Kensington, MD · Family-Owned
Solid Hardwood in Kensington
Solid hardwood is the original and still the benchmark: each board one piece of oak, maple, hickory, or walnut, 3/4" thick, nailed down and finished in place. We've brought solid hardwood to homes across Kensington — yours is next.
Why Kensington Chooses This Floor
Solid Hardwood For Kensington Homes
Solid hardwood is the original and still the benchmark: each board one piece of oak, maple, hickory, or walnut, 3/4" thick, nailed down and finished in place. It is the floor DMV buyers look for by name, and the only one that can be sanded back to new wood again and again across generations.
Top Reasons Kensington Homeowners Choose Solid Hardwood
- One piece of real wood, 3/4" thick — no core, no veneer
- Refinishable 4–6 times across a 50–100 year life
- Custom site-applied stain matched in your light, on your boards
- Highest resale recognition of any floor in the DMV market
- Oak, maple, hickory & walnut in strip and plank widths
Best Rooms For Solid Hardwood in Kensington Homes
Our Kensington Installation Process
Boards acclimate in the home for several days while we take moisture readings, then we flatten the subfloor, rack for grain and tone, and nail to spec with expansion gaps hidden behind baseboard. Site-finished floors are sanded flat as one plane, stained to your approved sample, and sealed coat by coat.
Solid Hardwood Contractors Serving Kensington, Montgomery County
F&F Surface Group has installed and serviced solid hardwood throughout Kensington for years, covering all 1 area ZIP codes from Old Town Kensington to Parkwood. Our crews reach Kensington in about 16 minutes, serving a community of roughly 8,300 across Montgomery County.
We’ve worked throughout Kensington Heights, Ken-Gar, and Parkwood, matching new hardwood into century-old runs and reviving original floors under old carpet. Small-town Kensington gets the same detail as any estate job.
Kensington Service Area
We install solid hardwood in every ZIP across Kensington (20895). Schedule a free in-home solid hardwood estimate today.
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Testimonials
What DMV Homeowners Say
“Fred and his team refinished the original oak in our 1940s Bethesda house and it looks better than any new floor we considered. Dust-contained sanding meant we could stay home the whole time.”
“We put waterproof LVP through the whole main level and basement. The seams are invisible and it has already survived two kids and a dog. Fair price, spotless job site.”
“F&F installed wide-plank white oak across our entire first floor. The transitions and stair work are flawless — you can tell these are real craftsmen, not a subcontracted crew.”
Solid hardwood in a period home
Kensington, MD homeowners call F&F Surface Group for solid hardwood because we look at the actual house before quoting — across the DMV the right answer changes street to street.
Kensington is known for character homes in historic Old Town Kensington and the wooded lots of Rock Creek Hills. Sensitive refinishing rather than aggressive sanding — these floors are part of what people paid for.
Solid strip flooring is what these houses were born with, which makes it the most sympathetic replacement when the original truly cannot be saved.
Width discipline matters most: 2¼- or 3¼-inch strip reads correct against period trim, where a modern wide plank instantly announces the renovation.
The pre-plywood subfloors underneath get assessed board by board before we order anything — old sleepers and patched repairs decide the fastening method.
What that means on your job
- Strip widths matched to the era
- Pre-plywood subfloor assessed first
- Species matched to surviving original floors
- Transitions cut to original trim profiles
FAQ
Solid Hardwood in Kensington — FAQ
What does solid hardwood involve in a Kensington, MD home?
In Kensington, MD we budget time for what these houses hide. The area is known for character homes in historic Old Town Kensington and the wooded lots of Rock Creek Hills, and floors of that age routinely sit on pre-plywood subfloors with previous repairs underneath. We assess before quoting rather than pricing off square footage.
Why choose solid over engineered here?
On a nailable wood subfloor above grade, solid gives you the deepest reserve of sandable wood — decades of refinishes — for similar installed cost. Where the room sits on concrete or below grade, we will tell you plainly that engineered is the right product instead.
Site-finished or prefinished boards?
Site-finished gives one seamless plane and any stain you can imagine; prefinished trades a micro-bevel line for a harder factory finish and a house that stays livable. We quote both ways on request — the labor difference is real and worth seeing on paper.
Do you cover all of Kensington, MD?
Yes — Kensington, MD and the wider DMV. Sensitive refinishing rather than aggressive sanding — these floors are part of what people paid for. Free in-home estimate, and the same crew on every job.
How do I get a solid hardwood quote in Kensington?
F&F Surface Group provides a free in-home measure and a clear written solid hardwood estimate for Kensington homes — usually scheduled within a few days and quoted with no obligation.
Do you install solid hardwood in every Kensington neighborhood?
Yes — we cover all of Kensington, including Old Town Kensington, Rock Creek Hills, Kensington Heights and the surrounding ZIP codes 20895.
Why choose F&F Surface Group for solid hardwood in Kensington?
We're a family-owned, National MBE Certified contractor with over a decade in the DMV. Kensington homeowners get craftsman-level installation, premium materials, and honest pricing — not a big-box call center.
Come home to solid hardwood you love in Kensington.
We bring the samples to your Kensington home, measure every room, and handle the whole job — prep, install, and cleanup. Free estimate, honest pricing.