# J E Corp

**Trade:** Flooring · **Languages:** English

**Rating: 3.1/5** (medium confidence) — from 10 reviews across 4 sources.
100% of sentiment-scored reviews read net-positive. Last 6 months: 0 reviews, 0 negative.

## The honest read

J E Corp is a family flooring outfit in Sherborn that Better Business Bureau lists at 62 years in business and Angi puts at 65 years of experience — tenure borne out by reviews running back to 2009. Both Angi and HomeAdvisor describe it as family-owned, and the reviews put a name to that: Ralph Joline, with his father Bud handling the paperwork and scheduling on earlier jobs. The focus is hardwood — installing, refinishing, and repairing floors — and Better Business Bureau's own category for the company is, oddly, Bowling, a hint that some of that wood-surface work has gone into lanes and courts as well as living rooms.

The written record is short but consistent: ten reviews across Angi and HomeAdvisor, all five stars, spanning 2009 to 2024. In a 2024 review, a repeat customer described hiring Ralph for the fourth time — this round matching new oak to an existing floor after a tricky tile removal, plus restaining a deck — and called the result perfect. Earlier reviews tell a similar story: crews that show up on time, match materials precisely, and leave the site clean. In a 2015 review, a homeowner who interviewed five flooring contractors before choosing J E Corp singled out a radiant-heat hardwood install as especially well executed and good value.

There isn't much to flag. The written reviews stop short of the last year — the newest dates to May 2024 — and at just ten online reviews over fifteen years, the volume is thin for a shop with this much history, so there's less recent, independent word to go on than the five-star average alone suggests. Better Business Bureau's page for the company carries no complaint count, star rating, or accreditation status.

For refinishing an old hardwood floor or matching new wood into an existing one, the reviews point to careful, detail-oriented work spanning two generations of the same family. Worth asking, given how sparse the recent record is, whether Ralph or his crew have jobs from the past year you can look at before booking.

**Strengths:**
- Exact material matching — new wood matched seamlessly to existing floors
- Repeat customers — hired multiple times across homes and rental properties
- Chosen over competitors — picked after homeowner interviewed five contractors

**Concerns:**
- Dated reviews — just 10 span 2009 to 2024, newest from last year

## Claims & citations

Every claim below is backed by real evidence rows — uncited claims are dropped in code before publication.

- Family-owned wood-flooring business run by Ralph Joline, with his father Bud handling earlier jobs, and 65 years of experience. _(confidence: high)_
  - [HomeAdvisor](https://www.homeadvisor.com/rated.JeCorp.5758779.html) — “5★ Bud & Ralph Joline were great. Bud (dad) handled the contracts, work scheduling, delivery of materials, etc., & returned phone calls prom…”
  - [HomeAdvisor](https://www.homeadvisor.com/rated.JeCorp.5758779.html) — “Stated ownership (HomeAdvisor): Family-owned”
  - [HomeAdvisor](https://www.homeadvisor.com/rated.JeCorp.5758779.html) — “HomeAdvisor's profile for J E Corp at 49 Rockwood Street, Sherborn, MA describes a family owned and operated wood-flooring business with a 5…”
  - [Angi](https://www.angi.com/companylist/us/ma/sherborn/j-e-corp-reviews-1.htm) — “Stated ownership (Angi): Family-owned”
  - [Angi](https://www.angi.com/companylist/us/ma/sherborn/j-e-corp-reviews-1.htm) — “Angi profile for J E Corp, 49 Rockwood Street, Sherborn, MA — family-owned wood flooring business since 1897 with 65 years of experience, ra…”
- Rated 5.0 from 14 reviews on both Angi and HomeAdvisor. _(confidence: high)_
  - [HomeAdvisor](https://www.homeadvisor.com/rated.JeCorp.5758779.html) — “HomeAdvisor: 5.0★ from 14 ratings”
  - [Angi](https://www.angi.com/companylist/us/ma/sherborn/j-e-corp-reviews-1.htm) — “Angi: 5.0★ from 14 ratings”
- Praised for matching new wood exactly to existing floors on tricky replacement jobs. _(confidence: medium)_
  - [Angi](https://www.angi.com/companylist/us/ma/sherborn/j-e-corp-reviews-1.htm) — “5★ We have hired Ralph at least four times. Made a difficult removal of a distressed old tile floor and replaced with oak that perfectly mat…”
- Hired repeatedly by the same customers across both their homes and investment properties. _(confidence: medium)_
  - [Angi](https://www.angi.com/companylist/us/ma/sherborn/j-e-corp-reviews-1.htm) — “5★ I've hired Ralph & his crew for many jobs over the years. They've done work in my home & also in my investment properties. The quality of…”
- A homeowner who interviewed five contractors chose J E Corp for a radiant-heat hardwood install, calling it excellent value. _(confidence: medium)_
  - [Angi](https://www.angi.com/companylist/us/ma/sherborn/j-e-corp-reviews-1.htm) — “5★ I interviewed 5 people and Ralph by far was the most competent and competitive when it came to installing, staining and finishing hard wo…”
- Installs, refinishes, and repairs hardwood flooring. _(confidence: high)_
  - [HomeAdvisor](https://www.homeadvisor.com/rated.JeCorp.5758779.html) — “Services offered (HomeAdvisor): Wood Flooring - Install or Completely Replace - Materials Not Provided by Consumer, Wood Flooring - Refinish…”
  - [Angi](https://www.angi.com/companylist/us/ma/sherborn/j-e-corp-reviews-1.htm) — “Services offered (Angi): Wood Flooring - Install or Completely Replace - Materials Not Provided by Consumer, Wood Flooring - Refinish, Wood …”
- Only 10 online reviews span 2009 to 2024, with the newest from May 2024. _(confidence: medium)_
  - [HomeAdvisor](https://www.homeadvisor.com/rated.JeCorp.5758779.html) — “5★ Bud & Ralph Joline were great. Bud (dad) handled the contracts, work scheduling, delivery of materials, etc., & returned phone calls prom…”
  - [Angi](https://www.angi.com/companylist/us/ma/sherborn/j-e-corp-reviews-1.htm) — “5★ We have hired Ralph at least four times. Made a difficult removal of a distressed old tile floor and replaced with oak that perfectly mat…”
- Better Business Bureau categorizes the business under Bowling and shows it as not accredited or rated, with 62 years in business. _(confidence: low)_
  - [Better Business Bureau](https://www.bbb.org/us/ma/sherborn/profile/bowling/je-corp-0021-99642) — “Services offered (Better Business Bureau): Bowling”
  - [Better Business Bureau](https://www.bbb.org/us/ma/sherborn/profile/bowling/je-corp-0021-99642) — “BBB's profile for JE Corp (Bowling category) in Sherborn, MA shows the business is not BBB accredited and not rated, in business 62 years, w…”
- Specializes in Flooring _(confidence: high)_
  - [HomeAdvisor](https://www.homeadvisor.com/rated.JeCorp.5758779.html) — “Services offered (HomeAdvisor): Wood Flooring - Install or Completely Replace - Materials Not Provided by Consumer, Wood Flooring - Refinish…”
  - [Angi](https://www.angi.com/companylist/us/ma/sherborn/j-e-corp-reviews-1.htm) — “5★ I interviewed 5 people and Ralph by far was the most competent and competitive when it came to installing, staining and finishing hard wo…”
  - [Angi](https://www.angi.com/companylist/us/ma/sherborn/j-e-corp-reviews-1.htm) — “Services offered (Angi): Wood Flooring - Install or Completely Replace - Materials Not Provided by Consumer, Wood Flooring - Refinish, Wood …”

