specialty
Floor Repairs & Board Replacement
When pulling out a single board would save you replacing the room.
Overview
Burst dishwasher line. Subfloor rot under a window. A heating-vent slot you wish wasn't there. We repair single boards, blend in transitions where rooms used to have walls, and feather refinish work into existing floors so the repair disappears.
Floor Repairs & Board Replacement by Kovich & Savard, with material quoted separately and the final number set after a free in-home estimate. We service every Massachusetts town listed below — Greater Boston, the South Shore, MetroWest, and Cape Cod — with three generations of family experience. Every job is owner-led.
Spot repair is a craft skill more than an install skill. The wood has to match — same species, same cut, ideally same age — and the finish blend across the patch has to fool the eye in raking light. We salvage boards from closet floors, pull from old stock when we can, and stain panels to dial in color before committing to the patch.
Common jobs: water damage in front of dishwashers and refrigerators, missing strips where walls used to stand, vent and floor-grate fills, and pet-stain blackouts that are too deep to sand out.
Why choose this
What you get when we do this work.
Save the floor
Often replacing 8 boards costs less than 5% of replacing the room.
Invisible blends
We feather sand and re-finish around patches so the eye doesn't catch the seam.
Hard-to-find species
We keep stock of red oak, white oak, and maple in common widths to pull from.
How it goes
The 4-step process for this work.
- 01
Diagnose
Identify subfloor condition, source of damage, scope of repair.
- 02
Source matching wood
From your closets, our shop stock, or salvage suppliers.
- 03
Surgical removal
Plunge cuts at end joints, no damage to neighboring boards.
- 04
Patch & feather
Lace in new boards, feather sand 6–8" beyond the patch, blend stain and finish.
FAQ
Common questions about repairs.
Got a question that's not here? Call (508) 962-1962 or email us. Tim and Steve answer themselves.
Will the repair be invisible?
If the surrounding floor is in good shape and we have matching wood, yes. If the floor is heavily worn or sun-faded, we'll be honest about whether you'll see the patch — and we'll usually recommend a full refinish to unify everything.
Do you do stair tread repairs?
Yes — full tread replacement, nosing repair, and finish-matching to existing flights.
Where we provide this service
Repairs across Eastern Massachusetts.
Free estimate
Walk your floors. Quote in 48 hours.
Tell us about the project. Tim or Steve drives out, walks the rooms with you, checks the subfloor, and emails a written line-item proposal within 48 hours. No salesperson, no upsell.
Mon–Sat · 9 AM – 5 PM · No after-hours calls go unanswered for long.