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"<p>The installation crew arrived on time and did an outstanding job. They carefully moved our heaviest furniture, took up the old carpet and pad, installed the new carpet, moved the heavy furniture back, and cleaned and vacuumed. They did it all in 4.5 hours one morning with no breaks. They were a very friendly and efficient crew. And the new SmartStrand carpeting is absolutely beautiful to look at and to walk on.</p> <p>After the crew left we got out our 9 year old Oreck to verify its ability to vacuum and discovered that we had a serious problem – our Oreck would hardly move across the carpet. Since the problem seemed to be related to the silk fibers in this new type of carpet, and since our Oreck was 9 years old, we decided to go shopping for a new vacuum cleaner designed to operate on SmartStrand carpeting. We took a large piece of the carpeting to Sears and the vacuum cleaner salesperson tried several different brands and models including Hoover, Dyson, Samsung, Sharp, and Kenmore, as well as upright and canister models. All of them did the same thing – they were impossible to very difficult to push across the carpet. The salesperson concluded that none of his cleaners were compatible with this carpet, and that the carpet would actually be damaged by some of them.</p> <p>So we went back to Kellys Carpet and talked to Rick and asked to see what kind of vacuum cleaners they used to clean their carpets. It turns out that they use an Oreck as he had originally told us, but it was an Oreck Magnesium. He showed it to us and demonstrated it on SmartStrand carpet. It worked just fine. It is a much newer Oreck model than our old one, and was specifically designed for these newer carpet fibers.</p> <p>We then went to the local Oreck store and found the same Oreck Magnesium model that Rick demonstrated for us. We brought our carpet sample into the store, and the store salesman demonstrated the Oreck’s ability to vacuum our sample. He told us the Magnesium was specifically designed to handle the silk fibers in these newer carpets. So we bought the Magnesium, brought it home and fired it up, and it does the job very nicely and gently. It works best on low speed.</p> <p>The moral of this story is that you should not assume your current household vacuum cleaner will operate properly on whatever carpet you are considering buying unless the carpet you are buying is the same type of carpet that you will be replacing. If you are not sure, then since the carpet salesperson can’t be expected to know which vacuum cleaners work with which carpeting types, before you buy:</p> <ol> <li> <p>(1), Always ask the carpet salesperson what kind of vacuum cleaner the store uses on the carpet you are considering and have him/her demonstrate it, and/or</p> </li> <li> <p>(2) Always take a good sized sample of the target carpet home and test your vacuum cleaner on it, and/or</p> </li> <li> <p>(3) If you feel a need to replace your vacuum cleaner, always take a large sample of the carpet to the vacuum cleaner store and test it there. </p> </li> </ol> <p>Regarding Karastan SmartStrand, there may be other vacuum cleaners in the marketplace in addition to the Oreck Magnesium that handle this carpeting nicely, but you need to test them before you buy the carpeting. , </p> <br />"

"The company called me in the morning to let me know the workers were on their way to my house. The two workers arrived on time and after I showed them the rooms, they began work immediately. They carefully moved the furniture out of the rooms prior to installation, and even moved some additional furniture (that I requested) back into the completed rooms. I was very impressed with their work - it was fast and efficient. Their skill and professionalism were obvious. They took approximately 4.5 hours to complete the job. <br /> <br /> We went with Kelly's because their prices were lower than the large furniture store in town. We purchased Mohawk smartstrand carpet because of the excellent durability (long warranty) and soft feel. The price was about $3/sq foot for the carpet (including pad) and this price also included the furniture moving, tear-up and haul away of old carpet and pad, and installation. <br /> The only thing we would change is get a thicker pad. The standard 8 lb. pad comes with a water barrier (which is nice), but wasn't as thick as we thought it would be once we started walking around on the new carpet. <br /> <br /> Overall, the rooms look great and we're very happy with the product and service Kelly provided! <br /> <br /> We would definitely use them again."

"Our family room had a noticeable roll in the carpet. I couldn't believe how much excess carpet Chris removed. After noticing some stains I did see, he suggested a good carpet cleaner, too. We had a bleach spot on the hall carpet. It was truly amazing to see the technology Chris used to repair this 50-cent sized spot. I know where the spot was but I honestly can't see where the repairs were made. Chris is truly a flooring specialist and I would definitely use Innovative Flooring in the future."

"From my first meeting with Linda Resser to choose carpeting, to Steve Resser taking measurements, I was really impressed. Scott, who did the work, is a true professional, very conscientious. He takes his time to ensure all is accomplished perfectly. The end result was outstanding! I strongly recommend Steve's flooring and Scott for the excellent job he did."

"We had a very small job - to have durable tile installed in our small foyer. Most building professionals (I <br />  have found the hard way) do not like small jobs.  But this salesman treated us so well - he offered advise and suggestions throughout the entire ordering process and yet let us come to our own decision.  We could have been buying for a 4000 sq. foot house. <br /> Very impressed and would highly recommend. <br /> <br />"

"It went relatively well. I know the poor guy was working hard, it was a very hot, very humid day; and he worked on the basement for over 3 hours. The biggest fault was ours, I believe we had let that carpet go too long without a professional cleaning. Oh, and at one time we had 7 dogs. The basement is my husband's man cave and I seldom ventured it. I should have. The doggy smell was mostly eradicated, but obvious stains remain, which I understand isn't uncommon when the stain sets. The rust stains, are all almost gone, he did a good job on those. I think Bed Red did a good job, considering the mess they had - on an off white carpet, no less. The price was a little high. I was anticipating about $400 and it was about $450; but he was really working! Obviously, I would have liked it to remove more spots, but realistically, that just wasn't possible, and they did a great job."

"Fantastic. i expected I would have to replace the carpet in 2 rooms and he was able to save it."

"Their products are top-notch but cost more than I wanted to spend at this time. <br />"

"The salesman said there would be minimal dust and when the installation was finished it took me three days to clean the inch and a half of dust off my walls ceiling cabinets fixtures, etc. my dining set was ruined and I had to buy another one. I paid 300.00 extra for base shoe which was missing along parts of the floor. Two days after installation I noticed that one of the corners of the tile had been cut off near my front door, so I called my salesman at the store who informed me that he would pass along to customer service and they would be calling within the next day or two. After a week of hearing nothing I went down to the store with a picture of it. Finally the Installer called me, I never did hear from anyone from the store, the installer came out and cut some base shoe to place over the cut corner of the tile but he forgot his nail gun so he caulked it to the trim! I chose Hiller flooring because they had really good reviews, I will never do business with them again. I still have heard nothing from Hiller."

"I place an order to install the carpet for the living room and staircase. The waiting time was only two weeks. The installer came on time. He worked hard and did a high-quality job. I'll highly recommend this company for anyone who wants to get an excellent result on the carpet installation project for the affordable price."