This is the second time we've used Blesing to refinish our hardwood floors in our 100+ year old home. Mr. Blesing stopped by several times during the 2 day process. His men were polite, respectful and did an excellent job as well as cleaning up afterwards. I highly recommend this company. read more

MISSING ITEMS and VIDEO CAUGHT WORKER GOING THROUGH POSSESSIONS! We agreed to his asking price and hired John Blessing Flooring to install new flooring and refinish our floors. NEVER EVER AGAIN! The first attempt by his workers resulted in over 100 blotches in the floor (see photos). We demanded his return and his crews came back and redid the floors, but this time areas were missed and in other areas the polyurethane was not spread out and it dried to clumps. We asked John over the course of 3 months to come back and make corrections. Every excuse was given and then he stopped responding. While the floors were being worked on (before we moved in), we had moved some expensive tools and equipment into a room on a different floor and on the opposite side of our house. Afterwards we noticed that 2 tools were missing. Coincidently, our security cameras captured John Blessing workers going through our refrigerator and freezer taking items out. We also found a length of wood veneer used by his workers to make a transition from the existing floor to where the new flooring meets in the same far away room where the tools were stored and there was no reason at all to be in that part of the house. Could there be a link between workers being caught on camera going through possessions and the missing items? I brought this to Johns attention and he said his workers would never do this, even though the camera does not lie and leaving flooring materials behind were tools went missing begs to differ. Lastly, there is a lump under the vinyl plank flooring in the kitchen floor. The video also showed the worker noticing this and rather than making corrections, they proceeded to keep applying the floor and left the lump in place. We were robbed in many ways and we caution anyone from using this company. There are dozens of other companies that you can use. Please learn from our experience. read more

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John and his crew came last week to sand and stain floor. Horrible job had to call and get them to come again. I still have bubbles and missing areas that weren't spread evenly and clumps. Too many excuses and then today he came again and started raising his voice because he's annoyed that we're not happy with the floor. I had to make him leave I'll hire another company. This company is the worst and not professional. Don't ever use this company! They get a zero rating !!! read more

This company did work on the apt unit below me and began at 8:45 a.m. while I was sleeping. They told me they would work for only a couple hours but ended up working all day and they were very loud. The worst part is, they put a toxic varnish on the floor and did not even leave the windows open to allow for ventilation. I am now forced to live with the fumes which have given me a bad headache. The workers with this company were extremely inconsiderate. I called their main offices and left a message but they did not even bother to call me back. read more

NO CALL. NO SHOW. John Blesing made an appointment for a consultation at my Hoboken apartment at 11 am on a Friday (after I politely asked for a weekend consultation instead). 11 am rolls around. I call... Me - Hi, this is Jackie in Hoboken. Are we still on for today? Him - No. Me - Um, okay, I thought we had an appointment for today at 11. Would you like to reschedule? Him - I don't do Hoboken. ***Long pause*** Him - There's too much traffic. Takes me too long. No parking. Takes me 45 minutes to get there. I don't do Hoboken. Me - Well I took the day off from work because we made an appointment. Him - It took me 2 hours. Traffic. There's the Lincoln Tunnel. No parking. I'm handicapped with two broken knees. I gotta park three blocks away. I can't do it. Me - I'm very sorry to hear that. I don't understand though, so you tried to come but you gave up and turned around? Him - Yeah. Me - Ok well I took a vacation day from work so I could be here for our appointment, so it would have been nice to get a courtesy call. Him - Yeah, well, sorry. read more

Could use a lesson in communication. I requested a quote for a condo floor refinishing via email and got an abrupt response with a price and inquiry about parking. After I responded (using complete sentences), I get: "Forget it then I don't do jersey city I need parking" I understand the need for parking. I don't understand the need to be rude. read more

If you are looking to refinish some floors and want it done for an exceptional price, look no further!! The owner's name is John Blesing and he will come out and do an evaluation of your floor for no charge. He then sends his guys out who are on his payroll. They are in and out within a few hours. My floors and stairs never looked so good! They were very diligent and efficient. In addition to taping off all of the room so the sand dust didn't get everywhere, they cleaned up after themselves too! I hardly had any sand/dust clean up to do! They did a superb job and I found had the cheapest price around! I highly recommend! read more

I had a bedroom floor refinished. Very happy with the results. Workers kept dust to a minimum and were great to work with.

