We contracted Mike and Prides Hardwood Floor after my wife found them on the internet. Their…read morereviews, information, website, and experience was apparent from our online research. From the very first call we knew we made the right decision. For those like us who never owned a home and have no idea what a floor refinishing contractor may need and what the experience is like, here's how it worked. Mike needed a reasonable estimate of the square footage that needed to be worked on. He then clearly explained the options as far as number of layers of finish, cleaning, and service that he and his company could provide, with cost estimates at each option. Having looked at other contractors
in the area, I can tell you Mike's pricing is very reasonable for what is out there in the South Shore area. He walked us through the process from start to finish - we went with a three coat poly-urethane treatment.
This being our first home purchase, me in the middle of full time summer classes, working full time, and trying to coordinate home inspections, mortgage lenders, and my wife making me responsible for the floors made it a very stressful time. Mike made it simple. I left the keys under the mat for him and his guys did the work for three days straight. My aunt-in-law was able to peek inside the windows one afternoon and she immediately texted us - "your floors look amazing!" We got excited. Mike and Prides did all the work without us ever having to be there (very convenient when you're already taking too much time off work for meeting your mortgage lender, realtor, home
inspector, etc) and left the key under the mat when he was done.
Once we got in and saw it - we were blown away! The floors looked NEW. In fact, I remember Mike calling me at work the first day and telling me - "your floors are in real rough shape. But we're going to make them look great" - and he did. The first week with my family, in-laws, friends, and everyone stopping by our new house and without fail the first thing they always say when they come in is "your floors look incredible - are they new?" The job Mike and Prides did is
unbelievable and worth every penny. I wouldn't have done it any differently. Many friends and neighbors have asked who did our floors and we've gladly spread Mike and Pride's info to all of them.
The only caveat I would put out there is we got bit by the weather. They worked on the floors Monday through Wednesday, after we closed on the prior Friday (while the house was empty - that makes it so much easier) and we were to move in on the following Friday. Problem was
that Thursday had a lot of rain - Mike had to leave the windows closed in fear of the moisture and water ruining the job. This was completely out of their hands and we got there early Friday before the move to open the windows and start airing it out. The smell lasted a bit through Saturday before I'd say it was all gone on Sunday. This was all explained to us upfront and reasonably handled - but I do think if you're going to get a floor redone (with Prides or someone else) you want to leave as much time as possible between when they finish and you have to move in.
Overall, as the first contractors my wife and I have employed in our first house, I am extremely happy with the service I got. Mike called and texted back and forth with me immediately whenever I had questions, wanted an update, or if he had something he needed from me. If only everyone in this world was as easy to work with as him and his
team, I think people would get along a lot better. I can't recommend him and his team enough.