And the pics of the progress...
Here is our after...
I am more than thrilled. In fact, I am elated.Morgan Hardwood Floors knocked this one out of the park. Period. Stacy has been doing floors for over 10 years, and you can tell.
The only negative thing that I can report about my experience with Morgan Hardwood Floors is that they did such a stellar job... now the rest of my floors look absolutely horrible in comparison?! The Morgan's Crew was professional and courteous. As a Realtor who has seen the disgraceful work of numerous shoddy contractors over the years, I was stringent about getting several bids and checking all references. Stacy's references were all favorable and their clients swore their loyalty. Once I started working with them, I saw why! They follow through on all promises and are incredibly responsive. When you email, they email you right back. When you call, they return it immediately. They effectively answer all questions and their workmanship is impeccable.
Per price- extremely affordable, thanks to little overhead like the larger companies. I had 6 estimates done for our project. Many from larger more "well known" flooring companies in St. Louis, whom friends and coworkers had referred me to. I found that the average price to refinish HW floors in St. Louis ranges anywhere from $2.20-$4.00/sq foot. Stacy quoted us $1.85/sq ft for stain with choice of color and two coats of poly or $1.65 for those who enjoy a natural finish. We chose stain, which he patiently custom mixed, and optional flush mount floor vents which look AMAZING!
We refinished 359 sq ft at $1.85/sq foot and opted for 3 flush mounted vents that were stained to match ($50/piece) for a total of $815.00. The end result? PERFECTION. I couldn't be happier.
While Stacy wasn't the LEAST expensive bid we received, it was imperative to me that I hire some who is licensed, insured, and has strong references. I discovered that one of his most favorable references was in fact a fellow agent with my company, which impressed me greatly. I have already told Stacy to please use me as a reference, as I not only appreciate the work they have done for me thus far... I can't wait to refinish the rest of my house.
NOTE: as we planned to do it ourselves, we didn’t even ask Stacy if they tarp in the area to prevent dust. We opted to run to Home Depot and buy $20.00 worth of plastic tarps: Heavier to seal the doorways of the room, and a lighter plastic to cover all our our furniture in connecting rooms. With one roll of duct tape, Steve and I were able to contain the area, cover our furniture in the other room, seal off our vents and cold air returns, wrap our chandelier... pretty much preventing the bulk of dust from spreading throughout our house. I HIGHLY recommend doing so. If not, the residual dust of such a project could get overwhelming. Thanks to our care in sealing off the room, the dust hasn't been an issue at all. It is possible that the Morgan crew would tarp for you, though I would recommend just doing this one on your own.
Though the inconvenience of refinishing your floors may act as a deterrent... I highly urge you to, at least, get a bid if considering it. Now that we are on the "other side" of the project, the 4 days of inconvenience was totally worth it! Have further questions about the process? You can always email me at cnenonen@cbgundaker.com. Or call Stacy at 348-3268 for a bid...
You won't be sorry! I promise.
