Go to Home Depot instead. And this is a doozy, so buckle in.
We do now have carpet we really like, it's great quality, but Perfect Floors made this whole process as painful as possible and, frankly, complete hell.
TL;DR
- The owner's response to all that happened was that once in a while a customer gets put through the ringer and unfortunately that happened to be us. He put most of the blame on the installers that work for him, and said if we'd been more of the squeaky-wheel types, we'd have gotten more attention from Matt in solving the problems.
- No one came when they said they would for the entirety of the job. This whole thing was dragged out, and our time wasted repeatedly.
- It took numerous, NUMEROUS calls from me and my fiancé to get anyone to show up and do the job we'd paid for.
- They floated (cemented) over tile glue creating an uncomfortable lip in the floor. Claimed it was the only way. My BIL had to come and sand it all down level.
- Installers punched a small hole in the wall, and left black streaks all over the trim, which was newly painted. No reimbursement for expenses to clean and fix.
- A manufacturers defect, and they offered us $200 off (Insulting. Even the manufacturer advised, with disgust, that we counter.) or to replace it.
- Installers made it clear they didn't want this job.
The good.
Our first two experiences with Matt at the store, when picking out approx. $4000 in carpet for our great room and living room, were good. He's a salesman and that shows. He's a multitasker, so he answers calls frequently while you're there, which does come off as unprofessional.
That was the extent of the good parts.
The bad.
As soon as our deposit was made, we were chop liver to these people, ran over and dragged along like rag dolls.
They didn't show up to rip up the carpet the day they said they would. A call to the store, no apologies for inconveniences, and they came the next day. This pattern of no show, no call, us having to call happened non-stop.
A small portion of our great room was tiled on part of a slab (we paid extra to have them rip it up), and NO ONE could figure out how to get the tile up.
The first guy left the job half finished. Then, a handful of phone calls from us trying to figure out what was going on and who was going to finish this finally got another guy out who got the tile up, but left a ton of glue and uneven portions.
(Note, Matt was MIA during this. We could not get a hold of him, and he did not return our messages. We talked mainly through the receptionist.)
Installers didn't show up to install the carpet the day install was scheduled. More calls to the store revealed OUR INSTALLATION HAD BEEN CANCELED AND NO ONE BOTHERED TO TELL US OR KNEW WHY.
Promise to come the next day. Installer shows up, does one room. Awesome. Says WTF to the great room tile/glue area. Says it's not good, it needs to be fixed. Get's Matt on phone, wants him to look at it. Matt comes over, looks at it, says to float it, that nothing else can be done.
I tell Matt to tell the installer not to do that, because my fiance and my BIL want to look at it before he does anything more, and they'll be home in a few minutes.
Matt leaves. Fiance and BIL come home. Installer has started to float the area I explicitly asked not be.
They tell him to stop. He gets upset, says he doesn't want the job, tries to leave.
BIL gets all the crap off, glue and all, in 10 minutes with a diamond blade. At this point, it becomes evidently clear that Perfect Floors is interested in easy jobs. They don't want any extra work, and aren't going to do it, even if you pay for it.
Installer stays, finishes the carpet, and whaddya know, there's a giant line of black fibers running down the middle of the carpet. Manufacturers defect. After he leaves, we find a hole in the wall and there are scuff marks all over trim.
Matt offers us $200 off of $4000 of carpet for the defect, or to replace it.
At this point, we've had these people out to our house approx 7+ times for two rooms. They've wasted our time, never bothered to call when they didn't show, have zero explanations for any of the problems, and generally act like it's not their problem.
We call the manufacturer to ask about the $200 off. They can't give us info they share with Perfect Floors, but the guy is astonished by what compensation we were offered, and highly advises that we counter.
I call the owner because THIS IS RIDICULOUS and insulting. The whole thing.
The owner's response is that once in a while a customer gets put through the ringer and unfortunately that happened to be us. He put most of the blame on the installers that work for him, and said if we'd been more of the squeaky-wheel types, we'd have gotten more attention from Matt in solving the problems.
He asks what can be done to make things right. We say replace it w/ new installer. Happens.
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