Professional Hardwood Flooring Services in Central Massachusetts
Complete Installation, Refinishing, Repair & Maintenance Solutions for Worcester County Homes
From installing beautiful new hardwood floors to restoring your existing floors to their original glory, Finish First Floors provides comprehensive hardwood flooring services throughout Central Massachusetts and Northern Rhode Island. With over 15 years of specialized experience, we're the trusted choice for homeowners in Grafton, Shrewsbury, Westborough, Norfolk, Milford, and surrounding communities. Every project begins with a free consultation where we assess your needs, discuss your options, and provide a detailed estimate—no pressure, no obligation. Get your FREE estimate:
Our Hardwood Flooring Services
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Installation
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Refinishing
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Sanding and Coating
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Repair
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Consultation and Estimating
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Maintenance Advice
Transform your Central Massachusetts home with professionally installed hardwood flooring. Whether you're building new construction, renovating, or replacing old flooring, we install solid hardwood, engineered hardwood, and pre-finished floors with expert precision and attention to detail.
We source all our materials from Specialty Forest Products, a trusted local distributor in Hopedale, Massachusetts, offering hundreds of wood species, colors, grades, and finishes. From classic red oak and maple to exotic Brazilian cherry and hickory, we help you select the perfect flooring to match your home's style and your budget.
Our installation process begins with thorough subfloor preparation to ensure a stable, level foundation. We then professionally install your flooring using time-tested techniques that prevent squeaks, gaps, and other common issues. Every installation includes proper acclimation of materials, precise cuts around doorways and obstacles, and seamless transitions between rooms.
We serve homeowners throughout Worcester County including Grafton, Shrewsbury, Westborough, Norfolk, Milford, Worcester, and surrounding towns. Each project is completed with meticulous craftsmanship and thorough cleanup.
Hardwood Floor Installation
What’s Included:
✓ Free in-home consultation and measurement
✓ Subfloor inspection and preparation
✓ Professional wood selection guidance
✓ Moisture testing and acclimation
✓ Expert installation (nail-down, glue-down, or floating)
✓ Baseboard and trim work (if needed)
✓ Final finishing and sealing
✓ Complete cleanup and haul-away
Ready for beautiful new hardwood floors?
Hardwood Floor Refinishing & Restoration
Restore the timeless beauty of your existing hardwood floors with professional refinishing services. If your floors are scratched, dull, stained, or showing years of wear, refinishing can bring them back to like-new condition at a fraction of the cost of replacement.
Our refinishing process begins with a thorough assessment of your floors' condition. We sand away old finishes, surface damage, and imperfections using commercial-grade equipment with dust containment systems. For customers concerned about dust, we offer a dustless sanding upgrade that uses vacuum technology to capture 99% of airborne particles.
After sanding, you can choose to stain your floors in any color, from light natural tones to rich dark browns, or maintain the wood's natural beauty. We then apply multiple coats of protective polyurethane (oil-based or water-based) for a durable, beautiful finish that lasts for years.
We've refinished hundreds of hardwood floors throughout Central Massachusetts, from historic colonial homes in Norfolk to modern residences in Westborough. Whether your floors are 50 or 100+ years old, we have the expertise to restore them beautifully.
Finish Options:
Oil-based polyurethane (traditional, rich amber tone)
Water-based polyurethane (clear, fast-drying, low odor)
Matte, satin, semi-gloss, or high-gloss finishes available
What’s Included:
✓ Floor condition assessment
✓ Room preparation and masking
✓ Multiple-grit sanding process
✓ Optional custom stain application
✓ 2-3 coats of polyurethane finish
✓ Edge and detail work
✓ 24-48 hour curing between coats
✓ Final buffing and cleanup
Transform worn floors into stunning showpieces.
Professional Floor Sanding & Protective Coating
Expert sanding is the foundation of beautiful hardwood floors. Whether you're refinishing existing floors or preparing newly installed unfinished hardwood, our professional sanding service ensures a perfectly smooth, level surface ready for finishing.
We use heavy-duty drum sanders, edgers, and orbital sanders to methodically remove old finishes, eliminate scratches and dents, and create a flawless surface. Our equipment includes industrial dust collection systems that capture the majority of sawdust, and we offer a dustless sanding upgrade for customers who want maximum dust control in occupied homes.
The sanding process involves multiple grits, typically starting with coarse sandpaper to remove old finish and major imperfections, progressing to medium grits to smooth the surface, and finishing with fine grits for a silk-smooth texture. We sand with the grain to avoid cross-grain scratches and carefully feather edges for seamless room-to-room transitions.
After sanding, we apply protective coating (your choice of oil-based or water-based polyurethane) in multiple coats for long-lasting protection against wear, moisture, and stains. Serving Grafton, Shrewsbury, Westborough, Norfolk, Milford, and all of Central Massachusetts and Northern Rhode Island.
