Blake Floor Company

The floors ended up looking good. But they did lack some professionalism. They left a window open all weekend and it rained. They also left the apartment completely unlocked. They did come out to check on a deep scratch in the floors and ended up filling it. I would use them again because they had such great prices but I'd expect them to be more professional next time.

owner of company came out to house and bid the job . workers came todo work on the 7th of september. one week later floors are finished except for final coat of polyurethane which will be applied after remodeling of house is done. so far the floors look fantastic, like brand new. i am very happy.

I have used these folks in the past for refinishing my floors and just recently asked for a quote for installation. They did a wonderful job on the refinish and were the least expensive on the installation quote. I will be using them, just have to find a time where we can be out of the area for a while. They are professional and if you call for a quote you will most likely get Emil who is the owner. Recommend them highly.

I hired Blake Floor Company to refinish the hardwood floors in my home. This included two bedrooms, hall, living room, dining room, and kitchen. The house was built in 1947, and I doubt that the floors had ever been finished. They used their "less dust" system when sanding the floors. They repaired a couple of sections of flooring where the previous owner had tried a do-it-yourself patch job. I can't even see where they made the repairs as they matched the wood perfectly. They applied three coats of polyurethane. Since I wanted a natural finish, they did not apply a stain. They started on a Monday morning and I was able to have the furniture moved back into the house on Friday. They did a fantastic job. There was hardly any dust that I had to clean off window sills or uncovered surfaces. The change in the kitchen floor was dramatic, going from a dirty walnut color, to what appears to be a brand new light oak floor. It's better than what I had hoped for. The floors throughout the rest of the house were also done to perfection. What I really appreciated was that they provided a VERY DETAILED list of suggestions before the job even started, reminding me of things I needed to do before their arrival. Also, there was very little odor when I moved back into the house. I strongly endorse this company and their professionalism.

They did a nice job. They did a really good job.

They provided excellent information on what to expect, how to care for them afterward. Luckily we were not living in home yet so did not have to move out. Had oil seal so fumes were major but disipated in about 3-4 days. Estimate appointment, work appointment and all work completed as scheduled. House was cleaned up and very satisfied with work. Floors look brand new and will last another 50 years! Felt price was excellent from all the space completed, the 3 day process and the excellent results.

The entire house is about 3000sqft but obviously we didn’t have the bathroom and kitchen done. The workers were good. They needed a little input but nothing beyond the input you expect that they would need. So they were good. I have recommended them several times.

Excellent, from the quote to a finished floor.

Two things: First, they did a really nice job with the floors. They look great. Upstairs, there were closet organizers in the closets and they did nice detail work adding a little strip of wood at the bottom to make the corner between the floor and the organizer look nice. They cut out little notches in the strip to fit the organizer. The main reason I am writing this review, however, is that we were out of town at the time of the job. When we got home and called to check in, they told us that they had been drinking from the water dispenser in the fridge, and somehow it had gotten stuck and spilled water all over the kitchen floor while it was unfinished. Because a wood floor without coating won't dry properly, they had ripped up the wood, replaced it, refinished it. They didn't charge us anything extra. They could have easily stuck us with the problem. They could have told us the leak happened overnight, and they discovered it when they came in, we would have had no way of knowing. Or, they could have not said anything, refinished the floor, and it presumably would have started to rot a few months later. Instead, they admitted they had caused the issue, fixed it without any intervention from us, didn't charge us, and the floor looks great and you cannot tell the difference. As far as I am concerned, that is exceptional integrity. The kind of service you hope for but rarely receive. I highly recommend them as a result.

This all started several months ago, when I called at least 3 hardwood flooring companies, none of which returned my calls. Being frustrated, I signed up for Angie's List, and decided to research several flooring companies on the list. I then called 3 of them, 2 of which returned my call, Blake Floor was one of them, and I'm very happy they did. I made an appointment with both companies, and both came and gave me estimates. There were 2 reasons I chose blake over the other company, first, Blake's webiste says they have 30 employees, so I knew they did a lot of flooring work. The other company was 2 brothers who did the work. Secondly, Blake's estimate was $4700 vs. the 2 brothers who came in at $7800. I couldn't reconcile myself to paying the extra $3100 for the same work, so I chose Blake, even though they had a similar rating on Angie's list, which is A, I figured when all else is equal, price trumps the deal. Blake called me and offered me several options for a start time, and we chose Monday, so it would be completed before the weekend. They showed up at exactly the appointed time of 8:00 a.m., and proceeded to setting up, and laying the new floor. It was fascinating to watch them work so fast and so hard, while maintaining impeccable precision. I do have to give a shout out here to the team lead on this job, he did a great job of listening, and offering solutions to a few of the issues I hadn't thought through prior to the flooring being installed, but he did a fantastic job, and deserves a pat on the back for it (hint,hint, Cindy). The installation was completed in 1 day, and the sanding and finishing was 1 day per coat, when it was done, it was like a work of art,. I wish more contracting companies had the same high standards the Blakes do, but I guess that's why they're so busy, a lot of people already do. If you're thinking of hardwood flooring, please do yourself a favor, and add Blake to your list for an estimate, you can't go wrong with them. I actually wish I had more flooring for them to do, and that never happens.

