Herringbone & parquet floors in Nassau County

Borders, medallions, stairs & rails in Nassau County: what to expect

Nassau homes have bigger footprints than a city walk-up: family rooms, mudrooms, garages and stairs between levels. Damp lower levels are common in Long Island houses, so moisture checks shape pattern and parquet work below grade. Colonials, capes, splits and ranches each bring their own mix of stairs, halls and lower levels. Calls for pattern and parquet work come from Freeport, Baldwin, Oceanside, Rockville Centre, Garden City, Hempstead, Massapequa, Massapequa Park, Long Beach, Wantagh, Merrick, Valley Stream, Levittown and Elmont. Everything beyond pattern and parquet work that we do in Nassau County is on the Nassau / Long Island flooring page.

Around the room, baseboards can be removed and put back after the parquet goes down, or shoe molding or quarter round finished to match the floor.

Herringbone, chevron and other patterns

In Nassau County, chevron looks similar, but the board ends are cut so they meet in a V. Basketweave and Versailles-style fields are also in scope, custom cut or prefabricated depending on the material. Borders, medallions, mouldings and inlays frame the field or highlight a focal point. Nassau basements often decide which product makes sense below grade.

How pattern work runs

In Nassau suburban homes, borders, medallions and stairs add time, so the schedule is set after the on-site measure. Stairs are usually scoped as their own line next to the flat-floor pattern work. Unfinished pattern floors are stained if desired and finished with low-odor water-based polyurethane when that path is chosen. Two-story Nassau homes usually need stairs matched to the floors.

Refinishing existing parquet

Across Nassau, many homes still have original parquet under years of wear. Treads, risers and rails can be refinished so the staircase lines up with the hall. Full-floor sand-and-finish detail lives on our refinishing page, while pattern installs and stair matching stay here. Merrick, Levittown and Elmont work is already in our gallery. See the full process on our herringbone, parquet and stairs page.

Photos from our work

Freeport stairs and rails work is already in our gallery. Full gallery →

What affects the cost

The size of the room and the complexity of the pattern come first, since layout and waste run higher than with straight boards. The subfloor has to be flat, so leveling or repairs may be needed, and finishing on site adds sanding and coats. You can get an instant preliminary estimate.