Completed August 2026
Unfinished Red Oak Woven into Existing Hardwood
In August 2026, Floors Now completed the installation phase of a flood-damage repair in Simsbury for a restoration-company project. The crew removed and disposed of 101 square feet of damaged hardwood while preserving the intact adjoining floor. They then nail-down installed 271 square feet of unfinished 2 1/4-inch Select & Better solid red oak across the kitchen and part of the dining room, weaving the new boards into the existing hardwood instead of creating a straight dividing seam. The removal and installation took one workday. The connected floor will be sanded and refinished at a later date.
The restoration company, customer, and exact property address are withheld. Personal photographs visible in the original project image were blurred for household privacy.
Project facts
- Completed
- August 2026
- Project
- Residential flood-damage solid-hardwood repair
- Rooms
- Kitchen and partial dining room
- Flooring
- NRF unfinished 2 1/4-inch Select & Better solid red oak hardwood
- Installed area
- 271 square feet installed; 101 square feet of damaged hardwood removed
- Elapsed work time
- One workday for removal and installation
- Project goal
- Replace the flood-damaged kitchen hardwood and weave new boards into the intact hardwood continuing into the dining room
Scope of work
New unfinished boards were woven into the intact hardwood rather than ending at a straight seam.
- Removed and disposed of 101 square feet of flood-damaged hardwood
- Preserved the intact hardwood adjoining the repair area
- Staggered the board ends and wove the replacement hardwood into the retained floor
- Nail-down installed 271 square feet of unfinished 2 1/4-inch Select & Better solid red oak across the kitchen and part of the dining room
- Completed the removal and installation phase in one workday
- Left the connected hardwood surface unfinished for sanding and refinishing at a later date