Services
Floors and trim that stop drawing the eye
Scuffed hardwood, loose boards and baseboards with gaps look worse in a photo than they do in person.
We repair what is there. Hardwood is touched up or refinished, loose planks are re-fastened, damaged vinyl planks are swapped, and baseboards and casing are re-set, caulked and painted.
What is included
Hardwood screened and recoated, or spot-repaired
Loose or squeaky boards re-fastened
Damaged vinyl planks swapped where a match exists
Baseboards, quarter-round and door casing re-set and caulked
Thresholds and transition strips fixed
What moves the days and the cost
What changes this job from house to house
Screen or sand
A floor in good shape can be screened and recoated. One with deep wear needs sanding, which is more days.
Cure time
A refinished floor closes the room while it cures. The schedule shows which rooms and for how long.
A matching plank
Older stock may need a custom match, which can add a lead time.
What is under the squeak
Sometimes it is a nail. Sometimes it is a subfloor problem, and that becomes a repair line.
How it goes
Where this work sits in the 14 days
- Day 1
We walk the floors
Wear, gaps and loose boards are marked and photographed.
- Days 5–8
Carpentry first
Boards are re-fastened and trim re-set before anything gets painted.
- Days 9–11
Finish and close
Floors are coated early in the window so rooms are walkable by day 13.
Permits and rules
No permit, and a note on dust
Floor repair and trim carpentry do not need a permit. A new floor over the whole house is outside the 14 days.
Sanding old floors in a house built before 1978 can disturb lead paint on trim and baseboards. We check the build year on day 1 and follow the EPA lead rule where it applies.
Questions about this work
Can floors dry in time for photos?
That is why floors go early in days 9 to 11. The scope names the finish and the days, and the room is walkable before the day 14 walk-through.
Do you install new flooring?
Repairs and spot replacement, yes. A whole-house floor is a remodel and does not fit the 14-day board.
Can you fix a squeaky stair?
Usually, from above or below. If it needs the stringer opened, the scope says so on day 2.
Send the address and the list date
We will set a walk-through and write the scope for this work and the rest of the house.