Just as Savannah, Georgia’s majestic beauty, with its historic homes, gardens and moss-filled, Live Oak trees attract so many – it also inspired William Riley to recreate historic, hardwood flooring.

What began, as a hobby for Riley in 1993 eventually became a passion that would ignite one of the world’s finest, custom wood flooring companies. Riley started Olde Savannah Flooring by meticulously authenticating techniques and methods for reproducing wood flooring from historic homes and grand architectural buildings throughout North America and Europe.

The company has perfected a “25 Step” custom finishing method that is truly unique to Olde Savannah Flooring. This “25 Step” process encompasses how many times human hands touch each piece of flooring – from specially formulated hand-rubbed oils and waxes, to applying texture and custom colors to achieve the beauty of a rich and lasting patina. Olde Savannah also incorporates classic techniques that are used in high-end furniture refinishing and the reproduction of antiques, to wood flooring.

The main difference between Olde Savannah Flooring and other flooring companies is the fact that other companies are finishing flooring by machines and we’re finishing everything by the “25 Step” hand finishing technique. In addition, Olde Savannah maintains total control of quality; cost and service from start to finish of every single piece of wood flooring. Everything, from the milling of the rough lumber to the custom finishing, is done at the factory, just outside of Atlanta.