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Just installed 800 sq ft of eastern white pine from Bingham Lumber in brookline, nh. $1.99/sq ft for 8" width random length up to 16 ft. Couldn't be happier with the quality.
Lightly sand, vacuum, & 1 coat gloss oil poly then 2 coats satin oil poly. 12+ hrs btwn coats. I DIY'd, got a quote for $3k to install. (Not including material)
Did that $3k include labor for 3 coats of poly? I never thought about this before, but I assume they need to come back 3 times to finish the job. That sounds like a logistical nightmare if there's usually no one home during the day. $3.75/sf for labor doesn't sound too bad though.
Did that $3k include labor for 3 coats of poly? I never thought about this before, but I assume they need to come back 3 times to finish the job. That sounds like a logistical nightmare if there's usually no one home during the day. $3.75/sf for labor doesn't sound too bad though.
When I installed hardwood in my house approximately half of the cost was the wood (I paid the supplier directly) and the other half was the labor. I paid $6/sf as I've mentioned in the past.
IIRC, it took almost a week to do the whole installation. First, they have to remove the existing flooring. Next, they have to prepare the floor and then install the flooring. It's a lot of cutting and nailing. Then it has to be sanded. Then they put an initial coat of sealer down. Once that's dry they come back and put a second coat on. Then that dries and they put a 3rd coat on. The whole process took about 5 days or so.
When I installed hardwood in my house approximately half of the cost was the wood (I paid the supplier directly) and the other half was the labor. I paid $6/sf as I've mentioned in the past.
IIRC, it took almost a week to do the whole installation. First, they have to remove the existing flooring. Next, they have to prepare the floor and then install the flooring. It's a lot of cutting and nailing. Then it has to be sanded. Then they put an initial coat of sealer down. Once that's dry they come back and put a second coat on. Then that dries and they put a 3rd coat on. The whole process took about 5 days or so.
I thought they screwed the subfloor into the joists now instead of nailing it in. That's supposed to prevent the squeaks that you hear on old floors. At least that's what my contractor told me when I asked him if he could fix the squeaks I had.
I thought they screwed the subfloor into the joists now instead of nailing it in. That's supposed to prevent the squeaks that you hear on old floors. At least that's what my contractor told me when I asked him if he could fix the squeaks I had.
Your contractor is talking about replacing your subfloor? I don't recall if mine did anything to my subfloor. I know it wasn't replaced but he might have screwed it down in a few spots. The nailing I was referring to was the hardwood flooring itself.
Your contractor is talking about replacing your subfloor? I don't recall if mine did anything to my subfloor. I know it wasn't replaced but he might have screwed it down in a few spots. The nailing I was referring to was the hardwood flooring itself.
Yeah, I have a few squeaks in certain spots and I asked my contractor if he could fix them while he was in the house doing something else for me. He said it was a big job that required taking out the flooring, screwing in the subfloor, then put flooring back on, so it wasn't worth it. I was thinking he could just find where the joist is, screw in the subfloor through the hardwoods, then fill in the hole with some wood filler. I guess I can ask the flooring guys when I get my quotes.
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