Wood Flooring in Raritan, NJ

The median home here dates to 1965 and about 59.6% of the housing predates 1978 — the two facts that shape most flooring work in this town.

What Raritan floors are usually made of

The median Raritan home dates to 1965, which puts most of the housing stock in the postwar era — typically 2¼-inch red oak strip over a wood subfloor, the most straightforward floor to refinish.

This is the case wood flooring work is built around. Red oak strip nailed over plywood or plank subfloor has adequate wear layer, takes stain evenly and responds predictably to sanding.

It is also the housing most likely to be on its first or second refinish, which usually means there is wood left to work with. In Raritan, 59.6% of homes predate 1978, so the age of the finish system is often the limiting factor rather than the age of the wood.

Services we provide in Raritan

Every service below is the same crew and the same method used across Somerset County — the page for each one says what it involves in Raritan specifically.

How Raritan compares

Housing here runs about 20 years older than the Somerset County median of 1985.

At 59.6% pre-1978, Raritan sits in the newer half of the 185 towns we serve. Neighbouring Bridgewater is a different picture — median 1981 against 1965 here — which is why we quote by address rather than by area. Raritan is about 37 miles from our base in Eatontown.

Housing data for Raritan

These are the Census figures behind everything above — published so you can check them rather than take our word for it.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates. See the full dataset.

Lead-safe requirements in Raritan

Roughly 59.6% of Raritan homes predate 1978, so whether the EPA lead-safe rule applies depends on the specific address rather than on the town.

In a town with mixed housing age this is a per-house question. Your municipal tax record lists the year built, and that is the number that decides it.

Where it applies, it applies to work disturbing painted surfaces — the trim and stair components at the edges of the floor, not the bare field.

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