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Mr Sandless

Floor Cleaning and Waxing, Hardwood Flooring Sales and Installation

About us

Owned & operated.

Business highlights

18 years of trusted experience

Services we offer

Refinish hardwood floors, Cleaning, Polishing, Waxing.

Amenities

Free Estimates
Yes
Warranties
Yes


Accepted payment methods

American Express
Check
Discover
Financing Available
MasterCard
Visa

Reviews

4.516 Reviews
Number of StarsImage of DistributionNumber of Ratings
5
69%
4
13%
3
13%
2
6%
1
0%


Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
4.5
value
4.3
professionalism
4.7
responsiveness
4.8
punctuality
4.7
Showing 1-16 of 16 reviews

jack M.
07/2017
5.0
floor cleaning
  + -1 more
Excellent!
Description of Work: Refinished flooring of three bedrooms, kitchen, living room, dining room, and family room. Removed carpet from one room before refinished the hardwood floor.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

Nicole W.
06/2015
3.0
floor cleaning
  + -1 more
The issue with Mr. Sandless was that we experienced collateral damage in the form of varnish on our painted moldings and also several chips to our newly finished radiator! When I addressed the issue by calling the owner, he offered no solution, but rather said it would have taken too long for his guys to protect the painted moldings! This provider's sloppy work is going to cost us hundreds to remedy. Additionally, we chose this provider because the company claims minimal dust is created during refinishing and I was willing to pay a premium for this benefit as I have an infant and did not want dust in the air; now that the varnish has to be removed from the painted moldings, they will have to be sanded by hand (thereby creating a lot of dust and defeating the purpose of paying a premium to hire "Mr. Sandless"!).
Description of Work: Refinished floors in a bedroom and stair treads.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
3.0
value
3.0
professionalism
3.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
2.0

$830

James T.
05/2014
3.0
floor cleaning
  + -1 more
My problem is that the job was described as one that would take a long day---into the evening --or a day and a half. Actually, they were done in seven hours. I was told that they would put on four coats of finish. I have no way of knowing if they did, but I suspect they didn't. In addition, we were very careful in protecting the new finish which we were told we could walk on right away and would cure in two days. We have been very careful, but some marks showed-up pretty quickly. I think the curing process takes longer than described and the new finish is not as hard as the original finish. For $1475, it seems to me that the owner/operator and one helper did very well for seven hours of work.
Description of Work: Cleaned and polished the floors---about 1500 square feet. Moved some furniture--two men here from 9 till 4.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
3.0
value
2.0
professionalism
3.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
4.0

$1,475

Wonsang C.
09/2013
5.0
floor cleaning, hardwood floor
  + 0 more
He stands behind the services. He's very upfront in terms of the pricing and the service he actually provides. The quality of the work is exactly what he had mentioned upfront before the service was administered. So it's very fair, reasonable and I think the money that I've invested is very much used. I had no probelems with him. He was there on time as he had promised. The duration of the work was exactly accurate. The communication was very efficient. He returned my calls in a very timely manner. So I have no complaints whatsoever.
Description of Work: Mr Sandless came out and refinished my floors.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,200

patricia F.
07/2013
5.0
floor cleaning, hardwood floor
  + 0 more
fortunately for me the apt was empty so little furniture to move but he promptly came at 9am, and proceeded to do the job and was finished in about 5 hours. I had a large dining and living room, office area, bedroom and hall. I will highly recommend this service to my friends and family
Description of Work: cleaned and shined hardwood floors

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$700

Joanne L.
11/2012
5.0
floor cleaning
  + -1 more
excellent
Description of Work: Barry completed exactly what I hired him to do......clean and varnish old wood floors throughout the first floor of my house

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,000

John C.
08/2012
5.0
floor cleaning
  + -1 more
unknown
Description of Work: Barry and Cole did an excellent job refinishing our dining room and hallway floor. The floor was refinished in one day and ready to be used the next day. Would recommend them to anyone. Floors look great.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

GERALD L.
07/2012
5.0
floor cleaning, hardwood floor
  + 0 more
Barry Kolb owner of Mr. Sandless, did a perfect job. He explained every detail of the process. The job took 2 hours from start to finish. The "sandless" technique is truly amazing because the sanding dust is contained via a special machine that vacuums it to an outside containment system. The finish he used was non toxic and the floor was dry in about two hours. I took several pictures and we are extremely happy with Barry.
Description of Work: Circa 1900 Victorian Home with oak floors throughout. All were in good shape except 13 X 14 foot dining room area scratch up from chairs and kids playing. Floor had to be sanded and refinished - stained to match.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$688

