Do NOT let any of these people into your house!
I waited as long as I could to provide a decent review.
First the good, currently I am happy with the job appearance. It took a day longer than expected because they didn't bring out enough flooring, but this was acceptable. The two guys would show up later than scheduled each day but since we are retired, that also didn't bother us too much.
Now, the not so good: When the salesman came out for the estimate, he was very friendly but when we wanted to think about the purchase, we were offered a discount, today only, if we signed now. Normally, this is an absolute 'no' but we relented. I would recommend if this is the case then always decline the offer. Well, he said he would send out the workers and he would show up on the last day to inspect and document the work, bring us the receipts and warranty paperwork and he would also bring us a new sweeper for our new floors. On the last day of installation no one showed up - no documentation and no sweeper (we didn't really care about the sweeper, but it was promised). I will also note for clarity, no one showed up during the work process either.
After calling the numbers given to us for the salesman and the program manager, Marlo, and no answer and no option to leave a message, we finally got the salesman to answer and he said he would contact the pm. No callback, but we finally got a call through to Marlo. Marlo said she would get us the receipts and warranty. She did send a link to White River warranty which I could not access unless I went through a Teams account, which I did not have. I sent Marlo a message saying I couldn't access the White River pdf and she eventually responded with "Republic, The Science of Flooring" document, but in the meantime I looked up the White River website to see their warranty which would have been acceptable. I say "would have been" because when I got the Republic document it was more of a "how to install" flooring but it also included a warranty section and it was VERY different from White River.
Republic stated: (Note the comments after each quote is what I asked Marlo of Express Flooring with no answer.)
- "The guarantee applies only to the original purchaser and proof of purchase is required for all claims." - I don't know if I am the original purchaser or is Express Flooring. See below, my receipt doesn't provide proof.
- "The guarantee is for replacement or refund of the Pure SPC material only, not for any labor." - This was not as described when talking with the salesperson.
- "This guarantee is pro-rated based on the amount of time the Pure SPC floor has been installed. A percentage would be replaced depending on the length of time since the Pure SPC floor was installed. Defect of goods must be proven by inspection procedures deemed proper by the Manufacturer." - I don't know who would do the inspection procedures.
- "Warranty is conditioned upon the Manufacturer;s receipt of notice in writing from the buyer of the alleged defect prior to the expiration of the warranty period and evidence that the products were properly installed and not subject to any of the exclusions described below." - How would I prove it was properly installed?
- Exclusions included:
-- "Improper installation including, but not limited to, installation by non-licensed individual(s)." - the terms 'but not limited to' scares me.
--"Improper maintenance or inadequate care, including but not limited to, mold or mildew growth as a result of excessive moisture accumulation." - How would I prove proper maintenance?
Again, none of my questions regarding the warranty were answered. So, I currently feel that I do not have a warranty. I asked if the warranty would be from White River or Republic but I never received an answer.
After ten weeks I did finally receive my receipts but no additional information on warranty. As far as my receipts; They stated the payment amount I provided, but little or no information of what I purchased:
First receipt document:
Order Information
Description: Final
Order Number: blank P.O. Number: blank
Customer ID: blank Invoice Number: number provided
Shipping: 0.00
Tax: 0.00
Total: USD amount left after deposit
Second receipt document:
Order Information
Invoice #: blank
Description: blank
At this point, I gave up getting any information (or the sweeper)
I really hope, and that is all I have now, is the flooring lasts. It does look good, but time will tell how big a mistake I made.
I cannot recommend Express Flooring, I have warned several of my family who were looking at replacing their floors. Please do not let Express Flooring anywhere near your house. read more