Walkthrough Before We Start
Capes and split-levels around here often have uneven plywood hiding under old wall-to-wall carpet, so before ordering, our lead walks the subfloor, doorways and stairs.
Capes and split-levels around here often have uneven plywood hiding under old wall-to-wall carpet, so before ordering, our lead walks the subfloor, doorways and stairs.
Nobody arrives from an outside agency. Your installers are our employees, holding a state license, insurance coverage and a National Wood Flooring Association certificate.
Day one starts with sorting. Cartons, trim pieces and reducers get set out room by room, and the nailer can then move without stopping to search.
A full year protects our labor. The mill separately warrants the wood, so a mistake in the work and a flaw in the boards each have an answer.

Parallel to the long wall is the cleanest layout, with the least cutoff waste, and it widens a modest room.

Short boards alternate direction in a hand-cut zigzag that gives a dining room a traditional air.

Mitered at 45 degrees, board ends form a V pattern that leads the eye down a hall.

Laid on a diagonal, the planks pull attention across a small den and make it feel deeper.

Oak squares with the grain turned in alternate directions deliver a parquet look for a bright sunroom.

Narrow oak pieces are woven over and under and framed with a border, a style that fits the older houses around the Common.



The nail-down labor rate is $2.25/Sq Ft, and it already counts nails and underlayment. Wood and installation together come to $5.50/Sq Ft for unfinished or $6.00/Sq Ft for prefinished.
Yes. Carpet, pad and tack strips come out, soft spots in the subfloor get fastened, and hardwood is nailed over sound plywood. Tear-out is about $1.00/Sq Ft.
Engineered hardwood that floats over padding, with glued joints and no nails into concrete. The labor on that method is $2.00/Sq Ft.
They can. LVP labor is $2.00/Sq Ft and laminate labor is $1.99/Sq Ft, which suit basements, playrooms and home offices.
The next day, out of our Natick warehouse. Afterward the crew sets the installation day with you.
A hardwood tread is $60, riser, nosing, stain and labor included. A sound step that only needs refinishing is $50.
You pay the crew for labor once work begins and pay for material as boxes are delivered. Sanding is billed in two halves, the first at the start and the second at the final coat.
One year of warranty on our labor and the manufacturer coverage on the planks. The crew members are licensed, insured and NWFA certified.