Walkthrough Before We Start
In Alice Austen House, place samples across the grain of the adjoining floor before deciding on board selection. The board construction determines which fitting methods are available.
In Alice Austen House, place samples across the grain of the adjoining floor before deciding on board selection. The board construction determines which fitting methods are available.
If layout and acclimation comes up at your Hylan Boulevard address, mark the first run and plan the last cuts. Note where the old surface will stay.
Map uneven or moving sections while the existing floor is still visible in Bay Street. Then check the support and height at doorways.
Before work starts near Alice Austen House, review the terms for the crew’s hardwood work. Keep any product documents with the signed estimate.

Before ordering for Bay Street, review whether the base accepts the specified fasteners. Allow for any detail still to be measured.

For Hylan Boulevard homes, compare the board instructions with the planned base where new work meets a surface that will stay.

Put floating engineered wood on the Rosebank estimate if it affects the transition. Review the pad and leave the required perimeter clearance.

For threshold details in Alice Austen House, compare the finished height before choosing the trim and note the floor height at the opening.

If the Bay Street rooms need pattern and orientation, view a short mock layout before approving board direction before booking a date.

At the Hylan Boulevard walkthrough, keep the floor and finish specifications with the estimate. Confirm that detail with the written scope.



Map uneven or moving sections. In Rosebank, ask which preparation, materials, and transitions are included in the written scope.
For an older house with a narrow entrance and a retained wood hall near Bay Street, check how much clearance remains below the door and casing. Diagonal runs or parquet can increase cutting waste. Review that detail while the existing surface is still in place.
Review the pad and leave the required perimeter clearance. In Rosebank, confirm the product allows a floating assembly before committing to the plan.
A reducer may be needed when the two surfaces sit at different heights. For the Rosebank estimate, compare the finished height before choosing the trim.
At the Rosebank visit, view a short mock layout before approving board direction. Diagonal runs or parquet can increase cutting waste.
Review the scope and product care instructions. Follow up with the crew about how to keep the floor and finish specifications with the estimate.
Bring up the board selection when we review the rooms in Rosebank. Place samples across the grain of the adjoining floor.
A flat base matters even when the floor will be floated. Before the visit, map uneven or moving sections.