We can put it down too
Louisiana, and across the line when it's worth the drive
We work with installation contractors, most of them here in Louisiana, though they have been known to travel to neighboring states for a job worth going to. It runs in two phases.
“People come over and can't take their eyes off my floors.”
Phase 1
Cut and lay
Every board end gets square cut, the floor is laid out board by board so the color runs the way it should, and then it is glued or nailed down — to concrete or to a wood subfloor.
A balance of $3.50 per square foot is due when Phase 1 is finished.
Phase 2
Sand, stain, finish
The floor is sanded smooth to the touch, stained if you want color, and finished with three coats of commercial grade polyurethane. Each coat takes about 24 hours to dry, depending on humidity.
The remaining balance is collected when Phase 2 is complete.
What it runs
- No stain
- $5.95 / sq ft
- With a stain color
- $6.10 / sq ft
- Due at end of Phase 1
- $3.50 / sq ft
Turnkey covers labor, glue or nails, sanding, stain, and three coats of polyurethane. Anything outside that scope is agreed between the installer and the homeowner or contractor before it happens.
You can also have the crew lay two coats, finish everything else in the house, and bring them back for the third. Take that option and 90% of the balance is collected after the second coat, the last 10% when the floor is done.
Rates are from J&C's installation agreement — confirm current pricing with the mill
Order this much extra
- White oak — dirty top or smooth
- 10%
- Heart pine — dirty top or smooth
- 15%
- Hemlock — dirty top
- 18%
- Any board 9" or wider
- 18%
- Pecan, cypress, hickory
- Call the mill
Measure the room net, then add the factor. A reclaimed lot cannot be rematched once it is gone, so running short halfway across a floor is the expensive mistake — not the box you have left over.
The quote form does this for you: put in your net square footage and it shows what we will actually quote.
Request a quoteWhat we need from you
Turn the air on
The A/C or heat has to be running when the wood is delivered so it can acclimate, and the space has to be sealed — doors and windows in. How long it needs depends on the season and the conditions.
Clear the slab
The slab must be free of debris — sheetrock mud especially — or the glue cannot bond to it. If our crew has to clear it, that is an additional fee agreed between the installer and the homeowner or contractor.
Check it for dips
Any dip greater than 3/8 of an inch needs filler to level it before the floor goes down. That is an additional fee, and it covers the material.
Measure twice
We will send someone out to measure and work out the square footage at no cost to you. We are not responsible for rushing extra material to a job site when the first measurement was wrong.
One more: stay off the floor until the final coat of polyurethane has dried all the way through. If the crew has to come back and refinish because it got walked on, that is a charge.
Paperwork
Ask Dustin
Dustin Moreau runs the mill and the install side. Slab condition, acclimation, scheduling — he is the one to ask.