Hardwood Floor Installation Pricing

Standard - $6.50 per square foot for installation.

• Measure content of subfloor and evaluate any necessary moisture remediation.

• Install aquabar or felt underlayment

• Consult on material grade and milling selection and source material from local or national suppliers.

• Install nail down 3/4" solid hardwood 2.25"-4".

• Material costs can vary widely and significantly over time depending upon grading, milling and popularity. Call today to learn more!

Milling

• Many hardwoods can be sourced in different milling profiles.

• Common cuts include rift and quartered, live sawn, plain sawn, rift only or quartered only.

• Rift and Quartered flooring is more dimensionally stable and will have a much higher incidence of medullary rays. These grain patterns were used to great effect in Arts and Crafts architecture and furniture.

• Rift sawn white and red oak have a beautiful soft longitudinal grain pattern.

Domestic Hardwood Grading

• Oak hardwood flooring comes in several grades including character, #2 common, #1 common, select and clear.

• Maple hardwood flooring can often be sourced in character, 2nd and 1st grades.

• These materials can be obtained in many different widths from 1.5" to 8" or more.

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