Andrew's Refinishing

Went great, no issues. Floors look amazing. Very professional. I have already recommended him to two other friends, who are going with him as well.

I can't stop looking at my new floor! Andrew sanded and restained our outdated oak floor a beautiful deep brown. To make things even better, he is a very nice man :)

The floors are gorgeous. Andrew was very courteous and professional.

Was prompt; suggested a darker stain because of pet stains on floor; almost no dust and cleaned up  before leaving. Would recommend to others and will use again in the future. Had 4 quotes for same job and his price was about $250 cheaper. Excellent job.

 Contacted Andrew Refinishing after reading Angie's List reviews and made an appointment for an estimate. We had already had one other estimate and Andras (Andras Farkas is the owner) was within a $100 or so of our other estimate. Andras may have been lower, but to be honest, I don't remember if he was lower or not. The estimates were close and we chose Andras because we were impressed with him. Very nice man. I rated him an F for professionalism not for his demeanor or conduct, but because of his refusal to take responsibility for his very poor installation.

 We ordered our hickory hardwood floor direct from the mill, the company is Baird Brothers. Baird Bros. delivered the flooring on May 29th, 2014. The flooring went directly into our living room to acclimate to the room as per the instructions from the mill.

 Andras came over to perform the job on July 1st, 2014. He removed the old flooring from our foyer and installed the new flooring in the foyer. He also installed the flooring in our family which was previously carpeted. We removed the carpet prior to Andras coming over. 

 After the job was done, I did notice a few gaps in the flooring in a few places but I let it go, not smart on my part. Over the next few months of living with the flooring and cleaning it, we noticed more and more gaps. Many of the gaps are so wide you can see the unstained tongues. I even found a couple of places were you can see the nails that obviously were not driven far enough into the wood thereby causing the flooring not to mate together. There were also marks or small chips that looked like his nail gun may have caused. I began to find nails were he "top nailed" the wood and did a poor job of counter sinking and filling.

 Well we got busy at work and then there was a medical issue so we put off contacting Andras. A threshold he put in was loose and got worse so we finally called him. He came over in the beginning of March this year, 2015.

 After showing Andras the gaps, he immediately blamed the flooring stating that it had shrunk. He said it must not have been in the house to acclimate. After I told him that the flooring was in the house for a month, he said the wood was milled to tight and he could not fit the tongue and grooves together. Then he said the area was too small (the gaps that we showed him were in the hallway but the gaps are throughout the two rooms were there is plenty of room). His only answer to fix the problem was to use filler in the gaps, then refinish the entire new flooring and then stain it. Andras did nail down the loose threshold and tried to pour some stain in a few of the gaps to hide the unfinished tongues from being visible and then left.

 Well Baird Brothers is NOT a discount mill or an outlet store like a Lumber Liquidators. We paid top dollar for a high quality flooring product. The flooring was $6+ per sq. ft.. Our flooring, 445 sq. ft., thresholds, transition pieces and vent covers came to $3268.39. Baird Brothers is rated A+ by the Better Business Bureau and is a highly reputable business. As for his contention the flooring was not milled correctly, if that really was the case, why did he continue to install the floor? If there was a problem with the product, shouldn't he have stopped and informed us of the problem instead of installing all of it? No, the wood was milled just fine. You could put pieces together by hand.

 There is no problem with the flooring, only the installation/workmanship. Andras offered no real remedy and would not take responsibility for the poor installation job. Our new hickory flooring has to be completely removed to correct this problem. The gaps are large and very noticeable and throughout the entire two rooms.

He did what he said he was going to do when he said he was and he did a great job! His price was also the lowest of the many bids I got.

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The two floors he sanded and refinished are great.  The froyer floor he replaced not happy with front door opening work.

They did a fantastic job. Very professional and trust worthy.

I asked him while doing his estimate if my base boards would be protected and he guaranteed it. Once the work was finished my base boards were scared so bad the entire room and hall way had to be repainted. When I called him for an explanation he said it could not be helped.

Andrew was working on an extremely tight deadline; he and one of his sons got the whole job done in two and a half days, and the floors looked stunning. But a few days later, some of the finish started cracking in spots (not particularly heavily-traveled ones, either). Andrew's other son was in the process of doing all the floors on the other side of my side-by-side duplex, and he came over and redid the two problem spots for free. Now both sides of the house look terrific!

I had first him used when i bought a house 6 years ago and there was no hardwood floor, he put in  anew hardwood from scratch.  We were very happy with that job.  I used him again when i bought another house and the floor was under carper and was never finished and had water damage.   Andrew refinished everything and was very helpful in letting me know what kind of wood and stain would go well for my purposes.
he was punctual, reliable, honest and a pleasure to work with.

