Lowes - Delavan

They did a nice job. They came on time and the job was done professionally and it looks great. There have been times I haven’t been happy with them but on that particular occasion, they did a great job. As far as I know, their price is as good as anybody’s. They were very good. They came a little bit early. They were very professional.

Professionalism Beautiful, Very Satisfied!

We had carpet and
laminate floors installed by Dayton Flooring through Lowes in Delavan, WI. The
Installation Took Place in October of 2010. 
One Year Later, we re-carpeted our Basement (Also by Dayton Flooring
through Lowes).
 
At the 2 year mark, the carpet in the master bedroom became
loose.  Lowes was contacted and a couple
of weeks later, Dayton Flooring came by to look at the situation.  Even though the floor was at the ?Install
warranty limit?, Dave of Dayton Flooring moved some furniture (With my
assistance) and ?Knee Kicked? the carpet tight in several places.
 
In a couple of more months, the carpet was very loose in all
installed areas as well as the original site. 
Lowes was again contacted and again, Dave of Dayton Floors came out.  This time he suggested that the carpet could
be the issue as he said he power stretched the carpet himself.  Lowes was contacted with his suggestion and
they arranged for an inspector to look at the carpet.  As expected, the inspector did not find an issue
with the carpet and suggested the carper be re-stretched.
Now here is where the real issue starts:  Lowes? again contacted Dayton Flooring who
now wanted $750 to Re-stretch (Including moving the furniture) when the
original install and cost $180 with a $200 Furniture move.  We contested these charges as they are about
25% the cost of a new carpet (Installed) and Lowes Solution was to offer
$100.  Granted, the carpet was just out
of install warranty, but we appealed to Lowes management to come over and see
how bad the situation was.  I asked the
Lowes person would they accept the proposal if it were them that faced this
issue.  After 3 or more appeals that
their settlement was unreasonable, they concluded by saying the Issue was
between us and the installer.  Really?
This is the Installer that Lowes arranged with the carpet sale
At this point, I just wanted to get it done; but it gets
better.  Dayton Flooring would not return
phone calls.  This complaint was passed
onto Lowes because I cannot get my carpet fixed if the guy will not return
calls.  So, to be clear, Lowes said the
issue was between me and a guy they arranged ? who will not return calls.
Finally I called a local Carpet installer who looked at the
issue and suggested the carpet may never have been power stretched.  Burrough?s Floors in Williams Bay, WI quoted,
and did the work for $300(Including moving the furniture and re-gluing a bad
seam they found).
No one at Lowes management would call me or come to look at
the work they arranged.  I really wanted
them to picture if this was their own house, if they would be happy with Lowes
performance in customer satisfaction.   I
made one final offer to Lowe?s to cover the $300 in the form of in store credit
as we plan more work in our home.  I did
not ask for money mind you, I asked for credit or discount on future purchases
IN THEIR STORE!  Their management refused
and only said ?we are happy that you found your own solution to the problem?.  Since 2010, we spent over $12000 at Lowes in
Delavan and they ended our business relationship over $300.  I have never complained in writing before,
but Lowes can be thanked for changing that. 
We are making sure every contractor and neighbor planning work in our
area hears our story.  One of our friends
already moved away from Lowes installed carpet after hearing our story.  They cancelled and made arrangements with
another local company. 
In conclusion, I would not allow Lowes in Delavan Wisconsin
arrange any installation as they walked away and put the responsibility of
addressing the situation on the installer they arranged.  I would not let Dayton Flooring install any
flooring in my home as I believe the workmanship was poor and the customer
service was worse.