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Introduction: We stand out on all the projects that we do. I personally am an old school trained master carpenter/refinisher. I was trained by my grandfather before he passed away in the early 70's. He taught me the art of Finish carpentry and refinishing with hand tools, not the power tools we have today. My workers have a combined experience of over 100 years of professional skills. We are Known for taking on the hardest and most unique projects that have come around. From shoring up 18th centry foundation walls to some of the most intricate hand carved restorations. Our speciality is hardwood flooring, trim, ceramic tile, marble complete historic renovations. The best part of my job is the customers that we are working for and the projects themselves. If you look at a project as an art form instead of work, that's what I see. Figuring out how something was made, stained, finished, what products were used, and the challenge of restoring something to its original state. An example would be refinishing a hardwood floor. When you walk in, what you see is a scruffy beat-up floor with the finish wearing off down to bare wood. You sand, patch, stain and refinish the floor. When you stand back and look at the floor when it's complete. It's a thing of beauty.

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Joni R.

Jul 23, 2010

Kevin restored and refinished my hardwood floors. They look amazing! They are the original 90 year old hardwood floors. He did a very good job sealing off the walls and the rest of the house so sawdust didn't get all over everything. When he was done, he cleaned up everything. He did a great job and I highly recommend him.

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What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
In this business you always have continuing education. From the new types of products that are brought to market every day, to the special ways that they have to be installed. You have to be on the top of your game at all times. We are members of The National Hardwood Flooring Assoc. which keeps us updated every month on whats new and up and coming in the industry. This also includes the re-finishing of hardwood flooring and new ways and best practices of all the new engineered floor that have come to market over the past 20 years. We also go through training schools on these new practices both in the wood flooring and the tile industries.
How did you get started doing this type of work?
I learned the trade of fine hardwood floors and refinishing from my grandfather. When I was a child, he would take me along on jobs installing and refinishing hardwood floors, trim, handmade moldings, and doors and windows. In those days there were no flooring nailers or electric sanders to refinish floors. I was trained in the old school process of refinishing and installation using tools such as scraping and the use of wood planes on the floors. The finishes were tobacco stains and linseed oil or orange shellac. Every nail that was installed had to be set with a nail punch. When a floor is installed or refinished you get the feeling of great satisfaction seeing something you have done with your hands and hard tedious work.
What types of customers have you worked with?
Our most common type of jobs are of the restoration and refinishing types. From the refinishing of hardwood floors and the restoration of historic woodwork and flooring, to the restoration and refinishing of antique furniture. We have restored herringbone and parquet floors with designer borders manufactured and sold by J.C. Penny and Sears in the early 1900's, We have restored historic homes that were constructed in the mid 1800's and some of the furniture has been priceless. The installation of new hardwood floors in designer patterns has been up and coming. We have installed thousands of square feet of hand made parquet, herringbone, and custom boarders that we make here at our shop or on site.