Stephens Flooring Santa Cruz

Responsive, punctual, on schedule. The job site started and finished clean. The bottom line is that the floor and baseboards look terrific. What more can you ask for? A+

Todd came recommended to us by GreenSpace (Santa Cruz) — and we’re really happy we found him. When Todd came over for estimate — I was still planning on getting more estimates — but after spending over an hour with Todd — listening to him explain in detail what he wanted to do with floors, etc… it was obvious he knew his craft well. We hired him right away.
We could not be more pleased with the work that Todd and his son Zach did! They are like artists — they take great pride in their work — and they take their time to do it right. The hardwood looks outstanding — and we are so happy with the work they did! No one could have done a better job then these guys. They started as promised — and even finished up a day early!
Talk to Todd about your floors — you will be impressed with his years of knowledge. He comes from several generations of family members who do this work — you will not find any one who does this work better than Todd and his son!

Todd Stephens knows what he’s doing and does what he says he’ll do. No complications, stayed on schedule. This is a contractor you want. His son, who works with him, is if anything, more focused. Very happy with their work.

Planning/​Clean and Prep work:
The business owner, Todd, was suggested by a local «green» building resource called Greenspace. The owner trusts his work so much that she had his cell phone in her phone. He came by because I needed flooring installed before a delivery of custom furniture arrived. The owner literally came that afternoon, explained how much sheet flooring I needed, asked how the furniture would be installed to place any seams or breaks in the pattern underneath counters, explained how different directions of the pattern would allow the space to look longer or wider, and told me how to properly clean the floor and prep the space before he came in to install the floor. He anticipated some areas where the current linoleum floor was not adhering to the subfloor and how he would probably need to caulk the Marmoleum to the edge of the door trim. He also had riser /​edging to place at the base of the floor where the edge of the room would be and offered to bring extra glue for the Marmoleum product if needed.
Quote: The quote was reasonable and gave an estimate of time needed to complete the job. It explained what he was going to bring and what I was responsible for.
Arrival and execution: Todd and his son Zach arrived 8 am sharp, like they said they would, and I was the one who was late! They finished right before 12pm. The floor was approximately 6 – 7 feet wide and about 15 – 16 feet in length. They sanded the floor, vacuumed, cleaned and did all the prep inside the room. They had to cut the sheet flooring and tile the floor. There was very little waste and I was happy to save some cost on the flooring material. He told me that the next morning, Zach could come by and remove the tape connecting the seams (as the glue setting can sometimes pull away from the seams). All the edging was perfectly done, caulked and there was no extra glue or smudges on the floor. They were super clean walking in and out of the working area.
Extras: They were generous enough to provide their own trim, caulking, extra glue (which I used a half gallon of) and were really friendly and knowledgable.
Expertise with Marmoleum: Todd can do inlays with this stuff. A square room is a cakewalk. You feel he knows his stuff and he’s got so much experience, I felt comfortable doing everything by the book to make sure the flooring was done right. (this included him explaining how the Marmoleum sheet and work area needed to warm up to temperature for 3 days before install, then cure for another 3 days before cleaning and sealing the floor.)
Expertise with flooring /​vapor barrier: I’m glad Todd explained that I could install this product over existing linoleum tile. The existing stuff was glued directly to the cement floor below, so it acts as a vapor barrier. Where the flooring sales person estimated that I would need double the sheet material, Todd was thoughtful and gave me a less expensive alternative and better product yield with little waste. This saved me a few hundred in material cost alone.
I would definitely utilize his services in the future.