Witkum Hardwood Flooring

The detail that says the most about Witkum: a May 2026 customer wrote that the crew went through the house and fixed every single creak, one at a time. That is the kind of work this shop takes on — hardwood, and only hardwood. Scott Witkum started it in the summer of 1991 with flooring equipment he salvaged and fixed up in his parents' garage, and the company says he now runs it from Methuen with his two sons, James and Kevin. Old floors and awkward transitions are where they spend their time. A June 2026 customer had 50-year-old stair treads refinished after writing them off as beyond saving. In January 2026, a 1960s house whose additions had left a different color in every room came back one consistent tone, and another large house was resanded and recolored that same month. In April 2025 the crew wove new flooring into existing hardwood and refinished all of it to a lighter shade; that homeowner said you would never know where the old ends. A fair number of these jobs start as someone else's mess. A March 2025 customer had paint spots, hair and debris left in the finish by previous refinishers, and Witkum sanded it out and refinished. In December 2024, a homeowner who had had a bad run with another company said James came in and redid the floors. Repairs get the same treatment — a March 2024 customer hired them purely to stop the first floor creaking, and the work came in inside the time and cost estimate. Two practical things before you call. In April 2023 a customer who had to reschedule an estimate after a medical emergency called the company extremely rude about it. And a customer writing in October 2023, who had three large rooms, a hall, an entryway and two closets installed, said Witkum was not the lowest quote they got; they picked them anyway and the job finished in the time estimated. If you have hardwood worth saving — creaking boards, stair treads, rooms that no longer match, or a finish another company botched — this is a hardwood-only outfit with the founder and his sons on the job. Get the finish named in the quote (one February 2025 customer specified a Bona HD commercial coat), and confirm your estimate appointment with the office when you book it.