Brentwood, TN · Hardwood flooringHardwood Flooring in Brentwood, TN

Walk through a Brentwood house from the late 1980s or the 1990s and the flooring often changes at every doorway. Oak in the entry, dining room and halls; carpet in the bedrooms and family room; tile or vinyl in the kitchen. Some homes have hardwood hiding under carpet that went down later. When a remodel removes a wall, takes up carpet or opens the kitchen, the question becomes how to extend, match or replace the wood so the floor reads as one surface again.

There are a few good answers. New boards can be laced into an existing floor, staggered in rather than butted against a straight line, and then the whole area is sanded and finished together so old and new take the same color. Oak finished in the amber tones of that era can often be refinished lighter, darker or closer to natural. Where the existing floor is worn thin or simply not what you want, new solid or engineered hardwood across the level gives a clean start, and wide-plank white oak with a low-sheen finish is a popular choice.

Wood responds to moisture, so installation is planned around it. Boards acclimate in the house before they go down, the subfloor is checked for flatness and moisture, and crawlspace conditions are considered where the floor sits above one. JACCO installs hardwood flooring with matching stair treads and nosings where the floor meets a staircase, so the stairs carry the same wood and finish as the rooms around them.