What’s Included:
✓ Complete surface preparation
✓ Multi-stage sanding (coarse to fine grits)
✓ Edge work along baseboards and stairs
✓ Dust containment systems
✓ Vacuum and tack cloth cleaning between coats
✓ Multiple polyurethane coats (typically 2-3)
✓ Proper drying time between applications
✓ Final buffing and inspection
Get smooth, beautiful floors that last. Call or text for an estimate:
Hardwood Floor Repair & Board Replacement
Don't replace your entire floor when targeted repairs can solve the problem. We repair all types of hardwood floor damage including water stains, scratches, gouges, warped boards, squeaks, gaps, and structural issues throughout Central Massachusetts.
Our repair services begin with a thorough inspection to identify the root cause of the problem, not just the symptoms. Water-damaged boards are replaced with carefully matched wood species and grain patterns. Deep scratches and gouges are filled, sanded, and refinished to blend seamlessly. Squeaky floors are secured and stabilized from above or below depending on access.
We maintain an extensive inventory of hardwood species and can source specialty woods to match older or exotic flooring. Our craftsmen are skilled at blending new boards with existing flooring, matching stain colors precisely, and feathering finishes so repairs are virtually invisible.
Common repairs include single board replacement, section replacement after plumbing leaks, pet damage restoration, cupping and crowning correction, gap filling, and transition strip installation. Whether you need a small repair in your Westborough home or extensive restoration in a historic Norfolk property, we have the expertise to restore your floors beautifully.
Common Repairs We Handle:
Water damage and staining
Deep scratches and gouges
Warped, cupped, or crowned boards
Squeaky floor fixes
Gap filling and board tightening
Pet damage (scratches, urine stains)
Buckled or lifted boards
Transition strip installation
What’s Included:
✓ Detailed damage assessment
✓ Root cause identification
✓ Board removal and replacement
✓ Species and grain matching
✓ Custom stain color matching
✓ Seamless blending and feathering
✓ Structural repairs (if needed)
✓ Refinishing of repaired areas
Fix floor damage before it gets worse.
Free Consultations & Expert Material Selection
Every successful hardwood flooring project starts with expert guidance. We provide free, no-obligation consultations throughout Central Massachusetts to help you make informed decisions about your flooring project.
During your in-home consultation, we assess your space, discuss your vision and budget, and provide professional recommendations based on your home's style, foot traffic patterns, existing décor, and lifestyle needs. We explain the differences between solid hardwood, engineered hardwood, and prefinished options so you can choose with confidence.
We exclusively source materials from Specialty Forest Products in Hopedale, Massachusetts—a premier distributor with an expansive showroom featuring hundreds of hardwood options. We'll help you navigate choices in wood species (oak, maple, hickory, walnut, cherry, and exotic imports), grades (select, #1 common, #2 common), widths (narrow strip to wide plank), finishes (pre-finished or site-finished), and stain colors.
Our consultation includes room measurements, subfloor inspection, moisture testing, material quantity calculations, and a detailed written estimate breaking down all costs. We serve homeowners in Grafton, Shrewsbury, Westborough, Norfolk, Milford, Worcester, and throughout Worcester County. If you're unsure whether we serve your area, just ask!
Material Selection Factors We Consider:
Room function and foot traffic
Existing décor and style preferences
Pet and family considerations
Budget parameters
Maintenance preferences
Wood species durability
Color and grain patterns
Finish types and sheen levels
What’s Included:
✓ Free in-home consultation (up to 1 hour)
✓ Room measurements and calculations
✓ Subfloor condition assessment
✓ Moisture testing
✓ Material recommendations based on your needs
✓ Style and finish consultations
✓ Budget-friendly alternatives
✓ Detailed written estimate
✓ Project timeline planning
✓ No pressure, no obligation
Not sure where to start? Let's talk about your project.
Hardwood Floor Maintenance Guidance
Protect your hardwood flooring investment with proper care and maintenance. We provide comprehensive maintenance guidance to all our Central Massachusetts customers; whether you're a new hardwood floor owner or caring for decades-old floors.
Your hardwood floors are an investment that can last 50-100+ years with proper care. We educate homeowners on daily cleaning routines, recommended cleaning products (and which to avoid), when to recoat vs. refinish, humidity control, furniture protection, and seasonal maintenance considerations for Massachusetts' climate.
After every installation or refinishing project, we provide personalized maintenance instructions specific to your floor type and finish. We recommend appropriate cleaning products, explain how to handle spills and stains, and advise on when professional recoating can extend your floor's life without full refinishing.
We also offer maintenance recoating services—applying a fresh protective coat over existing finish without sanding—which can rejuvenate your floors every 3-5 years and significantly extend time between full refinishing. This service is perfect for high-traffic areas in Grafton, Shrewsbury, Westborough, Norfolk, and Milford homes.
