Yesterday
 
It all began in the early 1980s. I was a teenager working for my older brother Jim Caroll, we were furniture refinishers at the time. Jim and I accidentally ruined a client‘s wood floor while stripping some woodwork. We were forced to learn how to refinish wood floors to repair the damage, and thus, we started down our career path. Soon after, in 1985 Jim decided to direct all of our attention to hardwood flooring, he started a new business called Buffalo Hardwood. Jim sent me to work with master craftsman to learn all aspects of the hardwood flooring trade. I installed hundreds of floors with these men, from the simplest to some of the most elaborate decorative wooden floors ever installed in our area. We were four time winners of the prestigious NWFA Wood Floor of the Year Award in the early 1990s. Over the next decade Buffalo Hardwood quadrupled in size and became a household name. We were working for every new home builder in the area, my brother Jim literally had us nailing down floors days, nights and weekends to keep up with demand. In 2003 Jim decided to sell Buffalo Hardwood and focus on his Italian wood business. I decided to venture out on my own and formed M P Caroll Hardwood in July of that year. My brother and I certainly accomplished many great things together since our humble beginnings as furniture refinishers. Every day I’m proud and honored to continue to build on that legacy.