Dave and his crew originally installed our hardward floors and just completed a full refinish. Loved the work. Dave adjusted quickly to a last minute schedule change we requested, and then completed the project extremely quickly. After our inspection, we found a few imperfections. Dave's forman responded the same day and they promptly corrected the couple items we found. It is great to work with Sunshine Flooring. read more

Just completed a floor refinishing project with David and his crew. They took a dated (and very reddish) floor and transformed it into a contemporary one that looks right out of a magazine. This was my largest home improvement project so far and David was very patient with my questions and very knowledgeable overall. He did things other floor companies told me couldn't be done. His crew was great and very experienced. I'd highly recommend them! read more

David and team were excellent! They were knowledgeable, transparent, and competitive in the bidding process and they got the job done very well and very quickly. Would highly recommend. read more

I had Sunshine flooring refinish the floor in the LR and kitchen The floor also needed repair and some boards replaced. We went to Hawaii while they worked and came back to a beautiful floor, and the repair is invisible Would highly recommend them. read more

Dave and crew were wonderful to work with. Had vinyl plank installed in downstairs family room, staircase carpeted and hardwood installed everywhere upstairs to match the living room and kitchen's original hardwood. Original hardwood was refinished to match new hardwood. Price was very fair and project was completed sooner than expected. Communication from Dave and crew was outstanding throughout the process. We would not hesitate to work with Sunshine again! read more

Sunshine Flooring did an amazing job refinishing my hardwood floors after water stains in several places. The outcome was beautiful and better than I expected. They communicated well during the process and the price was very fair. I appreciate working with a company that treats people with respect and would recommend without reservation. read more

Give this family business all the stars! They are so knowledgeable, honest, and easy to work with. We needed to match a sample, and they were the only ones with a large enough selection - and the quality was excellent. They had exactly what we were looking for. Their installation was fast, fairly priced, and the workmanship was outstanding. We couldn't be happier! read more

Dave and his crew did a great job on our floors, increased their scope (at no extra charge) to address color match issues for two spaces we had originally planned to exclude, and delivered all of the work within our requested timeline. Dave was patient and understanding as we were coordinating a number of projects at our house in preparation for rental. read more

Sunshine Flooring does great work! David and his crew were able to fix the pet damaged hardwood flooring in our house within days. Easy to work with, high quality work. Thanks! the Floors are gorgeous now. read more

Dave and his crew are reliable, high quality and reasonably priced. The guys are friendly, neat, efficient and do a great job. I had a lot of pieces and David kept them all on track and worked quickly. The best feature was that David stayed connected to me via text and concerned the whole time. Very easy to work with David and his crew; Gonzalo in particular did a fabulous job with a positive attitude and going the extra mile. The kitchen and bathroom are gorgeous as is the hardwood floor. I will use them again when I update the other bathroom! Sara B read more

We had a great experience working with Sunshine Flooring! We had a tight timeline to hit prior to moving into a new house and Dave did an amazing job to finish the project well before move in. They are a great team and do high quality work! Would absolutely recommend their team. read more

We had hardwood engineered flooring installed. We had some of this done previously and we left town to return to the beautiful finished work. This time we decided to stay. We were continually coming up with ideas, changes, questions, and generally making ourselves difficult, but Dave was the consummate professional. He guided us through every aspect of the work and by the time it was done we were thoroughly pleased. read more

Because this company was the only one that had matching wood, I went with them, even though their estimate was very high. In spite of an estimate that the project would take several days, they finished in half a day. Within days in some areas, the floor boards were cracking apart from each other. Despite the contract assuring me they'd be certain the floor was level, that wasn't apparently taken care of. read more

I have been telling friends that working with David/Sunshine Flooring was the easiest, smoothest, most efficient, high quality construction project I have ever done! I would recommend them to anyone. Communications were clear and expedient, job completed is excellent. I had a mold /water issue and felt insurance hadn't allotted enough money to redo the floors. I was planning to do the installation myself as I had with the old floors but called Sunshine to get a bid and as soon as I met David, I could feel I was in the right hands AND his bid was just about what the insurance was giving me! read more

Our heroes! Dave saved the day after another flooring company bailed and left us with a mess (kitchen torn apart, appliances disconnected, living room full of flooring and us living in a hotel). I called Dave on Tuesday afternoon and explained our situation. He stepped in and had a crew working Thursday morning. They did a great job in difficult circumstances - our house is 120 years old and far from level or square - and we love the new floor. Dave's a pleasure to work with and his crew did nice work. A well deserved 5 stars. read more

David Gilbert and everyone at Sunshine Flooring were truly wonderful to work with in getting our floors refinished. David gave us clear choices, provided a detailed contract, worked within the proposed time frame. Beto. Luis, and Lorenzo were incredibly efficient and knowledgeable.in repairing and refinishing the floors. And the movers, Jon and Kelly, were astonishing in the speed and efficiency of moving our furniture out and back and they were wonderfully fun and considerate. We are very appreciative of the care Sunshine Flooring provided for every phase of this work. Cindy B. Fairfax read more

