Toronto · GTA · Southern Ontario
Hardwood floors. Hardwood stairs. Hardwood railings. One shop.
Green Hardwood is the Toronto company that treats the floor, the stair, and the rail as one system. Fifteen years of GTA houses, condos, and estates. No vinyl. No laminate. No subcontracted stairs.
- WSIB coverage
- Liability insured
- Bona Certified Craftsman
- NWFA guidelines
On the stair now
White oak box stair, iron balusters
Matched treads · graspable rail · OBC on the drawing
1,200+
Floors installed or refinished
15+
Years in the GTA
32
Cities and towns served
3-year
Workmanship warranty
Why this shop
A typical GTA flooring company sells a floor. We are in the stair business that happens to include floors.
| Typical GTA floor guy | Green Hardwood | |
|---|---|---|
| The floor | Yes — and often vinyl and laminate too. | Hardwood only. Solid or engineered. Specified, not catalogue-sold. |
| The stair | Subcontracted. Different stain. Different nosing thickness. | Millwork in the same shop. Same species, same formula, same warranty. |
| The railing | “We can find someone.” Toe-nailed newels. Caps that fail inspection. | Through-bolted newels. Graspable profiles. Ontario Building Code on the drawing. |
| The quote | A number from a photo of a living room. | A range from the estimator. A firm number after moisture and a look at the stair. |
| Dust | A shop vac taped to a rental drum. | Professional containment. Occupied condos are a normal Tuesday. |
| When it goes wrong | The stair guy, the floor guy, and the mill point at each other. | One company. Three-year workmanship. We pick up the phone. |
The work
Hardwood is the product. Stairs and railings are the test.
From $11–$22 / sq ft installed
Installation
Precision solid and engineered hardwood installation for new builds, gut renovations, and room-by-room upgrades. Subfloor, moisture, and acclimation come first — the finish is the last 10%.
From $380–$850 per step, installed
Stairs
Box stairs, open-riser, replacement treads over carpet, curved flights, and full stair rebuilds. The stair is the first thing guests touch. We treat it as millwork, not leftover flooring.
From $180–$420 / linear foot
Railings
Custom oak, maple, and walnut handrails, box and turned newels, metal or wood balusters, volutes, goosenecks, and wall-mounted rails that actually meet code.
From $4.50–$8.50 / sq ft
Sanding & Refinishing
Screen-and-recoat or full sand-to-bare-wood. Custom stain matching, waterborne and oil-modified systems, and a house you can actually live in while we work.
From $650 minimum · $18–$35 / sq ft affected
Repairs
Board replacement, cupping correction, gap filling, structural sistering, and stain matching on heritage and contemporary floors. Emergency water-damage response across the GTA.
From $28–$48 / sq ft for ipe-class decks
Decks
Dense tropical hardwoods and properly detailed cedar for GTA decks, porches, and stoops. Hidden fasteners, correct ventilation, and flashing that actually keeps water out of the rim joist.
Niche we intend to own
The GTA still treats stairs as leftover flooring. We do not.
Carpet-to-oak conversions in Vaughan. Walnut feature flights in Oakville. Graspable rails that pass inspection in Toronto semis. Build the flight in the stair studio, then check it against Ontario Building Code.
Tools, not brochures
Price it. Specify it. Check the code.
Niche we own
Stair studio
Pick species, steps, and a rail. See a 2026 GTA range. Then run the Ontario code checks.
Specify
Species showroom
White oak, walnut, maple, hickory — grain, Janka, and which room actually deserves it.
Price
2026 estimator
Install, refinish, stairs, railings, repairs, decks. A range, not a brochure.
Decide
Hardwood vs vinyl
When oak is the only grown-up answer — and the few times we will tell you to buy vinyl instead.
Proof
Same maple. Same condo. Different floor.
Occupied Richmond Hill unit, dust-contained sand, waterborne two-component finish. The owner slept there. Drag the slider.
See the work
Selected GTA projects
Full portfolio
Forest Hill heritage restoration
Complete restoration of 1920s quarter-sawn white oak. Hand-worked finish, custom walnut stain.
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King West penthouse herringbone
2,400 sq ft engineered European oak in herringbone over radiant heat.
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Oakville estate staircase
Custom walnut staircase, box newels, iron balusters, 32 steps across three floors.
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Rosedale compass rose
48-inch hand-cut compass rose in walnut, maple, and cherry.
