Carpet and Flooring Reviews - Empire Today

We live in the Florida Bay area. The person they sent to do the work (apparently they have no one in our area) spoke absolutely no English, bled on our floors, spent most of two days running his mouth on his phone, and on the third day, brought in another non-english speaking person to finish the job.

They put in 6 prominent tiles in the wrong direction. NEVER covered any of our furnishings so we had a LOT of dust and debris covering our bedroom. The pushy manager didn't care that we weren't satisfied..he ONLY wanted my wife's signature on his paperwork. Speaking of paperwork, the original guy refused to begin work until we signed of on the payment schedule which had absolutely NOTHING to do with him.

I grew up listening to Empire's commercial. Which is why we chose them.

We seriously regret that decision now. I would NEVER recommend this company to anyone for anything.

We ordered our flooring and when the first crew came they said that it was the wrong product as our floor was unleveled and told us to order a different product. The salesman had not brought a level was what we were informed and not his fault.

The salesman comes back and brings new samples and never checks the floor in other areas, and when the new crew comes, scheduled for first thing in the morning, arrives at 1 pm, my husband and I both took off, this crew states the same thing. We moved all of our cabinets and the contents of them upstairs and lived like that for 2 weeks. We are in our 60's. No apology from any of them.

Why didn't the salesman investigate the whole floor ahead of time. Shouldn't they be trained. And the installers coming at 1pm to start a basement job. They said the floor would take weeks as they would have to level parts of the basement.

Two different crews, 2 different opinions. Just such a depressing outcome, and feel like who do you trust if you can't trust a big company. We had hired a person who owned their own company and they went MIA before this.

Just really feel so very let down. They had even promised certain workers to us and kept changing them which was okay, but noone had the same opinion about what to do.

Listen to the poor reviews on this company. They gave us an estimate for our entire house and everything went well.

We were told that we were getting the top carpet with a full warranty. About 5 months after installation, we noticed what seemed to be a seam in the middle of our living room. It was very obvious and we called to take advantage of the warranty to get it corrected.

They sent out a rep to examine it and he explained that it wasn't a seam but a manufactures defect that occasionally occurs during a run of carpet. He said that he would submit our claim to the manufacturer but it would take awhile to get an answer.

I received a call today and was told that my claim was denied, however, they would replace our carpet for a small fee of

$900.00. She said that because I had two dogs in the house, that they couldnt warranty it. She continued to say that they always ask about dogs and kids when filing a warranty claim. So my understanding is that they have this great warranty that is voided if you have dogs or kids.

I asked if the fact that my husbands toenails were long was also a reason to void the warranty. She did not answer.

So here we are with carpet that is not a year old that we will be replacing so as not to have a line through the middle of our living room. Beware of this company.

They will say anything and what you end up with is apartment grade carpet with absolutely NO warranty. And a customer service team that is non existent.

moved all the furniture out of my 5 bedroom the night before to find out the day of installation they only had enough carpet for two. called costumer service they don't care.

they told me it would take 3 days.if i have to sleep on the floor with my 4 kids i can wait to have another company installed the carpet in my house. i will cancel on Monday F this company

After I prepared my house for install, was called the night before and have cancellation. So I want to cancel and told there is a fee..yet I took off work and worked and packed and I am not getting paid.

Tne whole experience was horrible I wanted a Saturday call so I could see the samples and instead they came at 9pm

Very unhappy,,no product and want cancelled. Thanks Clara Tornow

My husband and I requested a consultation, because in our last home Empire was an amazing experience, so we decided to purchase flooring from Empire for our new home. The sales person told us installation would be scheduled for 10/10/20, we asked for another date, but we were informed this was the best, so we canceled our anniversary plans, the day came and no one came to install the floors, and no one called.