Dave and his crew delivered an amazing job redoing our old wood floors, as promised! They came promptly every day for a week, and were friendly and worked hard. They were masters at fixing a damaged corner, so you can't even tell it's new wood. They also filled in some gaps at the hallway closet doors. We love, love, love our "new" floors and have only the highest recommendation for this local company. Thank you, Sunshine Flooring! read more

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I had Sunshine Flooring came out to make a bid on my (small) flooring repair and refinishing project. David was prompt with his responses answering all my questions and even anticipating some I hadn't thought to ask. He shared his experienced perspective on how we could approach our floors and was able to provide an estimate extremely quickly after an on-site visit. While we ultimately chose to go with another vendor who offered a different finish we wanted to try, I would highly recommend giving Sunshine Flooring an opportunity to bid on your project. read more

The Sunshine Flooring owner and crew members were such a pleasure to work with. The workmanship and the attention to detail was outstanding. We appreciated how they were able to walk us through the process and were able to trouble shoot any issues. The work crew was clean, efficient, and respectful to us and our home. Our wood floors are absolutely beautiful and we are so pleased with the result! At our project end, we can say without question that they served our needs well and we highly recommend them. Shauna and Andrew S read more

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This is belated review of Dave and Sunshine Flooring about 6 months after completion of the work. A friend recently asked for a referral to whoever did our floors and I realized a review of my experience here might be useful. I recommended Sunshine Flooring highly to my friend because my experience with Dave/Sunshine was outstanding. The bottom line is that communication during the process was easy, the pricing was fair, the project was completed on schedule, and the quality of the work was excellent. Almost without exception, when we have a guest over for the first time, they compliment the nice floors which is ironic given the fact that the floors were terrible when we purchased the house. But most importantly, I have personally been enjoying and appreciating the quality engineered wood flooring that Dave and his crew installed. Just for context, I like many, rushed into a purchase during the pandemic housing boom and somehow failed to notice the very poor condition of the wood floors. I considered refinishing and replacing, and Dave provided me several solutions/options with varying price points. Once we decided on a floor, Dave and crew completed the project on time, on budget, with borderline shockingly good results. The investment in the floors changed the entire feeling of the house and I would do it all over without hesitation. Dave is a highly experienced professional that is pleasure to work with. Honest and fair, I had full confidence and trust in him almost immediatly. Tier 1 company, crew and owner, I highly recomend if need refinishing or replacing of wood floors. read more

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Dave and team were outstanding. I really appreciate the quality of work and flexibility throughout the remodel of our older home. We had to make many adjustments to the floor install date based on other parts of the remodel and Dave always made sure to have his crew ready once we were getting close. We love the look of our new floors and custom heat registers. His team came back to polish up a few areas post move in. Overall, great communication, quality materials, and clearly superb installation in a timely fashion. Highly recommend Dave, especially for large scale and complex projects like ours. read more

First let me say that Dave and his crew are such great guys! That is the most important part of this review. Dave (and his crew) went OVER ABOVE on our jobs(s), which we truly appreciate. We had our floors done in 2020 and the company that did them, pretty much botched everything (and left lasting issues)... We hired Sunshine to come and redo the floors a couple years later. They worked super hard, redid our floors more than once, though for some reason our wood, its' previous finish or something, made our job a tough one. Sunshine worked their magic to remedy the previous issues and they didn't give up - at their expense. WHO DOES THAT now a days...they did and they are great! We are so thankful for their expertise and tenacity! So if you are looking for a company to finish or refinish your floors, Sunshine - Dave and his crew - are the best of the best. They are honest, kind, trustworthy and knowledgable. read more

What sets Sunshine Floors apart is their unwavering commitment to customer satisfaction. David & Mike Gilbert are dedicated to excellence, professionalism, & customer care. Based on my experience, I wholeheartedly recommend Sunshine Floors to anyone seeking high quality flooring & outstanding customer service. read more

Jorge and Dave were super easy to work with and did a great job demoing our bathroom and then rebuilding the subfloor and tiling the floor and show enclosure. They asked questions upfront and made sure that we were comfortable with the tile layout, orientation and overall design. Would highly suggest Sunshine Flooring to friends and family and we're already engaging again to redo our second bathroom. read more

