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Colonial Floors of VA - SandFree of Richmond
SandFree is a full-service floor refinishing and installation company with three divisions. Show more
SandFree is a full-service floor refinishing and installation company with three divisions.
SandFree is a 5 phase, chemical process with abrasion which prepares an existing floor to receive a URETHANE finish. The first 3 phases prepare the existing finish on a floor to receive a coat of urethane without sanding. The fourth phase is a bonding coat that provides a surface for the urethane to bond to. The fifth phase is the application of the same urethane Brunswick uses on their bowling alleys. The fact that we use water-based products that have almost no odor, makes the process extremely attractive for people who don’t want to lose the use of their property for a period of 3-5 days. Over the years, and millions of refinished feet later, the process has been expanded to enable us to:
The SandFree Process
* Apply urethane for a finish that will retain it’s appearance for 6-8 years.
* Remove Mop N’ Glo, Orange Glo, Revivor, Refresher, or any other short term polish.
* Alter the color of your floor, by enhancing the existing color, or changing the color entirely by using our ColorMagiq system.
* Blend water or pet stains into the color of the wood to make the stains less noticeable.
* Repair fading problems.
* Repair shading problems
* Repair scratches
* Repair or replace wood. Take-up existing carpet and pad.
* Refinish existing homes while the owners live in the house.
SandFree is now capable of making satisfied customers out of 90% of the homes we enter, without sanding the floors. The other 10% either have warped boards or want to change the color from dark to light. In those cases, to get a new layer of wood, the floor needs to be sanded, which we have done since the 70s, but most other floors can be brought to a satisfactory level with No Dust! No Odor! and No Downtime! Hide
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Of 98 respondents, 87 left a reviewRecent reviews
Karen S.
Wonderful company to work with.
Frank T.
They were excellent. When we returned, they had really cleaned up the dust
Bob B.
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Areas Of Satisfaction
Areas Of Satisfaction - Project was done on time and professionally.
Michael M.
Did all they promised. Made sound and timely recommendations.
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Recognized Excellence
Recognized Excellence - The whole crew.
John D.
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Recognized Excellence
Recognized Excellence - Evan Silverstein
Areas For Improvement
Areas For Improvement - N/A
Jeff R.
They did an outstanding job refinishing my floors
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Additional Comments - Sand free did an awesome job, my floor is now beautiful and I am more than satisfied with the quality of work , they showed when they were scheduled and were completed the work as promised, I would recommend them to anyone needing to have their floors refinished
Jaime R.
Very knowledgeable, friendly and clearly a community partner. We have historic buildings, and they did great work accommodating the unique building needs.
Jonathan C.
they were the worst. I had this company to come back three times and they still could not fix the problems
Bryan H.
Terrible quality. They do not stand behind their work
Barbara D.
Great work and communication.
Review in Chester, VA
I have already recommended them 3 times so far
Peter J.
I was not told beforehand the the scrubbing process would open up many gaps that had been filled with putty or other filler. Given the high price paid, filling these gaps should not be left up to the customer.
Herb M.
I was very pleased with the work that was done. Kitchen floor had to be ripped up to sub floor. New hardwood floor was stained and woven into rest of floor. looks like it always has been there.
HomeMasons
Colonial Floors / Sand Free has performed several projects with our firm (we are professional remodeling contractors) and I have always been very pleased with their degree of communication and detail concern. Their crews have interacted very favorably with our clients in their home. the finished work has always been beyond reproach. Their prices are higher than some others in the market, but their ability and willingness to meet their commitments has always been the value added which offsets their higher prices. In the home improvement business, one becomes accustomed to contractors doing mediocre work, communicating poorly or otherwise failing to meet their commitments. These are simply not an issue with Colonial Floors / Sand Free.
Karla M.
Great professional service from start to finish! Our floors look amazing!
Bill H.
Really enjoyed our experience with the team. Floors look fantastic and they took what was a pretty rough project, and made it seem like new-ish floors. Highly recommend them.
Gloria B.
We did have an issue that was not expected, but the staff was quick to get an experienced person in that field to do a wonderful job on the issue.
Doug S.
showed up when they said they would. did a great job. even worked on the weekend to finish up job.the work was well worth the money.
Kathy L.
We were very pleased with the refinishing that SandFree performed on our oak flooring. They showed up on time, did an excellent job, and finished on schedule. They also checked back in with us a couple times after they finished to make sure that everything was satisfactory which it was. Thank you, SandFree, for an awesome job!
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Areas Of Satisfaction
Areas Of Satisfaction - My floors look fabulous and are holding up beautifully.
Jason E.
These guys are the real deal. Professional, clean, timely, and their floors speak for themselves
Jerry T.
Very Professional, Excellent Work, Evan Silverstein and his staff provided excellent customer service.
Mitch T.
Excellent work. I would recommend them highly.
Karen A.
I would never use this company ever again.
Jack O.
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Areas For Improvement
Areas For Improvement - They really did a fabulous job and I'll call them to do another job.
Areas Of Satisfaction
Areas Of Satisfaction - I was really shocked at how clean they kept everything after the job was completed.
Current Referrals
Current Referrals - I'm a contractor, which is why I use them all the time. My son will probably use them. He's moving into a new house.
Recognized Excellence
Recognized Excellence - Evan provided exceptional service.
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Additional Comments - It was a spectacular job and I was very pleased with them. A friend of mine went to work for them, so that's how I got their name.
Jan W.
They are very professional and I would highly recommend them!
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Areas Of Satisfaction
Areas Of Satisfaction - SandFree kept me well informed, so my expectations were met. I was most satisfied with how they kept me informed and the quality of their work.
Recognized Excellence
Recognized Excellence - Everyone at SandFree was very, very professional.
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