Aaron and his crew did extensive upgrade and "spruce up" work to get my home ready for sale. This included painting, upgraded lighting and kitchen counter, garage refurbish. They did all this work quickly, and with minimal supervision (I was out of town), and for a competitive price. I recommend Aaron and his company. read more

On time, fast, efficient and pays close attention to details. Asked Aaron how he came into the business and how long he's been doing floors and an amazing story of a desk jockey who loves to be creative and use his hands. Aaron has been in the industry for 10 years and all his new business is by word of mouth referrals as well as affliate business partnerships with other contractors subcontracting to him. I met Aaron as he was the subcontractor that refinish 2 rooms and installed brand new solid walnut flooring in my youngest daughter new home. He and his staff does great work!!! Dispute the cooler humid weather, his team refinished 2 rooms in 2.5 days and installed brand new flooring in 1 day. See progress and finished photos attached to this review. read more

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My wife & I had a terrible terrible experience working with Aaron (the owner)! He left the work half done (with walls un-patched and electrical outlets open!). Our scope of work included upgrading our kitchen, 2 bathrooms, garage and complete flooring. This was our first ever experience with a contractor and we picked him through word of mouth. Here are the things which went terribly wrong: - It was a big mistake to not have a contract signed. Aaron never mentioned and we never asked because we were new to this. - Aaron changed his quote multiple times that too over phone and messages. Let alone thorough, his quote was never final! (should have known, this is a big red flag). - His sub-contractor started the work by demolishing the kitchen even when the new countertop slab was arriving 1 week later. And the slab got damaged while handling, so we had to wait another 2 weeks. Basically lived with a demolished kitchen for 3 weeks! During this ordeal, Aaron did not care to inform us about the plan or the delays, instead we had to follow-up every single time. - When just the countertop was finished, Aaron & us agreed on an amount. When I paid, he said its not enough and started changing the quote for kitchen multiple times, once again!! - Fed up with the back and forth when we asked for a final quote, he decided to leave the work unfinished with the walls un-patched and all outlets open!! - His own sub-contractor told us that Aaron takes up so many projects that he is not able to focus on any one of them. Which makes sense given the mess in our project. - We still don't have the invoice/receipt of the money we paid, even though he agreed to provide and we repeatedly followed-up. read more

Aaron and his team was great. I was originally going to get laminate floors but the price he quoted me for hardwood floor was so reasonable that I ended up getting the hardwood. It looks so amazing. He also gave us good ideas on how the floor should be and it turned out great!I told him I wanted my hardwood done before October 10th (mind you I first met him and quoted me on October 2nd) He was able to put me in his schedule and my floor was done by October 9. I am so in love with my floors and I would definitely come back to him with any work done at my new place. read more

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I was ambitious and wanted to do my own vinyl floors, but ran into some issues. I needed a custom-made transition and realized I was really bad at installing quarter rounds. I called up many businesses but no one was able to help me, except for Aaron. Aaron and Luis were easy to talk to and super nice. Not to mention how great their work is too! Would highly recommend :). read more

I have know Aaron (owner) for over 7 years. He has worked on both my houses; hardwood floors, tiles, and restroom remodels. He has worked on a few of my flips and my restaurant. Does amazing work; attention to detail is next to none. He is very honest and reasonable! read more

Our floors look fantastic after Aaron and crew worked their refinishing magic on them!!! They were stained, cracked, buckling & worn. I was skeptical they can even be brought back to life. Now they look like brand new floors. Super happy with the results. They even fixed some stained parts and now I can't even tell where those parts were!!! Amazing. Responsive, personable communication, attention to detail, just quality work. Thank you Aaron!!!! read more

We got our hardwood floor installed by Aaron and his team and we absolutely love it. We called Aaron to install floor two different times and we found him very responsive, trustworthy, and friendly with competitive prices. If you are in the market for hardwood floor installation, I would highly recommend him and would definitely call him for future hardwood floor projects. read more

Aaron renovated our property in Palo Alto prior to sale in 2019. Two houses on the same lot from the studs up in less than 8 weeks. Perfection! This was the third time I used Aaron. His work is meticulous and goes way above and beyond. He is honest and gives his clients great options. We wanted our property to be a great value to the buyer. Aaron made that happen. The end result was absolute perfection. And in a down market, the property sold and I was very proud of value we gave to the buyer. He is a person of integrity and a man of his word..This is my experience for three projects over a 10 year period. I have the highest standards and Aaron is my go to person for excellence. He is the best of the best. Happy to talk to anyone as a reference. Aaron probably knows who this is and will give you my number. read more

