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Big Bro Hardwood is an employee-owned hardwood flooring company serving Oak Brook and the surrounding suburbs. We install, sand, stain, refinish, and repair solid and engineered wood floors, starting around $3 a square foot. Over 17+ years and 500+ floors across the area, we have worked on everything from mid-century brick ranches with original red oak strip floors to large custom estates in neighborhoods like Brook Forest where maple and cherry show up in formal rooms alongside newer tile and stone transitions.
The same small crew handles your project from the first measurement to the last coat – no rotating subcontractors, no surprises. We give you a clear, line-by-line estimate and keep dust under control with vacuum-assisted equipment that captures 95% or more. Finishes are Bona and Loba products, kid- and pet-safe once cured. Contact us and we will come out to Oak Brook for a free in-home estimate within 24 hours.
High-quality Oak Brook flooring doesn’t need a luxury price tag. Our services start at just $3 per square foot. Use our hardwood floor cost calculator for a quick check.
Our hardwood floor specialists use advanced dustless sanding systems to keep your home cleaner and sustain the indoor air quality during the sanding process.
Most of our work comes from word-of-mouth. Clients trust us — and tell their friends. That’s how we’ve earned strong customer satisfaction.
BBH hardwood floor company works with everything from historic bungalows to high-rise condos. Our wood flooring options are built to handle snow, humidity, and the rhythm of city life.
We use only certified products from brands like Loba and Bona — safe for families, pets, and perfect for engineered wood floors or solid hardwood flooring.
Our hardwood flooring contractors keep a tight schedule, respect your home, and stay in communication. The entire process is clear, smooth, and handled by true professionals.
From the brick ranches in Brook Forest to the luxury estates near The Midwest Club, we handle every hardwood flooring need Oak Brook homeowners run into.
We’re a hardwood floor company based in the Oak Brook area, with 17+ years of hands-on experience in hardwood floor installation, floor refinishing, staining, and repair services. 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+ Oak Brook-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
15,000+ hours
Of hands-on hardwood work
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Owner
Valdas
Team member
Slavek
Team member
Oak Brook's mix of mid-century ranches, large custom estates, and newer luxury builds each puts different demands on a hardwood floor. Here is how we adapt our work to fit what is actually under your feet:
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Mid-century brick ranches and split-levels: Many Oak Brook homes from the 1960s and 1970s have original red oak strip floors over wood-framed subfloors. These boards are usually worth sanding and refinishing rather than replacing. For any home built before 1978, we follow EPA Lead RRP protocols – proper containment, HEPA vacuuming, and verification before we leave.
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Large traditional estates and French-inspired luxury homes: High-end Oak Brook properties often feature wide-plank or mixed-species hardwood in formal rooms. We evaluate sanding depth carefully on thinner original strips and match species, grade, and board width precisely when repairs or additions are involved.
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Teardown rebuilds and newer luxury construction: More recent builds commonly use factory-finished engineered oak or wide-plank prefinished products. We check subfloor flatness and moisture before any installation so seasonal movement does not open gaps or cause squeaks down the road.
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Condos and townhomes near Oak Brook Commons: Concrete subfloors in these buildings require glue-down or floating engineered systems rather than traditional nail-down. We use low-VOC finishes and schedule work around HOA quiet-hour rules.
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Freeze-thaw winters and humid summers: The local climate swings hard between dry forced-air heat in winter and humid summer air. We acclimate wood on site and recommend keeping indoor humidity between 30-50% year-round to prevent cupping, gapping, and crowning.
In many Oak Brook homes the original hardwood is worth saving rather than pulling out - but the only way to know for certain is to look at your subfloor and boards up close, which is exactly what we do on every free estimate.
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These floors speak for themselves. This one comes from a brick Colonial in Oak Brook, where decades of foot traffic had left the original boards worn down, heavily scratched, and faded near the windows. We sanded them back to bare wood, repaired the damaged sections, and refinished everything from scratch - same boards, no replacement. Take a look at the before and after photos and judge the results for yourself.
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Most likely, yes. Many mid-century ranches and Colonials in Oak Brook still have their original red oak strip floors, and a good portion of them have enough thickness left for sanding and refinishing. We check sanding depth before we commit to anything. If the floors qualify, refinishing starting from $3 per square foot is far more cost-effective than replacement and keeps the original character of the home intact.
We do. Condo and townhome buildings in Oak Brook often have concrete slab subfloors, which changes the installation approach entirely. We assess moisture levels in the slab first, then recommend glue-down engineered hardwood or a properly prepared floating system rather than traditional nail-down. We follow NWFA guidelines on every project and carry the insurance most Oak Brook condo associations require before allowing contractors on-site.
It matters a lot in a well-sealed luxury home. Wood expands in humid summers and contracts during dry winters, and wide swings in indoor humidity cause gapping, cupping, or squeaking. We recommend keeping indoor humidity between 30-50% year-round. We also acclimate every board on-site before installation and check subfloor moisture before we start. Those steps alone prevent most of the climate-related problems we see in Oak Brook homes.
Yes, always. A significant share of Oak Brook homes predate 1978 lead-paint standards, so we follow EPA Lead RRP protocols on every qualifying project – proper containment, HEPA-equipped vacuum-assisted sanding that captures 95% or more of dust, and full verification before we leave. We never skip those steps. If you are not sure of your home’s build year, we can confirm during our free in-home estimate, which we schedule within 24 hours.
It depends mostly on square footage, the condition of the floors, and whether you’re refinishing or installing new. Refinishing starts around $3 per square foot; new installation costs more because of materials. You get an itemized price at the free in-home estimate, and you can get a rough number first with our online cost calculator.
Most refinishing projects take 2–5 days, depending on size, stain, and number of finish coats. You can usually stay home – we seal off work areas and keep sanding dust to a minimum with vacuum-assisted equipment – but you’ll need to keep off the floors while the finish cures (water-based finishes are walkable sooner than oil-based). We give you a day-by-day plan before we start.
For most projects, we take a deposit to cover materials and lock in your dates, with the balance due once the work is finished and you’re happy with it. We put the exact terms in writing at the estimate, so there are no surprises.
Tell us what you need — we’ll help you figure out the best way to get it done.
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