Maintenance Services Available:
Recoating (screening and recoating existing finish)
Deep cleaning and restoration
Scratch and scuff buffing
Annual maintenance inspections
Typical Maintenance Schedule:
Daily: Sweep or vacuum (no beater bar)
Weekly: Damp mop with recommended cleaner
Every 3-5 years: Professional recoating
Every 10-15 years: Full refinishing (as needed)
Maintenance Topics We Cover:
✓ Daily and weekly cleaning best practices
✓ Recommended cleaning products by finish type
✓ What to NEVER use on hardwood floors
✓ Spill and stain immediate response
✓ Furniture pad recommendations
✓ Area rug placement strategies
✓ Humidity control (35-55% ideal)
✓ Seasonal expansion/contraction management
✓ When to recoat vs. refinish
✓ Professional maintenance schedules
Questions about caring for your floors? We're here to help.
Why Central Mass Homeowners Trust Finish First Floors
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Based in Grafton and serving Worcester County for over 15 years, we're your neighbors—not a national franchise. We understand Central Massachusetts homes and provide personalized service you won't get from big-box stores.
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From initial consultation to final cleanup, we handle every aspect of your hardwood flooring project. One trusted company for installation, refinishing, repair, and ongoing maintenance.
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75+ five-star Google reviews from satisfied customers throughout Grafton, Shrewsbury, Westborough, Norfolk, Milford, and surrounding communities. Our work speaks for itself.
Proudly Serving Central Massachusetts & Northern Rhode Island
We provide professional hardwood flooring services throughout Worcester County and surrounding areas.
Our primary service areas include:
Worcester County: Grafton, Shrewsbury, Westborough, Worcester, Northborough, Southborough, Millbury, Auburn, Leicester, Sutton, Douglas, Uxbridge, Charlton, Spencer, Oxford, Paxton
Norfolk County: Norfolk, Milford, Franklin, Wrentham, Bellingham, Medway
Northern Rhode Island: Cumberland, Lincoln, Woonsocket, North Smithfield
Middlesex County: Marlborough, Hopkinton, Holliston, Ashland, Framingham, Sudbury, Hudson
Other Areas: Hopedale, Mendon, Upton, Blackstone, Northbridge, Whitinsville
Not sure if we serve your area?
Give us a call at (508) 686-0224—we often accommodate customers slightly outside our primary service zone for larger projects.
Frequently Asked Questions About Our Hardwood Flooring Services
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Yes! We provide free, no-obligation in-home consultations and detailed written estimates for all hardwood flooring services throughout Central Massachusetts. We'll assess your project, answer all your questions, and provide transparent pricing. Call (508) 686-0224 or fill out our online form to schedule.
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New installation typically takes 3-5 days for an average-sized home. Refinishing projects also take 3-5 days depending on square footage and whether you're staining. Small repairs can often be completed in 1-2 days. We'll provide an exact timeline during your free consultation.
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We serve Central Massachusetts and Northern Rhode Island with a focus on Worcester County communities including Grafton, Shrewsbury, Westborough, Norfolk, Milford, Worcester, Northborough, Marlborough, and surrounding towns. Contact us if you're unsure whether we serve your area.
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Yes! While our standard equipment includes dust bags that capture most sawdust, we offer a dustless sanding upgrade that connects commercial vacuums directly to our sanders, capturing 95-99% of dust before it becomes airborne. This is ideal for occupied homes, families with children or pets, or anyone with respiratory sensitivities.
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Yes. Our supplier carries a wide variety of wood species and can source specialty materials to match older or exotic flooring. We source all our hardwood flooring from a local distributor, Specialty Forest Products, located in Hopedale, Massachusetts.Our craftsmen are skilled at matching grain patterns, stain colors, and finishes so repairs blend seamlessly with existing floors.
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Oil-based polyurethane is traditional, very durable, and gives floors a warm amber tone. It has strong fumes and requires 24 hours between coats. Water-based polyurethane is more expensive but dries faster (2-3 hours between coats), has minimal odor, and maintains the wood's natural color. Both are extremely durable when applied correctly. We'll help you choose based on your preferences and timeline.
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Yes, we are fully licensed and insured for your protection and peace of mind. We've been serving Central Massachusetts homeowners professionally for over 15 years.
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We can provide guidance on moving furniture. For larger furniture, we recommend hiring professional movers or enlisting help from friends and family. We'll provide detailed preparation instructions before your project begins.
Have more questions? We are happy to answer them!
Ready to Start Your Hardwood Flooring Project?
Whether you're installing beautiful new hardwood floors, restoring existing floors, or need expert repairs, Finish First Floors delivers exceptional craftsmanship and personalized service throughout Central Massachusetts. Join the satisfied homeowners who've trusted us with their floors. Schedule your free consultation today.