Hardwood Floors in Southwood, CA
Hardwood Floors Oak Torrance covers hardwood floors in Southwood, the 700-acre tract development graded in the mid-1950s west of Hawthorne Boulevard, where original oak strip floors under later carpet are the usual surprise.
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A tract built when oak was a selling point
Southwood was graded by the Kauffman-Wilson Company in the mid-1950s, and Torrance real estate ads of 1959–63 list hardwood floors among a three-bedroom house's selling points. That is why lifting the carpet in a Southwood home so often turns up oak. Sources place the neighborhood in ZIP 90505, though ZIP maps vary.
At a glance:
| Factor | What to expect in Southwood |
|---|---|
| Homes | 1950s–60s single-story tract homes |
| Floors | Oak strip in bedrooms and halls, often under carpet |
| Foundation | Many 1950s–60s tract homes sit on slab or raised foundations; the installer checks which |
| Typical work | Uncover and refinish, repair, a new floor in the family room |
| Local limit | Lead and asbestos testing for old paint and tile |
Hardwood floor jobs in Southwood
Southwood floor questions:
Carpet up, oak underneath
Staples and tack-strip holes are filled, stained boards replaced and the room sanded as one floor.
A family room addition
A newer slab or wood subfloor takes engineered planks, and the new floor has to meet the old oak at a doorway.
Matching old boards to new
New boards are raw and rarely match the aged color until the room is sanded together.
Oak from the era
Many of these floors are narrow oak strips that took nails and carpet pads for sixty years. Sanding removes surface wear but not a stain that goes through the board.
Hardwood floors in Southwood: questions
Do Southwood homes have hardwood under the carpet?
Many were built with it, but not all. A look at a closet corner or a vent shows it.
Can a floor with carpet staples be refinished?
Usually, after the staples and tack strip are removed and the holes filled.
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