When we handle a floor from start to finish, we control every step: the product, the specification, the subfloor, the installation and the sand and finish. That's how we deliver our flattest, cleanest, most consistent floors for homes across Livonia, Novi, Northville, Birmingham and Ann Arbor.
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Two very different jobs. Here's how to tell which page fits your home.
| Floor details | New site finished floor | Restoring an existing floor |
|---|---|---|
| What you have now | No wood floor, or carpet, vinyl or a worn out floor you're replacing | Older hardwood you want to save: 1950s or 60s, waxed, or sanded before |
| What we do | Install new solid or engineered hardwood, then sand and finish it in your home | Measure what's left, fix what's loose, then sand, blend and finish what can be saved |
| Your choices | Species, plank width, color and sheen | Finish options depend on how much wood is left |
| Next step | Book a $50 estimate visit | Book a $50 floor assessment (credited toward the job) |
We replaced the wood and carpets in our home with white oak flooring. The product they helped us to choose, the installation artistry and the end product post sanding and staining onsite is amazing. We couldn’t be happier with the team, the customer service, the care and attention they gave to our home.
1 Wood Floors installed a wide plank white oak floor and the craftmanship and service was outstanding! Our original floors were not flat or level. 1 Wood Floors was able to correct the problem and install beautiful floors.
This is my second time using 1woodfloors. Highly recommend. They do beautiful work, very professional, great communication from start to finish. Used them to refinish floors and to replace floors both jobs are beautiful.
When we restore a floor that's been in a home for 20, 40 or 50 years, we inherit everything that came before us: the wood someone else chose, the subfloor someone else prepped, the nailing someone else did, and every past sanding, wax coat and repair. We can do beautiful work, but we're working within limits we didn't set.
A new site finished floor has none of those limits. We control every element:
Because we own every step, there's nothing to work around. This is the highest end work we do.
Prefinished boards come with beveled edges and a factory color. A site finished floor is sanded flat after it's installed, so the boards meet in one smooth surface with no grooves to catch dirt, and the stain and sheen are chosen for your light and your rooms.
Our classic site finished floor: solid hardwood, nailed down, then sanded and finished in your home.
Our highest end floor: engineered planks built on 3/4 inch Baltic birch plywood cores with a 5 to 6 millimeter sandable hardwood face. That's just as much sandable wood as a regular solid floor, so it can be sanded just as many times.
Both tiers get the same planetary sanding and the same standard two component waterborne finish.
Once a plank reaches about 5 inches wide, we switch to engineered. In Michigan, with our humidity swings, a wide engineered plank is simply the more stable floor, and we upgrade the installation to glue down or nail with glue assist. These engineered floors are as sandable as solid wood, last just as long if not longer thanks to newer construction, and look better longer, because a structurally stable floor in a home with the right environmental control stays flat and tight.
We can do it, and we have. But wider solid planks are much more prone to movement: cupping, gapping and seasonal shifting. If you choose wide solid, you need to understand how it behaves and keep your home's humidity and temperature controlled year round. That's why we usually keep solid floors at 4 inches or narrower and go engineered above that.
We sand with planetary sanders. Several discs turn in opposite directions, so the machine flattens the floor instead of following its dips. Ordinary drum sanders leave chatter marks and swirl scratches; planetary sanding gives the flattest, most scratch free surface possible, so the finish lays out smooth and even, like a sheet of glass.
Because the floor is finished on site, the color is made for your rooms, not picked from a factory chart. From natural tones to rich espresso to modern grays and custom mixed stains, we put test samples on your actual installed floor and look at them in your light before you choose. Sheen ranges from a flat matte to a soft satin.
Our standard finish is a two component, waterborne, commercial grade finish. It's made by several brands; the two we rely on most are Loba and Bona. It's built for heavy traffic, and it lets you get back on your floor and move all your furniture back in 72 hours after the final coat.
Waterborne finishes keep odors down. Combined with our dust containment equipment, that means a clean job site and no finish smell hanging around your home after we leave.
Every sander runs with dust collection at the source, connected to HEPA vacuums. Barriers go up, and HVAC and openings get sealed. No sanding system is 100% dust free, but our setup captures about 98% at the source, so the rest of your home stays livable.
As a Licensed Michigan Residential Builder, we can remove your old flooring and arrange furniture moving, appliance disconnects and paint touch ups, so you don't have to coordinate three trades.
Common Questions
Prefinished boards are finished at the factory and have beveled edges. Site finished floors are installed raw, then sanded flat and finished in your home, so you get one smooth surface and a color made for your rooms.
Ours can. Its 5 to 6 millimeter face has just as much sandable wood as a solid floor.
Yes. Solid strip and plank up to 4 inches wide, nailed down. Above that we recommend engineered for stability.
It keeps wider floors tight, flat and quiet, and gives a stable base for sanding.
You can walk on it and bring all the furniture back in 72 hours after the final coat.
Usually, yes. We stain and finish on site, so we can match colors and carry the floor onto stairs.
It covers a real visit: measuring, checking your subfloor and talking through species, widths and finishes. We'll call to set a time and arrange the $50.
Book your $50 estimate visit and we'll call to set a time.
Book a $50 estimate visitRestoring an older floor instead?
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