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From Just $3/sq ft
Owner-Led
Company
Certified Pet- & Family-Safe Finishes
Repairs Before Refinishing
15,000+ Hands-On Hours
Big Bro Hardwood is an owner-operated hardwood flooring company working across Berwyn 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 done 500+ floors around the area, including bringing narrow-strip oak back to life in Berwyn’s classic bungalows and Foursquares, and matching new boards into the two-flats common across the city’s older blocks.
The same small crew works your Berwyn floors from the first measurement to the last coat, no rotating subcontractors. We price everything line by line and keep dust down with vacuum-assisted equipment, though it won’t eliminate it completely; edges and corners leave a little fine residue. We finish with Bona and Loba products, kid- and pet-safe once cured, and we’ll give you a free estimate within 24 hours.
Premium Results From $3/sq ft
A beautiful wood floor doesn’t have to drain your budget. Big Bro Hardwood work in Berwyn homes starts from just $3/sq ft, with no shortcuts on quality. Run your numbers through our hardwood floor cost calculator before you even schedule a visit.
Finish Options Matched to Daily Use
Every household wears a floor differently. We talk through wood species, pets, kids, odor sensitivity and how soon you need the room back, then suggest a Bona or Loba system built for your routine, not a one-size-fits-all choice. The goal is a finish that fits your life.
Owner-Led From Start to Finish
Dan (Donatas) and the same small crew stay with your project from the opening measurement to the last walkthrough. There’s no rotating team and no handoff between strangers, which means your decisions and the small details stay consistent through every step of the job.
Tailored for Berwyn Homes
Berwyn’s mix of older bungalows, Foursquares and newer condos each move differently with the seasons. We plan around humidity swings, dry winter heat and how your family actually lives in each room, so the plan fits your house, not a generic template.
Floors and Stairs Under One Scope
One crew handles your floors together with your steps, treads, risers and railings, so species, board width, color and sheen line up from room to room. That keeps transitions clean and makes the whole house feel like one finished space, not separate projects.
GREENGUARD-Certified, Pet-Safe Finishes
We rely only on low-VOC, water-based Bona and Loba products for Berwyn homes. Bona carries GREENGUARD Gold status and Loba is EMICODE EC1 certified, giving you a family- and pet-safe finish once cured, whether your floor is engineered or solid hardwood.
Big Bro Hardwood wood floor contractor offers all kinds of professional flooring services in Berwyn:
We’re a local hardwood floor company based in the Berwyn 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+ Berwyn-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
Berwyn's housing stock and climate change what works on the floors; here is how our specialists adapt the work by home type and condition.
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Bungalows and Foursquares Built in the 1920s
Most Berwyn homes date to the early 1900s through the 1920s, and the narrow-strip oak under old carpet or paint is almost always worth bringing back rather than tearing out. For pre-1978 houses, we follow EPA lead-safe (RRP) rules during any surface disturbance.
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Two-Flats and Small Multifamily Buildings
Berwyn’s two-flats often have hardwood over wood framing with masonry foundations below. We check basement moisture and framing condition first, since those factors affect how the boards above have aged and how they will hold their finish.
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Rehabs, Tudor Cottages and Additions
When a rehab or addition meets original flooring, we blend old and new wood by matching species, grade and board width so the patch disappears into the room. This is common in Berwyn’s Tudor-style cottages and Prairie homes where rooms have been reworked over the decades.
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Secondary Rooms With Maple or Fir
Some older Berwyn homes used maple or fir in utility rooms and secondary spaces instead of oak. We identify the species before any work begins, since finish and color choices need to suit the wood actually in the room, not just what is common next door.
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Seasonal Humidity and Wood Movement
Berwyn’s winters are dry and heated, its summers humid, and both stress hardwood floors. We let new wood acclimate on site and recommend keeping rooms near 30-50% humidity year-round to prevent cupping, gapping and crowning.
In many Berwyn 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.
These Berwyn homes show a near-black Ebony floor and new white oak in a soft Driftwood grey with a matching staircase.
A worn floor in this Berwyn home now has a deep, near-black Ebony tone under Loba Easy Finish. Our hardwood floor specialists carried the color through the living and dining rooms.
New 5-inch white oak in this Berwyn home took on a soft weathered grey in Bona Driftwood, and the color was tested on the actual floor first. Our hardwood flooring company matched the stair treads to the floors, with white risers, under Loba Easy Finish.
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.
Great company! They did fabulous job in just a few days . Good quality too . Very happy with the result! Thank you !Read more
Excellent service- was surprised how fast job was done! We were remodeling our whole second floor, so we needed to split job in parts and move our stuff from one room to other. It took half day to finish flooring in our master bedroom and hallway and after we moved everything from the other two rooms, they came and did two kids room in like 8 hours. Easy to communicate, good quality. Would recommend to everyone.Read more
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Yes. Berwyn has plenty of two-flats and small multifamily buildings alongside the bungalows, and we handle both. For condo and HOA jobs we provide written dust-control documentation, protect shared hallways and elevators, keep quiet hours, and carry a certificate of insurance for the building. We’re fully insured for both houses and condos across Berwyn.
Dan (Donatas) runs this company and is on every job himself, in Berwyn included. We’re one crew, no subcontractors rotating through your house. The same people who measure your floor on day one are the ones finishing it, which matters in older Berwyn homes where matching original oak profiles takes a trained eye the whole way through.
Once you sign off after the in-home visit, start dates usually run about 2-4 weeks out, depending on our current schedule. Short jobs, like a quick recoat with no tear-out, can sometimes get squeezed in sooner. We’ll give you a real window once we’ve seen your Berwyn floors in person, not a guess from photos alone.
We come look at your floors, check the subfloor and moisture, and talk through what your household needs. Photos can give a rough first number, but the exact quote always comes from the in-person visit, since things like a Berwyn two-flat’s basement conditions or a bungalow’s original boards change the scope. You’ll hear back within 24 hours of reaching out.
Pricing starts from $3/sq ft and moves from there based on square footage, the condition of your existing boards, how much of the house is involved, and building access for condos. We price everything line by line and hand you an itemized quote after the free in-home visit, no fixed minimum attached. Run rough numbers through our cost calculator before you schedule.
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