Hardwood Flooring in Victor, NY

Hardwood Flooring in Victor looks different than it does in the inner suburbs. The town had 3,685 households at the 2000 census; Census estimates for 2020 to 2024 count about 6,853. Much of that growth is subdivision housing from the last few decades, often built with factory-finished hardwood or engineered planks in the kitchen, foyer and great room. Those floors are not ready for a full sanding yet, but many of them are ready for maintenance, and that is often where floor work in Victor begins.

Screen and recoat before the finish wears through

The best time to recoat a hardwood floor is when it looks dull and scratched but the finish has not worn through to bare wood. We lightly abrade the existing finish and apply a fresh coat, which restores protection and shine with far less dust and downtime than a refinish. On factory-finished floors, some finishes need special prep before a recoat will bond, so we test adhesion on a small area first and will tell you if the floor is not a good candidate.

Signs your Victor floor needs attention

• A dull lane from the garage door to the kitchen
• Fine scratches around the island and dining chairs
• Gray spots where the finish is gone
• Gaps in winter at the ends of long planks

Older houses in the village

The Village of Victor was incorporated in 1879 and had 972 housing units at the 2000 census, a small core inside a much larger town. Houses there are often decades older than the subdivisions around them, and that is where we do full sanding and refinishing of original wood floors, along with board matching where old repairs or removed walls left gaps. The town also has several houses and buildings on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Valentown Hall, the Felt Cobblestone General Store and the Jeremiah Cronkite House, a reminder of how long people have been building here.

Engineered hardwood and new installs

Owners in newer Victor homes often want to replace carpet in bedrooms or extend the main-floor wood into a den. Matching an existing prefinished floor exactly can be hard if the product is discontinued, so we look at options: finding the same line, choosing a complementary floor with a clean transition, or sanding the existing floor and the new one together on site so they finish to one color. Engineered hardwood is often the best fit over concrete in a finished lower level.

Winter in Ontario County

Victor sits in the northwest corner of Ontario County, off Thruway Exit 45, and shares the Rochester area's long winters: about 102 inches of snow on average and a January daily mean of 26.2°F at the Rochester station. Heated air dries floors and opens small gaps; road salt and slush from the driveway dull the finish near entries. Wide planks show seasonal movement more than narrow strips, which is worth knowing before you choose a plank width for a new floor.

Stairs and the open foyer

Many newer Victor homes have a two-story foyer with carpeted stairs next to a hardwood floor. We install hardwood treads and risers, or refinish existing oak treads, so the staircase matches the floor around it. Call (585) 632-6150 or

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