Walkthrough Before We Start
Salt air and old Saugatuck River clay can leave a subfloor swollen or sloped, so the lead tests every room, doorway and stair in your Westport home before laying.
Salt air and old Saugatuck River clay can leave a subfloor swollen or sloped, so the lead tests every room, doorway and stair in your Westport home before laying.
Each installer in your house is a Brazil Floors employee with a license, insurance and NWFA certification, never a subcontractor sent in his place.
On day one the crew measures wall to wall and sets cartons, trim and reducers at the entry in laying order, so work keeps moving.
Our workmanship is covered for one year and the planks keep their maker's warranty, so a seam gone wrong and a defective board are both handled.

Planks follow the longest wall, which is the fastest layout and cuts waste. A narrow Westport entry hall looks longer for it.

Short boards turned at right angles in a zigzag and cut by hand, one piece at a time. A period match for a Coleytown dining room.

Boards mitered at 45 degrees to meet in a clean V. Suits the open kitchens opened up in renovated Westport homes.

Planks at 45 degrees to the walls pull the eye across the room, giving a compact beach cottage kitchen more width.

Oak squares set with the grain alternating, parquet style. A classic choice for a sunroom with a view of the Sound.

Short oak pieces woven over and under, usually inside a border. Handsome in the front hall of an older house on Old Hill.



Nail down oak is $2.25/Sq Ft of labor with nails and underlayment included, and nail and glue is $2.50/Sq Ft plus adhesive. Floating engineered boards come to $2.00/Sq Ft.
It can move boards, so we read moisture in the wood and the subfloor before installing. Boards sit in the house until they match its humidity.
Tear-out averages about $1.00/Sq Ft in Westport, and your estimator names the exact figure after seeing the layers underneath.
Yes, for a flat $250 the crew clears the rooms and sets everything back when the floor is done.
Labor is due the day the crew arrives and begins, and material is due when the boxes are delivered. Reserving a date requires no deposit.
Yes. The estimator brings samples to your Westport house and lays them on the floor next to your baseboards and doors.
The next day from our Milford warehouse, though solid oak needs a rest in your house before it is nailed. We set the acclimation time for your wood.
One year on labor and the maker's warranty on the planks. Our own licensed, insured and NWFA certified employees do all the work.