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Mels Floor Refinishing

Founded 2004 • With Angi since June 2004

We honor Senior discounts and Military personel in service. Please still get in touch with me if you are interested in my services so we can get something scheduled. Thanks so much!

Amenities

Free Estimates
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Warranties
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Senior Discount
10%
Eco-Friendly Accreditations
Yes
Licensed
Trade License Number
IR778762
Trade License Locale
MN
Trade License Authority
Minnesota: Contractors
Trade License Expiration
12/31/2021
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Verified Reviews

4.5

(384) Verified Reviews

Showing 1-25 of 384 reviews
Dave ..
5.0
07/16/2021
The service was excellent. They were very professional, on time and hardworking.
Description of Work
Refinishing hardwood floor.
Category
hardwood floor
Thang D.
5.0
08/19/2019
Mel did a good job on the hardwood floor and the floor look great. I would hire him work on my hardwood floor again in the future. I would recommend for other to hire him for hardwood floor.
Description of Work
sanding hardwood floor and apply polyurethane on floor.
Category
hardwood floor
BILL O.
5.0
08/11/2019
It went great - on-time and great work.
Description of Work
Refinished Wood Floors
Category
hardwood floor
Kathy M.
5.0
09/07/2018
My floors looked atrocious and Mel made them look beautiful. I couldn't believe the transformation. My husband and I were very happy with the results. We had pulled up carpet in the living room, bedrooms, and hallway and took out old linoleum flooring in the kitchen, where we found plywood in a large area by the back door, inside the closet, and the niche where the refrigerator goes. Mel removed the plywood and installed reclaimed wood in it's place. It blends very nicely with the original hardwood floor. We had Mel refinish the entire main floor. The price was very reasonable for the amount of work he had to do and he did the work quickly. In addition, Mel is a really nice man. He's honest, conscientious, and he's easy to work with. We had to push back the start date for work to begin and Mel was very flexible and understanding. I would definitely recommend Mel. He really wants to do a good job for his clients.
Description of Work
Refinish hardwood floors on entire main level of home (except bathroom).
Category
hardwood floor, remodeling
Pati B.
5.0
09/06/2018
We are thrilled with the way our 50+ year old hardwood floors look after Mel completed the refinishing! He was professional, prompt and very easy to work with. He recommended additional sanding and finish coats in 2 of the bedrooms due to stains that had been under carpet for quite time. We felt that his assessment was accurate and honest, and had him complete the additional work. It was well worth it. I would recommend Mel to anyone who needs hardwood floors refinished.
Description of Work
Refinishing of hardwood floors
Category
hardwood floor
dane W.
5.0
03/10/2018
Did a great job at a great price. I would definitely recommend.
Description of Work
refinish and stain hardwood floors
Category
flooring contractor, hardwood floor, floor cleaning
George C.
5.0
11/29/2017
Very well. We discussed several options before going ahead.
Description of Work
Sanded and poly-urethaned hallway
Category
hardwood floor, floor cleaning
Ruth L.
5.0
11/01/2017
Love the work they did! Great great communication and very timely service. Reliable and easy to work with. Happy to recommend to anyone. There were a couple areas on the floor that look like the sander skidded (ripples) but otherwise a great job.
Description of Work
Refinishing around 300 sq ft of hardwood floor.
Category
hardwood floor
Nick T.
2.0
10/31/2017
Never got the job done. Was told that the "discount" wouldn't be enough for a complete job. This seems like a bait and switch, as the discount is presented as an offer to do a completed job. When I called to schedule the owner was quick to cancel the job, put me in a bad place as I detrimentally relied on having the job done by a certain time and was not behind schedule. I will say the owner did respond quickly, but at the end of the day spent more time finding a way not to do the job than trying to find common ground. Then he kept trying to put it off on Angie's list. Extremely poor experience.
Description of Work
Needed to have a 100 sf of floor refinished
Category
hardwood floor
SCOTT G.
4.0
10/09/2017
The deal was for a sanding and two coats of polyurethane. He did it and it was pretty good, but there were places where the poly soaked into the grain and didn't completely cover it. I paid him to come back and give me a third coat which did cover the grain, but he didn't sweep the floor well and now there are a number of places where there is cat hair embedded in the finish.
Description of Work
He sanded and coated my maple kitchen and pantry floors.
Category
hardwood floor
