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David Thurston
Inland Empire
Ontario, CA
Hardwood Flooring Installation in Ontario
Solid and engineered hardwood floors installed by craftsmen with 20+ years on Inland Empire homes.
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When Ontario homeowners in Ontario Ranch and New Model Colony are done living with builder carpet, this is the install they call us for. Very heavy 2010s – 2020s new construction with slab subfloors, plus older 1920s craftsman and Spanish-revival homes downtown with raised foundations and original oak - Ontario runs both ways - raised-foundation homes in the older neighborhoods get a crawlspace and joist check first, while the slab tracts need flat-grinding and a moisture barrier before a single plank goes down.
Our San Bernardino shop is about 25 minutes from Ontario - close enough for fast service in Ontario Ranch and the rest of the city, and established enough that we know the building stock and the local permitting quirks. We have been installing hardwood and luxury flooring across San Bernardino County for over 20 years, and Ontario - from Ontario Ranch and New Model Colony out to the neighborhoods near Ontario Mills - is one of the cities we work in most.
What You Get
- Solid and engineered hardwood from leading mills
- Subfloor prep, moisture testing, and acclimation included
- Clean job sites - drop cloths, dust containment, daily clean-up
- Honest written quote with no surprise add-ons
- Lifetime workmanship guarantee on every install
Materials We Install in Ontario
- Solid oak
- White oak
- Red oak
- Hickory
- Maple
- Engineered hardwood
- Wide-plank European oak
Coverage Across Ontario
We serve homeowners across Ontario, including Ontario Ranch, New Model Colony, Downtown Ontario, College Park, and the surrounding neighborhoods.
Zip codes: 91761, 91762, 91764
About Ontario Homes
Ontario Ranch and the New Model Colony are some of the youngest neighborhoods in the Inland Empire - families that bought new construction five to ten years ago are now ready to swap builder carpet for real flooring. We do a lot of LVP and engineered hardwood here.
Housing profile: Very heavy 2010s – 2020s new construction with slab subfloors, plus older 1920s craftsman and Spanish-revival homes downtown with raised foundations and original oak.
Flooring in Ontario: What Local Homes Need
Ontario splits cleanly into two flooring worlds. South of the 60 in Ontario Ranch, the New Model Colony and Creekside are barely a decade old - slab-on-grade homes where families are now ready to pull the original builder carpet. On fresh slab like this, fresh-poured concrete can still be releasing moisture, so we run calcium-chloride or RH probe tests and lay the right barrier before engineered hardwood or LVP goes down; skipping that step is how floors fail two summers later. Downtown and around College Park it is the opposite era: 1920s craftsman and Spanish-revival homes on raised foundations, many with original oak under carpet that is well worth refinishing. The flat, hot Ontario basin near Ontario Mills and the airport bakes interiors in summer, which nudges a lot of homeowners toward fully waterproof LVP for kitchens and entries. We are roughly 25 minutes from our San Bernardino shop, an easy run for in-home estimates and material drop-offs.
Our approach to hardwood installation in Ontario: check the subfloor, tell you honestly what your home will and will not take, then do that work properly.
Our Hardwood Installation Process in Ontario
Same predictable steps on every job, from first measurement to final walk-through.
- 01
Free in-home consultation
We measure your space, take subfloor moisture readings, and walk you through species, finishes, and width options.
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Written estimate, no pressure
Itemized quote in plain English. We hold the price for 30 days.
- 03
Materials acclimate on-site
Boards sit in your home 3 – 5 days before install - non-negotiable in our climate.
- 04
Demo, prep, install
Old flooring removed, subfloor leveled, moisture barrier where needed, planks laid.
- 05
Trim, transitions, walk-through
Quarter-round, transitions to tile/carpet, final clean. You sign off only when it's right.
Hardwood Installation Projects in Ontario & Nearby
Recent hardwood installation work across San Bernardino County.
Ontario homes
Wood flooring across two kinds of subfloor
This city has both, and the subfloor under your particular house decides the whole specification. Raised foundation means solid hardwood is on the table; slab means engineered.
We confirm which you have at the free in-home measure rather than assuming from the year the house was built — plenty of homes here have been added to over the decades and carry both.
Concrete slab is the constraint that decides everything else. Solid hardwood cannot be nailed to a slab, so the honest options are engineered wood, LVP or laminate — and we would rather tell you that at the measure than take an order we know will fail. Slab moisture gets tested before anything is scheduled, because in this climate a slab that reads fine in November can behave very differently in August.
Around Ontario that means Ontario Ranch, New Model Colony, Downtown Ontario. Two completely different jobs: engineered or LVP over slab in the new tracts, original oak restoration downtown. We quote what your house actually needs, not a regional average.
What that means on your job
- Subfloor confirmed at the measure, not assumed
- Solid hardwood where the foundation allows it
- Engineered specified over slab sections
- Additions checked separately from the original structure
Hardwood Installation FAQ for Ontario Homeowners
- It depends which Ontario home you are in. The city runs very heavy 2010s-2020s construction on slab, plus 1920s craftsman and Spanish-revival homes downtown, so we confirm your subfloor at the free in-home measure instead of assuming from the build year.
- No, and anyone telling you otherwise is setting you up for a failure. Solid hardwood needs to be nailed to a wood subfloor. Over concrete the correct products are engineered hardwood, LVP or laminate. Engineered gives you a genuine wood surface and stays flat over slab, so it is not the compromise it sounds like.
- Most single-floor installs run two to four days depending on square footage and how much preparation the subfloor needs. We give you a schedule before we start and we work to it — you will know which rooms are out of use and when.
- Yes — Ontario and the surrounding Inland Empire. Two completely different jobs: engineered or LVP over slab in the new tracts, original oak restoration downtown. Same crew on every job, and a free in-home estimate before you commit to anything.
- Yes - Ontario is one of our core service cities. We work in Ontario Ranch, New Model Colony, and the rest of the city weekly. Our shop is about 25 minutes away in San Bernardino, so response times are fast.
- Ontario pricing aligns with our standard Inland Empire range: $8 – $16 per square foot installed. Final price depends on species, subfloor condition, and demo complexity. Free in-home estimate gives you exact numbers.
- 3 – 7 days for most homes. Ontario permitting is generally fast - most jobs don't require a permit; the few that do (significant subfloor work) we handle for you.
- For an average 1,500 – 2,500 sq ft home, plan on 3 – 7 working days, including the acclimation window. Larger or more intricate jobs run longer; we give you the exact schedule in writing before we start.
- In the Inland Empire, both work well above grade. Solid is the gold standard for refinishing decades down the road. Engineered is more dimensionally stable for slab subfloors and hot, dry summers. We bring samples of each and walk through the trade-offs in your home.
- Yes. Tear-out, haul-away, and disposal are included in every install quote. You don't need a dumpster.
- We move standard furniture as part of the job. Pianos, gun safes, oversized pieces, and electronics are typically the homeowner's responsibility - we'll flag this in writing during the estimate.
- Yes - 0% promotional financing is available for qualified customers. Ask during your free estimate and we'll walk through the options.
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In-home consultation, samples on-site, written quote within days. 20+ years of Inland Empire craftsmanship.