Anyone ever shop for hardwood online?

[Chainsaw13]

Have you checked out Lumber Liquidators? There's a store in your neck of the woods. I bought my laminate flooring from them when I redid my kitchen. At the time, they had the best price/selection.

[floydpink]

Lumber Liquidators is good.

I put in Pergo a few years ago and was shopping around and stopped by Ifloors to compare their prices and materials before dropping 12 grande.

They didn't carry Pergo but swore their stuff that is made in China was better.

They had a great financing deal and ran my credit to see if I qualified. This was done by a very pushy salesperson.

Like a fool, I waited until AFTER I shopped to research the consumer reports and was horrified and the reviews on their company and product.

Before I knew it, I had a $10,000 line of credit opened and floors ordered without me ever signing a contract.

A few threatening emails to their corporate offices resolved that problem and I ended up using Lowe's.

In the end, I paid more but had a warranty for a long time and a reputable company putting in my floors which are awesome. I am convinced you need to go with a top quality brand when making this type of investment and Pergo fits that bill for me.

I went with laminate due to the fact that I have a dog and kid and it is supposedly much less succeptible to scratches and replacing sections is easy if they get damaged..

[forgop]

Originally Posted by floydpink

Lumber Liquidators is good.

I put in Pergo a few years ago and was shopping around and stopped by Ifloors to compare their prices and materials before dropping 12 grande.

They didn't carry Pergo but swore their stuff that is made in China was better.

They had a great financing deal and ran my credit to see if I qualified. This was done by a very pushy salesperson.

Like a fool, I waited until AFTER I shopped to research the consumer reports and was horrified and the reviews on their company and product.

Before I knew it, I had a $10,000 line of credit opened and floors ordered without me ever signing a contract.

A few threatening emails to their corporate offices resolved that problem and I ended up using Lowe's.

In the end, I paid more but had a warranty for a long time and a reputable company putting in my floors which are awesome. I am convinced you need to go with a top quality brand when making this type of investment and Pergo fits that bill for me.

I went with laminate due to the fact that I have a dog and kid and it is supposedly much less succeptible to scratches and replacing sections is easy if they get damaged..

Thanks for the info. Headed to the local Lumber Liquidators in a moment. I looked at the ifloor.com site and saw some stuff I liked, but I'm not sure that's the kind of outfit I want to mess with.

Not sure that Lowes will be as competitive, but I do have a 10% off coupon, so I'll see what I can work out.

[jmsremax]

Originally Posted by Chainsaw13

Have you checked out Lumber Liquidators?

My folks did most of their house with hardwood from LL. I helped them with one room and I must say I was very impressed with the quality.