Karin G.
5.0
09/08/2017
Very well. Mel did a buff and coat on another floor project and we were very pleased with his work, so felt confident rehiring him for this project. He sanded and put down two coats of varnish. It looks great! We paid $270 for the Angies List Deal (sanding and finishing for 10 X 10 room) and an additional $120 for the second coat of varnish. Our room's actual measurements were 10 X 16 including the closets. It was a little disappointing to see a much better Angie's List Deal become available ($99 for 100 square feet of sanding and refinishing) but Mel has done a great job for us and we are very happy with the results.
Description of Work
I had a room with oak hardwood flooring, some had never been finished and the rest was scuffed and not finished very well the first time by previous owners.
Category
hardwood floor
Lynae L.
5.0
08/17/2017
He did a nice job. He wasn't on time because of construction, but he was great. This is the second time I used them. He is friendly, responsive, efficient, and in and out in a quick order. The workers were very nice and friendly. The communication was good.
Description of Work
He buffed and put a new coat on in my living room, red oak floor. He sanded and put two coats of water proof varnish in the bedroom.
Category
hardwood floor
Areca T.
5.0
05/10/2017
Mel did a great job sanding down a very cruddy maple kitchen floor that had old tarpaper on it. I wasn't sure if it would work, but the floor looked great after he worked on it. He did the work very quickly and at a good price. He was even able to patch in a few areas that were missing maple flooring in a fairly seamless way. Very happy with the results, would use again.
Description of Work
Sanding and finishing of wood floor.
Category
hardwood floor
J L.
5.0
05/09/2017
Great JOB overall. I highly recommend Mel's Flooring Refinishing.
Description of Work
Hardwood floor finishing.
Category
hardwood floor
Reynaldo R.
5.0
02/28/2017
The service was great! The floor looks fantastic
Description of Work
Removed honey oak stain to natural color.
Category
hardwood floor
Li J.
5.0
10/11/2016
Mel is very easy to work with. Great communication and very responsive. He made sure I understand what exactly work needs to be done and was very upfront about the expectations and charge. He arrived promptly and got the work done beautifully. He also offered to remove some extra un-wanted wood fixture without charging more for his extra time. The charge of the work was very reasonable compares to a few other quotes I got from other contractors. I am very pleased overall and would highly recommend Mel to anyone that needs flooring work done.
Description of Work
My kitchen has oak hardwood floor and is getting very dirty over the years of use with buildups. It needs sand and refinishing.
Category
flooring contractor, hardwood floor, floor cleaning
Yvonne D.
5.0
09/21/2016
Amazing! Mel is a true professional and out of all the contractors I have dealt with in rehabbing this old house - and I've dealt with a lot - he was the easiest to work with. He texted with me, was reliable, was prompt, and was courteous. I was a bit anxious about it and he calmed me down and answered all of my many, many questions. He was even flexible and easy going when I wanted to change the finishing process. I trusted him with a lock box and he came and went and left the place in wonderful condition. The floors look incredible. I was going for a matte look, using Bona water based finish because I didn't want the yellowing look of oak. This was a challenging job because it was a foreclosure and the previous owners had numerous black dog urine stains in floor. Mel came over for the initial consultation and sanded out the urine spots just to see if they would come out and give me some options before I had even committed to working with him. I saw that and said, yes, this is my guy! He was able to get them out and everyone has asked me who my floor professional is. Such a relief to find him. I was so happy with his work that I am having him install new hardwood in the upstairs. Oh, he was also the lowest priced of all contractors I had contacted for the floor work and I think did a phenomenal job. My realtor saw the work and asked for his card immediately! One more comment: someone on Angie's List said that he had a young person with him and that they didn't like that, implying it was child labor or something preposterous. Well, that's actually his son, who is a young adult, and is learning a skilled trade from his father. I was going to do this job myself but am so glad I didn't because in watching the process, I saw how hard it is and how many steps are involved. I'm glad he is teaching his son a skilled trade and the value of hard work!
Description of Work
Refinishing 1941 white oak floors with dark animal urine stains. Sanded them down, then applied matte finish in entire 900 sq. foot house.
Category
hardwood floor
John H.
5.0
09/19/2016
