We had a long time plan to eventually repair and refinish the original hardwood floor in the main room of our 1950 house. When we bought the house in 1975, we were aware that there was hardwood under the carpet of that room as the adjacent 3 bedrooms had hard wood, specifically a budget red oak. Only one small room was so badly damaged and stained, perhaps from pets, that we used Einar Berlin in 1976 to refinish the one room. It was all we could work on that year. Mr Berlin had founded to company in the 50s and a reliable Boulder classic. Fast forward to 1979 when we added a small addition upstairs and we updated that main room carpet as well as carpet the addition since it was nether level enough nor inexpensive enough to consider hardwood for that floor. Our horror at that time was finding out that under the existing main room carpet was a terribly damaged wood floor. So many years after purchase that disclosure dispute was not worth pursuing. So we carpeted yet again as with arrival of children, and no play room nor family room nor basement, the carpet would be a nice comfortable safe option. It even included carpeting the hall to the new stairs which required moving doorways for access. Fast forward again to the mid 90s and we needed to patch and refinish that area so we called Berlin again and with Einar retired, his son Steve was running the company. His team again did a fantastic job and did warn us that the first room done in '76 only had one more sanding in it for the future. There are only so many times it can handle and still look good. So fast forward again to this winter when we decided that rather than carpet one more time that we would finally do our dream job and patch and refinish that damaged floor. Steve Berlin still owns the company but has an additional layer of management to help out the process and he has several specialty teams to do the work. Each one was stellar and the repairs required 24 whole new boards, patching hundreds of holes for one team, adding oak trim baseboards where the original had been stripped in 1967 for that first carpet, a team that did the sanding and treating with classic finish to blend with the contiguous side rooms . We were warned that the perfect color match could not be achieved unless the entire set of rooms were done together. But again for cost and time , we elected to let them match as well as possible . We are onward with as close as it does, the newly finished main room being a hair less yellow, a hair more pink but with Colorado's intense sun it will slowly age and blend. The over all cost was fair, the workers professional and as gold as could be done. A tiny imperfection in a few spots in a house full of major imperfections and just enough to give the authentic feel of its age. I don't think any but us could even see it in any light. Remember, it's natural wood and not machine made. The workers took care at every step and though we did end up going to a hotel to sleep the second two nights after the finish coat application, we should have listened to their recommendation and go the night if the laying of the first coat. Take my suggestion that you will regret staying any night there is wet finish. read more

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Berlin flooring was contracted to refinish about 1,500 sf of our red oak hardwood floors. Scott and his team coordinated their work with multiple other contractors seamlessly. We had 7 walls removed so Berlin Flooring "feathered " in new wood pieces where the walls had been removed. They then stripped/sanded the original wood flooring and applied a protective covering. (We elected to go without stain.) The results of Berlin Flooring's work on our floors demonstrates a knowledge of wood and the processes involved in refinishing hardwood floors is vast and dialed in. I definitely recommend Berlin Flooring to anyone considering installing or refinishing hardwood floors. Oh, BTW, our dog had an accident and bled all over the sanded but not yet finished flooring - about 10'x3' - and Berlin Flooring was able to perform magic in getting the blood out of the flooring. Amazing! read more

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I absolutely love our new wood floors. Berlin Flooring was an amazing company to work with. I did a lot of research prior to having our project started, and I % made the right decision. They are very professional, do incredible workmanship, and they're very clean, we had hardly any clean up for such a big job. They did our entire main floor and our basement. Both look spectacular. Their prices are very reasonable and competitive. Plus they a large selection to choose from. The owner Steve even came by to see how things were going with our project. I highly recommend Berlin Flooring and we will use them again when we decide to do another project. Thank you so much Steve & crew, including Scott, Dean & Elias. read more

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Since we very much relied on reviews in choosing Berlin Flooring, I want to make sure you know our experience with this company so you can weigh it in. In general, I found these guys (from the owner all the way down) to be very unprofessional. Here are some, but not all, of our issues: -- did NOT protect my walls and got stain all over the walls (see below for more info about this issue) -- did not prep floor adequately so had a great deal of trouble with how the floors accepted the stain -- started to put the WRONG STAIN on our floors and my partner caught it at the last minute (thankfully!!!) -- after several issues, we asked to have a supervisor come to my home to ensure quality control. Although the owner agreed, no one was ever sent. -- when we asked to have the stain on the walls fixed, the company said we asked them not to protect the walls (what??????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) -- because they didn't prep the floors properly (even though we told them there was a problem after doing just one room), they created extra work for themselves and then tried to charge us for it -- refused to put the 2nd coat on my floors even though it is EXACTLY what is on my bid -- owner did not return multiple phone calls even though he knew there were issues onsite These people are very low quality and have caused us a lot of stress during the entire process. I would recommend you use a different company. UPDATE: the owner of the company has been working diligently to attempt to fix this. I greatly appreciate that. The efforts have not yet been successful but the point is that he is trying. I'll continue to update as this progresses. read more

