Raw red or white oak nailed down and then sanded and finished in place, the pick for the antique houses around Kent Center and the farms toward Macedonia.
$2.25
/Sq Ft
What’s Included:
Underlayment Included
Nails Supplied
Professional Installation
Nail and Glue Down
Factory finished planks cleated and glued for a tighter, quieter floor you can furnish the same night. Popular in the renovated weekend homes above South Kent.
$2.50
/Sq Ft
What’s Included:
Nails Supplied
Glue Billed Separately
Professional Installation
Floating Floor
Engineered oak floated on a pad with glued seams, the right approach for a slab or a walkout lower level cut into a Kent hillside.
$2.00
/Sq Ft
What’s Included:
Joint Glue Supplied
Underlayment Included
Professional Installation
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Licensed, Insured Installation
The installers in your Kent home are Brazil Floors employees, licensed, insured and NWFA certified. No day labor, no outside crew.
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Remeasure and Material Count
Every room is measured wall to wall and the cartons, moldings and reducers are set out in the order they go in. The crew never stops to hunt for a threshold.
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One Year Install Warranty
You get twelve months of labor warranty from us plus the manufacturer warranty on the flooring, both running from the day the job wraps.
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Hardwood Floor Patterns
Straight lay, herringbone, chevron, diagonal and parquet are all installed in Kent, with borders and inlays quoted at the visit. Antique houses here want wide plain boards; the newer weekend homes ask about herringbone for the entry.
Straight Lay Hardwood
Planks run with the longest wall, the fastest and least wasteful layout, and they make a long farmhouse parlor read even longer.
Herringbone Hardwood
Short boards set at right angles in a zigzag, every piece cut by hand. Handsome in the dining room of an 1800s Kent house.
Chevron Hardwood
Boards mitered to meet in a crisp V down the middle, a good fit for the big open kitchens in the hill homes above South Kent.
Diagonal Hardwood
A 45 degree lay draws the eye across and makes a narrow village kitchen on Route 7 feel wider.
Checkerboard Parquet
Oak squares with alternating grain, true parquet, suited to a library or sunroom in Kent Center.
Basket Weave Parquet
Short pieces woven inside a dark border, a pattern for the front rooms of the older houses near Kent Falls.
/ OUR SERVICES
Hardwood Floor Installers in Kent
The crew leaves our store and warehouse at 92 Munson St in Milford and stays on one Kent job until it is finished. On this one they rolled underlayment, nailed white oak tight and scribed around a stone hearth, the same care a village house on Route 7 or a farmhouse near Kent Falls gets.
/ VINYL, REFINISHING AND STAIRS
Flooring Services in Kent
Kent homeowners mostly call about new oak, and the same employees also lay vinyl plank and laminate, resand tired floors, change stain colors, replace single boards and build oak stairs.
/ START YOUR PROJECT
Hardwood Floor Installation FAQ
Straight talk on price, prep and a start date for hardwood floor installation in Kent, whether the house is in the village, up above South Kent or out past Macedonia.
Get your Free In-Home EstimateHow much is hardwood installation in Kent?
Labor is $2.25/Sq Ft for nail down, $2.50 for nail and glue and $2.00 for floated engineered. With oak from our warehouse, unfinished runs $5.50/Sq Ft installed and prefinished $6.00.
Does damp air by the Housatonic affect new oak?
It can if the boards go down too soon. We let the oak sit in the house and nail only when the meter shows it matches the subfloor.
Can you lay hardwood in a hillside walkout basement?
Yes, as engineered oak floated over a pad at $2.00/Sq Ft of labor. Solid oak stays on the upper floors.
Do you remove old carpet and flooring first?
We do, at about $1.00/Sq Ft, and the old material leaves in our truck. The subfloor is screwed down and leveled before anything new is laid.
Is there a discount for booking online?
Online bookings take $250 off the installation, and we move your furniture for a flat $250 if you would rather not.
How long does an average Kent house take?
Prefinished oak in a few rooms is usually one or two days. Unfinished oak that gets sanded and finished on site runs about a week.
Who shows up to do the work?
Brazil Floors employees, licensed, insured and NWFA certified. We never hand a Kent job to a subcontractor.
What is the warranty?
Twelve months on our labor plus the manufacturer warranty on the boards. Both begin the day we finish.
/ ALSO SERVING
Hardwood Floors in Nearby Towns
Village houses along Route 7 in Kent Center, weekend homes in the hills above South Kent and old farmhouses near Kent Falls all book the same installers at one labor rate.
Sharon homes get oak nailed over new plywood at $2.25/Sq Ft of labor.
Cornwall farmhouses have solid oak cleated down at $2.25/Sq Ft, fasteners and underlayment included.
Warren lower levels on concrete take floated engineered oak at $2.00/Sq Ft of labor.
Washington homeowners choose prefinished oak so the room is furnished again by nightfall.
New Milford houses get raw oak installed and finished on site for $5.50/Sq Ft with material.