I really didn't know where to start when looking for someone to refinish our floors, so I checked out Yelp and found this company with one positive review. Well... Looks like I'm positive review #2, because these guys did such a great job, quickly, professionally, and beautifully. I had planned on removing the carpets in my new house before they arrived, but they were actually free to start the job earlier than expected and offered to take up the carpets (and dispose of them!!!) for very little money. We would have been at it all weekend, but it took the three of them an hour and they were done and ready to start sanding. When they took the carpet up, John Blesing pointed out some problems with the dining room area, including missing floor boards. He gave me on the spot estimates for spot-repairing the floor, and also for a total replacement. Their prices were so good that not only did I opt for the full replacement of the dining room floor, but I had them do all of the bedrooms too. All in all, the total cost of carpet removal, repairs, replaced floor boards, darkwood stain, and the extra three bedrooms (not to mention throwing out all of the garbage) ended up costing me about what I expected it to cost just for the living room/dining room job that I originally anticipated. And, even when a snag came up, like with the dining room floor being in bad shape, he always let me know what my options were, showed me what the problem was, and gave me a fair price, and didn't even delay the project. We really could not have been happier with the floor and their professional demeanor. I would recommend Blesing Flooring to anyone. read more

Can't say enough about these guys. It was a year ago (8/18/2012) that they refinished the hardwood floors in the house we had just bought. They came in on Sunday: they removed the carpet, sanded, and stained all in 1 day (approx 1,000 SqFt including closets/stairs - 12 steps). Came back on Monday for the 1st polyurethane coat, let it dry on Tuesday and back again on Wednesday for the 2nd and final poly coat. Their prices were great (probably the best in the area) and John Blesing was there everyday checking his crew to make sure things were going smoothly. Everyone that comes into our house asks who we hired. Even our realtor wanted to know who we hired so she can recommend them to her clients. Thanks to the reviewers below because we never would have considered Blesings had these reviews not been here. FWIW: Most of the employees have been with Blesing for over 10 years so they know what they're doing. I'd hire them again in a second without hesitation. read more

John and his team refinished our entire home's hardwood floors. They are very nice people to work with. Hardworking and punctual. They finished the job in two days and my floors look beautiful! read more

Hired this company after a recommendation and was impressed beyond what I expected. The job, which was not small and required taking out carpet, moving furniture, installing flooring and replacing the furniture was accomplished within 4 days by 6 wonderful, delightful employees. The price was both fair and the owner stopped by frequently to check the work and my satisfaction. I cannot emphasize how happy I am with the whole process and the fabulous outcome read more

The work this company does is amazing. They are trustworthy and for a very fair price. John takes pride in his work and gets it done right and on time, I've used this company in 3 homes and would not go anywhere else. Thanks for a beautiful floor! read more

Blesing's did an amazing job on our hardwood floors ! They were on time and finished the job with no delays. Were very easy to work with.

John was so great. I work in Clifton Schools and got loads of recommendations from people about using them to refinish our floors before we moved in to our new house. Everything was set up through text - super convenient. He came and measured everything for us and gave us a very reasonable rate. The job was absolutely gorgeous. They came out on a Saturday for us even thought they don't usually do Saturdays because we couldn't take off of work. We're definitely using them again and recommending them to literally everyone we know. There's no comparison from with any of the others around here. These guys are the very best! read more

Long story short - absolutely thrilled with Blesing's service and prices. Removed an area rug that had been in the living room since the beginning of time, only to discover some pretty bad staining courtesy of the elderly dog. Big ol' black stains deep in the middle of a beautiful oak floor... the horror. I called around a couple places, no one wanted to come out for an estimate. I ended up with a few wildly varying quotes and no good feeling about any business I'd called. Blesing's, on the other hand, came right over to see the damage, and provided a pretty accurate quote on what refinishing would cost. John (Blesing) is friendly and knowledgeable. He laid out the scenarios and their prices, and made clear that we'd be consulted for decisions before any additional work was done. The crew that came over for refinishing were pros. Care was taken to tape where they should and clean up the enormous amount of dust generated. No one made any promises that the stains would come out after sanding, but with the guys' skill and some luck, the floor came out stunning. These guys are great, seriously. read more

My husband and I recently bought our first home together. As first time home buyers, we researched several local companies to refinish our hardwood floors. After interviewing with several contractors, we decided to go with Blesing's--and we are so glad that we did!! Blesing's did a wonderful job refinishing our floors!! Blesing's was prompt, clean, stuck to his estimate, and finished all of our floors within a few days. Thank you so much for our beautiful floors! We highly recommend Blesing's!! read more

