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I’m having a contractor knock down a wall and lay down a floor– I am getting the lumber myself (antique heart pine). Only the contractor now is subcontracting the floor to someone else, who is asking 12 dollars a square foot to install and finish the 220 square foot room. The guy at the lumber yard thinks he is crazy to ask so much. Also, I would like the wood installed “buttjointed” not “tongue in groove” and the floor guy is talking about using glue, which the lumber guy also thinks is absurd. In short, I’m confused and would love to find someone who really knows old floors and charges no more than 8 dollars a square foot. This job needs to take place the second week of July. Any ideas?
THANK YOU!
–j