SELECTED WORK · AUTHENTIC HQ PHOTOGRAPHY

THE WORK
IS THE PROOF.

Many homes. Many floors. One evolving archive of work performed by HQ Hardwood Floors.

22 PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE HQ PROJECT ARCHIVE

AUTHENTIC PROJECT ARCHIVE

Completed and in-progress, presented honestly.

Photographs from completed and in-progress HQ projects, presented without unverified claims about location, product, or service.

FEATURED WORK · OWNER-VERIFIED PROJECT

Carpet to red oak, stairs matched

Randolph, NJ · Residential

Carpet removed upstairs and on the stairs; subfloor screwed down first
New 2¼″ #1 common red oak installed through the upstairs rooms and hallway
Existing pine treads sanded and custom-blended to match Bona Provincial
First-floor prefinished floor sanded flat, factory bevels gone
One finish system throughout: Bona Provincial · Bona ClearSeal · Bona Traffic GO satin

A Randolph homeowner wanted the same hardwood look through the entire house — upstairs, stairs, and a first floor that already had a prefinished wood floor. Upstairs and on the staircase there was wall-to-wall carpet; under it, a subfloor that had to be screwed down before any hardwood went in, and stair treads made of pine, a softer wood that takes stain very differently from oak. HQ installed new 2¼-inch #1 common red oak through the upstairs, kept the pine treads and worked out a custom stain blend on the actual treads so they would read as Provincial next to the oak, and sanded the first-floor prefinished floor until the factory bevels were gone and it matched the new wood's starting point. Every floor and every tread then got the same sequence — Bona Provincial stain, one coat of Bona ClearSeal, two coats of Bona Traffic GO in satin — so the house finishes as one floor from top to bottom.

Carpeted staircase with white balusters and a wood handrail, before the carpet was removed — 01
Before

Unfinished red oak strip flooring being installed over black underlayment paper in an upstairs hallway — 02
New red oak, unfinished

Finished stained hardwood floor in a sunlit room with bay windows — 03
First floor complete

Finished staircase with stained wood treads and white risers — 04
Stairs complete

FEATURED WORK · OWNER-VERIFIED PROJECT

The herringbone they always wanted

Bound Brook, NJ · Residential

Rift & quarter sawn white oak, glue-down herringbone
Squeaks, steps, and old laminate replaced by one seamless level
Two substrates — concrete and plywood — leveled flat
Bona R540 moisture primer · Quantum R851 adhesive throughout
Custom border: 4″ and 2¼″ boards with twin 1″ walnut strips
Flush wood vents, hand-detailed to carry the walnut lines through

The owners had wanted a herringbone floor for years — and the house kept giving them reasons: laminate flooring they'd grown to hate in one part, squeaking boards and uneven levels in the other. One day they simply decided to do it — rift and quarter sawn white oak, the cut herringbone deserves. The house made us earn it: concrete slab on one side, plywood on the other, different heights between rooms — so the first job was getting every square foot flat and quiet on a single level, then building the right base with Bona R540 moisture primer and Quantum R851 adhesive under every board. The field got a custom frame — a four-inch board, a 2¼-inch board, and twin one-inch walnut strips running the whole perimeter. The detail the clients loved most was the smallest one: the flush wood vents landed right between the walnut strips, so we hand-painted the walnut lines across each vent to keep the border running seamless. They're very happy with the floor. So are we.

Herringbone boards being laid over the leveled substrate, with the dark adhesive bed visible down the room — 01
Installation

Unfinished herringbone field fully installed, being sanded with dust containment on the walls — 02
Field complete

Sanded herringbone field framed by the custom walnut-strip border — 03
The border

Herringbone floor stained a warm brown, border and walnut strips visible — 04
Stained

Finished herringbone floor with sunlight patterns across the completed room — 05
Complete

FEATURED WORK · OWNER-VERIFIED PROJECT

Reclaimed hardwood for The Cranford Hotel

The Cranford Hotel · Cranford, NJ · Commercial

Reclaimed hardwood mix, glue-down installation
Bona Quantum R851 adhesive
Natural stain · hardwax-oil finish selected with the client
4 days, including extended hours

The Cranford Hotel — a landmark of downtown Cranford — needed its dining room transformed without staying closed for long. HQ removed the old tile floor, prepared a new subfloor, and glue-installed a reclaimed hardwood mix with Bona Quantum R851. The client chose a natural stain with a hardwax-oil finish to match the character of the wood and the room. The crew worked extended hours to hand the space back in four days.