Hardwood / Duval County
Hardwood in Jacksonville, FL
We install and finish on site, and we refinish what is already there. The complication in Jacksonville is almost always underneath: decades of humidity under a pier-and-beam house are hard on decking, so structure comes first.
In Jacksonville
What hardwood involves here
- Unfinished wood installed then sanded and finished in place
- Failed subfloor replaced as part of the job, not an add-on
- Material acclimated to the house before install
Hardwood is the one floor that gets better with a second life. A worn oak floor is almost never a floor that needs replacing. It is a floor that needs sanding.
We do both sides of that work. We install unfinished hardwood and finish it in place, which is how you get a surface with no seams in the finish and no factory bevel collecting grit. And we refinish existing floors, which is usually a fraction of the cost of tearing out and starting over.
Local conditions we plan for in Jacksonville
- Slab-on-grade in the newer suburbs
- Most construction south and west of downtown sits on concrete. Slabs push moisture upward and are rarely as flat as they need to be for large format tile or floating plank. We test both before we recommend a product.
- Pier and beam in the historic core
- Riverside, Avondale, San Marco, and Springfield were built on crawl spaces. Decades of Florida humidity under a house are hard on decking, so subfloor repair is a normal part of these jobs rather than a surprise.
- Humidity, year round
- Wood moves here more than it does almost anywhere else. Material gets acclimated to the house before install and expansion gaps get left at every wall, or the floor tells on you within a season.
Quote for Jacksonville
Name and cell number. We will call you back and set up a measure.
What is included
- Assessment of whether your existing floor can be refinished
- Subfloor inspection and replacement of failed sections
- Installation of unfinished or prefinished hardwood
- Multi-pass sanding through progressive grits
- Vacuum and tack between every pass
Proof
Hardwood we have completed in Jacksonville
Photographed on the job as the work happened.
Jacksonville12 photosHardwood
1,300 sq ft Oak Hardwood Refinish
The oak underneath was worth saving. Sanded back to bare wood and finished clear, no stain.
Jacksonville9 photosHardwood
3,500 sq ft Hardwood: Subfloor Replaced, Installed, and Finished
Thirty-five hundred square feet, taken from bad subfloor to finished hardwood under one contract.
Jacksonville Beach5 photosHardwood
Jacksonville Beach Condo: Red Oak Install and Finish
Unfinished red oak installed and then sanded and finished on site. That is how you get a floor with no seams in the finish.
FAQ
Hardwood in Jacksonville: questions
Not covered here? Call (904) 592-0777 and ask.
Can my old hardwood floor be refinished, or does it need replacing?
Most can be refinished. What matters is how much wood sits above the tongue. A solid floor can usually take several sandings over its life. If it has already been sanded down to the fasteners, or if boards are cupped from a water event, replacement may be the better call. We look before we tell you.
How long does refinishing take, and can I stay in the house?
Plan on several days for a typical floor: sanding, then finish coats, then cure time. You can usually stay in the home if the work is contained to part of it, but you cannot walk on the finish while it cures, and there will be dust and fumes. We talk through the sequence before we start.
Is hardwood a bad idea in Florida humidity?
No, but it has to be handled correctly. Wood moves with moisture. That means acclimating the material to the house before install, leaving proper expansion gaps at the walls, and making sure the subfloor is dry first. Skip those steps and you get gaps in winter and cupping in summer.
What areas of Jacksonville do you cover?
All of Duval County, plus St. Johns, Clay, and Nassau. That includes Riverside, Avondale, San Marco, Mandarin, the Southside, Arlington, the Westside, and the Beaches. If you are unsure whether you are in range, call and ask.
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