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Serving Chicago & 30+ Suburbs
Moisture Checks Done
Repairs Before Refinishing
Big Bro Hardwood is an employee-owned hardwood flooring company serving Burr Ridge 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 in the kinds of homes Burr Ridge is known for – large custom colonials and luxury two-story builds from the 1980s and 1990s, upscale ranch and split-level homes from earlier decades, and newer teardown rebuilds with wide-plank engineered oak over varied subfloor framing.
The same small crew handles every Burr Ridge project from the first measurement to the last coat – no rotating subcontractors. We price jobs line by line so you know exactly what you are paying for. Our vacuum-assisted sanding captures 95%+ of dust, and we finish with Bona and Loba products that are kid- and pet-safe once cured. Call or email and we will come out for a free estimate within 24 hours.
Premium Results From $3/sq ft
Quality hardwood flooring in Burr Ridge does not have to come with an outsized price. Our refinishing work starts at just $3, and installation pricing is always clear and itemized, with no vague bundled figures. Use our hardwood floor cost calculator to get a fast sense of what your project might look like before we ever set foot in your home.
Serving Burr Ridge and Nearby Suburbs
We work with homeowners across Burr Ridge and more than 30 suburbs in the local area. What keeps our work consistent is that the same small crew handles every project from start to finish. There are no rotating subcontractors and no handoffs mid-job, so you always know who is in your home and who to call with questions.
GREENGUARD-Certified, Pet-Safe Finishes
We use Bona and Loba products on every finish job, whether you have solid or engineered hardwood. These are low-VOC, GREENGUARD-certified coatings that are safe for kids and pets once fully cured, so you can get back to daily life without worrying about what your family is breathing or walking on.
Floor Condition and Moisture Come First
Burr Ridge’s seasonal humidity swings, from dry winter air to muggy summers, put real stress on hardwood. Before any work begins, we check subfloor flatness, moisture levels, and structural stability. Skipping those steps is how floors end up cupping, gapping, or creaking within a year. We do not skip them.
Tailored for Burr Ridge Homes
Burr Ridge has a wide mix of housing, from 1960s ranch homes and split-levels to large custom builds from the 1990s and 2000s and newer teardown-rebuilt luxury homes. We have worked across all of it. Custom framing, open spans, original site-finished oak, and later engineered installations are all situations we know how to handle correctly.
Free In-Home Estimate Within 24 Hours
We come to your home, look at the actual floors, and put together a free, itemized estimate within 24 hours. You get a scope built around what we find in your specific space, not a rough guess based on square-foot averages. That way there are no surprises when the work starts.
From large custom colonials near Burr Oaks Glen to newer luxury builds around Burr Ridge Village Center, we handle every hardwood flooring need with the same small, experienced crew from start to finish.
We’re a hardwood floor company based in the Burr Ridge 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+ Burr Ridge-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
Donatas
Owner
Valdas
Team member
Slavek
Team member
Burr Ridge's mix of construction eras, large custom layouts, and sharp seasonal humidity swings all shape what a hardwood floor needs - here is how we adapt our work to match the actual conditions we find.
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1960s-1970s Subdivision Homes in Burr Ridge
Neighborhoods like Burr Ridge Meadows and Burr Oaks Glen were built out during this era, and many still carry their original red oak strip floors over plywood subfloors. These homes fall in the pre-1978 window, so we follow EPA Lead RRP protocols – proper containment, HEPA vacuuming, and verification – before any sanding begins. The wood itself is often thick enough to sand two or three more times if it has been maintained reasonably well.
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Custom Luxury Homes from the 1980s-2000s
Burr Ridge saw a wave of large custom builds during this period, frequently featuring site-finished solid hardwood in main living areas. Open floor plans and long spans mean we always check for subfloor deflection before sanding or installing anything new. Wide boards and specialty framing over the Valparaiso Moraine terrain can create movement, so we test moisture levels and confirm flatness first.
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Teardown Rebuilds and New Luxury Construction
The active teardown market here means some homes have already been through one remodel. We may find a floating engineered floor over the original hardwood, or a leveled concrete addition next to a joist-framed main floor. Each transition point gets checked and addressed so the finished result looks and performs like one continuous floor.
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Townhomes and Condos Near Burr Ridge Village Center
Units in and around the Village Center often sit on concrete slabs, which rules out nail-down solid hardwood. We use glue-down or floating engineered wood with low-VOC Bona or Loba finishes – safe for neighbors and compliant with HOA scheduling requirements. We coordinate start times and dust control to keep disruption minimal in shared-wall buildings.
