How we approach Grosse Pointe projects.
Quarter-sawn oak, walnut borders, and inlaid patterns survive in many of these houses, and restoring them is specialist work: careful sanding that respects wear patterns, repairs woven from period-correct stock, and finishes that deepen the wood instead of plasticizing it. We treat these floors as the irreplaceable material they are.
Where new floors join old, in kitchen expansions and additions, we mill and finish to match, aligning board width, grain, and stain so the seam between decades disappears. Stone and tile follow the same standard, with marble and mosaics set to suit the house's period rooms.
Radiant heat fits these homes well, particularly in baths and garden-level rooms where old masonry holds the chill. We engineer the systems around existing structure and finishes, warming the rooms without disturbing what makes them worth preserving.
- Hardwood install and refinishing
- Large-format and mosaic tile work
- Heated floor systems
