C H Hardwood Floors

I found Calvin on Unilocal,as one of the few hardwood refinishing guys. I needed someone to come over and sand, paint and seal our stairwell. It was a really small job and I was afraid he would say no. Some companies don’t want to waste their time with such a small job. I decided to take a chance. I called him and left a voicemail, he promptly called me back (same day!) and I texted pictures of what needed to be done. He quoted me right away and it was a good number. We made plans to have him start Monday and it went as follows: Monday sand, Tuesday sand, Wednesday stain with paint (he even showed me the different stains on the floor and I picked my favorite one), Thursday seal and Friday seal. DONE! Keep in mind that this was a small job (about 16 stair runs and a 4’x6’ landing). We were so happy with the results and will definitely hire him again when the time comes. I am so happy we used Calvin and highly recommend!

I must say, Calvin is one hard working, and a very detailed professional. He did an excellent job refurbishing my existing wooden floors. Looks brand new all over again. Initially I thought my floors couldn’t be possible to revive, due to age, water damage and some termite damage. Some planks had to be replaced, but better than replacing the whole floor. I highly recommend hiring him for his workmanship. I would rate him 6 stars if could. Thanks Calvin. I’m glad I found you on Unilocal

There are some people who just want to do a great service and make money (rather than try to make money from everyone). Calvin is one of them.
I had a small problem — he explained everything and said, «you could do this yourself. you dont have to spend money».
Nice guy — will grow his business.

We Hired Calvin to rip out the carpet in 3 rooms and refinish the hardwood floors underneath.
He did an amazing job! He is very hard working and is a really nice person. His prices are also unbeatable. I highly recommend him!

Bar none, Calvin is the most professional tradesman I have ever had the pleasure to work with. I received quotes from four different hardwood floor companies. Calvin’s quote was in the middle and worth every penny! Calvin is a master craftsman and meticulous in his work. He only works by himself yet install the floors at a fast rate. It’s truly mesmerizing watching a professional effortlessly perform their craft. Calvin was punctual and worked around our crazy schedule during the remodel. He even went out of his way to fix things that had been problematic for years. For example, our wood stairs had a board that came loose that required special attention to fix. Calvin fixed it during his lunch time! Next, the oak weather barrier under our French Doors was worn out and had cracked. Calvin somehow custom manufactured a new 8 foot oak insert to replace the cracked board at no extra cost.
Calvin’s work speak for himself. Our new oak floors are gorgeous! In fact, they look so good that one of the painters who came by to give us a quote, asked Calvin to come over to his home to refurbish his old wood floors.
Do yourself a favor and hire Calvin if you are lucky enough to get on his calendar. No other quotes are necessary. He is the best hardwood floor installer in the Bay Area and I would not hesitate to use him again… even though his floor will outlive me!
Todd

I have had 2 very positive experiences hiring this young man who refinishEd my hardwood flooring. We 1^st hired him at conclusion of an add-​on remodel and we landed up having a bedroom comp, ete. y empty. this was the opportunity to get it done. I was impressed w/​his business– like manner, his preparation of the contract listing carefully what he was hired to do, materials, carefully spelled out (4″ baseboard, 3 coats polyurethane («varathane») and included start date & completion date, initial materials down pay’t, and complete cost of job. Excellent! Most contractors, it’s like pulling teeth to get a proper contract as described by Contractor’s State licensing Board. Aside from that, he is tireless, meticulous, and does what he says, often arriving early, leaving late. He is Diamond certified. They are the BEST! Hard title to earn and harder to KEEP! Five yrs later, we called on him again to refinish the rest of the house, and he did a beautiful job at a very, reasonable price. He has new, high-​end equipment that makes what once was a messy, dusty job, now dust free, HEPA 99.7% dust free in air. Awesome for me, I have lung disease and on O2. He does what he says he’ll do, and stays on schedule. Pleasant, totally reliable young family man. Highly recommended !

We found Calvin from Unilocal,as all the reviewers highly praised his work. Yes, Unilocal is indeed a right place to find the right contractor. Calvin installed 1300 SF’s engineered red oak floors in 4 rooms and three closets for us. Calvin is very honest, and takes personal pride to do a truly professional job. He took time and carefully blended the red oak’s wood pattern in a harmonious way and made the floor looks beautiful.
One example: we brought many pieces of the T-​molding in 7 feet long, which would make two places in two large rooms to have joints. In order to avoid the joints, Calvin went out and brought two extra long T-​molding and then finished them by himself with several times of painting. The contract does not include these extra works, and Calvin is just willing to go extra miles to do a prefect work without asking any extra payment. Calvin also tried his best to save all materials.
Other examples are: After we hired Calvin, we were not able to find the hardwood to match the existing floor. Calvin come several times and showed us some samples. During his work, he used all the carton board to protect the installed part, and paid all attentions to cover other furniture from the dust.
After all is completed, we are so happy with the beautiful floor. His measurement and estimate of the material needed was also accurate. We highly recommend him.

