Since 1928
A family standard,
three generations deep.
The trade started with our grandfathers and we're still doing it the way they would. Same patience. Same care for the wood. Better tools.
Our story
Hardwood is the only flooring you can refinish four times. That's why we do this.
When we walk into a 1920s home in Wellesley and see original quarter-sawn red oak under 90 years of carpet glue, we see something almost no other floor could become: a floor that, refinished once more, will last another forty years.
That's the bet on real wood. It's why we keep doing this work the way our fathers and grandfathers did. The tools have improved — water-based finishes cure cleaner, HEPA dust-containment is dramatically better than even ten years ago, our staining chemistry is more honest. But the actual craft hasn't changed: read the subfloor, rack the boards, let the wood acclimate, sand patiently, finish three coats with intercoat abrasion. There's no shortcut for any of it.
We're a small team on purpose. Tim and Steve run every estimate, lead every install, and pick up the phone when you call. We turn down work in towns that'd stretch us thin. We say no to projects where we can tell the client wants something we can't honestly deliver. The five-star reputation is earned one floor at a time, and we intend to keep it that way.
The timeline
98+ years, four generations.
- 1928
The trade begins.
Our grandfathers picked up sanders in the post-war Massachusetts boom. Subfloors were rough, finishes were varnish, and a floor was expected to outlast its first owner.
- 1965
The second generation.
Sons take the trucks. Polyurethane comes onto the market. The shop expands from refinishing into full installation work across Bristol and Plymouth counties.
- 1996
Tim and Steve start.
Steve started refinishing in 1996, learning from his father. Tim apprenticed three years later. Both grew up watching their fathers do the work the right way.
- 2024
Kovich & Savard, today.
Three generations on, we run the same standards with modern tools — HEPA dust containment, water-based finish chemistry, and digital project tracking. The work itself hasn't changed.
The team
Tim & Steve.
Two owners, one crew, a combined 66 years of hardwood floor experience between them. Both grew up in the trade.
Co-Founder & Lead Craftsman
Timothy Savard
Tim runs every job site. With 28 years of hands-on hardwood experience, he brings a craftsman's eye to subfloor prep, board layout, and finish work — the details most installers cut corners on.
Co-Founder & Refinishing Specialist
Steve Kovich
Steve has nearly four decades on the sander. His refinish work is the reason century-old homes across Massachusetts have floors that look better than the day they were laid.
Standards
What it means to hire us.
Owners on every job
Tim or Steve runs every site, every day. No site managers. No subbed-out crews.
No corner cuts on prep
Subfloor first, wood second. Patience here is the difference between 5 years and 50.
Insured & bonded
$2M general liability. Workers' comp. COIs furnished on request.
Lifetime workmanship guarantee
If something we did fails, we come back. We stand behind every floor we touch.
Reviews
Five stars, five times out of five.
We don't pay for reviews. We don't ghostwrite them. Every single five-star review on Thumbtack, Google, and Facebook came from a real Massachusetts homeowner who hired us.
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Free estimate
Walk your floors. Quote in 48 hours.
Tell us about the project. Tim or Steve drives out, walks the rooms with you, checks the subfloor, and emails a written line-item proposal within 48 hours. No salesperson, no upsell.
Mon–Sat · 9 AM – 5 PM · No after-hours calls go unanswered for long.