I called to make an appointment. Apparently I was speaking with the owner, John; he told me that he generally doesn't do work in Hoboken, which is consistent with the reviews below. I've had a hard time finding a good contractor to do a repair job, and told him so. I also told him that my condo has a parking garage with plenty of room for a contractor to park a truck. John told me, "great - I'll be there on Friday at noon." Noon Friday rolls around, and he was a no show. I understand not wanting to come to Hoboken from Clifton, but then be consistent. Don't set appointments and decide not to show. I understand that Blesing may do great work, but as a businessman, he seems to be a bit of a disaster. read more

Someone from this company came to my house in early March to look at our hardwood floor. We have some cracks in a floor that is over 100 years old. We were looking to get it repaired if possible. After he came to look at it he said he would do some research into finding wood that matched. Then the pandemic shut everything down. I waited 3 months to even call him knowing there was not much anyone could do at that point. When I called him in mid June he was rude and said that he'd already told me there was nothing he could do for our floor and that it needed to be replaced. I reminded him that he was supposed to get back to us and never did, understandably due to the shutdown. I kind of chuckled at how I wasted months waiting for someone to get back to me who actually thought it might be possible to repair our floor. He was the 4th company we had look at it and they all said we would have to replace the entire thing and that a repair would not work. We were starting to believe that. He thought I was laughing AT him when I chuckled and told me not to bother him again and hung up the phone before I could say anything else. I immediately sent a text apologizing for and explaining that I was not laughing at him. He did not respond at all. I sent 2 more texts asking him to call me back to discuss the floor and he just ignored me. I am floored "pun very much intended" when contractors and service providers feel like they can treat perspective customers like that. He must not need the business or must not be as good at his job as his reputation suggests. He came highly recommended from close friends who had him replace their floor. Maybe he's only interested if he could sell me on replacing an entire first floor of hardwood since it is all one big room. It's the original floor and we just want it to be repaired. A true craftsman could do it. Luckily we have now found someone that can actually help us. Blessing was an epic failure at customer service. Others deserve to know that he is not a pleasant person to do business with and not the craftsman his web site portrays him to be. read more

I was super-satisfied with Blesing Floors. The owner John Blesing I found very easy to work with. The price he bid for the work was very fair compared to two other bids I received. This company seemed more professional than some others who do this sort of work. He arrived to see our floors at the appointed time and his crew showed up to do the work as scheduled. He came to check on how the work was going as his two workers removed carpet, sanded, refinished, and installed floors. His workers were professional, hardworking, helpful, and did an excellent job. The floors came out even better than I could have hoped. My experience was excellent and I do not hesitate to recommend Blesing floors. A very positive experience. read more

Super fast and super clean. People are still commenting on how great the floors look almost four years later.

HIGHLY RECOMMEND! Had hardwood floors installed recently in three rooms and were thrilled with the results. One of the rooms was the kitchen where we were replacing tile with hardwood. We had several contractors tell us not to do it as it wouldn't look good but John was confident his crew could do it. ALL of our floors look fantastic! John and his team are extremely professional, timely, super neat and completed the jobs much earlier than expected. We found John via Yelp so hoping this review helps others. You will not be disappointed! read more

Had our hardwood floors refinished in three bedrooms and was very pleased with the work. Very professional, on time, and completed the work earlier than expected. I would highly recommend as my floors look great. read more

Let me continue the string of glowing reviews for this flooring professional. After getting some estimates from flooring companies who wanted to take shortcuts and seek the quickest approach to a new floor for my kitchen, I was fortunate to find Blesing's. John approached the job as if it was his own home. His team ripped out a large tile floor, prepped the area and installed a new hardwood floor which met all of our requirements. The installation team was neat and meticulous and it was obvious that they take great pride in their work. Qualiy floor, quality work, and great value. John was in frequent contact with me throughout the job to ensure that I was happy with what was going on. I would highly recommend Blesing's. Dealing with them was a pleasure as they instill a high level of confidence that the job will be done correctly. True professionals. read more

I can't say enough about Blesing's Hardwood Flooring. I don't remember how I found them when I bought a foreclosure house five years ago but I was very happy about the job they did on all the floors in that house. Just beautiful. I added a small area to the job after getting the estimate and they only charged me for the additional square footage. This type of work is an art rather than a science and the workers took pride in their work. Five years later I bought another house and called them again. John came for the estimate and his guys did the job just as nicely as the first time. And then they came back to do a hallway when the second floor tenants were on vacation. The hallway was in horrible shape but it looks beautiful now. Honest and dependable and great results. What else could you ask for. I saw one bad review about a no-show and that's bad but my experience has been great. read more