Ashley Fine Floors

On our continued path to completing our renovation the way it should be done, yesterday I found myself needing to buy hardwood nosing for a set of stairs… The contractor we had worked with (long gone and do not want to see again) had told me that there was enough nosing to complete the last set of stairs… WRONG. We were 12 ft. short, significant to be sure and not a trivial matter when you have to find the right wood, right finish and correct width. On the advice of the person of Home Depot at Westmount Ctr., I went to Nelson Lumber on St. Albert Trail (note to all: it is CLOSED on SAT/​SUN) and with that went to Windsor Plywood across the street. Chris at Windsor Plywood was helpful and suggested places on 99^th and also Ashley Fine Floors on 111^th. I did NOT want to go all the way to 99^th and am SO happy that I didn’t have to go…
I went in and was greeted by Mike to whom I explained the situation. He took me to the back where their clearance wood flooring is and instead of leaving me there to fend for myself (which has happened in other places for other items I was looking for) he helped me and found one piece that was an EXACT match and another that I felt would work, though it was a bit darker and the width wasn’t the same. He indicated that it would work if «shims» were used. With both in hand, I did ask if I could bring the one back if it didn’t work since I have learned that in the renovation business, MOST things you buy are NOT RETURNABLE especially if it is wood, tile or the like from the NON Home Depot or Rona Stores… He quickly said that I could as long as I could bring it back either the same day or call in to find out when he was in so it wouldn’t be a problem of «retelling the story» of the nosing.
In short, I was in and out within 20 minutes at best :-) The way it should be when you know exactly what you are looking for and there is someone interested in helping you solve a problem that may not seem a big deal to them, but is to you :-)
I would like to give Ashley’s a 3.5, and when/​if you do go in, ask for Mike :-) He is helpful and willing to help problem solve and answer questions even if you haven’t bought the product from the store…