work was done quickly, and was of very good quality
Description of Work
sanding and refinishing two bedroom floors - this is the second time Mel's Floor Refinishing has done work for us and it's been a good experience each time.
Category
hardwood floor
Cathy M.
5.0
09/17/2016
EXCELLENT! Mel did a great job, the floors look better than I could have hoped for! He worked efficiently and made sure we were aware of what to do-and not to do- to best care for our new floors. There was no mess-he cleaned everything up after each day. Mel is very knowledgable and was able to quickly earn my trust.
Description of Work
We recently discovered that under a couple layers of flooring-we had hardwood floors in our kitchen! Yeah! After my husband pulled the old flooring up, Mel's flooring came and sanded and sealed our floors.
Category
hardwood floor
TRAMMELL W.
5.0
08/03/2016
Great !! Fast and very Professional. Very knowledgeable on wood floors.
Description of Work
Floor refinishing
Category
flooring contractor, hardwood floor, floor cleaning
Jena L.
5.0
07/12/2016
The floors look great! I needed the floors refinished quickly and they had them done within 3 days of calling to schedule. Mels flooring made sure I was satisfied and gave me some tips before service to prep the area before sanding.
Description of Work
Sanding and refinishing of 700 square feet of hard wood floors.
Category
hardwood floor
Christopher S.
5.0
07/01/2016
Mel was great! He contacted me within 1 day of my placing the order and we arranged a date and approximate time for the floor refinishing. Mel arrived on time, inspected my 25 yr old hardwood floor (which had never been refinished) and made it clear what to expect before starting. (Because the wood was old, it was not flat and sanding it twice, which Mel did, would still leave old finish between the boards, which had to be removed by hand.) Instead of applying the single coat of poly immediately (per the Angie's list deal), he arranged to come back after I removed the 'between boards" finish, easily a 10 hr job. Since a single coat on an old floor wasn't enough, he gave me the option to come back and apply a second coat for an additional charge OR doing it myself. Re the DIY, he made it very clear what to expect: how to prepare the floor, what materials to use, and even some tricks to apply multiple coats.. I followed his instructions exactly and the entryway is now absolutely beautiful. People visiting our home notice the high quality of the floor immediately and have complemented us on the great job. So am I happy with Mel and recommend his work? Absolutely! He works with you to make sure the job gets done correctly.
Description of Work
Sanded my entryway and applied 1 coat of varathane.
Category
hardwood floor
Mary K.
3.0
05/27/2016
It was pretty okay. I don't think the quality was as good as I had expected it to be and the person that did the work didn't come prepared with all of the equipment. I never did receive a receipt for the work they did. I had to pay $400 more than the $99. I've referred them to someone else.
Description of Work
I purchased a big deal for Mels Floor Refinishing. They refinished some wood floors.
Category
flooring contractor
David C.
5.0
05/11/2016
Everything went very well. Mel was easy to work with and did his work well.
Description of Work
Sanded and put three coats of oil varnish on the floor
Category
hardwood floor
Michael B.
5.0
04/10/2016
The results were great! My floors looked terrible before refinishing (dogs, stains, etc...). Now, my floors look like new. He also offered to fix a gap between the door and the floor for free. What a nice guy! I would highly recommend this company to others.
Description of Work
The contractor refinished all the hardwood floors in my upstairs.
Category
hardwood floor

Other Information

Services offered

Sanding & refinishing, staining, buff & coat, repair& replace bad boards, commercial & residential. re-surface cork flooring & re-polish marble floors.

Services not offered

Re-surface & repair laminate flooring.

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FAQ

Mels Floor Refinishing is currently rated 4.5 overall out of 5.

Mels Floor Refinishing is open:

Monday: 8:00 AM - 9:00 PM

Tuesday: 8:00 AM - 9:00 PM

Wednesday: 8:00 AM - 9:00 PM

Thursday: 8:00 AM - 9:00 PM

Friday: 8:00 AM - 9:00 PM

Saturday: 8:00 AM - 9:00 PM

Mels Floor Refinishing accepts the following forms of payment: Check, Visa, MasterCard, American Express

No, Mels Floor Refinishing does not offer free project estimates.

Yes, Mels Floor Refinishing offers eco-friendly accreditations.

No, Mels Floor Refinishing does not offer a senior discount.

No, Mels Floor Refinishing does not offer warranties.

Mels Floor Refinishing offers the following services: Sanding & refinishing, staining, buff & coat, repair& replace bad boards, commercial & residential. re-surface cork flooring & re-polish marble floors.

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