Grateful Floors, LLC

Careful job, just as promised.  Clean worksite, and trustworthy handling of keys and materials.

Ron and Jon were life savers. My buyers just backed out from buying my house right in the middle of a move to Chicago. So since my house was empty for the next round on the market, everyone was going to see the stained and neglected hardwood floors that my oriental rugs were covering. I called Ron based on Yelp reviews on the Friday after my buyers backed out. He was at the house that day for an estimate and lucky for me his client for the following week backed out so he got me in right away. I took Monday and Tuesday off to paint while Ron and Jon were there working. I was in such a bad mood because of the whole situation and they definitely brought a smile to my face. They were not only hard workers taking pride in their work but they were fun to chat with throughout the day. We bonded over of 70s, 80s and 90s music.. For some pet stains on the floor that were not able to be sanded out, instead of charging me extra to replace with reclaimed wood, they had the ingenuity to take out the problem boards and flip them over and the problem was instantly solved. Because I have a shabby chic style, beat up floors never bothered me but now I'm sold on newly refinished hardwoods and that will be the first thing I do in my new Chicago house. I highly recommend Ron & Jon! They do great work. Also word of warning, the oil based sealant is very smelly and the smell lingers for a while despite my repeated attempts to air out the house. I would recommend spending the extra $150 or so for the water-based non smelling finish.

Aside from having the best name, Grateful Floors also does the best possible work. Ron's price for Swedish finished floors was only slightly higher than companies doing pre-finished work, and the results are astonishingly beautiful. He was a pleasure to work with, as were the two men who helped him install the floors. He also let us change our minds at the last minute about oil versus water finish, and did not gouge us over it. What a fine person and a stellar operation!

I bought a house that had been used as an office and rental property. The original hardwood (red oak) floors were in terrible condition. There were stains, scuff marks, deep scratches and gouges in every room. I was hopeful that the floors could be salvaged. I called three local refinishers. Two gave me estimates over the phone for my project of 650 square feet. Both estimates came in at $1800 each before taxes and not including any repair to damaged boards, filler for gaps and special surface treatments. The third refinisher, Ron Lackey of Grateful Floors, actually visited my home to make an estimate. His bid included everything needed and included the tax: it came in under the competitor's bids. I had a specific window of time I needed to meet and Ron was able to do it. The process took five days as he stated in his bid. At the end of the five days the floors had been transformed. The stains, wear patterns, gouges, scratches - all gone. Instead I had silky smooth, absolutely beautiful hardwood floors. The hand applied, two coat, Swedish Oil finish bought out the beautiful color and grain of the red oak. The boards were even, gaps filled and smooth to the touch. The 60 year old floor looked new.Ron was a delight: detail oriented, friendly, courteous and punctual. He took the time to explain the process and when finished took the time to explain how to care for the new floors.