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From Just $3/sq ft
Serving Chicago & 30+ Suburbs
Certified Pet- & Family-Safe Finishes
Free In-Home Estimates
15,000+ Hands-On Hours
Big Bro Hardwood is an owner-operated hardwood flooring company serving Arlington Heights 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 across the area, bringing 1950s and 1960s oak strip floors back to life in Arlington Heights ranches and split-levels, and matching new boards into older colonials near the historic Arlington neighborhood.
The same small crew works your floor from first measurement to last coat, with no rotating subcontractors. We price everything line by line and keep dust down with vacuum-assisted equipment. That control keeps dust and odors to a minimum, though it doesn’t eliminate them, and edges and corners can leave a little fine residue. We finish with Bona and Loba products that are kid- and pet-safe once cured, and we’ll give you a free estimate within 24 hours.
Free In-Home Estimate Within 24 Hours
We visit your Arlington Heights home, measure every room, check the condition of the boards and subfloor, and talk through what you want. Within 24 hours you get a free in-home estimate based on your actual floors, not a number pulled from a website chart.
Tailored for Arlington Heights Homes
From older houses near the historic core with original strip floors to ranches, split-levels, and newer condos, we know the housing stock here. Every plan factors in local humidity swings, dry winter heat, and how your household actually lives in each room.
Dustless Sanding Technology
Our crew works with a containment system and HEPA-filtered vacuums that pull 95% or more of fine dust right from the source. Your Arlington Heights home stays noticeably cleaner, and the air stays easier to breathe while we work.
Premium Results From $3/sq ft
Great floors in Arlington Heights do not require a premium budget. Our work starts from just $3/sq ft, and you can get a quick idea of cost with our hardwood floor cost calculator before we ever set foot in your home.
80% of Clients Refer Us
Most of our new business comes from neighbors telling neighbors. When we finish a job in Arlington Heights, clients tend to pass our name along rather than search for someone new. That kind of trust builds over time, one floor at a time.
17+ Years of Hands-On Hardwood Experience
With over 17 years of daily hardwood work, we have seen nearly every floor Arlington Heights has to offer, from original solid oak to modern engineered planks. That hands-on experience helps us spot issues early and choose the right approach from the start.
Big Bro Hardwood wood floor contractor offers all kinds of professional flooring services in Arlington Heights:
We’re a local hardwood floor company based in the Arlington Heights 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+ Arlington Heights-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
Arlington Heights's mix of mid-century ranches, split-levels, and newer construction, plus its cold winters and humid summers, changes how a hardwood flooring contractor should approach each floor; here is how we adapt by home type and condition.
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Mid-Century Ranches and Split-Levels
Many Arlington Heights homes date to the 1950s and 1960s, and their oak strip floors are often worth bringing back rather than tearing out, even when carpet has covered them for years. We follow EPA lead-safe (RRP) rules in pre-1978 homes. Full replacement only comes up when boards are cupped through or water-damaged beyond saving.
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Additions and Partial Rehabs
Split-level and ranch additions are common here, and matching old wood to new is the tricky part. We match species, grade, and board width so patches blend in with the original floor instead of leaving a visible line where old meets new.
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Newer and Custom Builds
Infill construction and custom homes built from the 1980s onward often call for wide-plank engineered or prefinished hardwood. Before any work begins, we check the subfloor for flatness and moisture, since skipping that step is how gaps and movement show up later.
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Condos and Townhomes
Downtown Arlington Heights and the surrounding area include condos and townhomes, often on concrete slabs. These call for glue-down or floating engineered systems and low-VOC finishes, plus attention to building quiet hours and scheduling when we are working inside shared properties.
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Seasonal Humidity and Wood Movement
Arlington Heights winters run dry with forced-air heat, and summers get humid. Wood needs time to acclimate on site, and keeping rooms between 30-50% humidity year-round is what keeps boards from cupping, gapping, or crowning as the seasons change.
In many Arlington Heights 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.
Get a realistic budget range for your floor in about a minute. It’s a starting point, and we confirm the exact figure with a free in-home estimate.
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Yes. Downtown Arlington Heights and the surrounding area have plenty of condos and townhomes, and we work around building requirements as a matter of course. That means a certificate of insurance for the HOA, protecting hallways and elevators, booking elevator time, and keeping quiet hours so neighbors are not disrupted while we work inside a shared property.
The same small crew that gives your estimate is the crew that finishes the job, from first measurement to last coat. There are no rotating subcontractors coming and going. Dan (Donatas), the owner, is on every job himself, which means one person is accountable for the work in your Arlington Heights home from start to finish.
We work directly in Arlington Heights, not just around it. We also serve nearby towns like Buffalo Grove, Northbrook, Deerfield, Barrington, Glenview, and other nearby suburbs, so if your project spans a move between homes in the area, the same crew can follow you.
Square footage, the current condition of your boards and subfloor, the scope of work, and building access all factor in. A single-family ranch prices differently than a condo with elevator logistics. Work starts from $3 a square foot, but the exact number comes from an itemized quote after we see your floors in person. For a rough idea beforehand, try our cost calculator.
It usually runs 2 to 4 weeks after the estimate and signed agreement, depending on our current schedule. Shorter jobs, like a quick buff and recoat, can sometimes fit in sooner without the usual wait. We will give you a realistic window once we have seen the floors and talked through the scope for your home.
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