Hardwood Floors

Q. Describe the most common types of jobs you do for your clients.

A. Either new Construction or Homeowners looking to have floors installed or sanded.

Q. Describe three recent jobs you've completed.

A. 3 jobs that were pretty close to one another. That doesn't happen very often. Worked out excellent if only that were the case all the time.

Q. What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?

A. Make sure they are Licensed and bonded, and have references.

Q. What questions should a consumer ask to hire the right service professional?

A. 1.) Are you licensed and bonded.
2.) Do you have references or testimonials.
3.) Who is performing the work.
4.) How long will the job take to complete.
5,) How experienced are you and your crew.

Q. What important information should buyers have thought through before seeking you out?

A. 1.) The amount of time it takes to complete the job?
2.) Where are we going to store all are furniture?
3.) What type of wood are we going to go with?
4.) How do we maintain are floors?
5.) Are the fumes dangerous?
6.) What do we do with the pets?
7.) Will there be a mess?

Q. Why does your work stand out from others who do what you do?

A. We take great pride in what we do and treat each job as if it were our own home. We also have great attention to detail, and explain the whole process to the customer so there are no hidden surprises.

Q. What do you like most about your job?

A. We like meeting new people, and every job is different. It's always satisfying when another work of art has been completed.

Q. What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?

A. Question: How long does it take. Answer: the average size job is anywhere from 4-5 day's to complete.

Question: Can we be in the home during the process. Answer: It depends on how your house is set up and if you can tolerate all the noise and smell from the finish.

Question: How do we care for are floors. Answer: Go to my web-site www.hardwoodconnection.net and there will be a floor care section that you can go to for a lot of helpful do's and dont's.

Q. Do you have a favorite story from your work?

A. This is pretty much a daily thing for every job we do. Every job has a different story to tell that's why I like this job. Every day is something new.

Q. What do you wish customers knew about you or your profession?

A. Well Hardwood floors pretty much speaks for itself the work is hard and its wood flooring. This is back breaking work and it takes a skilled floor man to do this day in and day out for a living.

Q. How did you decide to get in your line of work?

A. It was just me looking for a job and I have just been doing the same thing since I started in 1992. But now I own my own business and I'm still going strong.

Q. Do you do any sort of continuing education to stay up on the latest developments in your field?

A. When I have time from my busy schedule I do some research on the Internet about the latest developments in my field so to me this is about as good as it gets to any continuing education .

Q. What are the latest developments in your field? Are there any exciting things coming in the next few years or decade that will change your line of business?

A. One thing that I have noticed is that a lot of people are turning to green more sustainable products. Which I fully support.

Q. Describe your most recent project, what it involved, how much it cost, and how long it took.

A. Most recent job was a 800 sq.ft. install sand & finish in Deer park WA. It took about week to complete and everything went great as usual. With material and labor it cost close to $8000.00

Q. If you have a complicated pricing system for your service, please give all the details here.

A. Not complicated at all everything is basically billed by the square foot. plus the cost of materials. Repairs are billed by the hour plus the cost of materials. The more footage you have the better price you get per square foot.

Q. If you were advising someone who wanted to get into your profession, what would you suggest?

A. I would suggest that they find some Employees that you can trust and are hard workers. That is where you will most likely succeed. It is hard to find Employees like that especially in this line of work. I have had the same Employees with me since I started my own business Back in 2000 and let me tell you I couldn't have done it without them.

Q. What is your greatest strength?

A. My greatest strength is that I'm not one to sit around and wait for things to happen. I'm one that makes things happen.

Q. What are you currently working on improving?

A. As a small business owner I'm always trying to find way's to better my business. I think that goes for anyone who is in business for themselves.