Hardwood Flooring Sales and Installation, Flooring Sales and Installation, Buffing and Polishing
About us
We are a family owned and operated hardwood flooring business with over 30 years of experience. We specialize in custom wood flooring borders and inlays. We take pride in our work, each project is created as if it were for our own home. If you are in or around the Hudson, Massachusetts, area, please call or email us today at info@rchardwoodfloors.com for a free estimate!
The company was a total pleasure to work with. Communication was good, they were easy to work with, cooperative, etc. The finished product is very nice (not going to say Perfect because I just noticed one small funky spot in the finish, and there are a few stray hairs here and there embedded in the finish, but all in all it looks gorgeous.
Description of Work: We had a coupon for hardwood floor refinishing, we did have to pay some extra for work done on softwood, an extra coat of finish, and because of it being kitchen floor (some more work involved getting under fridge and stove).
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$750
Brenda T.
03/2013
1.0
hardwood floor
+ -1 more
Start was not established so there was no start and but a finish.
Description of Work: I went on Angie's list to find someone who could do the sanding of our hardwood floors. I saw this company had a A rating and was running a special for 250 sqaure foot of sanding. Well of course I have 284 Square feet so before I was going to purchaces the special I had a few questions. So I called and left a voice mail. The voice mail did identify the business name of who I was calling RC Hardwood Flooring. I left a clear message on why I was calling with questions about the special and the difference in cost and so on and I left my cell phone number. After a few days of not hearing anything back I called mid afternoon and got another voice mail and stated again the issue and that I had already left a voice mail message. As of today 3/20/2013 I have yet to get a call back. I have read the rerviews about his communications and that how good his response is so this came as a shock to me to have no response. My first issue was that i called two different times during the day and noone answered the telephone always a voice mail. Couldn't speak to anyone and this would be my first concern if I had a issue and depended on a voice mail. Second is that I have not gotten a call back from to seperate calls to his business number. These two things already tell me this is not someone I want to do the work for me.....
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
1.0
value
1.0
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
1.0
Response from RC Hardwood Floors
We did reach out to this customer recently to explain the delay in response. We are a small office, with only two people answering emails and phone, one being the owner who does the work, the other, myself, who handles all the administrative duties as much as possible. I was hospitalized that Wednesday and wasn't back in the office until the following Monday. We do make every attempt to get back to people and not leave them without a response, but there are times when situations are beyond our control. If you don't hear back from us within 24 hours, please do ring us again, we will hear that you had called previously and will call you back upon receipt of your voicemail. Alternately, email is delivered directly to me at info@rchardwoodfloors.com
Selina L.
03/2013
3.0
hardwood floor
+ -1 more
They did a very nice job...BUT...the floor was larger that the coupon covered,, so that's when it got sticky...they didn't tell me what the overage was per square foot before they began, they mismeasured the floor (to their advantage by $50) then got a little insulting about this...(like it's SO DIFFICULT TO MEASURE A FLOOR) and claimed they never had this happen...which I found hard to believe.
Description of Work: They did a very nice job...BUT...the floor was larger that the coupon covered,, so that's when it got sticky...they didn't tell me what the overage was per square foot before they began, they mismeasured the floor (to their advantage by $50) then got a little insulting about this...(like it's SO DIFFICULT TO MEASURE A FLOOR) and claimed they never had this happen...which I found hard to believe.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
3.0
professionalism
3.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
5.0
$700
Response from RC Hardwood Floors
As stated in previous responses...we send a confirmation email after a customer purchases the coupon that clearly states how much the overages will be. So when she scheduled the job, it was our understanding that she agreed to the overages. We use a digital measuring tool that has never been wrong with measurements. Never have had a customer tell us we have measured a floor wrong. The customer stated that she had additional rooms to sand, so we told her, we would come back at that time, remeasure the room in front of her, and if it indeed was measured incorrectly, we would hand her a check for whatever the difference was, right then and there.
Nancy T.
03/2013
5.0
hardwood floor
+ -1 more
They were on time , finished on schedule, the floors look great. They were also extremely clean it what I understand can be sometimes a dusty process. Plan to use again for other areas of my home.
