The housing stock we walk into
Victorian and Edwardian houses in the west end, mid-century bungalows in North York, glass condos downtown, and heritage estates in Rosedale and Forest Hill. Each needs a different assembly.
Typical Toronto specification
Solid white oak on wood joists, engineered over concrete condos, stair retreads in 3-storey semis, and porch restorations on Parkdale and High Park Victorians.
Jobs we keep getting called for
- Forest Hill heritage restorations
- King West / Yorkville condo installs
- Rosedale inlays and borders
- West-end stair and railing packages
Services in Toronto
- Hardwood Stairs in Toronto
- Hardwood Floor Installation in Toronto
- Hardwood Sanding, Finishing & Refinishing in Toronto
- Hardwood Railings in Toronto
- Hardwood Repairs & Restoration in Toronto
- Hardwood Decks in Toronto
- Commercial Hardwood in Toronto
What hardwood costs in Toronto
2026 bands, computed with Toronto’s own labour, access and travel multiplier — not a GTA average with a place name on it. HST is extra and a firm number follows a moisture reading on site.
| Service & specification | Toronto band | Per unit | On site |
|---|---|---|---|
| New hardwood install800 sq ft, solid white oak, site-finished matte | $13,523 – $19,184 | $16.90–$23.98 / sq ft | 5–8 working days |
| Sanding & refinishing800 sq ft, dust-contained, waterborne 2K | $4,607 – $6,535 | $5.76–$8.17 / sq ft | 3–4 days incl. cure window |
| Hardwood stairs13 steps, treads and risers | $6,762 – $9,592 | $520–$738 / step | 3–5 days |
| Hardwood railings24 linear feet, handrail and newels | $5,907 – $8,380 | $246–$349 / lin ft | 2–4 days |
| Repair & restoration120 sq ft affected, replace and blend | $2,898 – $4,111 | $24.15–$34.26 / sq ft | 1–3 days plus finish cure |
| Hardwood deck / porch300 sq ft, dense hardwood decking | $10,031 – $14,230 | $33.44–$47.43 / sq ft | 1–2 weeks |
The per-unit column is the same band divided by the quantity, so it can be checked against the range on each service page. Those ranges span every specification we install: the bottom is engineered board, prefinished; this table prices solid white oak with a site-applied finish, which is the upper half of the range and, in the towns furthest from the shop, a little above it. A budget specification in Toronto lands lower — the estimator will show you exactly how much lower.
Custom inlays and commercial fit-outs are not in the table because neither is priceable from a square-foot box — an inlay is quoted from a drawing, a fit-out from a phasing plan. Configure your own job to move any of these bands with species, pattern and finish.
What we take on in Toronto
Free on-site measure for any qualified hardwood, stair, or railing job.
- Carpet-to-hardwood stair conversionBuilder-grade carpeted flight stripped to the rough stringer and rebuilt in solid hardwood treads and matched risers.
- Heritage quarter-sawn oak restorationOriginal quarter-sawn oak in a pre-war house sanded back honestly, repaired where it is damaged, and refinished to match surviving millwork.
- Occupied condo refinish, dust-containedExisting hardwood in an occupied unit sanded and refinished under containment, with the residents and their pets staying in the home.
- Herringbone over hydronic radiant on slabEngineered European oak in a herringbone field, glued over a concrete slab with hydronic radiant beneath, to a specification the mill will still warrant.
- Whole-home install with the stairs in the same mobilisationBuilder-grade flooring and carpeted stairs removed together, replaced with one species and one finish through the whole house.
- Hardwood railing rebuilt to Ontario Building CodeHandrail, newels and balusters rebuilt in hardwood to Ontario Building Code thresholds for height, graspability and guard opening.
- Water damage: board replacement and blend refinishBoards destroyed by a leak lifted and replaced, the floor dried to equilibrium, then blend-sanded so the repair disappears.
- Commercial install on overnight shiftsHardwood installed or refinished in a trading business across consecutive overnight shifts, with the space open for service each day.
- Open-riser feature stairA stair built as architecture rather than circulation — thick hardwood treads, no risers, and a guard designed to the code limits that open risers trigger.
- Buff and recoat, before a full sand is neededThe existing finish abraded and a fresh coat applied, without sanding to bare wood — the right answer far more often than a full refinish.
- Winter gapping and seasonal movementAssessment of seasonal gapping to separate normal winter movement — which needs no work at all — from a genuine installation or humidity fault.
- Ipe-class hardwood deckExterior deck in a dense tropical hardwood, detailed for Ontario's freeze-thaw cycle and fastened so the boards can move without splitting.
Around Toronto
Toronto is 5 km from the workshop at 88 Sterling Road, Unit 6, and the same crew covers these on the way in and out. Distances are centre to centre — a way to order the list, not a drive time.
Work nearby
Forest Hill heritage restoration
Complete restoration of 1920s quarter-sawn white oak. Hand-worked finish, custom walnut stain.
King West penthouse herringbone
2,400 sq ft engineered European oak in herringbone over radiant heat.
Rosedale compass rose
48-inch hand-cut compass rose in walnut, maple, and cherry.
High Park hardwood deck
Dense hardwood decking, hidden fasteners, cable rail, rebuilt ledger flashing.