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Walkthrough Before We Start
Old island houses settle and flex, and ocean damp moves lumber, so the crew lead checks the subfloor, every threshold and the stairs before a board is ordered.
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Hardwood Floor Installation in Nantucket, MA
$2.25/Sq Ft labor, nails and underlayment included. Written price before we start.
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Hardwood Floor Installation Cost
Installing hardwood on Nantucket costs $2.25/Sq Ft for labor, with nails and underlayment included. A gray-shingled house in town and a new build near Madaket are priced alike, and the invoice carries no surprises.
Nail Down Installation
Raw red or white oak is nailed to plywood, sanded where it lies and sealed. Many downtown houses with wide old floors go this way.
$2.25
/Sq Ft
What’s Included:
Underlayment Included
Nails Supplied
Professional Installation
Nail and Glue Down
Factory finished boards are nailed and glued for a firm, quiet floor that is ready for use right away. Good for a rental turnover near Surfside.
$2.50
/Sq Ft
What’s Included:
Nails Supplied
Glue Billed Separately
Professional Installation
Floating Floor
Engineered planks float over foam and glued joints. That works over a slab or in a damp lower level close to the harbor.
$2.00
/Sq Ft
What’s Included:
Joint Glue Supplied
Underlayment Included
Professional Installation
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Licensed, Insured Installation
Anyone working in your house carries a license, insurance and NWFA certification, and they all come from our own payroll.
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Remeasure and Material Count
We start by measuring every room, then park boxes, trim and reducers by the entry so installation days go quickly once the crew is on island.
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One Year Install Warranty
Our labor is warranted for a year, and the flooring itself keeps the maker's warranty, so workmanship and material are both covered.
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Hardwood Floor Patterns
Brazil Floors installs straight, herringbone, chevron, diagonal and parquet layouts for island homes, with borders and inlays priced on site. Historic houses often take wide straight boards, and newer builds pick chevron.
Straight Lay Hardwood
Rows run with the long wall, the quickest layout and the one that wastes the least wood, and it lengthens a narrow room in an old downtown house.
Herringbone Hardwood
Short boards turned 90 degrees in a staggered pattern, each fitted by hand. A natural choice for a formal room in a whaling-era house.
Chevron Hardwood
Board ends cut at 45 degrees meet in a tidy V down the room, a clean look for a modern open plan.
Diagonal Hardwood
Planks laid on the diagonal lead the eye outward, which opens up a small kitchen in a cottage near Surfside.
Checkerboard Parquet
Oak squares with alternating grain give a sunroom its parquet charm.
Basket Weave Parquet
Narrow pieces woven in a basket pattern with a darker border suit the better rooms of older houses in town.
/ OUR SERVICES
Hardwood Floor Installers on Nantucket
Our own employees work from the Natick shop, and Brazil Floors coordinates the ferry crossing for crew and material. In this house they rolled out underlayment, nailed the oak down and squared every doorway, the same steps we follow from a cottage in 'Sconset to a captain's house in town.
/ VINYL, REFINISHING AND STAIRS
Flooring Services on Nantucket
Across the island we install hardwood each season, along with vinyl plank, laminate, sanding, stain, board repair and new stair treads.
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Hardwood Floor Installation FAQ
Direct answers on price, scheduling and prep for hardwood installation on Nantucket, from town out to the far shore.
Get your Free In-Home EstimateWhat is the cost to install hardwood on Nantucket?
Nail-down labor is $2.25/Sq Ft with nails and underlayment inside the price. Add the wood from us and it is $5.50/Sq Ft unfinished or $6.00/Sq Ft prefinished.
How do you get crew and flooring to the island?
Brazil Floors coordinates the ferry crossing for the crew and the material, so you deal with one company from start to finish.
Is salt air a problem for new hardwood?
Wood moves a little with the seasons anywhere near the sea, so we leave an expansion gap at the walls and test moisture before laying. Steady indoor humidity helps after that.
Can you lay a new floor over an old plank subfloor?
Yes. We screw down loose planks, add plywood where needed and nail the new oak into a solid base.
What suits a concrete basement slab?
Engineered hardwood, floated over foam with glued seams. Labor for that method is $2.00/Sq Ft.
Do you also lay vinyl plank or laminate?
Both are on the menu: vinyl plank labor at $2.00/Sq Ft and laminate labor at $1.99/Sq Ft. A mudroom that collects sand all summer is where vinyl earns its keep.
What does a new oak stair tread cost?
Each new oak tread comes to $60, riser, nosing, stain and labor counted in. Stairs in good shape are refinished at $50 per step instead.
How and when do I pay?
Crew payment falls due as work starts, and the boxes are paid for on delivery. A one year labor warranty applies, next to the maker's warranty on the wood.
/ ALSO SERVING
Hardwood Floors in Nearby Towns
Whether the house is downtown, out at 'Sconset, near Surfside or toward Madaket, islanders get one steady crew and a single flat rate per Sq Ft.
Whaling captain houses in Edgartown get nailed oak at $2.25/Sq Ft of labor, underlayment included.
Gingerbread cottages in Oak Bluffs often hide old subfloors, so solid oak goes over fresh plywood.
Harwich basements and slab rooms take floated engineered planks for $2.00/Sq Ft of labor.
Chatham families who want the house back quickly choose prefinished boards with no sanding wait.
Tisbury homes trade tired stair carpet for oak treads at $60 each.
