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From Just $3/sq ft
17+ Years of Local Expertise
Certified Pet- & Family-Safe Finishes
Dust-Controlled Sanding
15,000+ Hands-On Hours
Big Bro Hardwood is an owner-operated hardwood flooring company working across Geneva, IL and nearby suburbs. We install, sand, stain, refinish, and repair solid and engineered wood floors, starting around $3 a square foot. In 17+ years, we’ve worked on 500+ floors around the area, bringing original oak strip floors back to life in Geneva’s downtown historic homes, matching new boards into older two-story houses, and laying engineered plank over concrete basements in newer Geneva subdivisions.
The same small crew works your floor from the first measurement to the last coat, no rotating subcontractors. We price everything line by line, keep dust down with vacuum-assisted equipment (it keeps dust and odors to a minimum but doesn’t eliminate them; edges and corners leave a little fine residue), and finish with Bona and Loba products that are kid- and pet-safe once cured. Call and we’ll give you a free estimate within 24 hours.
Premium Results From $3/sq ft
A beautiful floor in Geneva shouldn’t cost a fortune. Our work starts from just $3/sq ft, with no shortcuts on quality. Curious what your space might run? Try our hardwood floor cost calculator for a quick ballpark before we even step inside.
GREENGUARD-Certified, Pet-Safe Finishes
We only use low-VOC, water-based Bona and Loba products, GREENGUARD Gold and EMICODE EC1 rated. They’re safe for families and pets once cured, whether your Geneva home has solid hardwood or engineered floors.
Free In-Home Estimate Within 24 Hours
We visit your home, measure every room, examine the boards and subfloor, and listen to what you want. Within 24 hours you get a free, honest estimate based on your actual floors, not a generic number pulled off the internet.
Floor Condition and Moisture Come First
Great hardwood work starts underneath what you see. Before anything else, we check subfloor flatness, moisture levels, and movement. Catching problems early in Geneva’s older and newer homes alike means fewer surprises like gaps, cupping, or loose boards later.
Owner-Led From Start to Finish
Dan and the same small crew handle your project from first measurement to final walkthrough. There’s no rotating subcontractors and no confusing handoffs, just one accountable team who knows your Geneva home and keeps every detail straight.
Tailored for Geneva Homes
Geneva has it all, from historic downtown houses with original strip floors to newer subdivisions and townhomes. We plan around local humidity swings and dry winter heat, so your floors are built to handle how your household actually lives.
Big Bro Hardwood wood floor contractor offers all kinds of professional flooring services in Geneva:
We’re a local hardwood floor company based in the Geneva area, with 17+ years of hands-on experience as professional wood floor contractors. Our team is small, focused, and takes pride in doing every job right, from the first measurement to the final product.
We’ve completed 500+ Geneva-area projects across the city and the Chicagoland area, and we work closely with every client to make sure the results match their flooring needs — no shortcuts, no guesswork. Big Bro Hardwood wood flooring contractors adhere to the industry’s National Wood Flooring Association Technical Guidelines.
Our wood flooring company believes in clear communication, the best materials, and clean, quality work. More than 80% of our new clients come from satisfied customers who recommend us to family, friends, and neighbors — and we’re genuinely proud to earn that kind of trust.
17+ years
Of experience
500+
Hardwood floor projects completed
30+
Suburbs served
1 crew
No subcontractors - the owner is on every hardwood job
Dan (Donatas)
Owner
Valdas
Team member
Slavek
Team member
Geneva's housing stock runs from historic downtown homes to newer subdivisions, and the local climate shifts hard between seasons. Here is how our team adjusts the work to fit each home type and condition.
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Historic Downtown and Pre-1978 Homes
Many older homes near downtown Geneva still carry original oak strip floors under carpet or old finish. These boards can almost always be brought back to life instead of torn out. In homes built before 1978 we follow EPA lead-safe (RRP) practices during any work on painted trim or floors.
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Bungalows, Cape Cods and Victorian Two-Stories
These homes often have plank or wood subfloors and narrower original boards. We check board width, species and grade before matching any new wood, so patches in a kitchen remodel or torn-out wall line disappear instead of standing out against the original floor.
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Newer Subdivisions and Infill Construction
Homes from the 1980s through recent townhome and infill development usually sit on engineered wood or panel-based subfloor systems. We check the subfloor for flatness and moisture before any work begins, since an uneven base can cause gaps or squeaks once the wood settles in.
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Additions and Remodeled Spaces
Mill Creek, Eagle Brook and other Geneva neighborhoods have seen plenty of additions and remodels over the years. Blending old and new wood takes a careful eye for species, grade and board width so the new section reads as one continuous floor, not a visible patch.
