Flooring Genius

I was looking for a contractor and my aunt recommended Flooring Genius. I needed cabinet work done and wasn’t sure whether the owner Kevin would be able to help me out because I assumed that he only did flooring. Thankfully Kevin fit me into his booked schedule. While he worked, we chatted a bit and he retold stories of his youth living in Sweden and Japan. The worksmanship of those cultures directly reflect in his work, which is immaculate. If you need a rush job, he may not be the right fit for you. He inspects the task at hand and will ponder about the correct approach. He’s a perfectionist, and I mean that in a good way. Perfectly straight lines, clean edges. Genius indeed…

If you want a guy that will do work on your house and treat it as if it was his own home, then Kevin is the guy for you. Attention to detail, professional, and high quality work are what sets Kevin apart. We used him in 2007 to refinish our hardwood floors, install laminate flooring, and install baseboards. He’s now working on our kitchen and bathrooms renovations. He does electrical, plumbing, painting, you name it. He also referred us to a great custom cabinet maker who also lives in Playa Vista — Nelson Kuo of Hammer & Wood. They are a good team.

We call Kevin and his team for pretty much everything. Because he lives in Playa Vista, he is also accessible in emergencies, thankfully. Prompt. Professional. Bills accurately and quickly. Good guy.

Kevin (the owner) is a great guy. He is knowledgeable kind and his workmanship is outstanding. I believe almost everyone in the neighborhood goes to him for contract work around the house. He is involved and will go out of his way to help you. I highly recommend Kevin and Flooring Genius

Kevin and his business deserve 10 stars! The previous reviews are all true: exceptional attention to detail, knowledgable about so many facets of home care, and a great person to have in your home. Even though he is very in-​demand, he tries his best to accommodate whatever silly thing I need done. (Ie no job is too small). he saved my Christmas tree last year when I noticed it wasn’t drinking water. He came over with his guys, laid the tree down, sawed off the end of the trunk and drilled holes! Surgery successful, and probably a never-​before job! (Thanks Home Depot for not chopping the trunk initially!).
I’m considering a modest bathroom remodel, and I will definitely call Kevin!

I have known Kevin for over 7 years. I have used his services for a variety of workmanship. Each job has been done on time and correct. His professionalism is outstanding. He accomplished the task and gives you other options that are unique to your situation. I highly recommend Kevin, he is honest and trustworthy and pricied reasonably .
He just completed a job for me today. The day before XMAS eve. Everyone is busy but he took the time to finish his last job and came by to complete my work. He is my SANTA!!!
Excellent SERVICE !!!

My husband and I just moved to the Playa Vista area, and of course there is always so much to do when moving into a new place and so we definitely needed someone to help us out. We then had the very good fortune of the realtor connecting us to Kevin from Genius Flooring. Not only is he able to do anything and everything but he does it with care and consideration. He does the task at hand in the correct way not trying to take any short cuts which most other contractors do. No job is too small and he then went on to do work for my son and daughter in law and they couldn’t be happier. Totally recommend Kevin an his assistant David. Not just handy but also a great guy to know

Kevin was highly recommended to me by another contractor, and so far he’s been great!
Don’t be fooled by the name «Flooring Genius» — Kevin does all sorts of things which is awesome because the less people you have to hire, the better. In fact, he isn’t even touching our floors other than walking on them.
For my wife and I, he’s installing appliances, doing plumbing, electrical work, and he’s going to figure out a way to install blinds I bought for the kitchen that require a modification to the mounting. He’s like a handyman who actually has a general contractor’s license and knows what he’s doing.
Also his rates are reasonable, and he seems to take pride in his work, going the extra mile to make sure the job is done right.
Most of the work we hired him for won’t be completed until some time in September, so I’ll update this review when everything’s done.

I had been thinking about replacing the dark hardwood flooring in my house ever since I moved into it three years ago. I finally got around to doing it this year. Kevin, the owner of Flooring Genius, happens to be my neighbor. Despite hearing great reviews from some of my other neighbors about the quality of his work, I insisted on bidding the job out to a few contractors I found on Angie’s List. I nailed down what I thought was a good price and then I told Kevin the job was his if he would match it. He ended up beating it by a little bit and pointed out a few items that the other contractors had missed (i.e. the need for a special molding for the stairs) which would have ended up increasing the cost of the job a few hundred dollars. Kevin is an authorized distributor for Kahrs so I ended up ordering my flooring directly through him. We scheduled an installation date a couple weeks later. Since the existing floor needed to be removed, the job was expected to take four days. Kevin showed up on a Monday and set about ripping out the floor. He and his assistant literally spent the next three days cutting the old floor out and pulling it off the concrete. Since the original floor was glued down, there was no easy way to do it. I think Kevin underestimated just how much work it would take because it took a couple days longer than he originally thought. Once he finally got the old floor out, the rest of the installation went pretty smoothly. What is clear from his work is that Kevin is absolutely obsessed with the details. He spent a lot of time making sure the floors were perfectly straight. He pointed out that the prior installer didn’t level the stairs. Rather than just let it be, he spent the extra time fixing it to make it right. He also showed me a few other corners the previous installer cut. I had no idea how complicated it is to install floors. The job was finally completed on Saturday. Even though it ended up going over, Kevin stood by his original price. He never once mentioned any extra cost despite what was clearly more work than he anticipated. The finished product is gorgeous. Everybody who comes to my house always says how great the floor looks. I could not be happier with Kevin and his work and I wholeheartedly recommend him.

My husband and I finally decided to «take the plunge» and go fancy on all our window treatments. I had always put it off because I know absolutely nothing about window treatments and on top of that, I really don’t know anything about design and what might look good in our home. I thought we were going to have to pay for a designer and then pay for someone to do the installation. A friend of ours had used Kevin to do some of their recent remodeling work and told us we «had» to call him. Needless to say, he came over right away and not only designed our windows, he measured and ordered everything, it came quick and he installed it right away. Is this guy for real? Way cheaper than going through our local blinds store and we got the design and installation all in one.