Service Area

Flooring Supplies for Martha's Vineyard

Minutes from the Woods Hole terminal, which is why Vineyard contractors have used us for years. Call ahead, we stage the order, you pick up on the way to the boat.

  • Showroom in Falmouth
  • Same-day pickup
  • Contractor pricing
  • Call ahead to confirm
JR Hardwood Supplies showroom in Falmouth MA, serving Martha's Vineyard

At a glance

Store
112 Davis Straits, Falmouth, MA 02540
Hours
Mon-Fri 8am-5pm · Sat 8am-2pm
Phone
(508) 524-8957
Ferry
Minutes from Woods Hole terminal
Arrangement
Phone order, staged pickup
Towns
All six island towns
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Quick answer

JR Hardwood Supplies serves Martha's Vineyard contractors from 112 Davis Straits in Falmouth, minutes from the Woods Hole ferry terminal. The standard arrangement is a phone order staged for pickup timed to your Steamship Authority sailing. Call (508) 524-8957 to coordinate.

How island orders work

The logistics are the hard part of island work, not the products.

  1. Call with your list and your sailing time, ideally a day or more ahead
  2. We confirm stock and quantities on the phone
  3. The order is staged and ready at the counter
  4. You pick up on the way to Woods Hole

We are close enough to the terminal that this adds very little to the trip. What it saves is the alternative: discovering mid job that you are one gallon short with a boat schedule between you and the store.

Order heavy

This is the most useful thing we tell Vineyard contractors. On the mainland, running short costs thirty minutes. On the island it can cost a day and a round trip fare.

  • Buy the higher coverage number on finish, always
  • Bring at least fifty percent more abrasive than the chart suggests
  • Carry a spare of anything a job stops without: applicator pads, tape, dust bags

Coverage figures are on the floor finishes page.

Vineyard conditions

Island humidity runs higher than the mainland and the season is more compressed. Most properties are seasonal, which means narrow work windows and floors that sit closed and unconditioned for months.

That pushes two recommendations. Traffic HD over lighter duty finishes, because island rental turnover is punishing. And engineered flooring over solid where the house goes unheated, because it moves less through the winter swing.

Towns

Vineyard Haven, Oak Bluffs, Edgartown, West Tisbury, Chilmark and Aquinnah. Contractors across the island order the same way.

Frequently asked questions

Do you deliver to Martha's Vineyard?
Our standard arrangement is a phone order and pickup at the Falmouth store, timed to your Steamship Authority sailing. We are minutes from the Woods Hole terminal so it adds very little to the trip. Call (508) 524-8957 with your list and sailing time, ideally a day or more ahead.
How do Vineyard contractors handle supply runs?
Call ahead with a list, confirm stock on the phone, pick up on the way to Woods Hole. The most useful advice we give island contractors is to order heavy. On the mainland running short costs thirty minutes. On the island it can cost a day and a round trip fare.
What flooring works for Vineyard seasonal homes?
Engineered flooring generally outperforms solid hardwood in a house that sits unheated from November to April, because the cross-layered construction moves less through that humidity swing. For finish, Traffic HD is worth the premium given how punishing island rental turnover is. Waterproof vinyl plank is the answer for basements and wet areas.
Which Vineyard towns do you supply?
Vineyard Haven, Oak Bluffs, Edgartown, West Tisbury, Chilmark and Aquinnah. All orders work the same way: call (508) 524-8957 to confirm stock and quantities, then pick up at the Falmouth store on your way to the Woods Hole ferry.

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Call before you drive.

One call confirms what is on the shelf today. 112 Davis Straits, Falmouth, MA 02540. Mon-Fri 8am-5pm, Sat 8am-2pm.

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