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Seasonal Humidity and Wood Movement
Geneva’s cold, dry winters and humid summers push wood to expand and contract all year. We let new wood acclimate on site and recommend keeping indoor humidity between 30-50% to help prevent cupping, gapping and crowning near basements, crawl spaces and exterior doors.
In many Geneva homes the original wood is worth saving rather than tearing out, but the only way to know for sure is for a professional hardwood flooring contractor to look at your subfloor and the condition of the boards up close.
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Call or send the form, tell us about your floors, and we’ll set a time to come look.
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We measure, check the wood and subfloor, talk through color and options, and leave you an itemized estimate.
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Our expert hardwood floor company crew handles all the work on a dust-controlled setup, cleaning up daily.
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We do a final walkthrough, go over care and timing, and stand behind the work.
Get a free in-home estimate within 24 hours. No pressure, no hidden costs — just honest advice and expert results, and no cutting corners.
This Geneva home shows a warm dark brown Provincial floor through the great room, the kitchen and the living room.
A warm dark brown Provincial tone under Pallmann Gold runs across the main level of this Geneva home. Our wood floor specialists carried it through the great room, the kitchen and the bay windows.
Get a realistic budget range in about a minute for refinishing, new installation, replacing carpet with hardwood, or stairs. It’s a starting point, not a firm quote, and we confirm the exact figure with a free in-home estimate.
Choose what you'd like an estimate for
Not sure which one? Learn about wood types →
* This estimate is for budgeting purposes only. Actual pricing may vary based on site conditions, moisture levels, subfloor state, and access. A final quote requires an on-site inspection.
Not sure which one? Learn about wood types →
Red Oak $3–$7 / sq ft
White Oak $4–$10 / sq ft
Maple (clear coat) $4–$9 / sq ft
Maple (stained) $4–$9 / sq ft
Cherry $5–$12 / sq ft
Walnut $7–$15 / sq ft
Hickory $4–$10 / sq ft
Exotic / Other $8–$20 / sq ft
No removal needed
Remove carpet +$0.70–$1.60 / sq ft
Remove vinyl / linoleum +$1.00–$2.50 / sq ft
Remove tile +$1.50–$3.50 / sq ft
Subfloor leveling / repairs+$1.00–$3.00 / sq ft
Moisture barrier / underlayment+$0.70–$1.50 / sq ft
* This estimate is for budgeting purposes only. Actual pricing may vary based on site conditions, moisture levels, subfloor state, and access. A final quote requires an on-site inspection.
Not sure which one? Learn about wood types →
Red Oak $3–$7 / sq ft
White Oak $4–$10 / sq ft
Maple (clear coat) $4–$9 / sq ft
Maple (stained) $4–$9 / sq ft
Cherry $5–$12 / sq ft
Walnut $7–$15 / sq ft
Hickory $4–$10 / sq ft
Exotic / Other $8–$20 / sq ft
Subfloor leveling / repairs+$1.00–$3.00 / sq ft
Moisture barrier / underlayment+$0.70–$1.50 / sq ft
* This estimate is for budgeting purposes only. Actual pricing may vary based on site conditions, moisture levels, subfloor state, and access. A final quote requires an on-site inspection.
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Yes. Geneva has plenty of townhomes in areas like Mill Creek and Eagle Brook, and we work there the same way we work in a house. We bring written dust-control documentation, protect shared hallways and elevators, respect quiet hours, and provide a certificate of insurance when a building or HOA asks for one. We’re fully insured for condos and houses alike.
Once you’ve had the free in-home estimate and signed off, most Geneva projects get a start date within a few weeks, depending on our current schedule. Shorter jobs can sometimes be fit in sooner, without the usual wait. We’ll give you a real window during the estimate, not a vague promise.
Yes. Geneva is one of the suburbs we regularly work in, along with nearby St. Charles, Batavia, Aurora, Bartlett, Wheaton, and other nearby suburbs. The same owner and crew travel to each job, so a Geneva homeowner gets the same hands-on work as anyone else on our schedule.
Price comes down to square footage, the condition of your existing floor, the scope of the work, and access, a single-family home in Geneva prices differently than a condo with elevator logistics. Our work starts from $3/sq ft, and every quote is itemized after we’ve seen your floors in person. For a rough starting number before that visit, try our cost calculator.
Geneva’s winters run cold and dry while summers get humid, and wood reacts to both. We acclimate new wood on site before any work begins no matter the season, so you can have your floors done any time of year. Just keep your heat or air conditioning running normally during and after the job to help the wood settle in.
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