Description of Work: They did a terrific job in part of my house . They refinished wood flooring that was not in great shape and it looked better than new.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,000
Rosanna K.
03/2013
5.0
hardwood floor
+ -1 more
Because of the storm the previous Friday, the workers were not able to come in the morning as originally scheduled. They notified me in advance that that would be the case and gave me an ETA for the afternoon that was right on. The floor hadn't been refinished in about 20 years and I was worried about what looked like pretty deep scratches and heavy wear in parts of the floor. I was a bit worried about dust from the sanding but there wasn't any with the vacuum device that they used. They did a beautiful job and the floor looks like new. I couldn't be happier.
Description of Work: They sanded and put 3 coats of polyurethane on my hardwood floors.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$399
Janice B.
03/2013
4.0
hardwood floor
+ -1 more
RC offered a hardwood floor refinish deal. I bought in and we had email communication. I sent them photos of our floor. As it turned out, we have softwood floors.
Description of Work: The Angie's deal was for Hardwood floors refinished with 3 coats.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
5.0
professionalism
4.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
$1,000
Andrea H.
03/2013
5.0
hardwood floor
+ -1 more
We called RC thinking that we were in too much of a time crunch to actually re-finish floors, since we closed on this house on a Thursday and moved in all of our things on a Monday. But, Richard, Mike, and their team were willing to work Thursday, Friday, and Saturday in order to finish on time at no extra cost. (Maybe their schedule was more flexible during the winter months?) The floor was sanded to bare wood and coated with 3 coats of polyurethane, then allowed to dry/cure until Monday when all of our stuff arrived from the move. Richard also removed railing that needed to go anyway at no extra cost. The floors look great and the team was punctual, knowledgable, and friendly.
Description of Work: RC re-finished hardwood floors in 4 rooms (approx 560 sq feet).
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,400
Judith F.
02/2013
3.0
hardwood floor
+ -1 more
They mixed up my mailing address town with the actual town I lived in so the crew was late getting to my home. They came in and the first thing they did was to pull my stove out from its nook so they could get at my 220 plug. I had just had the kitchen floor laid down so I was a bit nervous the stove was going to scratch the floor. The sanding did not make a mess which was nice, but when they left they did not even tell me they were going. They just walked out. They did not use any barriers, such as the plastic and taping it to the doorway. I got the feeling they were in a hurry because it was someone's birthday and they were talking about the club they were going to go to after work. They also did not open the windows so when I went to work and came home my house was unbearable. The smell was overwhelming and felt very toxic. They claim it is not toxic to breathe in those fumes, but I am skeptical of that. It was so bad that I rented a hotel room for two nights. (costing me more money) They came back the next day and put another coat of poly on the floor, this time they opened the windows and finally put plastic around the doorways, but the damage with the smell had already been done. There was no staying in the house.
Description of Work: They sanded and polyurethaned my diningroom floor.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
3.0
value
3.0
professionalism
2.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
2.0
$447
Response from RC Hardwood Floors
Unfortunately when people purchase a coupon, from Angie's List, it comes through their account information. I have to then follow up, which I do anyway and gather the actual property address. I did write down the wrong street in this case, which I apologize for. We did call her to explain the mishap, and gave her a closer timeframe of arrival. Fortunately the job was done within the timeframe we promised. I'm curious about this customer's review, as she didn't mention at all how her floors came out. Had we put a scratch in the floor, we would have repaired it for free. We have to get power, so we are fairly comfortable moving stoves without damage, as seems the case with this project. The fumes are NOT harmful and we do generally open the windows unless the weather is inclement, which this time of year is probably the case. The science behind the finish, is once it is dry, after 6-8 hours, then it does not emit any more fumes. Key is ventilation. Windows, fans, all work to blow the fumes out. Had she phoned us, we could've suggested this and saved her some money on a hotel room as the fumes would have been gone in approximately 30 minutes. It is no different than having your rooms painted. 95% of the time customers stay in the home during the work, this was the customers decision, and we leave that up to them. We use dust containment, so we don't generally hang plastic. Customers are quite pleased with that fact. We do have plastic available for hanging upon customer's request, or if we are sanding a stairway, however as the dust containment doesn't work very well on stairs. We do allow our workers to socialize in between the loud sanding machines. :) As long as the floors come out to the customers satisfaction, we are fine with that.;)
Catherine Q.
