Built for commercial-grade use
Hickory carries a 5/5 wear rating - designed specifically for high-traffic, ranches, mountain homes. That means it holds up where you'll actually install it, not just under a lab dropper.
Hardwood · Hickory
Hickory.
Hardest commercially-available domestic species. Dramatic color variation.
- Starts at
- $7.49 / sq ft
- Durability
- 5/5
- Pet-friendly
- Yes
- Install
- Nail-down
OverviewWhy homeowners choose
Why homeowners choose
Hickory.
Hickory is the hardest commercially-available domestic species - Janka 1820, harder than most exotic teaks. Dramatic light-to-dark color variation within a single plank and a wild grain that reads warm, rustic, and unmistakably American. The right floor for mountain homes, ranches, and high-traffic family rooms.
Hardest commercially-available domestic species. Dramatic color variation.
Best for: High-traffic, ranches, mountain homes. Pricing starts at $7.49 / sq ft, with full installed pricing typically in the $9.99 / sq ft installed range.
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What you get
Hickory benefits.
- 01
Hardest domestic hardwood - dents and dings less than oak, walnut, or maple.
- 02
Dramatic color variation hides spills, paw prints, and footprint scuffs.
- 03
Excellent at hiding the inevitable kid-and-pet life around it.
- 04
Hickory is rated 5/5 for wear - built for commercial-grade use, ideal for high-traffic, ranches, mountain homes.
- 05
Pet-resistant: handles nails, accidents, and daily wear when paired with the right underlayment.
- 06
Designed for living room, kitchen, stairs.
- 07
Adds measurable resale value - NAR consistently lists hardwood among the highest-ROI upgrades.
Why customers pick Hickory01 02 03 04
What you actually get when you choose this floor.
Pets and kids? No problem.
Pet claws, accidents, and the occasional dragged toy box are non-issues. Stain warranties on this material cover most household incidents, and damaged sections can be swapped without re-doing the room.
Honest pricing from $7.49 / sq ft
The installed range for hardwood typically lands in $9.99 / sq ft installed, depending on prep, tear-out, and pattern. Your quote breaks every line out - no last-minute "subfloor surprises."
Backed for the life of the floor
Every Hickory job includes our lifetime workmanship warranty plus the manufacturer's wear/finish coverage. If something goes wrong, we send a crew - no debate over whether it's a workmanship issue or a product issue.
What's includedAll-in pricing,
All-in pricing,
no surprises.
- Furniture move (up to 200 lb / piece)
- Old floor removal and disposal
- 5–7 day on-site acclimation period
- Vapor barrier and floor flattening
- Stair nosings, reducers, and shoe-mould
- Lifetime workmanship warranty + manufacturer finish warranty
What can bump the priceHonest add-ons,
Honest add-ons,
priced up front.
- Site-finished vs. pre-finished
- +$2–$4 / sq ft
- Wider planks (7″+)
- +$1–$3 / sq ft
- Custom stain or color match
- +$1–$2 / sq ft
- Stair install per tread
- $85–$140 / step
Hickory vs oakWhere it wins.
Where it wins.
Where it doesn't.
Wins at
- Harder
- More forgiving of damage
- More character per plank
Trade-offs vs oak
- Strong color variation isn't universal taste
- Harder to match in patches
Lifetime
50–100+ years
expected lifespan
Recovers up to 118% of installation cost at resale (NAR 2023). The only flooring category with positive ROI in most markets.
Three homes where this shines
Busy household with kids and pets
Two dogs, a toddler, and a finished basement playroom. You need a floor that survives juice spills, claw marks, and the occasional accident - and still looks great when guests come over. Hickory handles all of that.
Refreshing the living room
You're not ready to renovate the whole house, but the living room is looking tired. Hickory drops in over your existing subfloor in 1–3 days, and the room photographs ten years younger before the baseboards are even back on.
Forever floor for a forever home
Hickory is what you install when you don't plan to replace the floor again. Premium materials, longer warranty, higher resale impact. The $9.99 / sq ft installed feels expensive on day one and cheap by year fifteen.
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Three dogs, two boys, hickory floors. Five years in - other than the color shift from sun, you'd think the install was last month.
- The Walkers - Bozeman, MT
Yes, but…The questions everyone asks
The questions everyone asks
before they sign.
Is hickory's color variation too busy for a small room?+
It can be. We bring three samples and ask you to live with them for a week. In small rooms a calmer 'natural hickory' grade (less heartwood) reads quieter.
Is hickory pet-friendly?+
Among the most pet-friendly hardwoods. The hardness resists claws and the variegated grain camouflages whatever does scratch through the finish.
Won't Hickory feel cheap or look fake up close?+
Modern manufacturing has closed almost all of that gap. Premium SKUs in this tier use real-wood scans, multi-pass texture, and beveled edges - at conversational distance, most homeowners can't tell. Ask for our top three samples in this category and compare them on your own floor before deciding.
How disruptive is the install?+
Most Hickory jobs finish in 1–3 days per floor. Whole-home installs average 4–7 working days. We sequence rooms so you always have a kitchen and at least one bathroom in service.
What if I don't love it once it's down?+
We bring up to 8 samples to your Free In-home Estimate so you can see the planks/tiles in your own light before we order material. After install, our workmanship warranty covers any defect for the life of the floor - no fine print.
How it goes in
Hickory installation.
Install method: Nail-down. Every job includes subfloor prep, moisture testing, acclimation, and haul-away.
- 01
Plywood or OSB subfloor verified - nail-down is above-grade only.
- 02
Vapor barrier rolled out, hardwood acclimated to room humidity for 5–7 days.
- 03
Planks blind-nailed every 6–8 in. through the tongue with a pneumatic cleat nailer.
- 04
Final row face-nailed, set, and filled to match.
Keep it looking new
Hickory care.
- Dry-dust daily in high-traffic areas; weekly vacuum with a hardwood attachment.
- Damp-mop only with a hardwood-rated cleaner. Never wet-mop or steam.
- Recoat every 5–7 years to extend the full sand-and-refinish cycle.
In stock
Shop hickory in stock
In-stock SKUs that match this look - ship in 5–7 days, install this week.
- Hickory starts at $7.49 / sq ft for material, with full installed pricing in the $9.99 / sq ft installed range depending on subfloor prep, room size, and tear-out. Every quote includes our lifetime workmanship warranty.
- Yes - it's one of our top picks for living room, kitchen, stairs. Best for: High-traffic, ranches, mountain homes. Durability rating 5/5.
- Yes. Hickory stands up well to pet nails, accidents, and daily wear when paired with the right underlayment and finish.
- Hickory is installed via nail-down. Our crews handle subfloor prep, moisture testing, acclimation, and haul-away of the old floor.
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Installed nationwide
Hickory crews in 30+ metros.
Same warranty, same all-inclusive pricing, every ZIP. Find your local team:
- New York, NY
- Boston, MA
- Newark, NJ
- Trenton, NJ
- Princeton, NJ
- Cherry Hill, NJ
- Morristown, NJ
- Philadelphia, PA
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Harrisburg, PA
- Lancaster, PA
- Allentown, PA
Hickory · The Simpli-3
How hickory gets installed.
- 01
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Choose a window that fits your week. Mornings, evenings, weekends - your call.
- 02
We bring real samples to you
A local specialist arrives with hand-picked samples so you can see them in your light.
- 03
Flawless install - often next day
One vetted crew. Furniture moved, dust contained, cleanup included.
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