Lower Forest Hill was built mostly in the 1920s and 1930s, and Upper Forest Hill mostly in the 1940s and 1950s. Houses from both eras can have original strip oak or parquet, and we check whether it sits on plank or plywood subfloor before quoting. Styles range from Tudor and Georgian to French Colonial and English country manor, so we match board width and finish colour to the house rather than to a catalogue.
Original oak sanded, repaired and sealed with a water-based or oil-modified polyurethane finish.
Loose parquet blocks re-glued, missing pieces cut in, and new pattern floors laid where a room needs one.
Tread and riser refinishing from $100 to $200 per step, or new hardwood treads from $185 to $350 per step.
Forest Hill is not a Heritage Conservation District, so the stain and finish on a refinished floor are the owner’s call. A darker stain can suit the panelled rooms of a Tudor house, while a natural finish keeps a Georgian or French Colonial interior light. We sand a test patch in a closet or corner and apply two or three stain samples before the room is done. Oil-modified polyurethane ambers over time and cures slowly, while a water-based finish stays clearer and lets you use the room sooner. Refinishing runs $4.50 to $8 per sq ft, before 13% HST.
Forest Hill's 1920s-50s houses keep original woodwork that we work around on every floor job.
Where a Tudor or Georgian room has wood panelling or built-in cabinets, we cover them before sanding. Dust and edger marks stay off the trim.
Border strips and inlays around a parquet field are finished by hand at the edges. The pattern keeps its clean lines.
Shoe moulding and loose baseboard sections are removed, numbered and put back in the same place once the floor is done.
When the stairs are not part of the job, treads and railings are covered so crews and materials pass without marking the finish.
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No. Forest Hill is not a City of Toronto Heritage Conservation District, so interior floor changes follow the normal rules. Replacing floor finishes generally doesn't need a permit; structural changes to joists or subfloor framing may.
Yes. We measure board width and thickness, identify the species, and weave new boards into the old floor. Board replacement runs about $150 to $350 per board, and the whole room is then refinished so the colour blends.
If the blocks are tight and there is enough wood above the tongue, refinishing costs far less. Where many blocks are loose or water damaged, we quote a repair first and a new pattern floor as an option.
Wood moves with humidity wherever the house sits. We acclimate new boards on site and suggest keeping indoor relative humidity between 30% and 50%, the range Health Canada recommends.