THIS IS FOR FLOORING INSTALL. ACS CARPET(HUDSON, NH)IS WHO THEY USE. BEWARE!
I will list some facts that I can prove by pictures. Read the entire post or skip to bottom for short version
-Ordered $4000 worth of carpeting.
-Measure was suppose to happen at 4pm. He arrived at 6:30. Here until 10:30 for 1100 sq ft.
-Set up an appt for install. They called a few days earlier and said they could be there in 1.5 hrs at 8:30am. They arrived at 11:30am. Said 4 hour job. They were here until 8:30pm.
-Extra roll of padding was in my garage so I called HD and was assured that I could take it back. Installer told me no, got angry, swore at me in Spanish and told me there was extra because he used, and I quote, "scraps from another job". He left the padding. I contacted HD and ACS was assured they would warranty the padding if he did use scraps, but they said he was mistaken and it was a language issue rather then actual fact. Will get to how that turned out in a bit.
-Job completed and I immediately found numerous problems. Almost every corner of room was cut too short and you could/see or touch the sub floor. I went to HD and I informed ACS and they sent out a new crew to look at it.
-New crew came and admitted it was a "hack job" and to not to sign the satisfaction paperwork they ask you to sign at the end. They tried to fix what they could but could not fix many due to being cut too short
-I called HD and ACS which I as told that the crew said I was satisfied and they fixed all mistakes. I immediately took photos and went to HD and spoke with Heidi the install manager. Later, the HD manager called me and asked me to call him back. I was on the phone with Heidi (the other one), the VP at ACS. She begged me not to call HD. Said she would compensate me and fix the problem. I insisted that I would. SO she asked if we could 3 way call. I said sure. Ont he phone she informed the manger and myself that they would compensate and send out their best guy, and I quote, "the guy that fixes all of our mistakes." That is reassuring!
-Best installer came out, and knowledgeable, kind and honest. He immediately said it had to be ripped out completely. He also found where they took fibers from the carpet and stuffed them into hols and short cuts they had to cover mistakes. This installer told me Heidi from ACS tried to convince him to just fix it. But he said he could not. Funny, when your "best guy" tells you that it needs to be ripped out you think you would trust him rather than make a judgement from your duff 60 miles away. AND WAIT...IT GETS BETTER...He informed me that they rolled the carpet up into my baseboard heater...so I looked and it was wrapped up into the heating coils...every heater, in every room. REAL SAFE!!! He even said it is a fire hazard.
-The installer said he refuses to work with others because how bad they are, so it would take him 2 days. (total of 6 visits throughout 2.months).
-BUT WAIT.....IT GETS EVEN BETTER!!!!!! When the professional, kind installer came, he ripped up the old job and found areas they never even put padding down (stairs), and where they left my old padding down and carpeted over it!!! And where he used patchwork of many pieces like he said he did and I was told that it was a language issue. SWEET!! NOW I KNOW WHERE THE EXTRA PADDING CAME FROM!
-In the end, the job was done right. So now I went back and asked for the compensation I was promised (and the Manager of HD heard). I was told no. So I went to HD and explained the fire hazard, etc., and they got HD corporate involved.
-They offered jack. In the end, they gave me 25% off. After all of that. And I was told 8 days ago that a letter will be in the mail and I will get it in two days. My guess is that it states I cannot tell anyone about this. But I have to guess because i received no letter. 8 days later I call and am informed that they will put in a request with that dept to get the tracking number. I said I would hold, she said no because all she can do is put in a request. I said I would like to speak to the woman I dealt with prior, no she is in a meeting. Ok, can I talk to anyone in that dept that works with her. No, they are all in a meeting. And around and around we went.
SO YOU KNOW: The professional, kind installer gave me the low down. HD contracts with ACS, ACS allows anyone with some guys to be a Crew Chief. All you need is a van and insurance. They do not care about experience because they "pair them" with someone who knows what they are doing. But the guy "who knows what he is doing", really doesn't. He told me and showed me pictures, of jobs he has had to fix. One was classic...when they had to glue carpet to a concrete floor, they guys didn't know how to mix glue properly so it was a slimy mess that wouldn't adhere. Instead of figuring it out...THEY USED ELMER'S GLUE STICKS!!!! The guy had to clean it up and he said it was a joke. BEWARE!!!!!! DON'T DO IT!!!!! read more