Nantucket Custom Flooring, LLC was founded in March 2008 by Brian Savo, who had spent the previous eight years in the flooring industry — including building a client base that extended to Nantucket Island — before launching his own company with his wife Maria during one of the most challenging economic periods in recent memory. What makes the company’s founding story particularly notable is that Brian was diagnosed with ALS in January 2009, just months after starting the business with his second child on the way. Rather than stepping back, he has continued leading the company while also becoming a public advocate for ALS research and patients’ rights, including advocacy work in Washington DC. His son Michael has recently joined the company as Project Manager, creating a family succession within the business.
Nantucket Custom Flooring operates from Branford, Connecticut, serving residential and commercial clients across Connecticut, Rhode Island, parts of New York, and Massachusetts — including Nantucket Island, where the company’s name and early reputation were established. The team has a combined 50 years of flooring industry experience among its core members, including Scott Brownell and Brian Pinski who joined in 2012.
Services cover the complete wood flooring lifecycle: material supply and selection, installation, sanding, staining, and finishing for new installations, as well as refinishing of existing wood floors. The company supplies the wood, performs all installation work, sands and finishes on-site, and handles restoration of floors that have seen years or decades of use. This end-to-end capability eliminates the coordination complexity that arises when material supply and installation are handled by separate parties.
Product types include solid hardwood, engineered hardwood, and luxury vinyl flooring options, with eco-friendly flooring choices also available for clients who prioritize low-VOC materials and sustainably sourced products. The company has a partnership with Karndean Design, a manufacturer of high-quality luxury vinyl flooring products, which complements their hardwood capabilities.
For New Haven area and Connecticut homeowners seeking a wood flooring specialist known for owner involvement in every project, transparent communication, and a 15-year track record across residential and commercial installations, Nantucket Custom Flooring brings a depth of personal commitment that is rare in any service business — and that makes the company’s reputation for quality particularly meaningful in the context of who built it.