DM Hardwood Designs

The job went great. They responded to my request for a quote very promptly. The quote was fair and they were able to start within a reasonable amount of time. They communicated about the progress throughout and responded appropriately to hidden issues that were discovered during repairs. Our favorite part was the artistic solution David came up with to make the transition between two rooms and two different types of wood. We recommend DM Hardwood Designs.

Dave did an excellent job. Full site prep for install of heart pine wood over concrete flooring. Also prepped and installed river reclaimed cypress for accent wall that turned out beautifully. Appreciate Dave’s hard work and pride in what he does. Will definitely call on him for additional projects.

Great. Beautiful work and reasonable price.

David replaced wood slats that had been damaged by termites in which turned out great... then sanded and refinished the floors.

Better than we had imagined. We’ve never seen the floors this pristine and beautiful.

David was great. He was communicative and reliable. The floors look beautiful and his attention to detail is mush (chefs kiss). He was able to get in quickly and provide us with guidance on the best options for our situation. Very knowledgeable.

Awesome. Great price, on time and did an excellent job on our floors.

David Marzalek was God sent! After researching several hardwood floor companies, I quickly became discouraged. That is until I discovered DM Hardwood Designs and spoke to David Marzalek. From the initial phone conversation to inquire about refinishing our hardwood floors to the end result, our experience couldn’t have been smoother or more enjoyable. David was personable, very reliable and on time. He provided outstanding customer service and is gifted with superb craftmanship. He was ever so kind to include extra touches at no cost to us. Who does that? David does! We couldn’t be happier at the results of our hardwood floors. Friends and family can’t stop complementing our new floors. A thank you shout out to the extremely talented David Marzalek for giving us our dream floors. If you are looking to invest in your hardwood floors look no further, David Marzalek is your guy. He is the BEST! He started as our contractor but now is a forever friend.

The best hardwood installer, hand scrape, hardwood floor repair, resurfacing professional I have ever worked with (and yes he did all of those for us). He not only patched in a beautiful hand scraped floor where we took out a wall he re-colored and repaired a floor another “NWFA certified professional” team did and screwed up. Dave has 24 years experience from the most elaborate herringbone designer floors to a basic install he truly cares about the finished product and your happiness as a client. As a designer I’ve worked with many trades professionals and Dave stands out above the rest! If you want your floors to be done right he’s the man for the job. Not many trades folks are worth reviewing these days Dave is.

Great! A 25 year old floor with some water damage looks new again. Dave was communicative and punctual with regard to when he was coming to work on the floor. Very professional in my opinion! Thanks, Bob

DM Hardwood did an excellent job on my floor project. The original floors were a mix of carpet and 30 year old wood flooring. DM installed new wood flooring in the carpeted areas and Dave hand scraped the floors until the new and old flooring was perfectly blended. He helped us choose the final color and the finish is beautiful. Dave is a craftsman who takes pride in his work. His hand scraping is superb and he uses top quality products. He also installed and painted new baseboard so the finished floors look great. Highly recommend.

I manage several homes in Summit County and deal with many different contractors and vendors on a regular basis. Dave was extremely responsive (which is so hard to find!) and very easy to work with. He did a wonderful job repairing leak damage and was able to get everything secured better than the original. While other vendors were thinking they would need to re-scrape the entire floor and lose the natural texture, Dave found a way to make everything work and keep the original vision. I will be using his services again!

April 29, 2023 To: Dave Marzelak, DM Hardwood Floor Design Re: 853 N Ogden, Unit 3 Floor Restoration Project Dave, I never do this when I’m unhappy with a contractor, I usually just move on. However, you’re so full of yourself that I feel the need to set the record straight with you. Please bear with me while I indulge in some righteous feedback. You claim the subject floor was an “ugly mess” of built-up varnish and it was extremely difficult to sand. You saw the floor ahead of time and you knew what you were dealing with. I didn’t tell you how to price the job so don’t complain to me that you “ate ****” on it. You even admitted that your crew should have used a different machine for the first pass. You claim you gave me the kitchen floor for “free”. Again, you’re the one who offered that you had reclaimed wood that could be used and you offered the material for free, with labor at $500. That’s $5/sqft….competitive, but not free. And, to add to the insult, there are so many bad cross-cuts and gaps on this floor that it looks like a high school shop student laid it. Next, let’s talk about the 20” x 8” floor repair. For $500 I rightfully expected to have four new cslats weaved into the existing floor, as a pro would do. Instead, it was done with sloppy cross cuts between two joists. Adding to the insult is that two of the slats had massive knots midspan that cracked in half as soon as I stepped on them. I had to remove these and install two new ones myself, which took me all of 30 minutes. You grossly over charged me, and you should be ashamed at the poor job on this repair. Your quote included filling all floor gaps, which you saw would be significant. Mid-job you tell me that the floor is too bouncy and it wasn’t a good idea. I’ve refinished many wood floors in 100 year-old homes and always used an epoxy sealer mixed with some saw dust to fill gaps. Never had a problem. You never offered a credit for not applying a filler. Your quote included painting the stair risers. When you saw how much repair was needed you refused. You never offered a credit for not painting the risers. Your quote included staining the floors. Instead, you simply put on a sealer and 3 coats of poly. You never offered a credit for not staining. Your quote included 4 coats of poly. You never offered a credit for one less coat. The quality of work was so poor overall that I’m shocked to hear your claims of being the best floor guy in Denver. Maybe at one time when you did the work yourself, but this crew you sent, who by the way said they were just a subcontractor, were whining sissies. Restoring wood floors is hard dirty work….they whined about how many staples were left in the kitchen floor. Fine, but it only took an hour to clean that up. My Prop Mgr was there. It didn’t take “3 men a whole day” as you said. That’s ridiculous. There’s at least 10 areas where you can see that they didn’t get adequate coverage of the sealer…swipe marks, shadows, areas not covered at all. Again, sloppy and no attention to detail. You insisted that I have the unit painted before you did the floors, which I agreed to. What a massive mistake on my part! My painter had to come back and spend an entire day painting the risers that you were supposed to do, plus patch/touch up dozens of locations where equipment hit the trim, sealer was splashed on newly painted walls, and smudge marks from your crews dirty hands were all over the walls. My painter would have protected the floors if you went first; you took no care to protect the paint job. Lastly, you’re a terrible businessman. You’re crude, passive aggressive, big-headed, and you don’t listen. You disrespected my Property Manager by not listening to her and dismissing every single issue she brought up to you on site. You changed the scope of work at your convenience without consulting the owner and without providing appropriate credits. You acted like I was speaking a foreign language when I asked you for a COI and W9, the latter which I never received. Every time I brought up the items you were failing to provide (stain, 4-coats poly, filler) you complained how hard the job was, using words like “ugly mess”, “got my *** kicked”, “I’m ******”. (I pulled those gems right from our text strings.) You act as if I’m the one responsible for your inability to bid a difficult job. I have three more units that need floors restored at this property. DM Hardwood will not be invited to bid. Regards, Mike N Co-Founder and Head of Operations MH Apartment Homes, LLC

