Red Oak Installation with Rubio Monocoat, Downtown Smithfield
Existing carpet and worn original hardwood in a downtown Smithfield home. We tore out the carpet, dried the subfloor after water damage, and installed new 2.25" red oak — lacing in where needed to tie it into the existing wood. Finished with Rubio Monocoat Oil Plus 2C.
Species
Red Oak, 2.25"
Finish
Rubio Monocoat Oil Plus 2C
Completed
2025
The Challenge
The home had a mix of old carpet and visibly worn 2.25" red oak underneath. A water damage event had also compromised the subfloor, so before any new wood could go down the subfloor had to be fully dried and assessed. The existing red oak was in rough shape — worn through in the traffic areas — so the decision was to tear out the carpet, address the subfloor, and bring in new wood to match the original 2.25" profile, lacing it in wherever the old and new met.
What We Did
Carpet was removed and the subfloor dried and stabilized. New 2.25" red oak was installed throughout, with lace-in work done at the transitions between new and existing boards. The full floor was then sanded and finished with Rubio Monocoat Oil Plus 2C — a single-coat penetrating oil that cures hard, saturates the grain, and leaves no built-up film finish on top. The result is a natural, flat look that reads warm without any plastic sheen.
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