Completed white oak hardwood flooring in an Andover room
Andover, Massachusetts

Carpet to White Oak Hardwood

Two carpeted rooms transformed with site-finished white oak, with the new boards aligned to the adjoining hallway.

Project locationAndover, MA
ScopeTwo rooms · Carpet to hardwood
Flooring2¼-inch white oak
Finish systemBona IntenseSeal + AquaSeal GreenStar
The project

New hardwood. A connected feel.

Carpet was removed from two rooms, and the exposed subfloor was reviewed and prepared for new hardwood. The starting layout followed the adjoining hallway so the new rows would meet the connected space cleanly.

The 2¼-inch white oak was installed and sanded on site, then finished with one coat of Bona IntenseSeal and two coats of Berger-Seidle AquaSeal GreenStar.

Carpet removalSubfloor preparationWhite oak installationSite finishing
Finished white oak replacing carpet in the first Andover room
Before & after

From carpet to natural wood.

Both rooms before installation and after the new white oak was finished. Select any photograph for a closer look.

Andover first room with carpet before hardwood installation
Before
Andover first room after white oak installation and finishing
After
Andover second room with carpet before hardwood installation
Before
Andover second room after white oak installation and finishing
After
The process

A careful layout from the first row.

A green-beam laser established a straight reference. Measurements and room geometry guided board placement and the connection to the adjoining hallway.

Exposed Andover subfloor with green laser layout reference
Exposed subfloor and layout reference
Green-beam laser used for white oak board alignment
Straight reference for the new rows
White oak installation aligned with the adjoining hallway
New boards meeting the hallway

Materials & finish

2¼-inch white oakUnfinished hardwood installed in two rooms
Hallway alignmentRows planned around the adjoining floor
Bona IntenseSealOne sealer coat after sanding
AquaSeal GreenStarTwo Berger-Seidle protective finish coats
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