Hardwood Flooring

Hardwood is the flooring people notice and the flooring most likely to be installed badly. Nearly every failure traces back to the same short list: material that wasn't acclimated to the house before installation, a subfloor that wasn't flat or dry, or no expansion gap left at the walls. Minnesota makes this harder than most places — indoor humidity swings dramatically between a humid August and a bone-dry January, and wood moves with it. Boards that were laid tight in summer open up in winter. We test subfloor moisture, let material acclimate on site, and account for seasonal movement in the layout. That's the difference between a floor you refinish in twenty years and one you replace in five.