Buyer Beware! We spent $24,829 at Flooring America in one day -- on home flooring and kitchen cabinets. First, we were sold a flooring that didn't fit our needs/lifestyle. After less than a year, the problems started to show: gaps in the boards, bent corners, raised ends, unlevel surfaces and creaking throughout the house. Both the Flooring America inspector and the private, certified flooring inspector we paid for ($350) concluded that their installers did a very poor job. We have a 32-page report from our independent inspector which includes 28 pages of photos. After multiple attempts to solve the problem, the only solution they offered was to rip up all the flooring (1700 sq. ft), replace the damaged boards (500 sq. ft) and then reinstall the rest (1200 sq. ft). Not sure how they quickly came up with that ratio nor how reusing the present flooring will "FIX" the issue?!? In addition, there are cosmetic issues inside our kitchen cabinets -- multiple holes in the back and protruding dry wall screws. We were told this is standard procedure. Communication with the owners is horrible. We first filed our flooring complaint in January. We spoke to several people, but were told that the VP of Operations, was the only person who we could speak to about the issues. We left messages on her voicemail which went unanswered. We have never spoken. She only responds at best via email (that is, when she's not on a Disney cruise with her family). The owner's response to our mentioning their "F" rating on the BBB site was: "Nobody looks at the Better Business Bureau anymore"! In our last phone conversation with the same owner, he cancelled a meeting we had scheduled, said we were "their most difficult customers ever", and hung up on us. Flooring America takes your money and clearly works hard to protect their "bottom line". They have shown no sign of caring about our investment in them. They have not apologized for the huge inconven-ience. They have not acknowledged or addressed the concerns and questions in our letters. So much for customer service! We trusted them to be knowledgeable professionals - both about products and installation. They have misinformed us about several things, even where our flooring was made. Their slogan is "Where Friends Send Friends". We actually did refer relatives who purchased their whole house floor; we are sorry we did. At this point, we simply want the flooring portion of our money back so we can hire a professional, trained installer who will re-do the entire job (and for less!). We are happy for the reviewers who wrote about wonderful experiences with Flooring America, but if you end up wronged and in our miserable position... good luck! read more