Hardwood / Duval County
Hardwood in San Marco, FL
San Marco houses from the twenties through the fifties very often still have their original oak, and it is usually under the carpet rather than gone. Refinishing costs a fraction of replacement and produces a better floor.
In San Marco
What hardwood involves here
- Original oak sanded back to bare wood and refinished
- Crawl space decking replaced where it has gone soft
- Layout planned around rooms that are no longer square
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 San Marco
- There may be hardwood under your carpet
- Before you buy new flooring for a San Marco home, it is worth pulling back a corner of carpet in a closet. Refinishing an original floor usually costs less than replacing it and produces a better result.
- Crawl space decking
- Pier and beam construction plus a humid crawl space is hard on subfloor over eighty years. Soft spots near baths and exterior doors are common and need to be replaced, not covered.
- Rooms that are not square
- Older homes settle. Walls are rarely parallel and corners are rarely ninety degrees. Layout has to be planned around that so the cuts land where you do not notice them.
Quote for San Marco
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 work from our portfolio
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.
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.
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.
FAQ
Hardwood in San Marco: 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.
Can the original hardwood in my San Marco home be saved?
Usually. Floors from that era were built with thick solid wood, so there is normally plenty of material above the tongue to sand. Unless it has been sanded repeatedly already or has water damage, refinishing is the better option. We will look and tell you honestly.
Free, no-pressure quote
Hardwood quote in San Marco
Send your name and cell number. We will call you back and come out to measure. No obligation.
Laser measured. Quoted in writing. One contractor for the whole job.