Walkthrough Before We Start
River valley houses move with the damp, so our lead checks your subfloor, thresholds and stairs in the Norwich rooms involved before a single board is ordered.
River valley houses move with the damp, so our lead checks your subfloor, thresholds and stairs in the Norwich rooms involved before a single board is ordered.
Whoever lays your oak in Norwich is a Brazil Floors employee with a license, insurance and NWFA certification. No other company is involved.
Every room is measured edge to edge, and cartons, trim and reducers are stacked by the entry in laying order, sparing the crew any midday search.
Twelve months of warranty cover our labor, and the boards keep the manufacturer warranty, so your workmanship and your material are both protected.

Planks run with the longest wall, the quickest layout with the least waste, and they lengthen a narrow Victorian parlor.

Short boards set in a stepped zigzag and cut one at a time, a period look for a Victorian dining room.

Rows mitered at 45 degrees meet in a neat V, which flatters the open kitchens of updated ranches on East Great Plains.

A diagonal run carries the eye across the room and lets a narrow Taftville kitchen feel wider.

Oak squares set with alternating grain, parquet style, a classic floor for a study on Bean Hill.

Short oak pieces woven over and under, usually inside a darker border, as in the front rooms of old homes near the Green.



In Norwich, nailed oak labor is $2.25/Sq Ft, glue assisted nailing is $2.50 plus adhesive and floated engineered oak is $2.00. Installed with our wood it is $5.50 unfinished or $6.00 prefinished.
Often yes, after loose planks are screwed down and plywood covers the gaps. A walk through your Norwich rooms tells us what the base needs.
Only engineered oak floated over a pad, at $2.00/Sq Ft of labor, and only after the slab tests dry. Solid oak stays upstairs.
Tear out with haul away is about $1.00/Sq Ft. Squeaks and spongy plywood are repaired before any new board is nailed.
A Norwich estimate booked on our website takes $250 off. Moving furniture is a flat $250.
Labor is paid the morning the crew arrives, and material is paid as the boxes are delivered. Sanding splits into halves, one at the start and one at the last coat.
Sealed oak in a few Norwich rooms is usually a one or two day job. Raw boards sanded and finished on site stretch to roughly a week with drying.
Brazil Floors employees on our own payroll lay every Norwich floor, never subcontractors. Labor has a one year warranty and the oak keeps its mill warranty.