My husband called, and we were informed that we were not on the scheduled for 10/10/20 but were scheduled for 10/17/20. We then spoke with the actual salesman who stated it was his error, so we decided to wait until the newly scheduled date. Well, 10/17/20 comes and the installers get here, but they do not have the correct amount of flooring and tells us it was measure incorrectly, and they can then install the floors on the following Wednesday when the truck comes in with more flooring, that indeed did not happen it was placed on calendar for 10/24/20 at this point I just want them to leave, but my husband called the office, and they assure him they will complete the installation, and we will be the first scheduled of the day on 10/24/20. Unfortunately, on 10/24/20 no one showed up by days end my husband called and asked did anyone intend to inform us that no one was coming out again?

Some woman called us back and stated that her boyfriend was still coming but was running late and was never informed that we were to have been scheduled as the first appointment of the day. When my husband asked if this is how they operate their business, she hung up. At that point we called back and told them to forget it. We have placed many calls to the customer service, and we are given the run around, We are being told they are still investigating what and how all these mishaps occurred.

However, we have been billed for badly contracted work, non-existent communication and a broken contract on Empire's end. We are still attempting to resolve this matter .

We were repeat customers, but never again. Very Unhappy Never Again Customer in Lebanon Tennessee.

I reached out to Customer Service at Empire Today regarding cancelling order but was told I did not need to send the notice of cancellation as I was assigned a job number requesting cancellation of contract which I signed today, November 17, 2020, and was told someone would contact me in 24 hours. The contract states Empire Today must receive notice of cancellation by midnight of November 20, 2020.

Nowhere in the contract is there an email address for sending notice of cancellation though they emailed contract to me. I will send notice of cancellation by express mail/request signature.

The company installed defective materials on my floor on October 7, 2020. I have sent many emails and spoke to the manager Melissa, customer service many times and so has my husband and to date the problem has not been resolved.

The floor started to pucker the same week installed. Frankly speaking, I would not recommend this company to anyone for fear that they may handle the situation sloppy similar to how my situation and experience as been. I have asked them to remove the flooring and refund my money as the Sales Representative mislead me. Later to find out that she sold me cheap materials.

The sales representative informed me that after she took the order and installed she was no longer involved. What kind of customer service is that from a company that say's it prides itself in providing excellent customer service. A inspector came to my home 2 weeks ago and noted the imperfections and sloppy work of the installers.

I have requested a copy of the report from the inspector and have not received to date. My husband and I have decided to take other measures because of the company's lack of concern for their quality of work, workmanship and lack of customer service provided./

Very Frustrated and Disappointed!

My husband and I met with Sales Representative for a consultation in mid July 2020, for wood flooring for my entire upper level, stairs and foyer, and, LVT flooring for three bathrooms. Got approved and installation was scheduled for the next day.

The kitchen flooring is not leveled with the other flooring, about 1/4 inch higher, and where the refrigerator is, the wood does not meet up to the kitchen cabinet. In the master bedroom, there is a portion of the flooring where you can still see the subflooring because the wood is not appropriately connected to the other wood flooring, as well as pieces of the shoe molding were left just square without adding the rounding pieces to make it complete. I reported my concerns to Empire, along with work to replace a few baseboards/shoe molding that were damaged when I got some doors replaced, which I was willing to pay for those repairs. I spoke with my assigned representative, who scheduled for someone to come out to access what needed to be done.

The foreman, who did the initial install came and took pictures of the repairs that I was going to pay for, as well as, the concerns that I had with the initial installation (space gapping with the flooring in the bedroom and the kitchen not being leveled with the other flooring) throughout the upper level. The representative contacted a few days later and I was quoted $544 to fix the repairs that were damaged, not fault of theirs. I received an install date and when the installers came, they did not have all the material to fix all the repairs that I agreed to pay for. I mentioned to them my concerns about how my kitchen flooring was not leveled and they agreed, took pictures, called their supervisor, and, said that they'd get back to me.

