Oakridge Hardwood Flooring

Very Good. They save me a lot of money. The other company wanted a lot more.

They did an excellent job, were real clean, were very professional, were very efficient and on time. I would highly recommend them and I would hire them again.

They did a fantastic job. It was a small job. It was great.

He repaired some sub-standard existing hardwood floors that was installed by another contractor. He and his helper were fantastic, worked clean, prompt and outstanding, the work was exemplary. The price was very reasonable, outstanding responsiveness and professionalism.

It went beautifully. He was very honest in pricing. He explains everything to me and he was very detailed.

We closed on a house in summer and looking for refinishing the original hardwood floor. Ray came to look at our property and called me for his quote on detailed pricing on removing carpets, flooring and also baseboards. It was reasonable numbers so we decided to get him to do all the services.
At that time we were also updating our kitchen, and Ray specifically requested to arrange his schedule after the kitchen work was completely done. Unfortunately, the tile worker for the kitchen missed their schedule and we were stuck in between Ray's schedule and uncertainty from the tile worker. In the end, we worked the schedule out for everyone.
Ray came with an assistant to remove the carpets. Then he found out that the condition of the floor was worse than he thought, that he had to revise his pricing. We were overwhelmed and anxious because it was getting closer to our move in day, we thought we got a done deal, and finding another service in that time frame was not possible. We went with Ray and got him to start immediately. We agreed on color but then later needed to change to deeper because of the condition. We are happy with the final color.
We have a few issues with the floors and Ray has been willing to help. We had visitors to our house that pointed to us that there are a lot of visible scratches and circle marks all over the floor from sanding. We mentioned it to Ray later, he said it's something unavoidable. He did some replacements of damage floor. Apparently his assistant installed the new pieces, a few nails were not in deep enough and kept coming up. Later upon contacting Ray, he came to knock the nails down again and also to solve other issues.
We had problem with the transition pieces from hardwood to tile that were left out initially. Concerned with safety issue, we contacted a few other wood floor service providers, they advised us to discuss with Ray for the best solution. Fortunately, my father is a wood furniture crafter, and my father handmade them for us. Ray stained and installed them. There were also a few stains on the wall and bottom part of door jams from the staining process (we had painting job done first before floor) not a big deal, my father and I did the touch up of the painting.
Ray is nice to called again later to check in on the floor. To date we still have problem with the nail keeps coming up surface, and the issue with the filler in one split part of the wood that broken apart into pieces and is now mostly gone. Ray said he will come to put in a different kind after the cold wet weather past.
We learned so much from this experience. Thank you Ray for your efforts and for being helpful and informative.
Oakridge Hardwood Flooring is definitely recommended service.

Great experience! Very pleasant and knowledgeable. Very happy with the work that was done.

Simply put, Ray does amazing work.  Back in February 2013, we met with four different companies to get quotes for some refinish work that needed to be done to save our floors after contractors had done some serious damage to them.  We had these floors refinished five years prior when we had bought the house and we were incredibly dismayed that we were having to redo them again so soon - especially because they are original to our house, which was built in 1940.  The damage was done to our guestroom and hallway, but since the hardwood floors in those spaces connects to all of the other rooms in our house, there was no way to simply refinish the floors in the hallway and guestroom - they all had to be redone to maintain a consistent color and feel.  We took longer than anticipated to post this review, but it's given us an opportunity to really see how the floors have held up since the work was done.  Our floors look amazing!!  It is all thanks to Ray and his assistant - I don't think anyone else would have done such a good job.
Ray met with us on a Saturday morning and talked to us about his process, how long things would take, what we needed to do before he came and answered all of our questions.  After discussing the four companies we met with, we decided to go with Ray and started work a week later.  Ray and his assistant showed up on time, helped us move the last few items that we couldn't get on our own, labeled the baseboards that had to be moved so they could be put back in the right place (above & beyond the call of duty here!), they were diligent in ensuring the floors were done to our satisfaction, and they stayed in contact with us throughout  the week to make sure we knew how things were progressing.  On top of  that, he nailed in the baseboards that we had cut and fit into several rooms of our house, but he had never gotten to the point of nailing themin - they look great next to the beautiful refinished floors.  Ultimately we went with a dark walnut color and a satin poly coat.  Ray and his assistant took the floors down to the bare wood, applied the stain, let it dry and then did the sanding/poly coats - this was all done over the course of a week.  A few weeks after the floors were done, we noticed a small shiny spot on the living room floor about the size of a quarter that we couldn't get rid of.  Ray met me at the house one afternoon and quickly took care of it by lightly sanding the finish by hand and putting a fresh satin finish poly coat over that spot - you can't even tell it was ever shiny.  I absolutely love our floors!  I really can't praise Ray enough, he did an amazing job and we love the floors even more now that he's worked his magic on them.  Everyone who comes over to our house absolutely loves the way the floors have turned out.  Ray did a high quality job at a fair price.  If my friends ever need work done on their hardwood floors, I'll be sending them straight to Ray - you really can't go wrong with Ray.  Hands down, he's the best.

