I hired Floor One through Installation Made Easy/Floor and Decor, because I purchased my engineered hardwood flooring at Floor and Decor and felt I would be better protected if something went wrong by using their people. Right off the bat, there were issues with Floor One's estimator that came out, Jed Rutherford. He no longer works there, or so I was told. The second estimator, Robert Gray, called me to set up an appointment to see if he could make things right and win my business. I was sold on the "dustless tile removal" system, almost $4k for about 1100 sq ft. I was assured I would not regret it. I had seen it demonstrated on Youtube and one of the things that appealed to me was the lack of flying debris, which was of concern as I have a somewhat high end house. Other flooring companies had told me that there would be extensive prep to protect my cabinets and other items that could not be moved during the demolition process. We are into week one of my installation and here are the issues: the installers showed up day one expecting the tile to have already been removed. They started moving furniture out into my garage when the tile demo guy showed up. There was ZERO prep work done to protect my cabinets and other objects that were not removable. The tile machine, although it had a vacuum attached, was not at all like the demo I had seen on Youtube. Shards of tile flew everywhere, and damage has been done to walls, cabinets, an antique bathroom vanity, and a large framed mirror mounted to a wall. I was offered $100 compensation for the damage done to the mirror only. And the dust is unbelievable. The installers began prepping the concrete sub floor, patching and grinding, dust everywhere. Then on day two they began installing the wood flooring, all the while there are chunks of concrete, tile and dust everywhere. They are walking in it, it's all over the hardwood and no blankets or pads are laid down to protect the newly laid wood. We are at the end of week one, it is now the weekend and they have left, with strips of tape on the floor securing the planks until the glue dries. And the glue, it is everywhere on the floor. I asked about why they weren't removing the glue as they went along and I was assured it would come off without harming the finish as the wood has a "tough finish" on it, but I have my doubts. And I'm fairly certain that tracking the dust all over the floors repeatedly is dulling the finish as well. And the estimator, Robert, who said "I will be there every step of the way to make sure the job goes well", I haven't seen hide nor hair of him all week. I am seeing one area along a wall that the gap is so large, I'm doubtful the base molding will cover it. And another area of unpatched concrete that the flooring has been partially laid over.
The installers also moved my extremely heavy commercial grade range by lifting it up by the handles, and loosened the handle considerably. The door was also crooked, which concerned me that the hinges had been damaged. I asked them who to file a claim with, and before I knew it they had the oven door off the range and it was taken apart. I told them not to mess with it, just please tell me who to file a claim with and let an expert handle it. I was having company from out of town arriving for an extended visit and did not want anything to happen to the range. I told them the glass was EXTREMELY fragile, emphasized it 3 times. The kid took a power drill to the back of the handle to tighten the screws and as soon as he touched the door the glass shattered. The range is 15 years old, and KitchenAid told me the part was backordered (it cost $450 BTW) and they could not guarantee it would ever be available again. Fortunately, the kid who broke it was able to get it fixed by a glass guy, but he had to take the oven door with him, and it was not without an incident where the wrong size was delivered. End result, I had no oven for 3 weeks and not for the entire time my guests were here.
3 months after installation, the floors look good and I've had no issues with the installation but still would not recommend them. They are a sub who subs out to subs, and clearly the protection of my property was a low priority with them. And because the kid who broke my oven was reluctant to tell me who to file a claim with, I suspect there might be insurance issues. I only allowed him to handle the repairs himself because he said he would get fired if his boss found out. read more