I first reviewed Canadian Home Flooring June 29, 2015 (sometimes yelp hides reviews, you might need…read moreto scroll down to find)
Be aware this company keeps changing its' name. A year prior to trying to work with Nader, owner of Canadian Home Flooring, the company was called Canadian Carpet and Tile. At the time I didn't know of the name change but when I did see it, after the fact, I found negative reviews. The name Canadian Carpet and Tile and reviews have now disappeared from the internet (company, has not been in business for about 5 years).
In the last 2 years Nader has changed the name of his business twice more. Recently the name changed to Canadian Flooring & Renovations but Yelp doesn't have that change yet.
Despite my complaint and others, the BBB gave Canadian Home Flooring an A+ and yesterday I noted the BBB has given Canadian Flooring & Renovations an A+ too.
Beware!!! the owner of the company has not changed. He had 8 more cases booked in the courts during the 3 years I tried to fight him and after reading recent internet reviews, this appears to be an ongoing practice for Nader.
I contacted 6 of the 8, all professionals, mostly women (a lawyer provided me with their names). All the situations were different but there was a common thread ie. added costs, intimidation, immediate threats to sue / put a lien on property, poor workmanship, refusal to honour his price guarantee and insufficient material ordered. I have also noted reviewers saying Nader didn't turn up for appointments (likely understandable - he spends a huge amount of time in the courts).
I also met a woman (teacher), threatened by Nader. To get rid of him, she gave him the money he insisted on (and now lives with his poor work- manship). Guess this is what he hopes for and he sometimes gets what he wants because people don't have the time or energy to fight him.
I fought him. I lost in Small Claims because he and his installer both lied, the judge ignored the wood manufacturing company documents of how my floors should have been laid, (but weren't), maybe because I was a woman (the judge called me an over-zealous and suspicious home owner, said I interfered with the contractor's work and was not an normal person). Also, the judge, brought from Criminal Court to clear Small Claims, likely didn't know contract law (information later provided by a lawyer).
As a lay litigant, I was told I was not expected to use law but the judge would base his judgement on law. He didn't - he arbitrarily based his judgement on his own belief system. A lawyer said,"the judge likely saw you as a rich b.... from Kitsilano".
With a heavy heart, I prepared to pay the judge's penalty (I had spent hours researching and preparing materials and had badly wanted to set precedents to stop Nader's unethical behaviour). Within the 40 days I had to make a decision, Nader wrote saying, "pay up or I will call the police who will take you to jail".
I withdrew retirement savings and hired a lawyer. We knew the name of the appeal lawyer because we had gone before him prior to the actual appeal. The day before the appeal, my lawyer said, "we have a problem with the judge, he goes for the underdog". I thought I was the underdog but no, that would be Nader. (????) The courts are known as a game of Russian Roulette for a reason.
The appeal judge refused the appeal for 2 reasons: #1. it is standard to defer to the trial judge (Small Claims) and #2. no law was brought up in Small Claims, (even though it was the Small Claims Judge's responsibility to use the law), so he wouldn't allow it brought up in appeal. My lawyer tried very hard but there was no way I could have won.
B.C. Consumer Protection Laws are excellent, I would have been protected under them but it is up to the judge to use and enforce.
There is a good chance Nader will respond to my post saying I'm lying or crazy, or the worst client he has ever had (which he has done before). If this is the case please contact a lawyer, find out Nader's history, contact some of the people and form your own opinion. My name will come up, you are welcome to contact me. I have learned a lot.
I am definitely not suggesting you give Nader the extra money he demands but would suggest, if he threatens to sue and you can't afford a lawyer, speak for yourself in court but if you lose post, post, post about him. It cost me BIG time to appeal. I am still working, (76 a nurse), to replace retirement funds so that may not be a route you want to go (until we have judge accountability in the courts).
It's very hard to keep up with Nader when he keeps changing his company name but there are more of us now getting the word out that he is not a good contractor choice.
