Townhouse hardwood for a narrow plan
- Width
- 9¼"
- Order
- 1 lot
The same face on every level.
A townhouse is often all levels, even if the install is phased.
A Toronto townhouse is a narrow stack. Two or three levels, 9¼ inch plank throughout, and one stain lot ordered for the whole house before any level is installed.
3/4 inch European white oak, stain match when you order, supply from $10.25/sq ft.
The narrow plan.
A typical Toronto townhouse runs hardwood across two or three levels. The width on this page is 9¼ inch throughout, so the face stays consistent from the entry to the top floor. Measure every level and confirm the total square footage before a single stain lot is ordered.
Floors Toronto locks one stain and one grade for the entire order up front, even when the installation happens in phases. A later top-up can shift in colour against the original run. Most owners keep one grade through the house, especially where an open stair makes more than one level visible. Grade AB on one level and Grade ABC on another is possible when the rooms are visually separated, with the same stain and the same species family.
Shared party walls are part of the plan. Acoustic underlay is not always required between a townhouse’s own levels. It is increasingly specified in stacked or shared-wall developments across the GTA, including stacked townhouses in North York and Vaughan, to reduce transfer to the neighbour. Floating with acoustic underlay reduces impact noise vertically between a house’s own levels and horizontally at a common wall. Floors Toronto checks that development’s requirements before recommending floating, glue-down, or nail-down. The detail lives on the sound transfer guide and the acoustic underlay guide.
Then the stair run.
Treads and risers are milled from the same stain lot as the field floors they connect, so the stair reads as the floor continuing. The match is confirmed in the same sample approval as the rest of the order.
A typical two-to-three level installation runs 1–2 weeks, depending on square footage, stair complexity, and whether the house is occupied. The work starts on the ground floor and moves up. Stairs go last, so finished treads are not protected through the rest of the job.
How the treads are detailed is on the stairs design guide. Here, the requirement is the shared stain lot and the order of the job.
- Measure every level before the order.
- Lock one stain lot for the whole house.
- Install from the ground floor upward.
- Mill and install the stairs last.
Humidity through the stack.
The townhouse still sits in one Toronto swing. January indoors often falls to 20–30% RH. July can reach 60–70% RH. The occupied target printed here is 35–55% RH. Across that swing, this engineered oak moves up to three times less than solid strip when the rooms stay near the target.
Order every level from the same lot, so a floor installed later is not a different colour when the season moves the wood.
Townhouse specification.
| Attribute | Typical townhouse spec | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Width | 9¼ inch throughout | Consistent across all levels |
| Stain lot | One order, one lot | Avoids a phase-to-phase colour shift |
| Stairs | Field-matched treads | Connects the levels visually |
| Underlay | Acoustic mat where floating | Shared-wall and level-to-level noise |
| Finish | UV-cured aluminum oxide | Standard on every order |
| Grade | AB or ABC | One choice, unless levels are visually separate |
The next step.
Share the square footage of every level in your townhouse. Floors Toronto orders one stain lot for the whole project and sequences installation level by level.
Keep reading.
Related project galleries.
See how these specifications translate into finished rooms. Each case study links colour, area, pattern, and project scope with real installation photography from Floors Toronto.
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Questions, answered.
Should I order hardwood for all levels of my Toronto townhouse at once?
Yes. Floors Toronto strongly recommends ordering all levels of a Toronto townhouse together from one stain lot, even if installation happens in phases, because a later top-up batch can shift slightly in colour from the original run. This single decision prevents the most common complaint on multi-level renovations completed over several months.
How does Floors Toronto keep stair treads matched across townhouse levels?
Floors Toronto mills stair treads and risers from the same stain lot used on the field floors of the levels they connect, so a Toronto townhouse staircase reads as a continuation of the floor rather than a separate element. This match is confirmed during the same sample-approval step as the rest of the order.
What is the typical timeline for a full townhouse hardwood installation in Toronto?
A typical two-to-three level Toronto townhouse runs 1–2 weeks for a full hardwood installation, depending on square footage, stair complexity, and whether floors are occupied during the work. Floors Toronto sequences most projects ground floor first, moving upward, with stairs installed last to avoid protecting finished treads.
Can Floors Toronto install different grades on different townhouse levels?
Yes, though most Toronto townhouse owners choose one grade throughout for visual consistency, especially where an open staircase makes multiple levels visible at once. Floors Toronto can specify Grade AB on one level and Grade ABC on another when rooms are more visually separated, while keeping the same stain and species family.
Does a Toronto townhouse need acoustic underlay between levels?
Acoustic underlay is not always required between a townhouse's own internal levels, but it is increasingly specified in stacked or shared-wall townhouse developments across the GTA to reduce sound transfer to neighbouring units. Floors Toronto checks your specific development's requirements before recommending floating versus glue-down or nail-down installation.
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We reply within one business day. If the job includes install, the reply separates supply from the method and the subfloor. If you want samples, we send them on the real oak. If a site measure is needed, we book it from that reply.
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