I will NEVER use Grigsby's again, and I suggest you look at another flooring provider as well. Sorry this is long, but it's basically a comedy of errors. Be sure to read down to where the installer nearly blew my house up.
By the way, they only got 1 star because it won't let me post zero stars.
I was first looking at carpet, and the salesperson, Cindy, told me the pad and installation cost was included. Not bad. So then I went to look at vinyl plank flooring. I found one I liked, and Cindy booked a time to come measure. At my home, I showed her which areas I wanted covered. One of those areas was the guest bath and linen closet. She even asked about the linen closet, and I confirmed that I wanted it included. She sent me the quote a few days later for carpet in the bedrooms, and plank everywhere else. I decided to go with just the plank for now, but had questions about the quote. Finally, it came out that no, installation isn't included in the plank pricing. Not happy, but I liked the flooring, so I agreed.
Next was trying to find an installer. I am not generally available during the week, but I hired an out-of-work friend to house sit for me so they could put in the flooring. She sent photos of the progress, and everything was looking pretty nice. They completed almost all of the upstairs the first day (around 800 sq ft, including removing the carpet). The second day, there were 2 people instead of 4. Ok, things were moving slower but I didn't expect as slow as it was. They mostly finished the kitchen, and put thick plywood in the entry since there was a height discrepancy between the concrete floor and the baseboards. (I had taken out some old stone and a "mudbed".) The two men were here all day, and did most of the kitchen and the small downstairs hallway. One of the men (we'll call him "that one guy, or TOG") said he'd come back Saturday morning to finish the entryway/1/2 bath/laundry. We agreed on an 8:30am start time. At 9:15, I text his crew chief (or "CC"). CC says TOG is now on his way. 45 minutes go by, and TOG still isn't here. I message CC again, and TOG is just now pulling up, a FULL TWO HOURS LATE. I was having company that night, and wanted to run some errands before then. TOG said it would take about 3 hours to finish. And it might have, IF he hadn't been preoccupied with playing on his phone and going outside to smoke. CC showed up about noon and helped TOG for about two hours. CC commented to TOG that, "I should get you an old-fashioned wind up alarm clock!" This means TOG lied to me about his battery being dead and having to get a new one. He'd overslept. (Yeah, that would have been nice on a Saturday.) About 3:30 p.m., TOG STILL isn't finished, and is outside again, indulging in a cigarette. I finally ask him if he's about done. He hurries back in, does a bit more, and moves my washer and dryer back into place and leaves. About an hour later, I go to put something in the laundry room and smell gas. ONG came out, and sure enough there was a gas leak. Turns out TOG rammed my dryer into the gas shut off valve and damaged it, causing a leak. HE COULD HAVE BLOWN MY HOUSE UP!! The next day, I go to wash some clothes and hear my washer making an awful grinding noise. After a visit from a repair man, I learned that TOG bent the metal on the underside of the washer when he moved it, and the wash tub was grinding against it.
As if that isn't enough, they didn't replace the flooring in the downstairs bathroom. CC said the work order listed "one toilet", which he took to mean the half bath. I know for a fact the sales lady measured that bathroom because I was standing there when she did it. There was no reason for it not to be included. CC ordered additional flooring, and came out a couple of weeks later to install it. This would have been fine EXCEPT that I opened the linen closet in that bathroom last night, and there is still carpet on the closet floor! SERIOUSLY?!?!?
So, I've had it with them. I WILL NOT use them when I carpet the bedrooms. If you value your home, your time, and your peace of mind, USE ANOTHER COMPANY. read more