I recently returned to the world of Yelp and noticed that a number of my reviews from 2017-2018…read morewere taken down. Not sure why Yelp is doing this but I'm going to do my best to rectify the ones that I feel are important.
So on to my old (and new) review for Shady Grove Flooring. Because I do have some updates to note :)
Here is the review from before:
Those of us who are new or existing homeowners know how hard renovations can be.
Unexpected problems can pop up anywhere and whatever you plan as far as budget goes...well plan again.
With that being said, Shady Grove Flooring was like a breath of fresh air during a very stressful time for my family.
Aaron, the owner, was very nice and professional and did his very best to work with us and within our budget.
He kept us apprised of every step and made the whole process of installing/renewing wood floors seem easy, when I know it is anything but easy. My mother and father flipped houses when I was in middle and high school so I know enough to be dangerous.
Despite my eclectic "knowledge" gleaned from my eccentric parents and obsession with all things HGTV, I did have quite a few questions about my floors. Any questions I brought up to Aaron, he was quick to answer, and he did so in a very friendly, non condescending way.
As a woman I have had my fair share of condescending contractors- it seems part and parcel of being a woman and being interested in renovations. Heck, I can't walk into HD a not be talked down to at least once.
But Aaron and his team at Shady Grove Flooring were not in any way disrespectful.
He took his time to explain to me things I do not understand. I have enough humility to admit that I don't know everything there is to know about wood floors and installing them. After all, I'm a writer. Not a wood floor installer.
Shady Grove Flooring were very respectful to me and my family and I felt safe being in the house with them, which is also something that as a woman I have had my share of uncomfortable experiences with.
In addition to his friendliness and professionalism, Aaron's work is unparalleled. To be frank, it is gorgeous!
I have seen bad flooring jobs before, heck I have lived in them, and I can safely say that the work Shady Grove Flooring did for us was absolutely beautiful and exactly what we agreed upon.
Picky Hubby has no complaints when it comes to our floors. And the pricing was reasonable and competitive. I would definitely recommend Shady Grove Flooring to friends and family.
Okay so now for updates. Shady Grove Flooring is still as amazing as ever. I don't have them time or inclination to go into the craziness of every step of the install jobs we've had done in the last few years but I can say that SGF has been a gem each time.
I'm super picky and indecisive with my flooring choices and even with the stress of COVID, Aaron has not lost his patience with me.
He and his team used masks and were very safe when they worked for us during the pandemic, which is good.
We had some sub flooring issues where the builders cheaped out on the grout for our bathroom floor. The tile cracked and then there was a giant hole to the crawl space where years of standing water literally ate away at the floor. Aaron fixed the subflooring and gave us a great tile guy to come fix the floors in the bathroom.
No more hole in our bathroom or our wallets! Yay Aaron! Yay Shady Grove Flooring! Yay us!
PS- the pics show the floor BEFORE SGF fixed it. I didn't get a picture of it after because there is tile over it and well my phone isn't an x-ray phone. Take that one up with Apple. Not me.