Hardwood Installation in London

From a single room to a project that reworks half the house, hardwood installation in London is what we quote every week. Tell us the plan and there's a free quote at the end of it.

Read on for the London-specific considerations and the real cost drivers — then the quote form takes about a minute when you're ready.

Southwestern Ontario around London carries a lot of older housing, and renovations here routinely open walls onto the past — dated wiring, plaster, and framing that predates modern spans — so good quotes carry honest contingency.

It's worth keeping the local housing in mind here — Post-war subdivisions across the east and south ends are full of bungalows well suited to open-plan conversions and basement apartments.

London's housing runs from yellow-brick Victorians in Old North and Wortley Village to the ranches and sidesplits that filled Oakridge, Westmount, and the east end after the war. That mix means renovation work here is rarely cookie-cutter: heritage-minded kitchen and bath updates in century homes, full main-floor reconfigurations in post-war bungalows, and basement conversions near Western and Fanshawe aimed at student and rental income.

A lot of London projects start with good bones and dated layouts — closed-off kitchens, a single bathroom serving three bedrooms, unfinished basements with decent ceiling height. If you own one of them and have been sketching a better floor plan for years, tell us what you have in mind and we'll line up a free quote from renovation contractors who work in London every week.

• Parts of Old North, Wortley Village, and Woodfield fall within heritage conservation districts, so exterior changes there can need approvals beyond a standard building permit.
• London's signature yellow-brick century homes often carry original plaster, dated wiring, and old galvanized plumbing that should be priced into any major renovation.
• Post-war subdivisions across the east and south ends are full of bungalows well suited to open-plan conversions and basement apartments.

A hardwood installation quote in London comes down to the specifics of your project. The main things that move it:

• Species and grade — plainer grades of oak cost less than character or wide-plank options
• Site-finished versus prefinished, which trades dust and finishing days for a custom-toned, fully sealed surface
• How much subfloor preparation the existing structure needs
• Stairs, borders and direction changes, which add labour beyond open-field installation
• Moisture history in London homes — anything that has been damp needs proper remediation before new finishes go over it, and a good quote prices that in rather than burying it.

For the full breakdown of what hardwood installation involves, see our Hardwood Installation guide — then request a free London quote for your actual job.