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Design Wood Floors is a wood flooring company in Blackstone, MA. In its Angi profile it says it was founded in 1982 by John DiPonzio and is dedicated to designing and building unique wood floors, and in its BBB profile it describes wood floor design and installation, restoration and refinishing. The Better Business Bureau lists it as accredited with an A+ grade. The company's work has been covered in the trade press. A 2019 woodfloorbusiness.com piece describes how Design Wood Floors restored a historic parquet floor in Boston's Ames Mansion, and a 2022 woodfloorbusiness.com piece describes DiPonzio's "Cottage in the Woods" floor of red oak planks with pools of resin filled with organic materials. A 2023 bostonmagazine.com piece says the firm works in metropolitan Boston and the South Shore and that clients think highly of the team's attention to detail and reasonable pricing. Its written customer reviews on Angi date from 2006 to 2016. In a 2016 review, owners of a 1910 Craftsman wrote that John and his crew restored and refinished original southern pine and newer oak floors, and reattached some molding that had come unglued. Another 2016 review says a 17-year-old floor that had never been refinished looked new afterward and the price was very reasonable. In a 2014 review, a customer who got several estimates called John the most knowledgeable. In a 2008 review, a customer described a 100-year-old staircase made to look new with a custom stain color matched to the home. There are a few older complaints. In a 2006 review, a customer wrote that the workers were late at first and that small bubbles of excess polyurethane had to be rubbed off the floors, which felt gritty in places. In a 2007 review of a bamboo floor installation, a customer said there were a few problems during the installation but everything was taken care of and they were kept well informed.
Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Design Wood Floors. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
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$6,000 – $9,600
Typical flooring project around $7,800
“That’s where John DiPonzio and his team at Blackstone, Mass.-based Design Wood Floors came in.”
“Working in the areas of metropolitan Boston and the South Shore, the firm excels in custom design work that’s priced competitively, and clients think highly of the team’s attention to detail, creativity, communication skills, and reasonable pricing.”
“And with this ambitious “Cottage in the Woods” floor—featuring red oak planks intermixed with pools of resin filled with organic materials—DiPonzio found that commonality once again.”
“Having grown up working with her father, John DiPonzio of Blackstone, Mass.-based Design Wood Floors, Erica had done a number of aniline dye projects for clients before setting out to do one on her own—free from deadlines or color constraints.”
“See how Design Wood Floors restored this historic parquet floor in Boston's Ames Mansion.”
We had our hardwood floors in our home restored by Design Wood Floors this month. Our home is a 1910 Craftsman with a mix of original southern pine floors and relatively newer (20 year old) oak hardwood planking. All of the flooring was in dire need of refinishing. John and his crew did an amazing job restoring and refinishing our flooring. The attention to detail was impressive, and they even tackled things we didn't expect, like attaching some of our molding that had come unglued (in the past) back to our walls. We felt completely comfortable entrusting all of the details to Design Wood Floors and simply went on vacation, returning a week later to the hardwood floors of our dreams. We highly recommend Design Wood Floors!
They did a great job - the original wood floor was 17 years old and had never been refinished. When they were done it looked just like it was when new. I would definitely use them again and the price was very reasonable
I was very happy with the work of John and his team. John was very pleasant and easy to work with. I got several estimates and he was by far the most knowledgeable. The finished project looks great.
The floors turned out beautifully and the price was very reasonable
I was extremely pleased with the work Design Wood Floors completed in my home. They took a 100 year old staircase and made the stairs look like new. They worked with me to create a custom color stain that matched my home perfectly, completed the work on time and did a great job cleaning up after themselves.
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