Hardwood flooring
Solid hardwood, installed to last for decades.
A hardwood floor can outlast the kitchen, the paint, and several sets of furniture. It is also the floor that punishes shortcuts most. Everstrong installs solid hardwood with close attention to moisture, board placement, and fit.
Why people still choose solid wood
Every board is a piece of real timber, so no two rooms look quite the same. Solid hardwood ages with the house, picks up character, and can be sanded and refinished more than once over its life. Few floors can make that claim. It adds warmth to craftsman homes and newer builds alike, and it can often be woven in with an older floor already in the house.
It does ask for more than other options. Wood costs more, takes more skill to install, and does not suit every location. Below-grade rooms and wet areas usually call for something else, and we would rather tell you that up front than sell the wrong floor.
Wood moves, especially in the Northwest
Hardwood takes on and gives off moisture with the seasons. In a damp Puget Sound winter followed by a dry heated house, boards swell and shrink, and that is the source of most gaps and cupping you see in wood floors. The way to manage it is to pay attention before the first nail goes in.
That means checking conditions in the house and the subfloor, following the manufacturer's guidance for acclimating the product, and leaving proper expansion room at the perimeter. Crawl spaces matter here as well, because moisture coming up from below can affect the floor long after the job is done.
Board placement and fit
Good hardwood work is deliberate. Board lengths and color variation need to be spread across the room so that short pieces do not cluster and end joints do not line up. Direction usually follows the joists, and it has to look right with the room's layout as well. Doorways, stairs, and existing floors are where careful cutting shows.
If you are joining new hardwood to an existing floor, tell us early. Matching species and board width is the easy part. Matching an aged finish usually means refinishing, and we can talk through that with you as well.
What we need to quote it
Send us the approximate area, the species or product you are considering, and what the floor sits on, if you know. Photos of the rooms and any adjoining floors help. We will give you a starting estimate and confirm the final scope once the site conditions can be evaluated.
It also helps to know whether the floor sits over a crawl space, a basement, or a slab, and whether you want prefinished boards or wood finished on site. Each of those changes the plan and the order of the work.
Preparing for your project
- Clear furniture, rugs, and wall hangings from the work area
- Plan where pets and household members will stay
- Ask us for your project's specific drying times before planning around them
Free estimate
Tell us about your hardwood project.
Three short steps. Add photos if you have them, or call or text if that is easier.