Walkthrough Before We Start
Wet hockey gear, a lab shaking off lake water and a hallway full of snow boots from December through March. A hard finished oak floor takes it and mops clean.
Wet hockey gear, a lab shaking off lake water and a hallway full of snow boots from December through March. A hard finished oak floor takes it and mops clean.
Cartons come out of our warehouse in Long Branch, NJ, and next-day delivery from Long Branch drops them at your door, which keeps the crew from waiting on stock.
We carry oak, engineered and prefinished samples into the house and hold them against your trim and walls, so the tone is judged under the light your own windows give.
Our labor is guaranteed for a year, and the manufacturer stands behind the boards. Employees on our own team do the installing, with no subcontractors in the mix.

Red oak fastened to a leveled deck ends the bounce that develops in postwar cape hallways.

In a lakeside cottage with a damp crawlspace, floated engineered boards ride over a vapor barrier.

Tight stair turns and narrow side doors are manageable, since each carton is carried in by hand.

Boards over plywood in a split level are secured with nail and glue at $2.50/Sq Ft plus adhesive.

A pale prefinished white oak opens up a small den that gets little afternoon light.

Winter salt tracked in from the driveway is easy on a hard factory finish by the back door.



Labor is $2.25/Sq Ft for nail down, $2.50 plus adhesive for nail and glue, and $2.00 for floated engineered planks. Buy the wood through us and it totals $5.50/Sq Ft unfinished or $6.00 prefinished.
Yes, once we sister or shim the weak joists and fasten the subfloor. Postwar capes flex with age, so we check from the basement at the first visit.
Engineered planks over a vapor barrier are the usual answer, at $2.00/Sq Ft of labor. We read the moisture first and tell you honestly if the crawlspace needs work.
We do, about $1.00/Sq Ft, and it leaves in our truck. Any squeak or soft area is repaired before the new strip is laid.
Yes, $250 comes off when you reserve it through the website. A flat $250 also covers moving your furniture if you prefer.
A pair of prefinished rooms is a day or two. Unfinished oak, sanded and sealed inside your home, stretches toward a full week.
Our warehouse in Long Branch, NJ holds it, and next-day delivery from Long Branch gets it to you after the order goes in.
Our own employees, never subcontractors, with one year on labor and the maker's warranty on the planks.