Jeff G.
06/2012
5.0
floor cleaning, hardwood floor
  + 0 more
Barry arrived punctually and worked with me on settling at the right price for the job. Basically I bought a house that had wood floors throughout. Barry not only honored my coupon but in addition offered to polish/repair the stairs and the upstairs bathroom at no additional charge. He recommended that one bedroom upstairs be sanded if I wanted it to look great since it was so worn down and beat up and stained. Since I didn't want to go that route, he offered to color the wood in certain areas so it more closely matched the rest of the floors. Again, no extra charge for this. The end result looked amazing. I was extremely happy with the results and couldn't ask for more for the price. And a week later, when my electrician scratched the floors in 3 different areas I called Barry to see if he could come back and touch up those areas. Barry didn't hesitate to come back and repaired all the areas for no charge. Wow! That is truly great customer service. And to top it off, several children were at our house about a month ago and one managed to place a 20 foot scratch along our living room floor. Barry stopped by with his daughter who was home from college, repaired the scratch, and so the newly repaired section would blend seamlessly with the rest of the floor he decided to polish the entire living room floor. When I asked him how much he said don't worry about it and said whatever money I wanted to give him just to give it to his daughter for college books etc. I wish all contractors were this great. Outstanding service and outstanding work. And a truly nice guy to boot.
Description of Work: Full house wood floors needed to be cleaned and polished. Actually they needed to be sanded but we went with Mr Sandless in order to save money.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,500

Andrei G.
05/2012
5.0
floor cleaning, hardwood floor
  + 0 more
I called around and he was very responsive. I gave them less than 14 hours to do the job on Friday at 5 p.m. He came out the next day early in the morning and finished it in about 5-6 hours before I got home. They did a great job.
Description of Work: He refinished 1200sq. ft. of hardwood floor.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$900

Robert C.
03/2012
5.0
floor cleaning
  + -1 more
Barry came by to give estimate. Due to the amount of paint on the floor (entire floor was painted), they would have to sand. We were able to pick the color of the finish since they were sanding. Set up appointment for following week to have it done. They arrived on time and began to work. Sanding perobably took about 3 hours. We could not even tell it had been done since there was no dust at all left in the room or rest of the house. The color we picked matched the existing hardwood floors quite well. The rest of the finishing also took about 3 hours. They cleaned up and explained how to properly care for wooden floors. The time and $ would have been halfed if the floor did not have the paint and did not have to be sanded. The floor came out looking great and we are very pleased. The only thing negative was they were not able to do anything under the radiator. It still has then old paint and is not refinished. Since we do have a radiator cover, it cannot be seen, but it bothers my wife slightly that it is there. We would recommend Mr Sandless and will use them again in the future when we get to the rest of thouse.
Description of Work: We had one bedroom with painted floor. Floor had to be sanded (so we were able to pick color of finish), sealed and polished. Everything was cleaned and left spotless.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$670

Charles W.
01/2012
2.0
hardwood floor, floor cleaning
  + 0 more
We knew that we had a hardwood parquet floor where the parquet was thin - so we figured we would call a sandless place as a floor refinishing option. The owner/estimator is a bit of an odd duck. We called in 3 floor refinishing services for our parquet floor. He made a big deal regarding a portion of a damaged floor and told us it would be thousands of dollars to try to find a replacement tiles. He told us that a previous estimator who had resanded a portion of the floor (as a demo) ruined the whole floor. He offered to go out and try to figure out whether he could get replacements or not. I can't recall whether he ever followed up. We ended up going with the person who "ruined" our floor. It turned out that he did a GREAT job at a very cost effective price. The "damaged" tiles looked great after his refinishing.So, Mr. Sandless created a huge amount of FUD (fear uncertainty doubt) for no good purpose (other than to have us use his services). Pa
Description of Work: We needed to have a parquet wood floor refinished or replaced to prep a place for a real estate sale.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
2.0
value
2.0
professionalism
4.0
responsiveness
3.0
punctuality
4.0


perri l M.
01/2012
5.0
hardwood floor, floor cleaning
  + 0 more
emailed mr. sandless for an estimate, received a phone call back shortly thereafter. thouroughly explained the procedure and different price schedule. they gave an invitation to go observe a job they were presently doing and to see jobs they already finished.
Description of Work: received explanation of their floor refinishing process. decided to wait until spring to do the job.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

