Walkthrough Before We Start
A walk through the house comes first. Our lead installer listens for hollow spots in the subfloor and checks how each threshold sits, important in Berkshire farmhouses that have settled on their hillsides.
A walk through the house comes first. Our lead installer listens for hollow spots in the subfloor and checks how each threshold sits, important in Berkshire farmhouses that have settled on their hillsides.
Every installer in your house is a licensed, insured, NWFA certified Brazil Floors employee, never a stranger we hired for one day.
On day one the crew measures again, sorts cartons by room and lays out the trim pieces at each door before a single nail is shot.
We guarantee our labor for one year, and the plank manufacturer stands behind the wood, so the install and the boards both have cover.

Rows follow the longest wall, a low waste pattern that makes a modest room feel stretched.

Small boards turn at ninety degrees, giving an antique dining room a woven pattern underfoot.

Ends are cut on matching angles so the boards meet in points that draw you along a corridor.

Boards at forty five degrees to the walls enlarge a narrow room and give a cottage kitchen more reach.

Oak squares with the grain turned in alternate directions bring a traditional look to a screened porch turned sunroom.

Narrow pieces weave over and under, framed by a contrasting border, a pick that fits a historic parlor.



Our nail down labor rate is $2.25/Sq Ft and the nails and underlayment are in it. With material from us, installed totals are $5.50/Sq Ft for unfinished and $6.00/Sq Ft for prefinished.
Yes. Carpet, pad and staples are removed, soft spots in the subfloor are secured and new hardwood goes over a sound surface. Taking out old flooring is about $1.00/Sq Ft.
Floating engineered hardwood at $2.00/Sq Ft labor. It sits on a pad, so no fasteners go into the concrete.
Yes, along with refinishing, staining, board repair and stairs. Several rooms can be handled by one team.
Boxes ship the day after your order from the Natick warehouse. Samples come to the house at the free estimate.
Each oak step runs $60 with the riser, nosing, stain and our labor wrapped in. On the laminate side, stairs are $50 a step.
You pay labor when we arrive and material when it is delivered. Sanding is divided into 50% at the start and 50% at the final coat.
Yes, labor has a one year warranty. The manufacturer's warranty covers the wood.