Floors look beautiful and baseboards chalked and painted look awesome. They even did extra work that was not part of the contract. Thank you David, Nate and James. They are hard workers and it shows. I’m recommending DM Hardwood Designs to all my friends.

Dave Marzalek was an excellent choice to ubstall our hardwood floors. Having learned the the trade from his father and grandfather, he has decades of experience. He is a wood artist and understands the vest way to install and treat hardwood. He removed our carpet and laced the new wood unto our existing flooring. He blended them seamlessly. He kept the disruption to our lives to a very acceptable level. We were able to stay in our house and the noise was tolerable and the dust was minimal. We love our new floors and are pleased to recommend Dave Marzakek's work as a hardwood floor installer.

Dave did a great job installing custom hardwood on our staircase. We were told by another Denver hardwood company that it wouldn’t be possible to stain and handscrape wood to match our first floor hardwood but Dave was able to get it done! He custom stained and handscraped wood to install on our stairs, he’s a craftsman and clearly takes pride in his work. Our staircase looks beautiful (see attached photos)

Dave replaced my floors with a custom hardwood floor and the work was incredible. Not only is it the nicest floor I’ve personally seen, Dave is still committed to assuring my satisfaction after the job is done. I had him back for a small job after the original work was completed and he pointed out an area he was unhappy with and offered to improve it at no charge, even though we had not noticed it. It’s good to know there are still a few great craftsmen left in the world.

Dave was extremely responsive, super fair price, and did a great job on our floors. We spoke on a Thursday and he was in the house two days later. Our house is a 1910 renovated bungalow with much of the original still in place + a new addition that was done about 7 years ago. Dave refinished the pine in both parts of the house - looks outstanding. Highly recommend.

Awesome, floors look great and Dave was awesome.

Amazing! I was told by others that there was no way to refinish my old oak flooring to match new wood floors. Dave proved otherwise. He installed the same size oak boards on my lower levels and stairs, then hand scraped them to create a natural look. He then hand scraped my old floors (not an easy task!) Next he introduced me to bleaching, which brought the wood to the most beautiful color. Finally, he put 5 coats on top to ensure my floors would last many years. The result was absolutely gorgeous! Not only does Dave do great work, he shows up when he says he will. What a refreshing change. I would highly recommend Dave for any hardwood flooring! (He is also an artist and made an incredible inlay at our entrance.)

The job went very smoothly and got done fast. Dave was great in pointing out all the details that needed to be done and quality of his work was really good. Would definately recommend..

Great service from start to finish. Completely pleased with the entire process from start to finish and especially the finished product. Our floors look amazing! I highly recommend this company!

The outcome was superb. My floors look as if a new floor was installed. The precision and craftsmanship of Dave’s work is outstanding. I would highly recommend him!

Dave gave me a quick estimate & turn around time. He installed new oak flooring in dining room, patched several major areas in the old hardwood floor then refinished/finished the entire main level our homes wood floors so all the wood matched. We love the look of it! Dave gets the job done right even if it takes a little longer since he's a one man crew. Everything took about a week from beginning to end of project. We'd definitely work with him again.

The job went well. We planned each stage of the job with David and executed it well. We were able to be flexible with each other while intentionally getting the job done. Stages included: work on the stairs, basement hardwood floor refinishing after we pulled up an old carpet in a large room, refinishing all of our hardwood floors on our main level (four rooms and hallway), and refinishing and restaining our cork kitchen floor.