We got wood floors put in our house by Aaron & we love them. Aaron took us around to many flooring showrooms until we found the right floor for us. He does amazing work! You can tell he takes pride in his work, detailed, & fast...he is not happy until it looks perfect. He has great pricing & works with your budget. Thank you Aaron & your team for our beautiful floors!!!! read more

This guy is solid. His initial sales presentation was a bit strong stating several times how much he didn't need my business but just wanted to keep his workers busy. Anyhow, he did a solid job fixing some water buckled wood floors from a previous housemate did. The quality of his work is VERY good IMO, price was very reasonable also. I'd use him again! read more

This is not based on the quality of this company's work, but on the fact that I had an appointment for an estimate and was stood up without a phone call or email. I only heard from Aaron after he saw that I had left a Yelp review that was not positive, based on his not showing up (this was about 10 days later). I'm sure he does good work, and I'm sorry to not have the chance to have him work for us. I realize he has a busy schedule and his reputation is valuable, but we rearranged our schedules and consider our time valuable too. read more

We got 3 different estimates for our hardwood floor refinishing in April of this year and decided to go with Mina's. Our house is 55+ years old and we had original hardwood underneath the carpet (living room, hall and 3 bedrooms). Aaron's estimate was fair and actually the cheapest. We liked him and felt comfortable with his experience/knowledge. He told us he'd cover closets/kitchen entry way so these areas would be protected from minimal dust. We also wanted someone who would help with moving large pieces of furniture (small fee) and Aaron offered that. We scheduled our project for August to give us time to pack things, etc. A week before the start, we called Aaron and confirmed details, asked a million questions, etc. He answered and assured us everything would be fine. Well, I couldn't be happier the way they turned out! We wanted the natural wood color and all the different wood grains and that's what we got. Aaron's team did a great job. They came in on a Monday and finished Wednesday. Helped move back our large furniture on Thursday. They replaced an old tiled entryway at the front door with wood and you'd never know it was new. Another area in our master bedroom had to be replaced when we had plumbing problems last year...they did a great job here too. They installed new baseboards and nice transition pieces in the bathroom, living room to kitchen and front door. It's made my old house look so nice and not so old!! My husband was skeptical of having wood floors. He's got bad knees and was worried about slipping/sliding. Well, he was suprised at how beautiful the floors came out and no slipping/sliding for his bad knees. I would definitely recommend Aaron/Mina's to anyone who's considering having their floors done. They did a great job and even came in under his original estimate! How often does that happen! read more

I just have to mention how kind this company has been to us recently. In 2012 we had them put in hardwood floors. They did a very nice job. Last week were trying to put together all the home improvement documents over the years and reached out to them. In no time, they got back to us with our invoice from 7 years ago. We appreciated it so very much. Thank you! read more

We used Aaron's service this August. Aaron is very good. Very responsive and sincere. We interviewed at least 10 people before Aaron for renewing hardwood floors. Others weren't this informed. Some gave us just the total amount and others wrote down calculation for the total amount. But none had time to explain about our floors. Some of them quoted more expensive for replacing each wear and tear parts. He is the only one who explained the characters of our floor and pointed out the wear and tear parts and offered to replace those small planks without additional cost. He also gave us break in amount for each room and total for the whole house. We were waiting for the window people to replace our windows before the floors. He was very flexible and worked over the weekend, worked late into the nights and finish of the floors, to get the house for our ceremony two days later. read more

I was incredibly lucky to read these Yelp reviews and decide to have Aaron at Mina's Hardwood Floors give me a bid. Since my mother's house is in Hayward, and I live in Sacramento, I was struggling to get her house in shape to put on the market. Aaron gave me the best price for refinishing the floors of all those I invited to bid, and as other reviewers have noted, he spoke knowledgeably about the floors (60-year-old original hardwood that had been covered for years with carpeting) and what I could expect from refinishing. Later when I was complaining that I would have to be at the house frequently to oversee the tear out of kitchen cabinets and their replacement, Aaron offered to give me a bid on that as well. I was ecstatic with both his bid ($100 below the Home Depot referral) and his sourcing knowledge. He saved me $500 on the granite counter tops by telling me where to get a good deal (their price vs Home Depot best price). He then picked up all of the cabinetry and granite when they were ready, coordinated the whole installation and never missed a beat when it turned out there was difficulty with the prior garbage disposal. I never even had to return until the job was completely done - and he did an outstanding job! when I realized I would need someone to clean the yard and get it in shape, I asked him for references for that as well. He found people, reviewed the work to be done with me by phone (him walking through the yard while I sat in my home in Sacramento), and then oversaw it, all for a great price! I can't say enough about Aaron's delivery on his commitments, his professional knowledge, his great pricing, and his wonderful, instantaneous responsiveness. On the last day, when he came by to make sure I was happy and to pick up a check, I was struggling to install a new light fixture -- he simply took over. Not even part of the job -- just one very nice guy helping a fumble-fingered woman who hadn't changed a light fixture in years. Everyone should treat their customers so well!! read more