## Ownership

- Identifies as family-owned — the business's own statement, not independently verified.

## License

No license record has been checked yet for this contractor.

## Sources

- [Yelp](https://www.yelp.com/biz/j-e-sherborn-2): Listed on this source
- [Better Business Bureau](https://www.bbb.org/us/ma/sherborn/profile/bowling/je-corp-0021-99642): Listed on this source
- [HomeAdvisor](https://www.homeadvisor.com/rated.JeCorp.5758779.html): 5.0★ from 14 ratings
- [Angi](https://www.angi.com/companylist/us/ma/sherborn/j-e-corp-reviews-1.htm): 5.0★ from 14 ratings

## Recent reviews

- **5/5 · Angi · Roger S. · 2024-05-01**: We have hired Ralph at least four times. Made a difficult removal of a distressed old tile floor and replaced with oak that perfectly matched our existing floor elsewhere in house. Made another difficult removal of tile in sunroom and replaced with stunning manufactured wood floor from Sweden. Resto…
- **5/5 · Angi · Andrea B. · 2021-06-01**: I've hired Ralph & his crew for many jobs over the years. They've done work in my home & also in my investment properties. The quality of work is always top notch & also reasonably priced.
- **5/5 · Angi · Bob N. · 2019-08-01**: Ralph & his crew are absolutely the best in this business. These guys were on time every morning and broke their butts during the work I needed. Job came out better than I hoped. I strongly recommend this company.
- **5/5 · HomeAdvisor · Jackie C. · 2018-04-01**: Very professional crew!
- **5/5 · Angi · Ramzi N. · 2015-12-01**: I interviewed 5 people and Ralph by far was the most competent and competitive when it came to installing, staining and finishing hard wood flooring with radiant heat. Excellent value for the work. Ralph and his crew were punctual, detail oriented, clean, and extremely responsive to all my needs. I …
- **5/5 · Angi · Debbie D. · 2013-11-01**: Great experience! Ralph, Bill, and crew were prompt, clean, and did a great job refinishing 2 bedroom floors. They moved some furniture and were very pleasant throughout the project. From the time I first contacted them to the time they were finished with the work was a total of only 5 days!! They t…
- **HomeAdvisor · Robin T. · 2013-06-01**: Ralph and his team were great from start to finish. On time from the estimate until the end of the job.. Ralph returned calls within minutes. The job included refinishing and some repairs. The floors came out great and the house was amazingly clean and dust free! The crew was very and professional. …
- **HomeAdvisor · Mark P. · 2013-03-01**: I had severely damaged prefinished floors and were made perfect (0ver 3,000 square feet). Punctual, hard working, and detail oriented.
- **5/5 · HomeAdvisor · Marilyn P. · 2011-01-01**: THey were excellent to work with, very professional, and prompt. The estimate was reasonable and all the crew ere friendly and kenowledgeable . They repaired a section of floor which blends perfectly with the original, and the refinishing was very well done. I am very pleased, and have already recom…
- **5/5 · HomeAdvisor · Geraldine F. · 2009-12-01**: Bud & Ralph Joline were great. Bud (dad) handled the contracts, work scheduling, delivery of materials, etc., & returned phone calls promptly, which I appreciated. Ralph (son) & his 2 experienced assistants were on time & put in a full days work until the job was completed. My new floors are beautif…

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