Ray is the ultimate professional.  He's very knowledgeable about flooring and demonstrated class and integrity throughout the job.  Just as importantly, Ray is a very nice man.
I hired Ray to install engineered hardwood throughout my house except for the bathrooms.  He provided great advice on the type of wood and glue I should install.  Ray even called the vendor to help me get an additional discount for the materials. 
The installation project was very difficult for the following:
1)    The wood is laid out diagonally throughout the house.  Ray helped me determined what the angle of the wood should be.  It looks beautiful.
2)    The concrete flooring was not smooth or clean.  Ray cleaned and ground the concrete without charging extra.
In addition, he did a great job installing the baseboards.  The baseboards are even throughout the house.  Ray also installed the hardwood as tight to the edges as possible to minimize the need for t-moldings.
The house is under construction and there were a couple areas that required Ray to come back to the job to complete the installation.  I had to pay him in full after the first phase since the delays were not his fault.  Admittedly, I was a little nervous.  To Ray's credit, he would call me to check on the status so he could complete the job.  When I did call him, he came timely to complete the installation.  Unfortunately, there was  a miscommunication and he cut the wood around an entryway cabinet instead of laying the wood below the cabinet.  Instead of fighting me on who was responsible, he came back at 6 AM on a Monday to re-do the installation.  
As I said, I'm going through new construction and it's been a nightmare.  There are very few ethical vendors in the housing industry.  I feel very fortunate to have worked with Ray.  
If you need hardwood flooring, go with Ray.  Your floors will be beautiful.
   

Ray and his crew were professional, punctual, and cleaned up after themselves.  Our floors look brand new.  We couldn't be more pleased with the work they did--I would definitely hire Ray again!

Ray is a very concientious professional who takes pride in doing excellent, reasonably priced work. He had the best estimate and did a truly quality job. He consulted us at every key moment and gave good advice. His team took care of furniture that needed to be moved, removed old carpeting and helped us dispose of it, protected the rest of the house from dust and made our hardwood floors beautiful. He gave us good advice on taking care ofhi our investment.

From start to finish Ray has been the ultimate professional. From the estimate to the finished service he was always on time and he is a very likable person. The job was completed early and he even arranged for the bulk pickup of the old carpet.

Ray was a total professional.  He managed to save our existing baseboard to reuse over the new hardwood.  An addition had been added to the back of the house and had a small step down from the old to the new. He was able to smooth the 2 planes into each other so there is no longer a step down.  He was punctual and really cares about his work.  He stained and coated the floors with 3 coats of poly, and they look fantastic.  I would absolutely recommend.

Fantastic guy. Very responsive, honest and professional. Did a great job. Will definitely use him again.

After being complimented recently on the beauty of our hardwood floors, I remembered I never got a chance to review our very positive experience with Oakridge Hardwood Flooring. Over two years ago, we had a plumbing leak that visibly damaged the flooring in our powder room. We found Oakridge Hardwood Flooring through Angie's list. The owner, Raymond Markarian, responded quickly to our request for help. He accurately determined that the damage was more extensive than we realized at first. He wound up replacing all the flooring in the bathroom and then refinishing the hardwood floors in our kitchen, hallway, and family room, as well.  He worked quickly and efficiently, making a potentially disruptive project as convenient as it could possibly be.  After years of hard use by our active children and dog, the floors have maintained their finish beautifully. We could not be more pleased with the quality and professionalism of Mr. Markarian's work. We would heartily recommend him to anyone.

The work was excellent.

My job was small, I needed transitions between carpet and hardwood (bamboo) floors. I had not been able to find anyone who was qualified and interested in doing a small job.  Ray came out and looked at the job, and made suggestions as to the best way to try to fix what was a poor job of original installation.  He figured out a way to deal with my issues, and said he would do it.  He and a helper arrived on time, efficiently did the job, cleaned up beautifully and completely the job. I was thrilled, I have been looking for someone competent to do this job for months.  The Handyman that generally helps me with small jobs, wasn't equipped to do this job, and recommended I get an expert to do the work.  Ray was just such an expert;  he was patient, thorough and very good,  I would definitely recommend him.  He really knows his stuff.

I trust Ray completely and consider him a friend at this point. He's treated me and my home with respect and has been truly a joy to work with. I highly recommend him for his prices, his craftsmanship, and his customer service.

