This was my worst experience with a contractor i've ever had.
I got to experience the full flavor of this company as i had laminate, hardwood, and carpet installed and had hardwood and carpet removed.
1. The process to get the floors chosen and papers signed was really long and required multiple trips to the office, when i was willing to work over email and had made my decisions almost immediately. I have an 8-5 job, and their hours were really inconvenient. They were not open after 5 even 1 day a week to accommodate the people working 9-5. During this process i informed them i had a dust allergy and asked about their cleanup procedures. They assured me that they'd clean up afterwards and i didn't need to do anything but move furniture. I asked twice: Are you sure i don't need to prepare the house in any way. They said no, twice. This is important for later.
2. They named all the flooring by weird names that were hard to remember. So every time we had a discussion the "name" of the "series" for the floor was unclear. This almost resulted in them ordering the wrong floor. I don't understand why they aren't just referred to by their type... ie the laminate # X so we can both be sure what we're talking about since i don't work there.
3. After the weeks it took to convince them that i really just wanted to get this done and get the floors installed, they told me it would take 3 days at most. Instead it took 5. Their excuse for this was :
A. They contract out the carpetting and "have no control over their schedule" ???? (which was never told to me at any point in the purchase process)
B. "it was raining" the day of install. I asked if it was a humidity issue for measurement/install and they said no. The wood was already in the house. So why does this matter? Do they just not like the rain?
4. They deliver the wood weeks ahead of time, even when humidity/conditions of the house won't effect the final product. Since i was replacing all my floors i asked if they could store the materials that didn't need to be in my house to get acclimated becuase i had a 1200 sq ft house so my entire living room was full of wood. They said no.
5. When it came to actually install it, they did not communicate at any point in the process. I had left for the weekend so i wouldn't be in the way. They didn't tell me when they got there, when they left, or when they'd be done, i had to reach out to them. Nor did they ask me where to store their stuff. So they chose the best place: stacked up next to my boyfriend's new motorcycle he was super proud of such that it was higher than the seat of the bike (ie a fall risk). Cuz thats a great place.
6. When i got back they left ALL my windows open on the second floor and there was wood dust EVERYWHERE. All over the furniture, including the upholstery. THEY DIDN'T COVER THE UPHOLSTERY. Who DOES that. And they weren't done. THEY STILL HADN'T COMMUNICATED TO ME.
I called them, obviously, very angry. They said something to the effect of 'oh, yeah, the carpet guys couldn't get there when we said they would' and scheduled a new time when now i'd have to be in the house. Again, the dust allergy.
They also flat out refused to clean ANY of the mess and seemed to think it was totally ok that my furniture was now ruined because they didn't COVER it. Even painters cover furniture thats in the middle of the room when only the walls will be painted. I had severe respiratory symptoms for 3 weeks because of these assholes and i'm still finding dust in the crevices of my poor couches.
7. They drilled nails through the floor on the second floor through the ceiling of the first floor. So now there were several holes in the ceiling. They refused to fix these when i asked about them.
8. They took out the smoke detectors from the ceiling to avoid them going off and didn't replace them.
9. At several points in the install they backed something into the walls and put a hole or a large noticeable dent in the drywall. They refused to fix this too, because (and i quote) "our workers are very careful, they wouldn't have done this". I have photographic evidence, that your "careful workers" damaged several walls.
10. I ordered 3 floor vent replacements, they only put in 2. So now they don't match, at all.
Don't contract with these guys unless you want shoddy work and damage to the rest of your house and then lies afterwards and excuses. Also you will need to cover your upholstery yourself, but they won't tell you when you ask. And i hope you want to spend the next two weeks cleaning 2 inches of dust off of everything you own! Cuz they won't do it for you.
I have documentation of everything mentioned above. Don't bother calling me, you know who i am but i'm done with you fools. read more