We just bought our new carpet from America's Carpet Outlet and had a good experience. Having first visited the big box stores and gotten a quote for a midrange "pet-proof" carpet and installation, we headed to America's Carpet Outlet to see if we could find something similar for less money.
Roosevelt met us on the warehouse floor and asked us a few questions about what we were looking for and then showed us multiple carpets that might suit our needs. When we told him the history of our cats-with-carpets, he steered us toward a particular type of carpet that he felt would do well in our situation. We liked the carpet, so we arranged for one of their installers to come out a couple of days later to take measurements in order to get an accurate quote.
The installer, Antonio, arrived exactly on time and was very pleasant and professional as he went through the house. We talked about a couple spots that would need extra time to fix up before the carpet could be laid, and then he wrote a quote for the installation job (it's not included in the price of the carpet and pad) and noted the square yardage we would need.
We met Roosevelt back in the office a few days later. He had Antonio's measurements and his bid on installation. We gave him the bid and yardage estimate we received from the big box store. He looked it over and handed it to the owner, Dave Pratt. Together they worked out a price for our carpet and pad that beat the price of the other store. We shook hands and paid for the carpet and went home, pretty excited to know we would finally have a good carpet in the house.
Unfortunately, the evening before Antonio was due to install the carpet, Roosevelt called to let us know that Antonio was unable to do the job as one of his team wasn't available. This put us in a real bind! It wasn't possible for my husband to get any other days off and I wouldn't be able to move all the stuff by myself. Roosevelt told us he'd see if he could find someone else.
About an hour later he called us back and said Joe and his team would be there tomorrow and would do the whole house in one day and would accept the bid Antonio gave us. Hmm. In ONE day??? With all this furniture? And that large patch that had to be done in the concrete? I wasn't too sure that could be accomplished, but we agreed to give it a go as we really had no choice at that point.
Well, Joe and his crew came at noon. He was surprised that there were no tack strips down and said he would have to go back for more. He was rather vague about the necessary patch in the hallway, but I decided to trust him.
They worked hard and fast and stayed until nearly 7 p.m. but they still had one bedroom and the hallways to go. They said they'd finish tomorrow, and they showed up that day, again at noon. Thank God they had cut all the carpet pieces the previous day, as just after the crew arrived a horrible thunderstorm broke loose and flooded the area outside where they had been cutting carpet the day before.
The crew worked all day and got it done. My husband helped them put most of the furniture back in place and they cleaned up the area very well. Joe asked that I write the check out to someone else, which I thought was strange, but I did as he asked.
The carpet looks very nice! There are some small scuffs on the walls and trim that happened while they were moving and installing, but we expected that and have the paint on hand for touch ups. Even though it was absolutely pouring rain, the installers never got any muddy prints on the new carpet. I'm so grateful for that!
I would definitely buy carpet from America's Carpet Outlet again. Every person we dealt with was very pleasant and respectful. That matters a lot to me. We shall see how the carpet and installation hold up over the next decade. With any luck, we won't need to worry about new carpeting in our remaining lifetime.
I deducted one star because:
1. The installer who originally gave the bid wasn't the one who ultimately did the job and that created problems for the new crew.
2. We were given very little notice about Antonio not being able to carry out the installation.
3. I had to write out a check to a different person - and I don't know why.
4. I wasn't given any written warranty on the installation.
From previous reviews, I can see that Dave Pratt cares about his customers and stands behind his product and business. That gives me confidence in knowing should there be any problem, he will take care of it. read more