You know when you're talking to an expert. They exude confidence, a humble mastery of the subject matter, and an easy-breezy way of talking about it. I got that from David in the first meeting. In the first five minutes. David knows flooring. He knows all the possibilities and helped us make the right decisions about color, finish, etc. We were a tad fussy, and that wasn't an issue. The moment of truth, of course, is when we walked into our newly re-floored home for the first time after dropping a good sum of dough. That was a huge relief...it looked fantastic. But what earns Sunshine Flooring the fifth star here is the fact that they went above and beyond with replacing our wooden heating vents and making sure they fit the non-standard sized openings the heating duct people left behind. David personally came back to our house multiple times to get those suckers to fit - grinding down parts of the underside of the vent to ensure a good fit. A wholeheartedly recommend Sunshine Flooring. read more

We had luxury vinyl planks installed throughout our 1700sqft house. They look great. We had many questions going into and during the project. David was very responsive and helpful. They price was very fair compared to some other bids we got. read more

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We have been fortunate enough to work with Sunshine Flooring twice over the years have been overjoyed with the results on both of our properties. Most recently we worked with David and his team to change out the hardwood flooring on a new purchased home in San Rafael. David worked with us to advise on flooring styles, different implementations and pretty tough timelines. His team went above and beyond to ensure that we hit our move in date. We can't recommend Sunshine Flooring highly enough, will definitely work with them again in the future! read more

Water damage and years of weight-bearing traffic had discolored our hardwood floors in the kitchen and family room. Nextdoor recommended Sunshine Flooring and its owner gave a very good assessment and estimate which included a much-appreciated discount. His foreman/workman were able to start work almost immediately. They updated us as to what to expect in their process of sanding and refinishing with non-toxic chemicals. The final product delivered on time were beautiful hardwood floors that looked like new and completely level. Their workspace was entirely clean upon departure. The owner came at the end to conduct a final inspection. He and his foreman were considerate in giving good advice on future care of the floors. All members of SF were friendly and professional. The company and their work is outstanding and highly recommended. read more

Sunshine flooring did an amazing job restoring our 100 year old floors and installing new French oak flooring. Dave is extremely responsive and was great about explaining our options and walking us through the process. I will definitely use them again for future projects. read more

My experience with Sunshine was wonderful. Even during the pandemic David was able to replace our floors on time and with great results. Even with delayed delivery due to many factors (virus and bad weather ) our job was done ontime. The guys led by Beto, were true craftsmen, worked hard social distancing and masks, cleaned up every day. The price was fair and I feel we had great "bang for our buck" Would love to work with them again read more

Floor installed - April 2016 Review authored - March 2018 Dave and crew deserve the highest praise. After 2 years our beautiful french oak floor looks like new, feels great under the feet and has exceeded all our expectations. Dave, in particular, is one of the most fair-minded contractors I've ever dealt with in that he provides honest bids and delivers high quality. I really shopped around looking for the lowest price on materials and to my surprise Dave was willing to match that effort. He also jumped on an issue we saw in how the floor was being installed during the project and made it right immediately, going out of his way to provide a more artistic solution to a difficult juxtaposition of floor boards and wall space. After 2 years - I regret that I have not delivered this review sooner, but perhaps it's worth posting just to state that the work Sunshine does stands the test of time. We are super happy with the quality of the work and I feel like we found the best flooring contractor in Marin County. Thank you! read more

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I hired Sunshine Flooring to replace my cherrywood staircase. This included building and installing a skirt board base as well as the stairs. The original contractor that I hired did a horrible job building my staircase and I was not sure if I could find a company who could replace my stairs to match the color of my hard wood floors. I read many reviews about the excellent work of Sunshine Floors so I decided to take a chance and hire them. Owner David Gilbert impressed my wife and I immediately upon meeting him. He has exceptional knowledge of hardwood flooring and gave us the confidence that they could do the job right. Dave and his crew (Chino/Lorenzo) did an amazing job. Their attention to detail, quality work product, cleanliness and expert craftsmanship is top notch. The staircase and skirt board they built for me was perfect. The two-tone stair treads and skirt board was skillfully and artfully cut and installed. The color matched seamlessly with my original flooring. My wife and I could not have imagined a more beautifully built staircase. They are one of best contractors that I have ever hired. If you want to hire the best, call Sunshine Flooring and ask for David Gilbert. They will impress you. I am a very picky customer with extreme OCD so many contractors do not impress me. Sunshine did! Professionalism, reliability and expert craftsmanship is hard to find. Sunshine Flooring is the best! read more