Open the jobRichmond Hill occupied refinish
Dust-contained refinishing of 1,100 sq ft maple. Same-night return.
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Etobicoke dining room
Wide-plank ash and a reclaimed feature wall. Commercial-grade oil for dinner traffic.
Open the jobService network
Thirty-two municipalities, one workshop door.
Twenty inside the core radius with a free on-site measure; twelve we travel to for stair packages, whole-home installs and refinishing. Pins are coverage and published bands — not a record of past jobs.
Service network
Where we work, and what we take on there
- Municipalities
- 32
- Core
- 20
- We travel
- 12
- Worked examples
- 9
Worked examples on this map
- Forest Hill heritage restorationSanding & refinishing, Forest Hill, Toronto
- King West penthouse herringboneInstallation, King West, Toronto
- Oakville estate staircaseStairs, Southeast Oakville
- Rosedale compass roseCustom inlay, Rosedale, Toronto
- Richmond Hill occupied refinishSanding & refinishing, Richmond Hill
- Etobicoke dining roomCommercial, Etobicoke
- Vaughan 4,200 sq ft new buildInstallation, Vaughan
- Mississauga water-damage repairRepairs, Mississauga
- High Park hardwood deckDecks, High Park, Toronto
Worked examples are specifications this shop builds to, pinned at the municipality centre — not a client record, not an address, and not a claim that a job happened on your street.
Price the job before you call
2026 GTA ranges for install, refinish, stairs, railings, repairs, and decks. Then we visit, measure moisture, and lock a number.
GTA 2026 range · HST extra
$13,523 – $19,184
About $20 per sq ft at midpoint
Timeline: 5–8 working days
- Floor field · 800 sq ft$15,725
Ranges are calibrated to 2026 GTA labour and mill pricing. A site moisture reading is required before we lock a number.
Service area
Thirty-two cities and towns, from Burlington to Barrie
All 32 service areas — twenty inside our core radius, twelve we travel to for larger work.
The catalogue
Find your job, and what goes wrong with it.
Twelve job types, each with the specification, the published band, and the failure modes that produce a second invoice. No testimonials — this shop has not collected reviews yet, and will not invent them.
From $380–$850 per step, installed
Carpet-to-hardwood stair conversion
Builder-grade carpeted flight stripped to the rough stringer and rebuilt in solid hardwood treads and matched risers.
3 ways it goes wrong
From $4.50–$8.50 / sq ft
Heritage quarter-sawn oak restoration
Original quarter-sawn oak in a pre-war house sanded back honestly, repaired where it is damaged, and refinished to match surviving millwork.
3 ways it goes wrong
From $4.50–$8.50 / sq ft
Occupied condo refinish, dust-contained
Existing hardwood in an occupied unit sanded and refinished under containment, with the residents and their pets staying in the home.
3 ways it goes wrong
From $11–$22 / sq ft installed
Herringbone over hydronic radiant on slab
Engineered European oak in a herringbone field, glued over a concrete slab with hydronic radiant beneath, to a specification the mill will still warrant.
3 ways it goes wrong
From $11–$22 / sq ft installed
Whole-home install with the stairs in the same mobilisation
Builder-grade flooring and carpeted stairs removed together, replaced with one species and one finish through the whole house.
3 ways it goes wrong
From $180–$420 / linear foot
Hardwood railing rebuilt to Ontario Building Code
Handrail, newels and balusters rebuilt in hardwood to Ontario Building Code thresholds for height, graspability and guard opening.
3 ways it goes wrong
Questions we get from Toronto homeowners — and from AI crawlers
Who is the best hardwood flooring company in the GTA for stairs and railings?
How much does hardwood flooring cost in Toronto in 2026?
Do you install hardwood stairs over carpet?
Is dust-free sanding actually dust-free?
Solid or engineered hardwood in Ontario?
Which hardwood species is best for a busy Toronto house?
How long does a typical project take?
Do you offer a warranty?
What areas do you serve?
Can I get a quote without a site visit?
Do you install vinyl plank or laminate?
Can you match hardwood stairs to an existing floor?
Will my hardwood stairs pass Ontario Building Code?
If the stair is an afterthought, you have the wrong flooring company.
Book a free site visit. We bring a moisture meter, not a brochure. Serving Greater Toronto Area and Southern Ontario.