For the second time, I received another install date, and, again, they only came to do the repairs that I agreed to pay for, and, did not have all the material to complete the job. I spoke with the representative and reported the same issues. For a third time, the cycle repeated itself with the same result, took pictures and agreed that the flooring was not done properly. I informed the representative of my disappointment and how dissatisfied with the outcome of nothing being done to rectify the issues with my flooring.

After weeks of going back and forth, I requested that a Supervisor come to see the work that was done, and, to see if my issues/concerns and fixed to my satisfaction, took pictures and nothing was done. I mentioned that we're paying almost $15,000 for the flooring, and, that we are not satisfied customers of the work that has been performed. She indicated that she did not see where an inspection was completed on file after the flooring was installed, and, I agreed, so she scheduled an inspection. When the contractor came out to access our concerns, we were informed that the kitchen flooring was not leveled because pieces of our subfloors were damaged, which was not brought to our attention, on the day of the install.

I said to the contractor, both me and my husband were here doing the installation, and, why was it not brought to our attention? We are not the professionals, so how are we to know! He stated that they would have had to take up our cabinets in order to fix the problem, which I disagreed to. After that, I was contacted by my assigned representative, who informed me that the contractor said that there was nothing that they could do to rectify the problem, and, that the contractor for Empire said that they were willing to take off $200, and, I told her that that was unacceptable, and, for the amount of money that we're paying for the floors.

It seems as though they are finding ways to make excuses as to why they don't want to resolve their mistakes. For the fifth time, on October 22, 2020, two more installers came and had only two pieces of baseboards to repair (for $544.00) and I said absolutely not. They again took pictures of all the problem areas, agreed that the flooring was not leveled, called their Supervisor, to report all the issues, and, he asked if could speak with me, which, I did, and, he assured me that they would resolve all of my issues/concerns.

I have attempted to reach out to the supervisor, twice, and, left messages, and, has yet to receive a call back. I have also sent the representative two emails, in which she provided would be the best way to contact her, but, has yet to hear back from her, as well.

I am looking forward to a resolution to address my concerns/issues with the hardwood flooring, or, a full refund.

Sincerely,

Valerie Blalock

Measured my rooms wrong didnt have enough carpet to do my rooms. Was giving me the run a around on the dates they could come back to finish my rooms, Customer service was horrible everyone had attitudes, its wasnt my fault sale guy measured wrong and I have guess coming in floor still not done..

Never again! Smh

Horrific! Stay far away!

If you saw the product they installed in my home and the amount of money I'm paying you would be shocked. They are sheisters. From the salespeople to the management. They want ME to pay for an upgrade to fix the shoddy product they sold me!

Stay away! There are reputable companies around who will charge you significantly less and stand by their work and products.

Do your research! Message me for pictures of what they install

The salesperson wasn't very well schooled on his products, he made promise after promise about all the things they would do for us. Later these were proven to be nothing but lies.

We get lies from customer service, and they refuse to let us address the salesperson directly. I have a heart condition and between myself and my 87 yr old Mother, WE were the ones that moved an entire living room and 3 bedrooms full of furniture because the boys they sent (men wouldn't have done this) refused to do it. They claimed they were short-handed. They left the doors they removed, just standing in the hall.

Didn't even attempt to re-install them, the sidewalk and Driveway were left full of sawdust, the vehicles were also covered with it. We were promised a breakdown of the pricing (still waiting). Also promised an actual receipt for all products purchased. We were told that since we had to move ALL the furniture, we would receive the staggering amount of $49 for our efforts.

My elderly Mother got a broken foot out of the deal, and the worthless *** people did nothing to assist me with her. I wouldn't recommend this P.O.S. company nor their installers. Customer service is nothing more than a nice voice lying their backsides off.

They won't return calls, won't provide written contracts nor copies of anything. It's NEVER going to get a good review from anyone they haven't paid to lie for them. Stay away!! If you want good products, or good services, pay a few dollars more and get your moneys worth!

Products aren't of any quality at all. Probably made in China!

