We had a terrible experience. We received both a product that looks bad (most likely installed wrong) and excuse after excuse for customer service. In mid-2015, we purchased a floor for our basement from the Raleigh location of USA Flooring. It is a LVT/luxury vinyl tile product. Nick was our sales person.
The edges are buckled up and the floor is not flat. I contacted the USA Flooring location to discuss the issue. When I called, I was assured that it would be taken care of and both USA Flooring and the manufacturer guarantee the product. However, it has been an extremely tiresome experience since that time.
When I first called the store, we set up an appointment for the lead installer to come to our house and assess the situation. When the installers arrived, it was not the lead installer and the two men who came spoke no English. They were only at our house for 2-3 minutes and were not able to communicate with me. I waited a week to hear back from the store, but heard nothing. When I called back the second time, I spoke with Nick. We set up a second appointment for an installer to come out to assess the problem. This time, nobody showed up. The next day, I received a call and we set up yet another time for the installer to come out. This time, an installer came out. He agreed that the floor looks bad and this should not have occurred. He said that he would call Nick immediately and "Nick would call me." Again, I waited and did not hear anything. I called the store and spoke with Nick. The next time, two men were sent out to trim the edges off the floor, since they were worried that the floor may have been installed too tight and that was causing it to buckle. This remedy did not help the floor and again, I heard nothing back from the store.
Each time that I speak with the store, I am told a series of excuses. Some of these have included, "most the staff at the other USA Flooring location quit last month and people have been busy" and "the fax must have gotten lost."
About 5 weeks ago, an independent flooring investigation was sent to our house to assess the situation. He was very thorough. He explained that he was hired by the manufacturer, Happy Feet. He said that within 2-3 weeks, he would share his findings with Happy Feet, who would share with USA Flooring, who was then supposed to share the results with me.
Last week, after 5 weeks of hearing nothing, I called the store and spoke with Nick. He said that the results were not back yet. He did say that he wanted to come and get a floor sample (the investigator already took several floor samples.) I then called Happy Feet. You can understand my surprise when they told me that USA Flooring has had the results for several weeks and should have shared them with me. Happy Feet also shared that they requested USA Flooring to get the sample from me several weeks ago. When I asked Nick about this, he said that the fax might be lost somewhere and said that "Anthony just told him to call about the sample." I was told that I would hear something by Monday (today). I have heard nothing and have reached my maximum frustration.
I have been told that USA Flooring has the investigation results, yet they refuse to share them with me. I have a floor that looks terrible. And, each time I call, I am told useless and rambling excuses. At this point, I am asking for a full refund. USA Flooring can have the floor back.
I am a very understanding person, but I now feel I am being taken advantage. Last week, I submitted my frustrations on a link via the USA Flooring website. I heard nothing back. I hate to have to do this, but I have been patient for the past 4 months and received no help. read more