Hardwood Floors in Peabody, MA

Weles Wood Floor Services is a Massachusetts hardwood flooring business that helps people in Peabody and other North Shore towns. We have great reviews on Houzz and Yelp, and more than 250 reviews on Google, Thumbtack, and Angi.

In Peabody, where the housing stock is particularly layered, we are experts in hardwood floor installation, refinishing, and repair. Federal, Greek Revival, Italianate, and Queen Anne wood-frame homes in the Peabody Civic Center Historic District and the Washington Street Historic District often have pumpkin pine planks and quartersawn oak finish that has been there for 100 years. About 35% of Peabody homes were built between 1940 and 1969, according to NeighborhoodScout data. Most of the mid-century single-family homes in Proctor, South Peabody, and around Peabody Square are set on ¾″ solid wood strips. In West Peabody, there are single-family homes from the 1970s to the 1990s that were built in the suburbs. The condos in downtown and West Peabody are mostly made of engineered hardwood, and each association sets its own sound-rating rules. All of these are done with dustless floor sanding and HEPA-filter dust control, which cuts down on airborne dust by about 90–95%. This is important in historic homes that are still being lived in while the work is being done because the original plaster, woodwork, and furniture stay in place.

We can also use more advanced sanding systems, like the Lagler Trio, to get rid of the straight and chattering marks that regular equipment leaves behind for Peabody clients who want a furniture-quality surface in bigger, open rooms. The Lagler Trio is the most advanced fine-sanding machine on the market. When we do setups, we use a method called "moisture-first" that is based on the unpredictable weather in New England. The NOAA U.S. Climate Normals say that the relative humidity in the Peabody area stays between 71 and 77% all year. When heating systems kick on in February, the levels drop sharply inside. We let the wood get used to its new home on-site for a few days, then measure the moisture levels of both the flooring and the boards. We only glue or fasten the boards together when the differences are within 4%. Because of this, the floor was made to go along with Peabody's humidity cycle instead of fighting it.

As a Massachusetts-based business, we've worked in all of Peabody's neighbourhoods, from historic homes near Peabody Square to suburban homes in West Peabody and condos with special subfloor needs set by the building association. Check out our portfolio to see finished projects and our YouTube account to see videos of us working on projects. We also repair and restore older floors for people in Peabody whose boards have been through more than 80 cycles of high and low humidity. Our wood floor restoration service starts by making the floor stable and then adds the finish.