We had a great experience with Berlin Flooring. They had great attention to detail and the floors look much better than they ever have before. I would highly recommend Berlin if you are looking for quality work. The workers showed up on time each day and completed the job on schedule. read more

Our hardwoods look amazing. My only problems with them was the fact that they seemed pushy to finalize the sale and get my deposit then they took forever to get me on the installation schedule. To top things off I have a few boards that are slightly cracked and they keep putting me off when I talk about a warranty claim... no regrets, the floors look great. read more

This is an update to my previous one star review. Scott came through shortly after that review and sent us a contract with a firm date. Dean arrived punctually and was very professional. He finished our small powder room in two days and it looks gorgeous. We will have them refinish the rest of our hardwood floors at a later date. I gave them 4 stars because I think that there could have been better communication from the beginning. However their work is stellar! read more

Berlin is TERRIBLE AWEFUL... Story is Scott blew me off time and time again. He ended up ( after 6 months) making a beautiful sample , only to find out he never looked at the subfloor !! So he couldn't do that floor . He told me he would get back to me 2 months ago . I'm still waiting . beyond TERRIBLE. read more

Very professional family business! Love them. They catered to all of our our crazy requests. Top notch. The barn wood was gorgeous and people keep asking who did our floors!!!!!! Love Berlin Flooring! read more

After moving to Colorado, I remodeled my home and only two companies I worked with did their job perfectly, and this company did perfect work. I was totally satisfied! Scott impressed me because he was the only person who came to give me an estimate and told me what type of wood I had existing in part of my house. They refinished the wood floors I had and put in new wood floors in the bedrooms and hall. They did a great job and it was a fair price. I would definitely recommend them. The installer did an excellent job. Totally satisfied. read more

Our floors were damaged by a floor 'cleaning' company (not Berlin). I called Berlin flooring and Scott (the original guy and company) who put in the floors to get an estimate on the floors. Scott promised reviews on a Tuesday, failed to deliver, then promised by the end of the day Thursday, and then failed to deliver. After a holiday weekend and now missing the window to have our floors fixed before someone else moved into the home we called and emailed Scott to no avail. He stopped returning our calls and did not reply to us. If he didn't want the work, he could have said so. But instead he wasted our time, delayed the repairs. Frankly - just return your phone calls and emails and deliver the estimate as promised. We wanted the original flooring company to do the repair work, but obviously Berlin Flooring is not interested in professional reputation around town let alone the work at our home. If they didn't want the job, all they had to do was say so. read more

Scott, Steve, Mannie and Miguel with Berlin flooring did a wonderful job on our floors. We moved into a house with 10 year old floors and Scott was very professional. He knew right away what kind of floors we had and how to refinish them. We got 4 bids and Scott/Berlin was defiantly the BEST and right choice. Mannie and Miguel were perfectionist and very clean at refinishing our floors. We are so happy and would recommend Berlin to everyone! read more

I love my new wood floors that were installed by Berlin Flooring of Boulder. The color is fantastic and it feels so much better to walk on real wood floors rather than laminate. I installed wide plank Hickory and it is fantastic. I have had many compliments on my new floors. Scott's installation team was prompt, performed the work quickly, and cleaned up after themselves. I recommend them to everyone I know! Thanks Berlin Flooring. read more

I have used Berlin several times over the past 20 years for both refinishing and new wood floor installation at two different homes. I have been very very pleased every time. The work has been great. They were on time and left my home spotless. Berlin was also responsive every time a problem came up. When we had a water leak that damaged our floors they were great about talking me through all the steps to take to minimize damage and how to let the floors dry out. read more

This is the 4th hardwood floor refinishers I have used, and the one I will stick with moving forward. They returned my call promptly, Scott cane over to give me a quote, met my desired dates to get it done, were prompt, informative, and did an excellent job. And my job was not easy. Refinishing and staining vertical strand bamboo is not easy. Many companies claim it cannot be done (staining bamboo), but Manny and his team from Berlin Flooring did an exquisite job. I will use them for all my hardwood floor refinishing needs. Their quote was competitive with the other 4 quotes I received from other companies. They cleaned up each day after leaving, put up plastic everywhere needed, and really did a great job! Highly recommended! read more

My fiance and I rented a home where the floor were damaged by a cleaning company. We called Scott at Berlin Flooring and he came over for a simple estimate. He knew the measurements, saw the damage (not our fault) on the floors and he promised us estimates three separate times and he dropped the ball three times then stopped calling us back completely. Very unprofessional. He could have at least called back. I would not recommend doing business with Berlin Flooring, if they will even pick up the phone or call you back to begin with. read more