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Welcome to Weles Wood Floor Services, a Massachusetts hardwood flooring company serving Allston and surrounding communities. We have over 250 reviews from customers on Google, Thumbtack and Angi and are highly rated on Houzz and Yelp.
Weles Wood Floor Services is fully accredited with the Better Business Bureau. Learn more by visiting our BBB profile.
We specialize in hardwood floor installation, refinishing and repair in Allston, and we tailor each project to the building we are standing in. Allston housing includes brick apartment blocks along Commonwealth Avenue, wooden triple-deckers off Brighton Avenue, and Victorian single- and multi-family homes from the 1890s to 1920s in Lower Allston. Much of that inventory is rental and condo housing, where neighbors share walls, floors and air. That is why dust containment is so important here. In Allston, dustless floor sanding with HEPA-filter dust control reduces airborne dust by approximately 90–95%. While we work we seal off exposed areas with plastic film and set up limited work zones so the rest of the unit stays usable.
For owners who want a furniture-quality surface in larger, open condo layouts, we can run higher-end sanding systems like the Lagler Trio, which removes straight and chattering marks on a clear, open floor. With installations, we use a moisture-first approach built for New England’s seasonal swing. Relative humidity around Boston rises into the low-to-mid 70s% in high summer and drops toward the low 60s% in winter, and dry indoor heat pulls it lower still. We acclimate the wood on site, take moisture readings, and keep the subfloor and hardwood within 4% of each other before we nail or glue the boards down.
Finishes You Can Live With
In a neighborhood of occupied rentals and shared condo buildings, a finish that empties the unit for two weeks is a real problem. We use low-VOC water-based finishes – Bona Mega One (200 VOC) and Bona Traffic HD (150 VOC) – so you can stay in the home while we coat. They cure in roughly 3–5 days, compared with 14 days for oil-based finishes, so a unit can go back into use faster between tenants or after a move-in.
As a Massachusetts company, we have worked on many homes and buildings across the area. Have a look at our portfolio to see the work, and at our YouTube channel. Many older Victorian and triple-decker homes in Allston have original wood floors that are worth restoring rather than replacing. We refinish and restore hardwood floors so they hold up to steady foot traffic and years of use.