02/2013
2.0
flooring contractor, hardwood floor
+ 0 more
He returned my call immediately; he arrived at home on time; he provided an ball park estimate. He did not get back to me with a formal quote as promised. I phoned (number on web page) and emailed him several times but did not get a response. I also emailed them from their web page and did not get a response. I have signed on with another company for the work.
Description of Work: Inspection, verbal quote.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
value
5.0
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
1.0
Response from RC Hardwood Floors
I have contacted my representative here at Angie's List to have this situation investigated. Have no record of this client what so ever. All web email comes directly to me and I do not let an email go unanswered ever. I'm quite sure this is a case of mistaken company information by this client.
Lorraine H.
02/2013
4.0
hardwood floor
+ -1 more
They did great on refinishing my family room floor. But they never responded on the estimate
Description of Work: They refinished my family room floor. I also asked if they give me an estimate on installing a hardwood floor.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
4.0
professionalism
4.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
4.0
Response from RC Hardwood Floors
I'm sorry to see this customer will not be hiring us again even though she liked the job we did on the work we did previous? We do try to return all calls and emails within a 24 hour period, however, we do miss a few during our busy season. That is extremely unlikely, but possible. My hope is that any customer who wants to continue working with us gives us another chance and calls or emails us more than once. A second call usually rattles us to pick up the phone post haste. Chances are, if you did call or email and got no response, we never got either message. I will try to reach out to this particular customer again in hopes that she liked our work better than our internet connection or bad answering machine.
Audrey F.
02/2013
5.0
hardwood floor
+ -1 more
RC Hardwood Floors is a highly professional and competent organization. Our floors are gorgeous! Even those areas that had serious damage were restored, revealing no signs of distress. Beautiful job!
Description of Work: All hardwood on the first floor was refinished: sanded and several coats of polyurethane. Service was prompt, professional, accommodating. The floor looks terrific!
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,350
Joanna J.
02/2013
5.0
hardwood floor
+ -1 more
I responded to a deal on angies list knowing that the job I needed to be done would require more time and money. They provided estimate and work was done. The service would have been much better had they provided the help moving furniture out of the room but they will not do this.
Description of Work: Restained the wood floors in our front hall and dining room.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,000
Response from RC Hardwood Floors
The statement that we do not move furniture out of the room is correct. We do pride ourselves on the sanding and refinishing work we do, so to avoid damage to customer's property, we recommend either they move it out on their own or hire a professional moving company. We do state this prior to booking appointments, and provide phone numbers and names of companies that we recommend highly. The moving companies are always accommodating to our customers as far as moving stuff in and out. After all, the floors are our top priority.
Jason A.
02/2013
5.0
hardwood floor
+ -1 more
Overall, the experience was good. We had bad water stains in our kitchen and the kitchen and family room are now beautiful. Richard recommended 4 coats in high traffic areas (kitchen). I started with 3 but ended up paying for the extra coat. It was worth it. I did 3 on the master bedroom and although it looks great, a fourth probably would have looked amazing. Richard was there when he said he'd be there and once the job starts, he came each day to apply the coats. Everyone was friendly. I will use Richard again in the future to clean up the rest of the house. Some of the floors probably should have been repaired prior to the job but I didn't ask that of RC. Estimates were always provided as well as receipts. RC is also good about educating you to get the most out of the investment. A few words of caution for other customers... 1) RC requires a deposit in hand before they step foot in the door and schedule the work. They are serious about it and that's their policy. If you want to work with them, you need to adhere. In contrast, I just had a $20,000 heating system/ac installed and the company didn't ask for money once until a month after the job was complete. Just something to be aware of. 2) I've read some other comments about a bag of dust being left at the property. A bag was left on my property for several days. However, it was eventually removed without me asking. Be patient. It will be removed. Overall, I'm happy. When I have more money, I'll be calling RC.
