Hardwood Flooring in Kansas City MO — Factory-Direct Pricing, In-Stock Daily

Hardwood is still the gold standard for first floors, dining rooms, and main living areas. It can be refinished multiple times (especially solid 3/4" hardwood), it ages beautifully, and buyers actively search for it on Zillow. For Kansas City homes built before 1970, refinishing original oak is often cheaper than replacing — but if your subfloor or original boards are too far gone, new hardwood installs over standard plywood subfloor.

Engineered hardwood works in basements where solid won't (humidity swings) and over concrete slabs where solid can't be nailed.

Decide first: solid (3/4" thick, refinishable many times, only above-grade nailed to plywood) or engineered (real wood veneer over plywood core, works in basements, on concrete, and over radiant heat). Then look at wear layer thickness on engineered (3mm+ can be refinished once or twice; 1mm cannot).

For finish, factory-applied aluminum oxide finishes are tougher than anything you can apply on-site. Hand-scraped and wire-brushed textures hide scratches better than smooth.

Our 3 KC stores keep solid and engineered hardwood in stock across multiple species, widths (3", 5", 7"), and finishes. White oak and hickory are our highest-volume SKUs — almost always available same-day. Specialty species (walnut, maple, cherry) rotate. Call 816-997-9350 with the look you're after and we'll check stock across all 3 stores.

Hardwood pricing depends on species, width, grade, and whether it's solid or engineered. Solid white oak and hickory typically run cheapest; walnut and wide-plank designer collections cost more. Factory Surplus pricing lands 40-60% below big-box on the same SKUs because we cut out the showroom. Call for current per-square-foot pricing on what you're considering.

Factory Surplus has been the Kansas City metro's discount flooring warehouse since 2013 — 13 years locally owned and operated. We hold over 1,000,000 sq ft of inventory across our 3 KC stores, with a 4.5-star average across 290+ Google reviews.

We're a cash-and-carry warehouse, not a showroom. That's how we keep prices 40-60% below big-box stores like Home Depot, Lowe's, and Floor & Decor. Walk in, load your truck, and start your project the same day.