Flash back to the year of 1918 for a moment. Imagine a young man, Charles Moses Smith, hopping onto his bicycle in the back yard of his Mission home in Calgary, carrying a hammer, a hand saw, and a few nails in his tool belt, setting out in search of new homes being built around town. This is how the Smith family patriarch and original founder of Smith Bros. Floors Ltd. built his wood flooring trade from scratch one customer at a time.
Some things have changed 90+ years later. The company is now owned and operated by a third-generation family member, Paul Smith, and his business partner and brother-in-law Kent Archer. The two work out of a prominent office building at 7128 Fairmount Drive SE that boasts 3,000 square feet of warehouse space and a 1,200 square-foot showroom.
But the important things—the cornerstone of this company’s enduring success—have remained the same: their honesty and integrity. “Kent and I are in the business for the long term,” says Paul. “Like my father and grandfather … we really enjoy being involved in all types of hardwood flooring projects. We are thrilled to see our employees do well, and we greatly appreciate our customers. In the end, it all comes back to two things: honesty and integrity. Those two things will never change.”
A great benefit to working with a company this rich in experience is that they are always on the leading edge of new developments within the flooring industry. Any Calgarians looking at renovating their homes are invited to drop by and view the impressive selection of domestic and exotic pre-finished and site-finished hardwood floors within the Smith Bros. designer showroom. The company offers a wide range of choices to meet everyone’s needs from custom wide plank floors, solid hardwood floors, and engineered hardwood floors to a full line of cork flooring, laminate flooring, and leather flooring. They offer complete refinishing including patching and repairs; plus they are experts with custom borders, inlays, pattern floors, and stairs.
Whether people are renovating a house to give it a fresh new look that is more aesthetically appealing for their own improved comfort, or to increase its market value, floor renovations can make a world of difference. Not only can a clean hardwood surface provide relief for chronic Asthma and allergy sufferers, but well-kept wood flooring also increases in value over time much like a fine piece of antique furniture. According to the Smith Bros. website, “In a national survey, 90 percent of real estate agents said that houses with wood flooring sell faster and for more money.”
Flooring renovations are an important component to overall home renovations. This is definitely one job people want done right the first time—in an efficient and professional manner. Who better to trust than a family business with over 90 years of experience in its field? The world has changed a lot since Charles Moses Smith set out on his bicycle in 1918 to build his wood flooring trade from scratch. But some things don’t—and shouldn’t—ever change because they are the established, proven principles of commerce that can last for generations: honesty and integrity.
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