Aaron just finished the floors in our house, and I could not be happier. He was friendly, fast, responsive, and professional all the way through, and his prices were great. Our floors look beautiful. I would highly recommend Aaron. read more

I just purchased a new house which needed the wood floors refinished and called Minas. This was the best thing I could have done. From my initial meeting with Aaron he had a great personality and it was obvious he knew what he was talking about. He explained what would be done and how long it would take. He answered all my questions and I just knew he was the right person for the job. Let me tell you he exceeded my expectations, my floors look great. His crew was awesome, they showed up and took care of business. During the process he continually kept in contact with me to let me know how it was going. All around they did a great job, I highly recommend Minas Hardwood Floors and I am sure I will be using them again to do other projects around the house since they do home remodeling as well. Do yourself a favor and save yourself some time of shopping around, call Minas if you need your floors done. You will be thankful you did. read more

Mina's Hardwood Floors - This is after they were done with the floors. Very happy with the results. - Flooring Near Me - Hayward, California

Aaron's team was fantastic. We got a fair price and the work was done early. Most importantly, the floors look amazing. I cannot recommend Mina's enough. read more

We are very happy with the work Aaron and team did for us.Very professional team. His quotes were very reasonable . He was willing to pick up the job someone else left it half way through. Finally our floors look amazing . We highly recommend his team. read more

Aaron and his crew were so professional. They were always on time and performed an oustanding job. Aaron communicated so well during the project. They put in hardwood floors on stairs, hallway and in living room as well as put in new tiles by the fire place. The floors and the tiling exceeded my expectations and it all looks amazing. Aaron and his team paid attention to details and made great suggestions during the project. Aaron also included without extra cost, fantastic looking and matching wood vents for my aircondition vents in the floors with great framing detailing around them. I would hire Aaron and his team anytime. read more

Aaron did an awesome job. He has very competitive prices. I had 4-5 estimates done for the job (replacing the carpet in my stairway by hardwood floor) and his estimate was by far the lowest one. And I could tell right away that he knows what he's doing. He would suggest me this or that, without insisting but just telling me what he would do. The result is above any expectation and even though he spent more time than he had expected, he kept his price low and din't try to ask for more money. I give him a five star without hesitation! read more

Aaron and his crew did a great job for us. On time, clean, professional, and fairly priced. We replaced carpeting on a staircase with hardwood floors (a job that can be challenging and intricate given banister posts, borders, and other details), and everything turned out exactly as we hoped. We met with several other hardwood floor professionals and Aaron was really the only one that we felt comfortable with. Others either didn't know how to deal with stairs or outright told us that the banister needed to be replaced (and hence raised the pricing!). Aaron came in, said we could use the existing posts, and had a discussion with us about the various options. And it all turned out just as he explained. He's busy, so it took us a bit longer to get this job on calendar, but we're certainly glad we waited. read more

Mina's Hardwood Floors is awesome and does so much more than hardwood floors now. It is owned and run by Aaron Esquivel, a bright go-getter who does a fantastic job and seems to hire the right people. His work is perfection. I live in Palo Alto and used Aaron about 6 years ago when we had our floors in both our main and guest cottage redone. He did great work but the best part was working with Aaron. I have never worked with anyone so service oriented and responsive. This year I called him because I wanted to get a quote for new hardwood in our main house. I got a great quote. He also had fantastic ideas for doing small upgrades that were not too expensive but made a HUGE difference. So in approximately 3 weeks he ripped out my old hardwood, installed beautiful brazilian teak, new baseboards, new crown molding, new doors with hardware, new locks and paint. He and I talked and texted constantly. He always picked up the phone or responded to me in minutes day and night. I am horrible with colors and coordination and probably should have hired an interior decorator but didn't have to because he was so helpful with guiding me. He had great ideas regarding upgrades, colors, accent walls, etc. He has always been honest regarding what he will do and what needs to bring others in to do. The people he brought in were kind, hardworking and did great work. My house looks so amazing. They finished it today and I can not say enough good things about Aaron and Mina's Hardwood Floors. read more