Walkthrough Before We Start
Capes and colonials of different ages seldom share a perfectly flat subfloor, so the lead installer checks levelness, thresholds and the staircase in your Norton house first.
Capes and colonials of different ages seldom share a perfectly flat subfloor, so the lead installer checks levelness, thresholds and the staircase in your Norton house first.
Everyone laying your floor is on the Brazil Floors payroll, licensed, insured and NWFA certified, with no outside subcontractors.
The crew begins by measuring each room, then stacks the boxes, trim and transitions by the door so work flows without delays.
We warrant our labor for one year, and the boards bring the manufacturer's warranty too, so both the work and the wood are covered.

Boards run alongside the longest wall for the least waste, and a tight hall looks longer for it.

Short boards are set at right angles in a stepped line, each cut by hand, which suits a formal dining room in an older house.

Boards cut at 45 degrees close every row in a clean V, a sharp look for an open kitchen.

A diagonal layout leads the eye corner to corner, so a modest kitchen near the Wading River feels wider.

Oak squares turn their grain in alternating directions for a parquet floor with a traditional feel in a sunroom.

Short strips woven in a basketweave, usually edged with a dark border, are at home in an older Lockety Neck house.



Nailing labor is $2.25/Sq Ft, nails and underlayment included. With material added it totals $5.50/Sq Ft unfinished or $6.00/Sq Ft prefinished.
Yes. Tear-out of old flooring runs about $1.00/Sq Ft, then we fasten any loose subfloor and nail the hardwood onto sound plywood.
Engineered hardwood, floated over padding with glued joints so no nail reaches the slab. Labor for that is $2.00/Sq Ft.
Yes, both. Vinyl plank labor is $2.00/Sq Ft and laminate labor is $1.99/Sq Ft, and vinyl is the pick for damp cellars and mudrooms.
The day after you order, delivered from our Natick warehouse. Your estimator sets the installation date as the order is placed.
Each tread is $60 and that number holds the riser, nosing, stain and labor. Stairs with sound oak can be refinished at $50 per step instead.
Labor is due as the crew arrives, material is due as boxes are delivered, and sanding work is split 50% at the beginning and 50% at the last coat.
It is. You get a one-year labor warranty from us and the manufacturer's warranty on the wood, with licensed, insured, NWFA certified installers.