The end result was excellent and we are very pleased... Their estimate was the lower of two estimates primarily due to the cost of the flooring replacement related to the pet stain area... They were on time arriving to look at the work for the estiamte and I received the estimate the next day... They arrived on time when the work was supposed to start and finished the work on time...

They were wonderful, prompt and very helpful and patient with all my questions and issues. They never complained when I had to delay the project two times because of my contractor. They contacted me when there were any surprise issues that came up during the installation. The floors look amazing and would highly recommend them to anyone. They definitely know the business of hardwood!

quality work, efficient, good price.

Overall, pretty good job. Did not finish or remove edging in some spots in kitchen so under some counters edging looks sloppy. I did not catch this immediately but the edging was not removed and looks more like they wiped the stain off so it is kind of smeary looking. This was rather disappointing but the rest of the job was done well.

Blake floor did a great job. Both my wife and I were blown away with the results. They arrived on time and made short work of the initial job and were very good about posting update notices on the entry door about what was performed and when they were expecting to return. Despite the damp weather at the time they kept on top of the job, monitoring the drying of the finish so they could get it done as quickly as they could for us. Lots of information both during the quote and after the job too about what to expect, prepare and how to maintain the floor in future. Excellent work!

The master bedroom was carpeted when we bought the home and when we removed the carpet, the old wood floors were spattered with paint and in terrible shape. Blake did a fantastic job sanding and refinishing both rooms and the new trim and thresholds look great. I thought the price was reasonable for the work involved and would recommend this company to any of my friends or coworkers.

They were professional, responsive, and did a fantastic job. We would use them again if we needed to. Highly recommended. Not sure about the exact date we hired them but it was in 2007.

The job went fine. They were responsive to my questions. The work was done on time and as promised. I was satisfied.

Very prompt from the start. Had the job bid during the home inspection. On the 1st day of the job, the crew was on time and immediately hit the ground running. The head guy on the crew was named Daniel and was amazing. Great attention to detail and would listen to all your concerns. Nothing was a problem for this guy. If you had a concern, the answer was "no problem". I was very thankful to have him running the show.

The hardwood flooring was under carpet for many years and had a bunch of stains from carpet cleaning. The crew showed up on time and completed the work over 4 days. I did all of the prep work like removing old carpet (they would have removed the carpet and staples for $400), staples, and doors. We opted for the 'less-dust' system, since I wanted to limit how much dust made into my HVAC system, which I feel was definitely worth the money. Very little dust was produced during sanding using this system. I'm very satisfied with the end results. The floors look great!

Blake flooring offered the lowest prices I could find. Their estimate was accurate, and the work was done wonderfully. They came out early in the morning and sanded down a section of the floor to show me stain color options. The workers spent quite a bit of time helping me decide. First, they repaired several large gaps in the wood where walls were removed. Rather than making a small patch, large areas around the gaps were taken up and new boards were added to make the patches blend. Unless you knew that the floor had been repaired, the patches are almost invisible. The work was done in two or three days, and the workers were very good about cleaning up. I paid a bit extra for the low-dust system, and it was well worth it. I would recommend Blake Flooring to anyone looking to have floors refinished or repaired.

I asked four people who I should use they all said the same people. They've been in business for a really long time and they do a great job. They're efficient and the office staff is nice to work with. I really like them and we'll definitely use them again.

Blake was referred to my by my realtor. I had purchased a new home and wanted my carpeting pulled up and floors refinished before moving in. Blake went out of their way to schedule my appt to accomodate my needs. The work was very good; I always get great comments from vistors on my shiny new floors!

The job went quickly and was pretty well done in only a week. We chose them from 6 different contractors that we had spoken to. They were not the least expensive but they explained their process clearly, came out to inspect the material & look at the layout. They were the most reasonable as far as price and detail of the work.

I heard about them from my friend. The price was excellent. They did what they were doing. They were very professional and very fast. There was carpeting first on the floor. So, they ripped off the whole floor to take it off. Later, they sanded it all down with a liquid sander, so there wasn t stuff all over the place. And they filled their estimates. The competency and professionalism of people who helped me were excellent.