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Seasonal Humidity in Burr Ridge
Winters here are dry and cold, summers are warm and muggy, and hardwood moves with every swing. We acclimate all wood on site before installation, and we advise every client to keep indoor humidity between 30-50% year-round. That single habit prevents most of the cupping, gapping, and squeaking we get called in to fix.
In many Burr Ridge homes the original hardwood is worth saving rather than replacing - the only way to know for certain is to look at the subfloor and 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 crew handles prep, sanding, install, stain, and finish 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.
This one speaks for itself. A homeowner in Burr Ridge had a large custom two-story with original hardwood floors that had taken years of heavy foot traffic - the boards were worn through, scratched and completely dull. We sanded them back to bare wood, repaired the damaged areas and refinished them from scratch. Same floors, no replacement. Take a look at the before and after photos and judge the results for yourself.
Get a free in-home estimate within 24 hours. No pressure, no hidden costs — just honest advice and expert results, and no cutting corners.
A look at recent hardwood floor work we have completed in Burr Ridge, from refinishing floating engineered white oak with a full color change to installing new white oak floors with a custom staircase, handrails, and balusters. Take a look at the wood, the finish, and how we handled each home.
This Burr Ridge condo project involved carefully refinishing floating engineered white oak floors without replacing them. After controlled sanding, minor board work, and a full color change to DuraSeal Espresso, the home felt darker, richer, and much more updated.
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We removed old floors and did a hardwood floor installation with 5-inch White Oak hardwood in Burr Ridge, updated the staircase with modern handrails and balusters, and refinished the second floor's hardwood. Learn more by reading the full project details and check out refinished White Oak before and after pictures!
Learn moreGet 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.
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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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Absolutely. Solid red oak and white oak installed during that era typically has enough thickness for three to five sandings over its lifetime. If the boards are structurally sound and not cupped or badly gapped, refinishing is almost always the smarter call. We check board thickness and subfloor condition before recommending anything. Most of those floors sand up beautifully and look brand new with a fresh stain and Bona or Loba finish.
It can. Wide-open spans over the Valparaiso Moraine terrain can mean more subfloor flex than you’d find in a tighter tract home. Before we install anything, we check subfloor flatness and moisture levels and follow NWFA Technical Guidelines for deflection. If we find soft spots or uneven areas, we address them first. Getting that prep right is what keeps wide-plank floors from squeaking or gapping down the road.
Seasonal humidity swings are one of the biggest threats to hardwood in this area. Wood expands in humid summers and contracts in dry winters, which causes gapping, squeaking, and cupping if the home isn’t climate-controlled. We recommend keeping indoor humidity between 30-50% year-round. We also acclimate every board on-site before installation so the wood adjusts to your home’s specific conditions before it ever gets nailed down.
Yes, though it changes the approach. Solid hardwood can’t be nailed into concrete, so we typically use engineered hardwood with a glue-down method or a floating installation, depending on subfloor moisture readings. We always test moisture levels first because slabs in this area can hold more vapor than expected. Getting that step right protects your investment long-term and keeps the floor from buckling or delaminating later.
Refinishing starts at $3 per square foot, and we offer a flat rate for homes under 1,200 square feet. For a quick estimate before we visit, try our cost calculator. Every in-home estimate is free and we aim to get it scheduled within 24 hours of your call. We provide itemized, line-by-line quotes so you know exactly what you’re paying for, with no vague totals.
Refinishing makes sense when the wood is solid, thick enough to sand, and free of major structural damage. Replacement is worth considering when boards are severely warped, thinned from previous sandings, or when you want a completely different species or width. We give you an honest read at the estimate, not a sales pitch. Most Burr Ridge homes we visit have floors that refinish well and look far better than homeowners expected going in.
A typical refinishing project runs two to four days depending on square footage, the number of coats, and dry time between them. You don’t have to leave entirely, but we do recommend staying off the sanded areas while finish is curing. New installation timelines vary by scope. We’ll give you a clear day-by-day schedule at the estimate so you can plan around it. The same small crew handles your project start to finish, which keeps things moving efficiently.
Yes. We use Bona and Loba waterborne finishes, which are low-VOC and safe for kids and pets once fully cured. Cure time varies by product and conditions, but we walk you through exactly when it’s safe to bring everyone back in. We also use vacuum-assisted sanding equipment that captures 95% or more of dust, which makes the whole process cleaner and easier on your household from day one.
Tell us what you need — we’ll help you figure out the best way to get it done.
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