September 5, 2007
The Voyageur Flooring blog has a lot of good information about hardwood flooring. From time to time we venture off into talking about our hobbies. We like to think that life is more than sanding hardwood floors…although some days it seems like that’s all their is.
One day last week, early in the morning (5 A.M.), a couple of Voyageur Flooring’s owners stopped by a nearby lake to do a little bass fishing prior to beginning a job.
They caught some fish. Here they are.
That’s a nice one.
That’s another nice one.
www.VoyageurFlooring.com
August 15, 2007
LakePlace.com is an online resource for lake property. They boast a wide variety of properties spanning every corner of Minnesota. If you are looking for lake property, I would encourage you to visit this website. The site is very easy to navigate and is a robust resource dedicated to serving this niche’ within Minnesota real estate.
I also think they have an awesome logo:
August 2, 2007
Voyageur Flooring recently added to our homepage that we provide free in home estimates on the evenings and weekends. Our blog is a great place for Voyageur Flooring to elaborate on why we do bids during these two time periods. The answer is quite simple - because you, are customer, are home most often during these times! Voyageur Flooring things its unnecessary for you to have to take off of work and rearrange your day time schedule to refinish your hardwood floors. So in the end, being available at night and on the weekends makes it more convenient for our customers. We truly want the process of having your hardwood floors refinished to be an easy one. FREE ESTIMATE
July 30, 2007
Voyageur Flooring relishes a good challenge when it comes to salvaging hardwood floors. Not every job is this drastic, but this certainly shows you that no job is to difficult. Whether you live in St. Paul, Minneapolis or a surrounding Twin Cities Minnesota suburb, Voyageur Flooring can help you solve your hardwood flooring needs. Even if its DIY Hardwood Floor sanding advice, we’re here to help. If you’d like to request a free estimate or read a letter of reference about Voyageur Flooring our main website has a lot of information about us!
July 26, 2007
At Voyageur Flooring we really enjoy it when people hire us to work in their home and provide solutions for their hardwood flooring needs. We know that some people rent equipment and attempt to sand their own hardwood floor. Sometimes things turn out great and that specific homeowner can save a few dollars (if they have the time to do the work). Other times things don’t turn out very well and the job goes south. Voyageur Flooring has a page on our website where homeowners can ask us questions via the comment box. If you attempted to Do It Yourself and things aren’t working out very well, we encourage you to ask Voyageur Flooring for advice via the comment box and we’ll do our best to answer your questions free of charge. Maybe our tips and advice will be just what you need to “get over the hump” and get the hardwood floor sanded and refinished. Ask us for advice!
July 25, 2007
Recently Voyageur Flooring refinished the hardwood floors of a couple living in the Crystal Lake neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota. In the competitive Real Estate market that we find ourselves in, having an advantage over other homes for sale in your area is a key element to selling your home in a timely fashion. Of course their are a lot of ways to accomplish this, and one such way is to have freshly refinished hardwood floors. This couple was kind enough to share a letter of reference that Voyageur Flooring is excited to share with you…
Dear Ben & Voyageur Flooring,
We are very pleased with the way our floors turned out - they are gorgeous
and have been fully restored to their natural beauty! Voyageur was able to
fit our hardwood floor refinishing (red oak) into their schedule, which will
allow us to put out house on the market in a timely fashion - and the job
they did will surely help us sell! Ben worked very efficiently, the house
was virtually dust-free, and everything was left as it was found. Voyageur
is the third flooring company we have used to refinish oak floors in two
homes, and they by far are the best - We will be recommending Voyageur to
family and friends for their hardwood floor projects.
Thank you!
Erin and Travis F.
42XX Russell Ave. N., Minneapolis
July 24, 2007
At Voyageur Flooring we often hear the same questions over and over. We don’t mind at all! However we like to post these frequent questions on our blog hoping that the answers to these frequent questions will benefit others. Our customers often ask us how long their hardwood floor should last. Of course their are a few variables (traffic, pets, children with spikes on their shoes:), etc.), but typically a floor should last between 7-10 years. When I say it should last I am referring to the finish not the wood. Some refinishing companies use a cheaper polyurethane and of course this will ensure that they will be back to sand your floor sooner (we don’t like those companies). If you need a list of those companies I can provide it. Voyageur Flooring uses the highest quality polyurethane on the market. By making this selection we are ensuring that your hardwood floor’s finish will last a long time or at least on the long end of the 7-10 year range. Keep in mind that Voyageur Flooring still offers very competitive rates. In other words, some companies skimp on the quality of the finish which yields higher profits for them. Although we are a for-profit company, we believe that in the end using the best materials will make happy customers and hopefully more customers!
July 23, 2007
More and more people are finding out that Voyageur Flooring is a great choice when it comes to their hardwood flooring needs. As we grow, we keep adding wonderfuly people to our staff. Recently, Micah Witham has been helping our crew complete hardwood floor refinish jobs. Micah’s background is in ministry and as he takes a break from that we are excited to have him on the job site. During his first week of work we were able to snap a photo of the new employee…
Welcome Micah!
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July 23, 2007
In today’s marketplace, you can’t be in business and expect to be the only company offering a service or product. In fact, it’s often the case that your key competitors provide stiff competition and are at the very least worthy adversaries. Sometimes they flat out kick your butt (I know from experience)! When it comes to Minnesota Hardwood Flooring services, it’s no different - consumers have a lot of options. Voyageur Flooring would love to think that we are the only option - but we’re not quite their yet! Maybe a few acquistions down the road we can say that :)…
I recently read a book by Seth Godin called The Dip which talks a lot about being the best at your given craft within “your world”. At Voyageur Flooring we believed from the beginning that we could be a good company. However, since reading Seth Godin’s book, I’ve discovered that it would be more noble for Voyageur Flooring to aim, not at being good, but rather being the absolute best. The moral of the book is that when one takes on a worthy task (like becoming the best at something) that they will inevitably experience times when they feel like giving up - this time is called the The Dip. The Dip stops people from progress - the book does a great job of explaining why its worth pushing through The Dip.
Voyageur Flooring believes that it can be the best in “our world” when it comes to Minnesota Hardwood Flooring services. We are a young company but have energy and a focus on becoming the best. Check out our website to see some of our work and to read a little more about who we are…I think you’ll like us (www.VoyageurFlooring.com).
I realize that this blog is about Hardwood Flooring and the aforementioned book review has nothing to do with our topic. However, sometimes you read something or are exposed to something that simply helps frame life a little more clearly. I believe it’s worth sharing when something like that happens…
Push through The Dip,
VF Blogger
