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Bown Floor Company

Floor Cleaning and Waxing, Hardwood Flooring Service, Buffing and Polishing,

About us

We are a third generation business. We take pride in the experience and talent put forth in our family since 1925. We specialize in hard wood flooring, refinishing, staining and sanding. We use equipment that is designed to minimize dust in the work environment. Estimates are always free. We are fully licensed and insured. So if its durability and the natural beauty of hard word flooring you are looking for please feel free to contact us. We always offer free estimates.

Business highlights

Emergency services offered
100 years of experience

Services we offer

We provide a wide range of flooring installations, repairs and services including: • Hard wood flooring: We work with a variety of woods, sizes and designs to give you that customized look. • Custom staining: Stain can make or break the look of your flooring, we customize our stain to fit your color choice. • Sanding: We use equipment that is meant to minimize dust residue, keeping your environment cleaner. (this does not eliminate dust, but does cut down on the amount by

Amenities

Emergency Services

Yes

Free Estimates

Yes

Warranties

Yes

Accepted Payment Methods

  • Check
Reviews
2.45 Reviews
Number of StarsImage of DistributionNumber of Ratings
5
20%
4
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Caitlyn H.
Nov 2018
1.0
Floor Cleaning and Waxing, Hardwood Flooring Service
Not well, the floors are a different color from our stairs. There are definite sanding marks. They didn't finish reinstalling the molding and they broke our banister, did a horrible job of patching it together and then claimed it was already like that.

Susan M.
May 2018
1.0
Hardwood Flooring Service
$2,500
Terribly!! I have almost 800 square feet of flooring. To begin with they have poor equipment. The sander Did not have a vacuum system where the vacuum and bag are outside of the work area. Day one: When they sanded, there was a thick layer of dust on the floor which they vacuumed up with a dry/wet vac. They quickly when over it with a tac cloth. Then they proceeded with a water base finish. Then they put fan on it to dry. They lightly sanded again and put in another coat. When this dried I could see debris in the finish. And the floor was very rough. Day two: They came back sanded again and put a third coat on. Once dried, It was rough, there was debris in the finish and there were puddle and smudge marks. I called and told them I was very dissatisfied. They came and said they will use an oil base finish. They sanded again, vacuumed, used a tac cloth. I inspected the flooring and told them that there was still debris on the floor. They went over it again with a tac cloth. Then they put the finish on. I was not optimistic for better results. They were just too quick. There are swirl marks from the sander. There are Smudge marks and lines from them spreading the oil based polyurethane finish. There are some areas where there is no finish at all. There is oil based finish on my white molding. They didn’t even take their trash with them when they left.

Jennifer F.
Aug 2017
3.0
Floor Cleaning and Waxing, Hardwood Flooring Service
$1,200
Service started out fine with friendly & responsive staff. We gave them space to do their job, then problems arose. I don't think their sander had a vacuum because sawdust was everywhere (throughout and clear across the next room). Swirl marks left in wood from sander. Corners and edges were rough to the touch and patchy-looking after staining. When we pointed these problems out, they responded quickly to fix them. The 82 year old father was on his hands & knees and sanded out the rough spots, but again they finger-painted stain on the corners & edges resulting in the same blotchiness. Only after my husband began sanding the problem areas himself and asking how to fix them did they do it the right way (sanded, stripped, and stained individual boards to get a uniformed look). Then they rushed to apply the top coat to avoid further fixes and used OIL polyurethane. The overwhelming fumes forced us out of our house and kept us from returning for 6 weeks. We realize there are benefits to oil products but would've opted for the healthier choice if it was explained & discussed with us. Many of the 1/4 round moldings were busted. Spots under dishwasher are not stained. There's stain on our painted trim & walls, red arc marks (from sander?), drip marks, and a lot of pimples from top-coating without cleaning well. We've had our floor done several times before and never had any of these problems.

Elizabeth E.
Oct 2013
2.0
Floor Cleaning and Waxing
unknown
Response from Bown Floor Company
"Unfortunately we are unable to please every single customer. We are sorry that we were unable to rectify the situation to this customers satisfaction. We did our best and offered extra services to gain satisfaction. We are able to give any customer wanting services thousands of names of satisfied customers upon request. We have been in business for well over 85 years, not the 30 mentioned in this review. There is some misunderstanding on risers on the stairs. The risers mentioned were made of veneer and would have cost a small fortune to replace and finish, so was not offered. A two hour window is always given for arrival, this helps account for traffic or any other problem that presents itself. Again, we are sorry that we could not satisfy this customer. We do feel we go above and beyond to try to satisfy every customer."

Alfred J.
Dec 2012
5.0
Floor Cleaning and Waxing
Yes, I recommend this pro
$400
They did a buff screen and they put a new poly down. They did wonderful work.

Licensing

Insured

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FAQ

Bown Floor Company is currently rated 2.4 overall out of 5.

Bown Floor Company accepts the following forms of payment: Check

Yes, Bown Floor Company offers free project estimates.

No, Bown Floor Company does not offer eco-friendly accreditations.

No, Bown Floor Company does not offer a senior discount.

Yes, Bown Floor Company offers emergency services.

Yes, Bown Floor Company offers warranties.

Bown Floor Company offers the following services: We provide a wide range of flooring installations, repairs and services including: • Hard wood flooring: We work with a variety of woods, sizes and designs to give you that customized look. • Custom staining: Stain can make or break the look of your flooring, we customize our stain to fit your color choice. • Sanding: We use equipment that is meant to minimize dust residue, keeping your environment cleaner. (this does not eliminate dust, but does cut down on the amount by