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San Bernardino – Hardwood Floor Refinishing – My Review
We had just purchased a home January 15, 2010. The home was built in 1953 and was presumed to have hardwood floors, or at least that’s what the inspector told us. At the time of inspection, the floors were wall to wall carpet (dirty carpet). The owners told us the hardwood was in decent condition and had a “few screws” in them.
Well, we thought big deal, we can remove a few screws then hire a hardwood refinishing company from San Bernardino to make them our dream floors.
The day we closed and got the keys we went to the house and immediately pulled the carpet only to find rows of screws about 2 inches apart and wall to wall! We couldn’t believe that anyone would do this to 150 year old hardwood but they had. We were devastated and figured they would need to be replaced.
We got bids anywhere from $7-11 per sq. ft. to replace. These companies convinced us that ripping them out was the solution but the cost was simply to high for us so we decided to postpone our hardwood floor repair until we could afford the $10k to have it done.
Well, I ran into a flooring guy while on a Jamba Juice stop. Call it chance I suppose, but he had been doing hardwood refinishing, installation and repair for more than 30 years. He told me they could absolutely be repaired and that he would NEVER rip out the old floors as they just don’t make them like that anymore.
Long story short, he repaired over 3000 screw holes, sanded, stained and applied 3 coats of polyurethane to our floors. UNBELIEVABLE! Oh, and the price was completely reasonable.
So if you’re in southern California we suggest you use this family owned business to repair, or refinish your hardwood. We’re on the border of LA and San Bernardino counties so it was convenient for both of us.
Ricks Hardwood Floors
818-845-2213
Call and leave a message, they’ll get back to you that day. Incredible job they did!
Fun Things To Do In San Bernardino County > John’ Incredible Pizza Co.
John’s Incredible Pizza
6187 Valley Springs Pky.
Riverside, CA 92507
951-656-5555
John’s Incredible Pizza
5280 Arrow Highway
Montclair, CA 91763
p. (909) 447-7777
We’re constantly looking for fun things to do that our kids will enjoy. It’s not always easy particularly recently when cost became a much larger issue as the economic recession deepened. But we did find a great place that is also reasonably priced, John’s Incredible Pizza.
We have found a place that has something to suit each age group and all of it is indoors. John’s Incredible Pizza Co. is a welcome alternative and has everything you need for a fun day out. You can even make a daycation out of it. Pretty much all you’ll need to bring are the kids. John’s has a wide variety of food to eat and activities that will engage kids of all ages (Moms and Dads, too). Even their amusement park style rides are indoors! Some of the rides are geared toward smaller children, so your toddler can be included.
Here’s what we love about John’s Incredible Pizza:
The Food
: We’ll say this is the best food set up for kids and adults anywhere. John’s offers and all-you-can-eat buffet of pizza, pasta, salad and desserts. For each category they offer many toppings, flavors, combinations and choices. The kitchen is constantly bringing out hot pizza while replenishing the salad and pasta bar. Beverages are all-you-can-drink with an additional cost of $1-2.
The Fun: John’s is unique in that it is completely indoors but offers the fun of outdoor style rides and things to do. Our two favorite traditional rides are the tea-cups and the bumper cars
. We mix up the ride fun by playing video and other games. The great part is when the kids get hungry from all the play, you just walk back over to the food side and fill up again. This is one reason why John’s is perfect as an all-day activity for the kids.
A Break for the Parents: John’s is a very active environment, but they still offer quiet seating for dining in their multiple themed rooms. The themes range from cartoons to music videos and one with a more log cabin feel, which is intended to be the most quiet of the bunch. They also offer beer and wine with a 2 drink limit.
If you’ve never been to a John’s it’s probably hard to imagine what it looks like inside. You can go here and take a look.
John’s Incredible Pizza has 8 great locations: Bakersfield, Buena Park (coming soon), Fresno, Modesto, Montclair, Riverside, Roseville, and Stockton. You can view maps to each location here.
In San Bernardino County, John’s nearest location is in Riverside, but there is also a location in Montclair (see interactive maps with directions below. Also below is a slide show of a typical John’s Incredible Pizza location.
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