Wood Floor Installation Service near Old Hill in Westport CT
Homeowners near Old Hill in Westport CT get wood floors installed clean, on schedule, and built to hold up for decades.
Old Hill sits along Kings Highway North, a road the colonists laid out in 1672. Colonials on Wright Street, Victorian estates set back behind long driveways, and some of these homes have been standing for close to 300 years.
On Edge Hill Lane we pulled up carpet in a Colonial and found a fir subfloor that needed full leveling before a single board went down. On Ludlow Road, a Victorian with doorways so far out of square that every transition had to be scribed by hand. Homeowners here who need a wood floor installation service in Westport CT call Wood Floors of Westport.
Jobs Near Old Hill
Old Hill keeps us busy. These houses are old, the wetlands off the Saugatuck add moisture variability, and no two jobs turn up the same conditions underneath.
We refinished floors on Kings Highway North, Wright Street, and Old Hill Road last year. On Woodside Avenue in the spring, a homeowner getting ready to list needed us to match existing red oak stain exactly and work around the original baseboards she wanted to keep. We ended up back on the same block three months later when a neighbor called after seeing the photos.
Every job we take in Old Hill teaches us something about what these houses actually need.
Historic Home Installations
A job in the Kings Highway North Historic District is not a standard install. The millwork in these houses is original in a lot of cases, and the floors have to match it.
Wood Floors of Westport has been doing this work in Westport for over 40 years, and Rick oversees every job. On Wright Street we installed site-finished white oak over original pine subfloor kept in place as the base; on Old Hill Road we matched 19th-century strip oak in a Victorian where a wrong grain direction would have been obvious to anyone who walked in. If you want a wood floor installation service in Westport CT in a house this old done right, the details matter.
Old buildings need experienced hands.
Subfloor Preparation
Homes in Old Hill date back as far as the 1730s. Subfloor problems are not the exception in this neighborhood, they are almost the rule.
On Kings Highway North we found rotted joist sections under a Colonial floor that had to be sistered before anything else could happen. On Edge Hill Lane the subfloor had a significant crown across the main living area, so we filled low spots, planed the high ones, and got it flat enough for wide-plank before touching the wood. We have also found previous installs floated over unlevel bases, leaving homeowners with hollow-sounding floors for years without knowing why.
We check everything before we open a single box of flooring.
Wide-Plank White Oak
Wide-plank white oak is what most Old Hill homeowners want right now, especially anyone getting ready to sell. These houses are built for it: the big rooms, the wide hallways, the high ceilings all carry a 6-inch plank the way they should.
We installed 5- and 6-inch white oak on Old Hill Road and on Kings Highway North last year, site-finished both to match the trim already in the house. White oak generally holds up better than red oak in Connecticut humidity, and this neighborhood is close enough to the Saugatuck that moisture matters. We acclimate all stock in the house for 5 to 7 days before anything goes down.
Guests notice these floors immediately. That is the point.
Engineered Wood Options
Not every space in an Old Hill home is right for solid hardwood. Lower levels, mudrooms, and rooms with radiant heat or concrete subfloors call for a different approach.
On Broadview Road we put engineered white oak in a basement family room where solid hardwood would have cupped within a season. A converted lower level on Old Hill Road got glue-down engineered over concrete, wide-plank, same look the homeowner wanted without the moisture problem. Wood Floors of Westport recommends engineered where conditions call for it, not as a cheaper option but as the one that actually holds up.
The floor that holds up is better than the floor that looks right on the first day.
We also serve nearby Saugatuck, Coleytown, and the Greens Farms corridor.
Driving Directions from Old Hill
Our Location: 606 Post Rd E #551, Westport, CT 06880
From Old Hill, head south to Post Road West (Route 1) and turn east, then cross the Saugatuck River bridge and continue east on Post Road East approximately 1.5 miles to 606 Post Rd E on your right. The drive takes approximately 5 to 8 minutes.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1. Can wide-plank hardwood floors be installed in an older Old Hill home with an uneven subfloor?
Yes, but the subfloor has to be addressed first. Wide-plank formats are less forgiving of an unlevel base than narrow strip, and in a historic Old Hill home we always assess and correct before a single board goes down.
2. How do Connecticut’s seasonal humidity swings affect hardwood floors in historic homes?
Solid hardwood expands and contracts with humidity, and historic homes near the Saugatuck River watershed can see more movement than newer construction. In spaces where that is a concern, we recommend white oak for its tighter grain, or engineered wood for its additional dimensional stability.