Is he related to Bobby Severe?  We had our floors done in 2000 when we first 
bought our place.  The company was called
Old World Floors.  Two other companies we got estimates from said that the 
floors were too thin and we needed new floors.
Like a lot of you, we have red pine/heart pine/georgia pine on our stairs and 
upper floors, not *hardwood* per se.
Bobby was willing to do it but explained that because of the thinness of the 
tongue in groove there was a risk that in a few
spots there might be splitting.  In the few places it happened, he glued it 
down and put some wood putty in the spaces.
Also in a couple of spots he took boards out of the closets to repair visible 
areas and replaced the closet floor with pieces
that didn't really match.  Nice to work with someone who can come up with 
creative solutions.
Not perfectly pretty but definitely better than new floors everywhere because a 
few spots were too thin.  Also he was one
of the few companies back then who offered water based polyurethane (more 
environmentally friendly) instead of oil based.
Anyway a few years ago, I was thinking we could use some help in the high 
traffic areas and tried to get in touch but
first the voicemail was full and the the number was disconnected.  Basically, I 
just dropped the idea because I already
knew the other companies just wanted to sell us new floors.
-Kathleen Wilsbach

On Jun 18, 2013, at 1:08 PM, Maya Kosok <may...@gmail.com> wrote:

> We got an estimate from a few places and Lady Baltimore was unwilling to 
> refinish our floors - said they would have to lay down brand new ones (very 
> expensive). Mike Severe ended up giving us a reasonable price and dealing 
> with our beat-up old floors - even replaced about 20 boards throughout and 
> made them match so you can't tell. He is an absolute character, but does 
> great work. Another friend on our block also used him and had great results 
> as well. For the full second story and stairway as well as replacing many 
> boards and other repairs (beyond refinishing) it was somewhere in the 
> neighborhood of $2500 I think...
> 
> If you google mike severe flooring, you'll find him. -Maya
> 
> 
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> Today's Topics:
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>    1. Re: Hardwood floor refinishing (D. Williams)
>    2. Re: Hardwood floor refinishing (Josh Fruhlinger)
>    3. Re: Hardwood floor refinishing (a.h.s. boy)
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> Hello all,
> A friend is looking for a recommendation for someone who refinishes hardwood 
> floors.  Unfortunately, the person who refinished my floors didn't really do 
> a job that I felt was worthy of recommending.  Any suggestions from the 
> Charles Village Chat group?
> Thank you,
> D'
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> I too would be interested in this information!  As well as info on how much 
> this cost for a Charles Village rowhouse.
> 
> jf
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> On Jun 18, 2013, at 9:27 AM, D. Williams <dwilliamsjh...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > Hello all,
> > A friend is looking for a recommendation for someone who refinishes 
> > hardwood floors.  Unfortunately, the person who refinished my floors didn't 
> > really do a job that I felt was worthy of recommending.  Any suggestions 
> > from the Charles Village Chat group?
> > Thank you,
> > D'
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> Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:36:03 -0400
> From: "a.h.s. boy" <s...@nothingness.org>
> To: The Charles Village Chat List <chat@charlesvillage.info>
> Subject: Re: [Chat] Hardwood floor refinishing
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> We used Lady Baltimore for two floors of our stairs and 3 full rooms on our 
> third floor, and we were very happy with the results. They're fully licensed, 
> were prompt and tidy, and were entirely upfront about what they could and 
> could not do.
> 
> Phone: 410-833-6106
> 
> spud.
> 
> 
> On Jun 18, 2013, at 9:27 AM, D. Williams wrote:
> 
> > Hello all,
> > A friend is looking for a recommendation for someone who refinishes 
> > hardwood floors.  Unfortunately, the person who refinished my floors didn't 
> > really do a job that I felt was worthy of recommending.  Any suggestions 
> > from the Charles Village Chat group?
> > Thank you,
> > D'
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