Description of Work: Richard sanded and refinished the hardwood floors in my kitchen, family room and master bedroom.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$2,000
Response from RC Hardwood Floors
Just to further clarify the 1/2 down deposit and the difference between us and most companies, as I don't want that to be perceived as a negative by any means...Plumbing and or heating is a necessity and run on credit...having floors done are more of a luxury. Also, most companies , general contractors, etc aren't in and out of a job as quickly as us. We are in and out of a job in 3 days to a week. A heating job might have taken a month or several weeks, not sure. We are a small company and tend to book jobs out several weeks to a month in advance, with occasion to booking sooner. In the past when we didn't require deposit, we would have jobs scheduled with no commitment from the customer, and they would cancel as late as the night before, leaving us without work for a week at a time. Mass state law states that as a contractor we are entitled to materials plus one third of the labor which ends up being half if we itemized all materials. We always work with our customers regarding this matter, sometimes, we do 1/4 down even, we just really need the financial commitment on our customers behalf, as the contract secures us with them, the financial commitment secures them with us.
Michael C.
01/2013
5.0
hardwood floor
+ -1 more
I called RC floors and a few other flooring companies for an estimate for having my dining room floor sanded and resealed. I felt that RC gave me the best deal and offered to do an extra coat of polyurethane in his price. This he felt was a good idea as we have two medium sized dogs. After we decided to have him do the work he came over and gave us a written estimate which is exactly what we paid. He did a great job and using a dustless system was wonderful. The worse part of the entire project is that the smell of the urethane is SO terrible and being January and very cold it was hard to air out the house. I will use RC in the future but wait until I can open windows. I know why January is a slow month for floor refinishing now!
Description of Work: Sand dining room floor and refinish with four coats of oil based polyurethane. This entailed 3 trips to allow drying between coats.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$500
Randy F.
01/2013
5.0
hardwood floor
+ -1 more
They get quite busy when they put specials on Angies List, It may take a while to get to your house but they keep their schedule.
Description of Work: Refinished living room, dining room and hallway.............did a good clean job. 3 coats of poly, did the last coat the following day.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$800
Nancy H.
01/2013
5.0
hardwood floor
+ -1 more
Excellent work. They sanded down very old, distressed wood floor and left me with a bright and shiny new finish on my hardwood floors. It makes the whole room look new again.
Description of Work: More than satisfied!
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
Yes, I recommend this pro
$399
Merry P.
01/2013
5.0
hardwood floor
+ -1 more
This is the second time I had RC Hardwood Floors in to work on our house. Last year they refinished floors in three larger rooms. They did a good job so I contracted with them again. This time they refinished floors two bedrooms.They were careful to remove dust from sanding several times so that we were hardly aware of any dust. I have asthma, so this was a concern. They showed up when they said they would and finished on time. The floors look great.
Description of Work: Hardwood Floor Refinishing
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
Yes, I recommend this pro
$920
Briony K.
01/2013
5.0
floor cleaning
+ -1 more
He was very nice, but I never got back to him and by that time it was so late that I didn't even want to call him and ask if I could still use the coupon I bought. We were having work done in the house and would've had to move so many things around for him to even get to the hardwood floors that it just became a big project. I thought it was a perfectly good quote and not outrageous, but it was my fault for not completing the job. He was very prompt in getting here and was personable and explained things. I would have hired him.
Description of Work: RC Hardwood Floors gave me an estimate on cleaning my hardwood floors.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
Diane S.
01/2013
5.0
hardwood floor
+ -1 more
The two workmen, Mike and his young helper, arrived just as scheduled and commenced to work immediately. They did the bulk of the job on the first day within two hours and returned the next day to apply the second coat of polyurethane. We are greatly pleased by their work. They were efficient and prompt and we would DEFINITELY use this company again in the future.
Description of Work: Our parquet floor was cleaned and then refinished with two coats of polyurethane. It was sanded which was a little more difficult due to the parquet but the job came out beautifully.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$486.5
Christina T.
