Abeln Floor Systems

Jim is a down to earth guy that knows his stuff! I purchased a house in mid December and he worked with me to get the floors done for a January 16^th move in date. He kept in contact with us over the whole process and worked with us in our budget range. The floors in my newly purchased house were covered with carpet and had a lot of pet stains and wear and tear. Jim recommended a darker color finish to hide the stains. I was worried it would be too dark but it turned out perfectly. You can still see a few darker pet stains but overall the color is rich and you can still see the grain of the wood. I would definitely recommend Jim and his team!

We hired Abeln Floor Systems to redo 2,500 + SF of maple flooring. They did some fantastic lace in of new boards along with putting in new walnut headers at four openings. These turned out exceptionally well.
They put in extra effort to help get their work done in a timely manner.
They also stained our new three story oak staircase. It looks great!
Our floors are maple, a very hard wood and at times very unforgiving. They did a great job of restoring our 100+ year old floors.

I contacted Jim a year ago to buy some reclaimed hardwood flooring for a basement project I was working on. I purchased some heart of the pine flooring he reclaimed from a one hundred year old barn in Southern Illinois and installed it in my basement. I could tell his passion for reclaimed flooring and told him I would contact him when i was ready to have it finished.
I contacted Jim six weeks ago to schedule an appointment, and he came out to see my project. My flooring project combined reclaimed flooring purchased from him, with pine flooring from a seventy year old farm house and pine flooring from a textile mill built in North Carolina after the civil war. After a hour conversation with him explaining how his crew would sand and finish my floors, I knew I had the right guy.
Jim’s crew of Matt, Blake and Mike have years of flooring experience, take great pride in their work, and ensure the customer is satisfied. They made sure they minimized the dust and cleaned up their workspace at the end of each day. I was so comfortable with Jim and his crew, my wife and I went out of town for the rest of the project, and left a key with his crew. Jim informed me every day of their progess and sent me pictures. Once completed, he sent me pictures of the finished floors, and we couldn’t wait to get back home to see them in person. Pictures didn’t do justice, they turned out beautiful. Jim has a life time customer.
Dennis

We recently moved in to a house in St Louis from out of state. The house we bought had carpeting in 3 bedrooms and the dining room over the hardwoods. We were provided Jim’s contact info and scheduled an appointment in our tight time window. Jim accommodated our schedule and quoted the job. After closing, Jim came down and removed the carpeting and found 2 of the bedrooms had damaged flooring. One room had damage from pets. The other was damaged as the owner attempted to eliminate squeaks by driving nails/​screws throughout the floor! We worked with Jim to determine which boards to replace. Jim’s crew replaced/​repaired the flooring and it matched 100%. They were able to prep/​stain and apply the 1^st finish coat in a day. He came back on a regular schedule to complete the finishing.
The floors look amazing. Everyone who sees them complements the floors. We highly recommend Jim.

They may do good work, as they seem to be very busy. BUT, Jim set an appointment with me for 10am today and then did a NO show, NO call. Bad business practice

We recently had the carpet in our 100 year old St Louis condo removed and replaced with hardwood flooring. Before contacting Jim Abeln, we had two other flooring companies tell us that our only option would be to re-​carpet due to the leveling issues in the home.
Jim was our last resort and we hoped he could make it work! We were impressed that he spent so much time at the initial bid determining what could/​could not be done in our home and with our budget. He spent quite a bit of time assessing our floors and the structure of the home, as well as measuring and asking questions. This attention to detail sold us on his skills and knowledge of the trade.
He worked with us through the entire process, communicated effectively and provided a wealth of information. His crew are professional, courteous and hard-​working. When they ran into issues, we were immediately contacted and given options. In the end, we could not be happier with our floors. They are absolutely beautiful and will last a lifetime.
I highly recommend Jim and his team for any job, but particularly older homes where there may be tricky angles and leveling issues. It is evident that Jim and his team know what they are doing and have worked with many challenging spaces.
Thank you Abeln Floors for helping make our home beautiful!