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Transform your Montreal home or business with our premium hardwood flooring services. Expert refinishing, sanding, staining, and installation combining elegance, durability, and timeless appeal.
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At JA Planchers, our hardwood installation and finishing services combine expert craftsmanship with premium materials to transform your space. Whether you're upgrading an entire home or a single room, we ensure a seamless process from start to finish.
Discover the process—from initial consultation and material selection to precise installation and flawless finishing—that makes us Montreal's trusted partner for hardwood projects.
Begin your project with a personalized consultation. Our experts visit your site, assess your space, and discuss design and budget options tailored to your needs.
Explore a curated selection of hardwood species, finishes, and textures to perfectly match your interior design. Our experts guide you through the process to ensure you select the best options for durability and style.
Our experienced installation team ensures a flawless fit and finish. With precise subfloor preparation and careful plank placement, we deliver a long-lasting and beautifully installed hardwood floor.
The final step brings out the natural beauty of your hardwood. Our meticulous finishing includes sanding, sealing, and detailing to enhance durability and ensure a flawless, refined look.
The questions prospects ask most about this service — answered honestly by a contractor who does this every week.
For a floating click-lock floor in a dry room, yes — it's designed for DIY. For solid nail-down hardwood or glue-down engineered, it's a different story. Nail-down installation requires a pneumatic floor stapler (rental available, but skilled labour required), attention to T-joints and transitions, and 7–14 days of wood acclimation before laying. Improperly acclimated wood cups within 6 months. For solid oak in a living room, hiring a pro buys you a 60+-year floor.
DIY (solid nail-down, 500 sq ft): typically 3 weekends for a DIYer, with a visible defect on 8–10% of boards. Pro: 2–3 days with no visible defects. Difference: a pro acclimates the wood 7–14 days before starting, uses a stapler calibrated to the species hardness, and cuts transitions on a laser-guided saw (vs DIY circular saw).
Solid: a single piece of wood (3/4 in), nailed, sandable 4–6 times, 60–100-year lifespan. Engineered: real wood wear layer (1–4 mm) bonded to plywood, sandable 0–2 times, 20–40-year lifespan. Laminate: printed wood image on an HDF core, never sandable, 10–15-year lifespan. JA Planchers installs solid and engineered; we don't install laminate because it doesn't hold home value.
Installation cost depends on the species (solid vs engineered), wear-layer thickness, whether the subfloor needs prep, and the finishing scope (sanding, stain, number of finish coats). JA Planchers gives a fixed-price quote within 24 hours after a free on-site visit.
Call, text, or leave your details — we follow up with an on-site quote within 24 hours. No obligation, anywhere in Greater Montréal.
