I'm at a loss as to how a company with so many positive yelp ratings can flub a job, promise to make it right, and then simply disappear into the night as though nothing ever happened.
After 7 years in our house I decided that for my wife's birthday, I would surprise her and replace the carpets and install hardwood flooring in a couple of areas, ideas she had previously talked about. Of course, to win the sale, Flohr customer service was great. Daniel offered to come to my home to take measurements, bring samples and provide a quote the same day. First impressions go a long way, and given that I had just talked to a handful of other flooring companies, I was impressed. Daniel came over, I chose what we wanted and the deal was done. An install date was also agreed upon.
On the install date, the carpet crew was was efficient and thorough. They moved furniture, did a good job with the installation, moved back furniture and cleaned up after they were done. They left a clean new carpet in their wake.
The hardwood flooring job and crew, on the other hand, left much to be desired.
- Apparently, insufficient wood had been ordered, and when the crew realized this and had to call to request for additional wood in order to complete the job, they ended up getting delayed, so were rushing the job at the end of the day.
- Left their areas dirty and messy. I had to go behind them to clean up the dirt that they has simply swept to other parts of the house, and I had to clean up the layer of dust they left on everything in their area.
- They managed to smear flooring adhesive on the office desk as well as the floor mat as they were moving them, and thus damaging them.
- Left the work unfinished. They failed to install skirting board in an area. Additionally, because they didn't bring enough transition strips, they left gaps exposed between hardwood flooring and existing tile, with promises to return the following week day to complete the work. Needless to say, those were empty promises.
Daniel showed initial concern about the problems, asked for an email documenting the concerns that he could forward to the owner, and came over the following day and took pictures of the problems, and promised that they would be taken care of. Again, empty promises, even after he acknowledged the danger posed by the gaps due to missing transition strips in high traffic areas in a house with toddlers and children. No follow ups, no progress reports, or simple courtesy of a status update.
Now that that they have pocketed the $5K, Daniel no longer answers my calls. The owner is of course unreachable as he is apparently "out of state indefinitely". I feel like I just left a used car lot . Such a disappointing experience!
I have reached out to another contractor to come and finish this job, with a lesson learned about first impressions. I'm glad others had a better experience with Flohr, and wish I could offer similar glowing review. Instead mine was was just such a disappointing experience that no one cared to make right. read more