Competitive pricing doesn’t often evoke thoughts of beautiful workmanship, but in the case of CH Hardwood Floors, the two go hand in hand. Calvin recently refinished 650 square feet of hardwood oak in our house that was built in the 1950s. The hardwood survived years of wear before being covered for decades by various swaths of carpeting. The transformation after refinishing was nothing short of magic. Gone were all the carpet glue stains, wear marks, staple holes, and other miscellaneous imperfections. He works on his own so you don’t have to worry about a whole crew entering your home throughout the week. Calvin refinished our floors, installed laminate in our family room, and put up our baseboards all within a weeks time. He even worked on Saturday to ensure everything would be done on time. I would be flabbergasted if Calvin ever received a negative Unilocal review, the man is just that good!

Delayed review for CH Hardwood, who my boyfriend and I used to refinish the entire house before moving in June 1. We had a severe time crunch and needed to do a series of projects in the house on a firm timeline. Calvin met us for the estimate when he said he would (which is not as common as you would think) and gave us an extremely competitive price given the scope of work. He was very knowledgeable and helped us understand what was and wasn’t possible.
He did everything he said he would, and was so great as to remove all of the staples and debris from the floor where we had over-​zealously removed the carpet before realizing it was much harder to do on our own than we’d thought. He also installed wood to match to fill the gaps at the walls from the transition of carpet to hardwood, which was above and beyond, in my opinion.
The best thing about Calvin is that his work is beautiful. The end result was amazing, and even better than we had hoped. I can’t recommend him enough for fast, reliable, and high quality service.

I can’t believe Calvin doesn’t charge a premium. His quote was very competitive even though he does a super job and is also Diamond certified. Calvin removed carpets and installed HW floors in our house in 2011. He works extremely hard and does an amazing job. He hand finished some parts of steps. He also finished around the fireplace where there were irregular cuts. Highly recommend him.

Calvin did a great job on sanding and polishing my hardwood floor. It’s like a new floor now. Calvin is also nice and patient. He spent time explaining the whole process before doing the job so that I can understand what he was going to do.
I was upset when someone made a scratch on the floor several days later. I called Calvin and he came to my house and repaired it for free. In addition, he taught me how to touch up the scratched like this and left me the touch-​up paint and sand paper.
Highly recommend Calvin. Will definitely hire him for future projects.

I hired Calvin to repair and resurface my stair 2 years ago. He gave me a very decent quote. The quote was inclusive for everything that he would do with the stair without any additional charges. This is the sign of an honest business. Upon agreement, Calvin began the job as soon as I let him. He worked over the weekend to avoid disruption with other things around my house and my stair was done in less than 3 days. I really liked the quality of his work and could tell that he is very detail oriented. Thinks that I liked about Calvin and his service:
1. His quote is inclusive and no fine prints.
2. He doesn’t talk much and just get on with the work unless he needs to ask for something that is important.
3. Quick, fast but very detailed oriented.
4. He’s willing to work during the weekend to get the job done if it’s needed to be.
I would ask Calvin to help me again if I ever needed some wood repairing/​building job done in the future. I just hope that Calvin’s work quality will remain high with time when he gets more clients and in more demand.

Our wood floors were only fair when we moved in 13 years ago. And after those years they had deep dark wear spots in the hall, in front of the office desk, in front of the living room furniture and several other areas. We were concerned that the marks wouldn’t come out.
I interviewed four refinishing companies. I found the companies through Service Magic, Diamond Certified, and Unilocal.Three of the quotes were in the same range, and one was higher. One company quoted a lower price, but on questioning there were ‘add-​ons’ for every little thing so the final price was about the same. I hate that tactic, and so eliminated them.
Calvin of CH Hardwood floor is soft spoken, but on questioning he had all the right answers for the project and seemed to really care about doing a good job. He didn’t seem like he was trying to ‘sell’ me. His price was middle of the pack, but after seeing the finished job I am delighted with the value. The floors look fantastic. The dark spots are gone. Even the corners of the closets were done and look great.
He started exactly on the day and time he promised. He laid out a schedule that he followed, and he kept us informed on progress. He did a decent job cleaning up after himself. I also liked that it is a family company: he and his uncle did the work themselves.