John P.
12/2011
5.0
floor cleaning, hardwood floor
  + 0 more
We decided to remove the carpeting in our living and dining rooms and have the hardwood floors refinished. I had seen a segment on one of the cable home shows and on the internet about Mr Sandless a couple of years ago and decided to call them and see if our floors could be refinished without all the hassles of traditional refinishing (the smell, the time to dry, the problem keeping pets off the floor, the loss of access to the rooms, etc). Barry came out to look at the floors for an evaluation. Since we had some problem areas with our floor that existed because of selective sanding during the installation of the carpeting 14 years ago as well as damage done during carpet cleaning over the years, Barry suggested that we should make some minor repairs to one corner of the LR and then have the floor sanded and stained to the color we wanted to correct the problems then have it refinished using the Mr Sandless methods. I agreed with him, and he gave me the estimate and scheduled the sanding people for me the next week, after which he would refinish the wood and install the necessary finishing around the LR/DR/Hall area the next day after they were complete. Just as promised everything went as scheduled. The necessary repairs to the floor were made. The sanding went very well and the staining was completed and dried by the evening of the first day. Barry then came the next day and refinished the floors using multiple coats of the Mr Sandless materials and methods. By the end of the day we were able to actually walk on the floors since the drying time is amazingly fast. We never lost the use of the house at night during the whole refinishing period which is impossible if you were to use traditional refinishing methods. The floors came out looking great and we are very pleased with the job performed.
Description of Work: Sanding, staining and refinishing of our LR/DR/Hallway floors.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,850

Art B.
08/2011
4.0
floor cleaning
  + -1 more
It went perfectly well.
Description of Work: We used Barry from Mr. Sandless to clean-up and polish the eclectic mix (multiple vintages) of hardwood floors right before moving into an old'ish loft we bought. We chose Mr. Sandless (I believe Barry is a franchisee but I'm not 100% certain) because of the quick drying time and a lack of harsh cleaning chemicals. Barry was quick to respond to our original inquiry to Mr. Sandless; was flexible as far as scheduling; finished the job slightly quicker than he estimated and did a great job.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,100

MARJ K.
11/2009
4.0
floor cleaning
  + -1 more
This is not truly refinishing; more of a cleaning and polishing of a wood floor. It is not a refinish as there is no sanding off of the old sealant. This would be good for a floor that had been urethaned at an earlier time and the color of the old sealant is the color you want. It will not lighten the color if the old sealant has yellowed (as in shellac from the 40s, 50s, or 60s. So if you do not know for sure if the old sealant is polyurethane check first. The website and the company owner should share this information better when estimating. As long as you like the color of the floor as it is this is quick, not messy and non toxic. I would use this company again but only on floors that have been previously sanded and finished with true urethane. I have two more rooms to do and I will have to have them sanded as they are also sealant from the 60s that has yellowed.
Description of Work: He came to refinish an oak floor. He was professional, on time and eager to please. He tore up the wall to wall carpet and the tacks. He put down a cleaning agent, screened the floor to work in the cleaning agent, rinsed and then put on several coats of sealant. Less than 5 hours start to finish. I had already moved out my furniture so the amount above is just for the polishing and carpet removal. The floor is shiny acrylic and the whole job is finished in a few hours and dry in a few hours.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
3.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$450

    Contact information

    Bergen County, Westwood, NJ 07675

    www.mrsandless.com

    Service hours

    Sunday:
    8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
    Monday:
    8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
    Tuesday:
    8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
    Wednesday:
    8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
    Thursday:
    8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
    Friday:
    8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
    Saturday:
    8:00 AM - 7:00 PM

    Licensing

    Bonded

    Insured

    Eco-friendly Accreditations

    LEED Accredited Professional
    No
    Energy Star Partner
    No
    EPA Lead-Safe Certified
    No
    Use Green Products or Work Practices
    Yes
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    Service Categories

    Floor Cleaning and Waxing,
    Hardwood Flooring Sales and Installation

    FAQ

    Mr Sandless is currently rated 4.5 overall out of 5.

    Sunday: 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM

    Monday: 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM

    Tuesday: 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM

    Wednesday: 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM

    Thursday: 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM

    Friday: 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM

    Saturday: 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM

    Mr Sandless accepts the following forms of payment: American Express,Check,Discover,Financing Available,MasterCard,Visa
    Yes, Mr Sandless offers free project estimates.
    Yes, Mr Sandless offers eco-friendly accreditations.
    No, Mr Sandless does not offer a senior discount.
    No, Mr Sandless does not offer emergency services.
    Yes, Mr Sandless offers warranties.
    Mr Sandless offers the following services: Refinish hardwood floors, Cleaning, Polishing, Waxing.

    Contact information

    Bergen County, Westwood, NJ 07675

    www.mrsandless.com

    Service hours

    Sunday:
    8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
    Monday:
    8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
    Tuesday:
    8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
    Wednesday:
    8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
    Thursday:
    8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
    Friday:
    8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
    Saturday:
    8:00 AM - 7:00 PM