Purchased $12,000 worth of flooring, mostly carpet in February 2019. We went with the premium carpet based upon the sales pitch and the promise of Empire service and 20+ year warranties - HUGE MISTAKE in choosing Empire any day!

By March of 2020 we noticed the carpet begin to bunch and had striations in the fibers.

When we called Empire, we were advised that any bunching is an installation issue and our installation warranty expired the month prior. After long and painful iterations of taking and sending photos and conversations with our customer service rep, Clarissa, they finally agreed to send someone to inspect. The inspector told us there appeared to be issues with the quality of the carpet; perhaps it was near the end of the roll and was too tightly rolled in shipping. We relied on his expertise and expected Empire would stand behind the product they sell and take care of us.

After 4 weeks, we were finally told our claim was denied. Upon our requests for an explanation of why they would not stand behind their product; again, they sent another representative. This person adamantly expressed his opinion that they needed to replace the carpet and even called his boss within our earshot and told her the same.

Keep in mind, we would have been happy if they would just offer to help us tighten it up and remove the wrinkles. We were so tired of dealing with this company - even if they charged us $75 as originally offered (back in MARCH!!) but they were not even offering that anymore!!

Now we sit 3 weeks from being told a regional manager will call us. We are so tired. All we can do now is warn as many people as we can ...... DON'T TRUST EMPIRE WITH YOUR $$$.

It's not worth the risk! They will leave you disappointed and frustrated if anything goes wrong with your job. It is not worth it.

It's Lowes and the depot from here on out. I will save money and have a better chance of recovery if something goes wrong.

I spent quite a bit of money with Empire today to install a rug in my large living room and hallway and laminate floors in my bar, dining room and entry way. The salesperson assured me i was getting a high quality product that had a 30 year warranty.

After specifically addressing matting and buckling, because this was a concern after seeing bad rugs. He assured me that would not happen and I was purchasing a quality product that the company stood behind. After 8 months the rug began buckling and matting down. It was brand new and it looked like it was a 30 year old rug.

I'm utterly embarrassed to have company over. I'm immaculate with my home and there is very little traffic in the area. I'm still paying payments on something that I'm ashamed of. After many unanswered calls and reporting to BBB, I was told that I would need to have the rug professionally cleaned and as a courtesy they would restretch it.

This is utterly ridiculous and will not solve the problem. The rug needs to be replaced! Not to mention I have large furniture that would need to be moved TWICE in order to do this. I run a busy medical practice and have children and this is a huge inconvenience for something that most definitely will not solve the problem.

I've had several flooring companies come out to get opinions and every one agrees this is disgraceful! I will never recommend them to friends, family, colleagues or patients.

And I will continue to write reviews online to warn everyone to run from this company! Their products are HORRIBLE and their customer service is even worse!

I had my floors done in March 2020 do to the hurricane we had my floor damaged I called and explain what happened and about a couple days later someone by the name of Tatiana Victorin from Connecticut office left a message saying it was caused by dog urine I never met the lady the lady never been to my residents etc.... so I call her back and let her know to needs to assume and read her damn notes...

so then she give me the run around she wanted pics I send her pics she says she never got them I left message doesnt respond called again and someone transfer me to her Tatiana Victorin goes on and on how she cant send someone to give me a quote to repair that she needs to send someone to inspect the floors etc... this happen AUGUST 4 she gives me an appt for SEPT 1 I asked why so long I need it for my insurance cuz we booked blah blah blah. Sept comes the guys show up they were great I explain everything to him and when I said how long I had to wait he said you shouldnt have we werent booked. So she made me wait purposely because she didnt like how I spoke to her when she went right ahead and assume something she knew nothing about we never even spoke ever.

And now 2 days gone by and still nothing from EMPIRE... the worst service ever I regret it tremendously. I was going to do my bedrooms but Ill go with a different company..

Tatiana Victorin needs to be fired and she said she was the manager when I asked for one. Horrible manger she cant manage anything dont know how she got the position.