Walkthrough Before We Start
Hillside mill houses shift and slope over the decades, so our lead tests the subfloor, every threshold and the stairs in your Thomaston place before opening a box.
Hillside mill houses shift and slope over the decades, so our lead tests the subfloor, every threshold and the stairs in your Thomaston place before opening a box.
Each person on your job is paid by us and carries a license, insurance and NWFA certification. We hire no day labor and we pass nothing off to subs.
First visit, a tape goes room to room. Cartons, trim and reducers get lined up by the door, so nobody wanders off for a missing piece.
Labor carries a twelve month warranty from Brazil Floors, and the board maker backs the wood separately, so install and oak each have protection.

Boards run with the longest wall, the quickest layout and the least waste, and it lengthens a narrow hillside ranch room.

Short boards meet at 90 degrees in a zigzag, hand cut and fitted one by one, a period match for an old mill-town dining room.

Each board is mitered at 45 degrees so the rows close in a clean V, which flatters an open kitchen and family room.

Planks set on the diagonal draw the eye across the room, so a small kitchen near High Street reads larger.

Small oak squares alternate grain direction in a parquet pattern, a time-tested choice for a study or sunroom.

Narrow strips of oak weave over and under with a darker border around them, right for the front hall of an older house.



Nail-down labor is $2.25/Sq Ft with nails and underlayment counted, and nail-and-glue is $2.50/Sq Ft plus adhesive. Our oak brings the package to $5.50/Sq Ft unfinished or $6.00/Sq Ft prefinished.
Usually, once we level or shim the low spots and screw down anything loose. We check the slope with a straightedge at the estimate before quoting.
The carpet, pad and tack strips all go as part of prep. Tear-out is about $1.00/Sq Ft.
Yes, for a flat $250 that covers the whole house. Pieces go back where you want them when the oak is down.
Labor is paid the day the crew walks in, and the boxes are paid for on delivery. Booking your estimate online earns $250 off.
It ships from our Milford warehouse and usually lands the next day. Buy the boards through Brazil Floors and you may save up to 30% on the material.
Labor has a one-year warranty from us, with the manufacturer covering the boards. The installers are our employees, licensed and insured.
An estimator drives oak sample boards to Thomaston and lays them across your own subfloor. The visit is free.