Choosing a home with the original wood floors was a must-have for us. When we moved into our 1895 Tower Grove East home a couple years ago, it had exactly what we were looking for—beautiful heart pine floors throughout—but they were in rough shape. They showed years of deferred maintenance, damage from the previous owners’ pets, and a few footprints from their DIY refinishing job-gone-wrong. After speaking with a few companies, we were skeptical of whether we’d be able to bring these old floors back to life.
When we met Jim at Abeln Floor Systems, we instantly saw that he was passionate about restoration. His expertise is unparalleled and we knew he was the... read full review
July 2024
I found these guys online, hoping for the best in a time crunch. And they delivered. We had three rooms of carpet removal and a stairwell all refinished, which was a lot of work. We could not be happier with the result and attention to detail to bring life back to our original hardwood floors.
June 2024
We give Abeln Floor Systems 10 stars+ on a 5 star rating system. Jim and his crew recently refinished the pine floors on the second floor of our 113 year old home in Tower Grove South. After we pulled up the carpeting, we discovered that half of the rooms had beautiful original yellow pine flooring and the other half was covered in vinyl flooring glued securely to the wooden floors. We did not know how to proceed. We interviewed several flooring companies to discuss options, and were very impressed with Jim's expertise and dedication to preserving the integrity of the aged yellow pine flooring that came through in our conversation. He shared our vision of the... read full review
Choosing a home with the original wood floors was a must-have for us. When we moved into our 1895 Tower Grove East home a couple years ago, it had exactly what we were looking for—beautiful heart pine floors throughout—but they were in rough shape. They showed years of deferred maintenance, damage from the previous owners’ pets, and a few footprints from their DIY refinishing job-gone-wrong. After speaking with a few companies, we were skeptical of whether we’d be able to bring these old floors back to life. When we met Jim at Abeln Floor Systems, we instantly saw that he was passionate about restoration. His expertise is unparalleled and we knew he was the... read full review
I found these guys online, hoping for the best in a time crunch. And they delivered. We had three rooms of carpet removal and a stairwell all refinished, which was a lot of work. We could not be happier with the result and attention to detail to bring life back to our original hardwood floors.
We give Abeln Floor Systems 10 stars+ on a 5 star rating system. Jim and his crew recently refinished the pine floors on the second floor of our 113 year old home in Tower Grove South. After we pulled up the carpeting, we discovered that half of the rooms had beautiful original yellow pine flooring and the other half was covered in vinyl flooring glued securely to the wooden floors. We did not know how to proceed. We interviewed several flooring companies to discuss options, and were very impressed with Jim's expertise and dedication to preserving the integrity of the aged yellow pine flooring that came through in our conversation. He shared our vision of the... read full review