Brick city rowhomes
Reading's brick rowhomes have narrow, deep floor plans and original pine or oak subfloors that have shifted over a century of settling. We scribe new flooring to the actual room rather than an idealized square one.
Flooring in Reading
Reading's brick city rowhomes sit alongside Berks County farmhouses on its outskirts, giving the city some of the region's widest range of housing stock. We sell and install hardwood, carpet, LVP, and laminate across all of it.
- Penn Street
- the Reading Pagoda
- Centre Park Historic District
- the Schuylkill River
- Berks County farmland
The buildings here
Homes in Reading
Berks County farmhouses
The stone and frame farmhouses on Reading's outskirts have thick masonry walls and basements that hold moisture through the seasons. We choose materials built to handle that rather than fight it.
Older subfloors and plaster walls
Century-old Reading homes commonly have plank subfloors under decades of prior flooring layers. We tear back to sound material before installing anything new.
Updated kitchens and additions
Reading renovations often need flooring matched between an older section of the house and a newer addition, so the transition doesn't stand out.
Suited to Reading
What We Install Here
Solid hardwood refinishing
Reviving original pine and oak flooring in Reading's rowhomes where the wear layer allows it.
Waterproof LVP
The dependable choice for farmhouse basements and rowhome mudrooms where moisture is a constant.
Engineered hardwood
Stable over older subfloors and additions built on concrete.
Carpet and stair runners
Fitted to the narrow staircases common in Reading's older rowhomes.
Working in Reading
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Scheduling around your household
We coordinate install days around your family's schedule and confirm the plan before the crew arrives.
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Furniture moving
We handle moving furniture before work starts and resetting it once the job is finished.
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Dust control
Sanding and refinishing work is contained with sealed plastic and dust-collecting equipment.
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Subfloor prep
We inspect Reading's often-layered older subfloors for soundness and moisture before ordering material.
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Clean handover
Old material, sawdust, and packaging leave the property before the job is called complete.
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Free in-home estimate
We visit your Reading home, measure every room, and give you a clear, no-obligation written quote.
Reading questions
Good to Know
- Can original hardwood in a Reading rowhome be saved?
- Often. Many of these homes have solid pine or oak with enough thickness left for a sand and refinish, which we'll check at the estimate.
- What flooring is best for a Berks County farmhouse basement?
- Waterproof rigid-core LVP over a proper vapor barrier handles the moisture that's typical of older stone farmhouse foundations.
- Do you match flooring between an older home and a new addition?
- Yes. We bring samples into your home and match species, width, and stain as closely as possible so the addition reads as part of the original house.
Nearby areas we serve
Serving Reading, PA
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