01/2013
5.0
hardwood floor
+ -1 more
These guys were fabulous! They worked really hard to fit into my tight schedule and refinish all of the floors in our old house (around the holidays) before we moved in. They were done a bit early, they were super nice to work with and the floors came out beautiful. They patched some holes in my old house and even fixed my stair banisters while they were at it. I could't be happier.
Description of Work: Refinished all the floors in our old house.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$3,000
Linda C.
12/2012
5.0
hardwood floor
+ -1 more
RC Flooring was an excellent company to work with. They came to our home and gave us an estimate, told us exactly how long it would take and what sort of materials they would use. They showed up when they said they would and were very professional. The completed floors were beautiful and the house was left virtually dust free. We had these floors done in preparation for selling our house and if we purchase a new home that needs the floors refinished I would go back to them in a minute.
Description of Work: We had our downstairs floors, the stairway to the second floor and the second floor hallway sanded and coated with three coats of finish. This was about 1000 square feet of flooring plus 14 steps and a landing.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$2,800
Richard F.
12/2012
5.0
hardwood floor
+ -1 more
Michael and his assistant showed up at 10 o'clock to start the work on Thursday, December 20. Although he did not call in advance to let us know he was coming, he came at the most convenient time for us and we were pleased when he drove up the driveway. On the first day, they sanded the floor and then laid down the first coats of polyurethane. He told us to let the floor dry completely and not to walk on it at all. On the second morning, they returned to put the final coat of polyurethane. Although the smell was strong, the floor looked absolutely beautiful when the finished. We are so pleased with the results and with the service. The two men were highly professional and it was a pleasure to have them as a contractor. I would certainly hire them again.
Description of Work: Refinishing of a wooden floor in the entrance hall to our home. The floor was badly damaged by water and muddy shoes over a period of five years. They were hired to sand and refinish the floor with polyurethane.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$399
Linda A.
12/2012
5.0
hardwood floor
+ -1 more
Richard did a really nice job on the floors! He and his crew did the work efficiently and it looks great. RC Hardwood also understanding when we had to reschedule due to our street being blocked off by National Grid on the day the work was to be redone.
Description of Work: Refinishing the hardwood floor in our den: a 12 x 15 room, plus 3 thresholds to refinish. 3 coats of finish.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$469
Paula L.
12/2012
5.0
hardwood floor
+ -1 more
Great scheduling. Showed up on time, executed the projec twith no mess in the house. Very clear on what to expect and timeframes and executed well.
Description of Work: Foyer hardwood floor sanded and refinished.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$500
Tim H.
12/2012
5.0
hardwood floor
+ -1 more
The floors came out fantastic and are a showpiece of my house. They were very accommodating to my schedule and my requests. Also I had purchased their services at a discount through either Angies List of a Groupon, I don't remember which, and despite the fact I didn't get my room prepped and painted before the expiration date of my coupon, I just talked to them before the expiration date and they said it was not a problem, just let them know when I am ready to go. Nice guys, did a good job, and I would definitely use them again.
Description of Work: I hired RC Hardwood Floors to refinish my hardwood floor in my living room. I was antiquing my floors and they were very cooperative about working with me on a custom solution. I wanted them to strip down the floor, I then distressed the wood and applied multiple shades of stain (which ended up taking a few weeks), and had them return to polyurethane and buff. It was not a typical job for them but they were very agreeable to working with my needs and breaking the job up to allow me ample time to complete my portion of the work.
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Service Categories
Hardwood Flooring Sales and Installation,
Flooring Sales and Installation,
Buffing and Polishing
FAQ
RC Hardwood Floors is currently rated 4.8 overall out of 5.
Monday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday: 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
RC Hardwood Floors accepts the following forms of payment: American Express,Check,Discover,MasterCard,PayPal,Visa
No, RC Hardwood Floors does not offer free project estimates.
No, RC Hardwood Floors does not offer eco-friendly accreditations.
No, RC Hardwood Floors does not offer a senior discount.
No, RC Hardwood Floors does not offer emergency services.