He sanded our existing hardwood floors in our 1939 colonial, stained them to match our stairs and poly'd them while we were away on vacation. HE DID A FANTASTIC JOB. He showed up for the estimate on time, was curtious and provided an estimate. We signed him up then and there, gave him a key to our house and he refinished our floors when we were on vacation. We felt this was the best way tohave our floors done since we have two puppies and the house would be too much of a mess if we were onsite. He was VERY PROFESSIONAL and the work was OUTSTANDING! We would recommend him to EVERYONEEEEEEE!!!!!! Thank you!!!!!

Overall, we were very satisfied with the work that was done. Andras was very professional,punctual, and courteous. He answered any questions we had about the floors as well. The job was done with no mess such as dust on the walls or anything which made us happy since we just painted. The price for the work was very fair and I would recommend Andrew's Refinishing to anyone who needs any hardwood floors in need of refinishing.

The service provided by Mr Farkas & Son was outstanding ! A+
I'm placing my house in the market due to a job relocation so I need it the hardwood floor job to be done soon.
Mr Andrew work me in his schedule & the entire job was done in 24hrs. 
I called & the next day he came to give me a quote ; scheduled me in a week. I explained of my situation if all possible to squeeze me any sooner  &  he did. Mr Andrew was so considerate & call me to arrange it sooner. My house looks beautiful !
Professional , courteous, efficient all those adjectives that every costumer look in a service that is Mr Andrew's refinishing Co and more
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I am thrilled with the job.  The floors look like they are brand new.  Andrew was on time and completed the job when he said it would be done.  He used equipment that created very little sawdust, and did an excellent job of cleaning up.  I had gotten 4 quotes on the job, and Andrew's was the most reasonable.  He also was able to start the job earlier than any of the other vendors I contacted.
I would recommend Andrew's Refinishing to anyone needing quality and reasonably priced hardwood refinishing done.  I am VERY HAPPY with the service.

I found him on Angie's list and called him mid-evening. He came over couple of days later, took measurement and gave me a price. We set Monday morning at 8. He and his son came right on time and started the 3-day work. He showed up every day just before 8, sharp.
Apparently he has access to fairly good engineered hardwood floor. He brought over a sample of about 3" width with 5 mm surface layer. His pricing is very comparable to what I paid for my 2 mm curupay layered 1/2"-thick engineer floor. I think I will have him come over and do the living room next.

The service turned out pretty well. He was helpful and very professional.

I have a 1955 ranch style home and there is hardwood throughout the house (except the bathroom & kitchen).  I don't think the floors had ever been refinished and were an unattractive yellowish color with the polyurethane flaking off.  Additionally, there were a lot of nail holes around the perimeter of the livingroom, diningroom and hall after pulling up shag carpeting.  Andras arrived promptly on the first day and immediately started filling in the nail holes and making other repairs to the floor.   After he sanded the floor, he applied several samples of stain so I could stop by after work and choose the look I preferred.  He also installed a threshold into the kitchen. All together, it took about 5 days, but the finished product was unbelievable.  If I didn't know they were the same floors, I would never have believed it.  It's completely changed the way the house looks and I've even had delivery people comment on how gorgeous the floors are.  Andras is a real craftsman who takes pride in his work.  I would recommend him without any hesitation.

He was a very nice man.  He worked very diligently.  Very prompt at all times.  He cleaned up after he left perfectly.  We are very satisfied with his work.

They did an excellent job. I had pulled up the wall to wall carpet before he came in so he did not have to do that. He did a fair amount of wood putty fill work with the floors as well. They were able to accommodate the work quickly.

It was wonderful. I would recommend him to anyone. He was very timely, clean, and polite. The floors looked like they were brand new and people could not believe they were 70 years old. I had a great experience with them.

When I first called, on a Wednesday evening,  I was told that he was booked until mid September but would come out on Friday to give an estimate. On Friday we explained that we wanted to put the house on the market to sell and could he work us into his schedule any earlier. Andrew answered that he would do it on Sunday and finish on Monday. He arrived on time, was totally professional and worked really hard.  Estimate, sanding, stain and 3 coats of finish. From first call to finish: 5 days. The floor looks beautiful and you could not ask for a nicer person to deal with. I would highly recommend him.

He started on time, and finished when he said he would complete the job.  The floors he finished were in a living room/dining room combination.  When we were putting the furniture back in place, a couch scratched the floor.  When I called to ask what he would recommend, he said he would come out and "fix it".  He came to fix the scratch and did not charge.  We cannot tell which boards were replaced and which ones were already there.

My wife and I have nothing but superior praises for him. 

We are planning to have more hardwood floors installed and we know that we will not shop around; we will call Andrew's Flooring when we are ready to install the new floors.

They were on time and they were very good.