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From Just $3/sq ft
17+ Years of Local Expertise
Certified Pet- & Family-Safe Finishes
Dust-Controlled Sanding
Solid and Engineered Floors
Big Bro Hardwood is an owner-operated hardwood flooring company working across Highland Park 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, from bringing 1950s oak back to life in mid-century ranches to matching new boards into older Colonial and Tudor homes near the Highland Park Historic District.
The same small crew works your floors from first measurement to last coat, no rotating subcontractors. We price everything line by line, use vacuum-assisted equipment that keeps dust and odors down (it won’t eliminate them entirely, and edges and corners leave a little fine residue), and finish with Bona and Loba products that are kid- and pet-safe once cured. Ask for a free estimate and we’ll get back to you within 24 hours.
80% of Clients Refer Us
Most of the calls we get in Highland Park come from past clients telling a friend or neighbor about us. That kind of trust isn’t something you can advertise your way into, it’s earned one floor at a time. We think strong word-of-mouth says more than any sales pitch could.
Serving Highland Park and Nearby Suburbs
We work throughout Highland Park and the surrounding suburbs with the same small crew on every job, never a rotating cast of outside subcontractors. That means one accountable team handles your project from the first visit to the final walk-through, with no handoffs or guesswork in between.
Tailored for Highland Park Homes
Highland Park’s mix of older houses with original strip floors, mid-century homes, and newer builds each move differently with the seasons. We plan around local humidity and dry winter heat, so your floors sit right and hold up no matter when your house was built or how your family uses the space.
Finish Options Matched to Daily Use
Choosing a finish is about more than looks. We weigh wood species, foot traffic, kids, pets, and odor sensitivity before suggesting a Bona or Loba system, and we give you a clear cure timeline so you know exactly when furniture and daily life can move back in.
GREENGUARD-Certified, Pet-Safe Finishes
We only bring low-VOC, water-based finishes into Highland Park homes: Bona and Loba products. Bona carries GREENGUARD Gold certification and Loba is EMICODE EC1 certified, giving you peace of mind for families and pets once the floor has fully cured, on engineered or solid hardwood alike.
Premium Results From $3/sq ft
Beautiful floors in Highland Park don’t have to come with a steep price tag. Our work starts from just $3/sq ft, with an itemized quote once we’ve seen your space in person. Try our hardwood floor cost calculator for a quick ballpark figure before you call.
Big Bro Hardwood wood floor contractor offers all kinds of professional flooring services in Highland Park:
We’re a local hardwood floor company based in the Highland Park 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+ Highland Park-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
Highland Park's mix of century-old homes, mid-century ranches and newer builds means no two floors behave the same way, and the lake climate adds its own demands, so here is how we adjust our approach by home type and condition.
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Older and Pre-War Homes
Many Highland Park homes built before 1940 still hide original oak or maple strip floors under carpet or old finish. These boards can often be brought back to bare wood and recoated rather than torn out. For pre-1978 houses we follow EPA lead-safe (RRP) rules during prep. Full replacement only makes sense where boards are cupped clean through or water-rotted.
Highland Park’s many 1940s through 1970s ranches and bungalows have often seen an addition or two over the years. When we blend old and new wood, we match species, grade and board width so the patches disappear and no seam line shows once the floor is finished.
Newer builds and condo units around town lean toward wide-plank engineered or prefinished hardwood. Before any work starts, we check the subfloor for flatness and moisture, since a flat, dry base keeps seasonal movement from opening gaps later. For HOA buildings we work around shared hallways and quiet hours.
Highland Park’s winters run dry under forced-air heat while summers bring heavy lake humidity, and wood floors feel every swing. We let new wood acclimate on site and aim to keep rooms between 30-50% humidity year round, which helps prevent cupping, gapping and crowning before they start.
In many Highland Park 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 Highland Park homes show maple in a lighter silvered grey and a white wash staircase that ties into light white oak floors.
A warm maple floor in this Highland Park home went to a lighter silvered grey, tested on the actual floor first. Our wood floor company carried it under Loba 2K Duo across the living room and the hall.
This Highland Park staircase has a white wash look with iron balusters and a wood handrail under Loba 2K Duo. Our professional hardwood flooring team tied it into the light white oak floors.
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.
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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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The same small crew handles your project start to finish, with no rotating subcontractors. The owner is on every job in Highland Park, from the first walk-through to the last coat, so there’s one accountable team to answer your questions the whole way through, not a different face every visit.
Once you’ve had your free in-home visit and signed off on the plan, a start date usually follows within a few weeks, depending on our current schedule. Shorter jobs can sometimes fit in sooner. We’ll give you a realistic window once we’ve actually seen your Highland Park home.
We come out, look at your subfloor, check moisture and condition, and talk through what you want from the space. Photos can give you a rough first number, but the exact price always comes from seeing the floor in person. We aim to get back to Highland Park homeowners within 24 hours of a request.
Yes. We’re fully insured and used to working within HOA rules, including quiet hours and protecting shared hallways and elevators during a job. If your Highland Park building needs a certificate of insurance or has its own booking process for common areas, we handle that as part of the project.
We do. Along with Highland Park, we regularly work in Deerfield, Northbrook, Lake Forest, Winnetka, Glenview and other nearby suburbs. Same small crew, same approach to pricing and scheduling wherever the job is, so you get consistent work whether you’re in Highland Park or a neighboring town.
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