I called Ray because my handyman said he could refinish my wood
floors.   This ended up to be a very costly mistake.  Not only did my
handyman not do it, he hired a day-worker to do the job.  The worker did
not know how to use a rented sander, but stained my floor without
consulting me for the color!  I was shocked to no end.  I ended up
browsing Angie's list for the best possible person to redo my floors and
Ray was the pick because he had very high rating for the particular job
that I needed.  Ray was a professional all around. He was concerned
about the damage to my floor, and carefully refinished it giving me a
floor that looked like it is brand new.  He was very nice, very
thorough, and best of all gave me the best price.  I am ecstatic about
his performance!  Thank you, Ray!  You saved my floor!

We knew there were oak floors under the carpets in the living/dining room/hallway of our small 50s valley home, but had no idea what condition they were in.  We had the carpet removed just to see what was down there, and it looked pretty nasty - discolored, scratched, nail holes, etc. but we hoped it was salvageable. A few months ago,  I had Ray come out to see what he thought he could do with it and liked him immediately.  He showed up precisely on time,  took his time looking at the rooms, asked good questions, and seemed very thoughtful, focused and knowledgeable.  He also seemed very trustworthy, but I've been disappointed before, so was a little wary, and asked for many details.
He said the floor would be fine after sanding, a few boards would need to be replaced, he could replace the old molding and shoe with paint grade replacements, and we would need three reducers for doorway transitions.  He said if I wanted the new floor to match the tongue and groove floor in our den, he'd have to use a water based sealer, which would require extra buffing - three times between coats, and it would probably take he and his helper three days to finish the job.   He was willing to move a couple of pieces of furniture, and told me how he'd tape plastic up to keep the dust out of the rest of the house.
He also said our job was smaller than his usual minimum, but that he thought he could fit it in between a couple of larger jobs he had scheduled.   I told him there was no big rush, and I'd call him when we got back from our vacation home, and see what his schedule was like.  Before we left, I had a couple of other companies bid the job, but even though their estimates were lower, I didn't feel confident in them, so decided to go with Ray if he could do the job before September.
I called Ray in August, and he said he'd be able to come over the following Monday.  He and his helper showed up exactly on time then, (and every day), and Ray looked over the floor again, showing me details of several things and asking how I wanted to deal with them.  He really seemed to think of everything, and it was evident he'd had a lot of experience and liked to think ahead to make sure he knew what my thoughts were on smaller details.  (This is pretty much the opposite of most contractors I've dealt with, and having had so many things redone after they made dumb or bad decisions because they hadn't thought to ask ahead of time, I was very impressed and appreciative of Ray's attention and thoughtfulness.)
Since I had gone ahead and had the furniture moved, they started right in, taped everything up and got to work on the floors.  Just our luck that the weather had to be triple digits that week, but they were not deterred.  Both Ray and his helper (very nice man, awesome hard worker, but I'm unsure about the spelling of his name) really worked their tails off - I never even saw them eat.   When I came back after the first afternoon to see what the floor looked like, I couldn't believe it - Wow!  Even without anything on it, it looked gorgeous.  It had been so dingy that Ray and both of the other guys had said they weren't sure if it was red or white oak.  Turns out it was white, and Ray had gone out to get extra strips of white oak because he'd guessed and brought red, and didn't want the strips he replaced to stand out.  Completely ignorant about floors, I couldn't see much difference between the red and white oak strips, but the next day, when the sun shone directly on the floor, I realized he was absolutely right. Although it was a subtle difference, it was noticeable in bright light,  and I was very pleased he'd taken the time to get the perfect replacement strips.  He had also managed to replace a strip that, because of an old threshold it tucked under, didn't look like it could be reached unless the entire front door threshold was replaced, so I told him to just leave it as it was, but now it looked like new.
They worked very long and hard and hot days, and every time I had a question, Ray took the time to answer, and both of them were completely trustworthy and unfailingly pleasant and nice to have around.   At the end of each day, Ray had to fix the plastic sheeting so that my husband and I could walk through two of the doors, and I never had to remind him to do anything, as he just took care of things.  Also, whenever I asked a question regarding the timing of anything, Rays answer was always dead on.  This was so uncanny, that I finally mentioned it to him, and he laughed and said he should have the time estimation down, since he's been doing this work since he was in his teens.  I guess that may  explain his expert craftsmanship and ability to anticipate so much that he's extremely efficient as well.
The end result is that my floors are now so pretty, they look like they belong in a much nicer house, which is perfect, since we're continuing our remodel.  In spite of the amount of dust generated, his plastic-taping magic worked and the rest of my house is not covered with oak dust. 
I can't recommend Ray highly enough.  He is friendly and good natured, but wastes no time, and is serious about his work.  He's extremely honest, completely trustworthy, and his work ethic is unimpeachable.  Having spent the last ten years having work done on two homes, I wish there were more contractors like Ray - maybe we should clone him.  I'm sure most people here who've also rated him "A"  would probably agree.  I have to admit I was a little skeptical about all the rave reviews.  I've found that there are many contractors who will do good work at high end jobs, hoping for similar referrals, but who don't feel the need to bring their best effort to the less glamorous neighborhoods.  Happily for me, Ray is not like that.  He's up front about what he needs to get the job done, and then  he just does it the way it should be done.  ( I'm so much happier to spend the little bit extra to have a job done properly, without having to nitpick, cajole, threaten, plead, etc., only to end up with inferior work anyway.)
He hadn't asked for a penny before starting the job, and to top off everything, after writing him a check, I attempted to give him a little extra in cash, and he wouldn't take it, but very graciously explained he felt he'd given me a fair price and if I was happy with the job, he was happy as well.  I can't say that's ever happened before!  Yeah, I know, skeptics, you think I overpaid for the job, but if you saw the before and after, you'd be impressed, and I couldn't be happier.  My apologies for not having pictures to display.
The bottom line is, we've all spent hours reading reviews, wondering what percentage of them can be believed, if any.   I am such a detail oriented person whose been so disappointed in many contractors, many of them perfectly nice people, who just aren't the sharpest tacks in the toolbox, possibly, and I was so favorably impressed with Ray, I told him I'd be happy for him to give my number to people if they wanted to call me for a reference.  I haven't done that in years.   Seriously, if you need your floors done or redone, and you want them done properly, stop reading, and  just call Ray.   Do it soon - word gets around, and he's going to stay busy.   