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When we first moved into our home, we had Sunshine Flooring apply acrylic to the existing floors. We had a great experience with them, so when we decided address our floors as part of a kitchen remodel, we reached out to David. David evaluated some board samples and concluded we had one refinish left. He was transparent that while he could refinish it, he suspected we'd see a lot more nails showing through because the boards would be very thin. He laid out all our options so we could decide what was best for us and we ultimately chose to replace our floors with new engineered hardwood. David was extremely patient with us as we visited his showroom numerous times, taking floor samples and trying them out in our home. We eventually selected one and worked with David to set the install date. The wood surprisingly arrived earlier than expected, but David worked to fit us in and put a great team on the project. Our home has a significant slant, so David suggested we build up the subfloor to address it as best we could. He also walked us through the pro/cons of various install methods, but recommended a floating floor for our particular situation. We agreed with his recommendations, and David's team (Omar and Hector) did a wonderful job. They were fast, efficient and detailed oriented, working hard over a few weeks to achieve the look we were going for. We were admittedly very particular about the amount of knots in the floor and they worked with us to place heavier knotted boards in less conspicuous areas. We also ran into a situation where we were slightly short on boards and David kindly secured additional boxes to get our job done on time. Thank you! We absolutely love our new floors and now with our cabinets and counters in, the room has come together beautifully. We are grateful to David and his team and all their hard work and would definitely recommend working with them. read more

Quality of work, craftsmanship, guidance, trust, references and a willingness to put their name behind their work were a few key factors in our selection of flooring companies. The fact that Sunshine is a local family owned business who has been servicing the community for over 50 years impressed us the most and I urge anyone to support their local businesses as it's a win for everyone involved. As new home owners, David and Sunshine Flooring helped guide us through the process, worked overtime to stay on schedule and in the end we have the most beautiful floors that have transformed the entire experience of our house. During the project, we actually changed our minds a fair amount and at every turn David was patient, helped share his own advice and in the end we are very satisfied customers. Good luck on your project and thumbs up for Sunshine. read more

Our wood floors were badly damaged, and David's team brought them back to life. I thought David was joking when he said they'd be smooth enough to slide on, because they were so uneven and like sandpaper before, but he wasn't kidding around! Our floors are amazingly smooth, the stain is perfect, and they just look amazing. Also of note: he promised to get the job done in a week, and he fulfilled that promise. We received a quote quickly from him, and it was very reasonably priced, and broken down in an easy to understand way (no shady hidden charges). His team did a great job respecting our home (covered appliances in plastic, etc), unlike a previous contractor who trashed the place while he worked. I would definitely work with Sunshine Flooring again! read more

My husband and I hired Sunshine Flooring this fall to do a major remodel of our flooring in our two story house. They refinished our hardwood floors in our entire downstairs and removed our carpeting throughout the second floor and installed beautiful engineered wood flooring. David Gilbert, the owner was easy to work with, very professional and knowledgeable. He was always on time and available for any questions we had. I found his team to be very thoughtful, on time, considerate of our move back in date and really wonderful to deal with. These guys know their business! I would recommend them to anyone considering new flooring in their home or freshening up their existing hardwood floors. They kept to their schedule and we move back in on time and on budget. read more

David and the Sunshine team are an absolute pleasure to work with. The Sunshine team sanded, stained, and sealed, our entire home of hardwood floors made up of red and white oak, and docks fir. The end result is more beautiful than we ever dreamed of. The team was very clean and efficient. Project finished right on time despite some supply chain issues we faced with the stain that David helped us pick out. Also to mention, we had to carry the pattern of oak inlays where a wall was moved and the Sunshine team matched the flooring and carried the pattern perfectly. The Sunshine team was an absolute pleasure, start to finish. We very highly recommend Sunshine's services. read more

I am very pleased with the hardwood (red oak) floors that Dave and his team at Sunshine Flooring installed in my living room, dining room, stairwell, and lower stairs. They look just beautiful, and the price (while a stretch for me) was fair and well worth it. Foreman Chico was an excellent, experienced craftsman and also a good supervisor. Part of evaluating a business is finding out how they deal with the unexpected, including taking responsibility for any miscommunications, mistakes and surprises and going the extra mile to make things right for the customer. There were a few unanticipated issues that surprised me and increased my costs. These problems were for the most part not of Dave or his team's making, so I greatly appreciated that Dave helped me cover some of this additional cost. He also threw in extras, like moving some furniture and cleaning my remaining carpets. And after project completion he came back over at my request to evaluate and sand-down two transitions which were bothering me. Dave's a busy guy, and he may need a reminder now and then, but he values quality work and comes through for his customers. read more

We planned a trip to Argentina and without much advanced notice decided to refinish our hardwood floors. After a bit of research we called David at Sunshine Flooring and asked him if he could do the job. He said that it was pretty short notice, but he was able to schedule us in short order. We left for 2 weeks and returned to lovely refinished floors that looked as if they were brand new. David's communication was outstanding throughout the entire process. He was friendly and very much on top of things and he even arranged to have our furniture moved back into the house on the day we returned. All in all, we couldn't have asked for a better experience and it is without hesitation that we recommend Sunshine Flooring and David for any and all of your flooring needs. read more

We hired Sunshine again to finish our front deck that I did a terrible job of sanding and weatherproofing a couple years ago. Dave and team did an amazing job and our deck is so nice, I almost don't want visitors to walk on it. Would highly recommend Sunshine Flooring for any job, inside or out. read more