My husband and I were very nervous about putting in engineered wood over our old hardwood floors that could no longer be sanded and stained.  Ray spent time ON HIS SUNDAY talking us through our concerns and alleviating them.  I have called Ray twice since he did the work just to tell him how in love we are with the floors.  He did a gorgeous job and we couldn't be happier!  It elevated our home more than I could have imagined.  He's a super sweet, honest, and hard working man.  Thanks, Ray!!!

We contacted Oakridge Flooring several weeks prior to the job beginning to get an estimate to have our 70-year old virgin oak floors finished. They've been the "subfloor" all these years, under carpeting. We have two small dogs. The carpets were old and we wanted a change. Raymond and my husband talked several times. Initially, Raymond seemed hesitant to do the job, considering the age of our floors, but who could blame him! We procrastinated awhile, thought through our decision, then called him to come give an estimate. He arrived on time and his prices were so fair, we could hardly say no!  The job began September 11, 2012 and he finished today, September 15, 2012. The floors in our living room, dining room, large rectangular hall way and two bedrooms look absolutely fabulous. What a transformation. Raymond is a real craftsman and knows his business.  We felt confident with him and trusted his opinions. My husband had a million questions and comments, but Raymond always remained very kind and courteous with him. Raymond and his assistant were always on time and worked from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. to get the job done.  Don't hesitate to call Oakridge Hardwood Flooring. Raymond will walk you through, step by step, what needs to be done and what is necessary for you to have a good result. He is also very up-to-date on the new EPA standards, etc. what can and cannot be used on wood floors. We're very happy we called him and would use him again. Thank you Angie's List!

Ray was FANTASTIC!  I had done my shopping and Ray was the perfect mix of high quality work and a good price.   He did everything to make our floors look great!   installed new hardwood floors in our addition as well as refinished the entire house.   I will (already have) recommend Ray and his services.  VERY impressed with his work

o Ray advised and educated me on contract law and what I should be looking for when hiring a contractor.  He stopped by the next day to provide an estimate. Initially on the phone, he asked if I would consider having all hard woods floor redone so the patch would not be noticeable.  Upon seeing the floors he admitted they are in great shape and don't need to be done.   Once I decided to proceed with him, he went over every detail of the repair offering several options on how to make it look the best.  He also went over every detail of how they would prepare the work area, putting up plastic to protect the areas outside the work area and minimize dust in the home.  I so valued his professionalism and his thorough detail.  He scheduled to begin the job three days later and returned each consecutive day to do the next phase.  He completed the job on the third day and I don't think I could be any happier.  Even though he told me with a floor patch it won't match the rest  of the floor, it looks fantastic and is barely noticeable.  It was a pleasure to work with him.

It went pretty well.  He came out and gave us a couple of estimates based on what we wanted to do.  We had some issues with where they got the flooring from, but it wasn't them.  The contractors were great, they came out and they did the work in 2 days.  It looks fantastic.