State College Distributors

State College Distributors aka The Slab Yard: Like anything else, find the right people and the right place, and you get the best outcome. Best prices, best service, best experience. I worked with Walter Chavez for slabs (bought 3) and JC Flores for tile. Actual prices on slabs instead of mystery coding? Nice. Plus they both still worked with me on price once I knew what I wanted. Way sharper than anyone else. I needed one particular slab they didn’t have, and Walter sourced it at the wholesaler for me. These guys are AWESOME! Rather have the used car experience? Visit the shyster bozos diagonally across the street. Then go home, take a shower, and see Walter and JC

We had a large remodel project, and worked with the folks at State College Dist. for a number of orders. The selection of material here is impressive, and pricing is fair. We did experience an issue with our carpet material, which caused tremendous headache and hassle. However, our rep from the carpeting dept., Robert, was very responsible and followed through to make it right for us. We appreciated his help tremendously.
Great customer service, great selection. Recommended.

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What a great place to find hardwood flooring! They have a huge selection and great pricing. Be sure to ask for Tom Niebur. Tom helped us from start to finish, by showing us samples similar to our liking and the pros and cons of each. I called him on his cell phone once (unknowingly he was in Brazil!) but he answered my questions completely and respectfully. When our floor was being installed there was a problem with the wood we had chosen and Tom was on it! The problem was solved within a day. What could have been a massive, stressful situation was taken care immediately. Tom went above and beyond to help us. We love our new flooring and the service we received. We highly recommend State College Distributors and Tom Niebur for your flooring needs.

This is about the Premium flooring outlet.
The service here is awesome. I worked with Paul several years ago, and when I recently came back, he actually remembered me. Paul is always busy helping someone out, but I always wait to work with him. His service and honesty about products and pricing provides a wonderful buying experience. He is also very knowledgeable about the products they carry.
Alberto is also another awesome person to work with. He helped me with my eventual purchase, making sure that I bought what I needed, and got them ASAP. He was also very knowledgeable and provided great service and attention to my need for the stone ASAP.
Poncho delivered my stone and was incredibly professional and on time with the delivery.
Seriously, these guys are great with price, selection, and service.
5 stars plus for Paul, Alberto and Poncho.

Bad service I waited 20 min never helped me bad bad service they don’t care your on your own if your looking for good service this is not the place so sad prices are high as well.

Was looking for new countertops while I was remodeling my kitchen. i found the perfect prefab slab of light gray quartz with little flecks of sparkle in it. I purchased two slabs early on in my remodel and they held them till I was ready for installation. The installers did a fast and wonderful job, you can’t even find the seam where they have them pieced together. They were also helpful on ideas on the backsplash where my stove was. All in all gorgeous product and wonderful service.

If I could gave a zero– I would. The granite was poorly aligned, their workers damaged three of our walls, left tape, dust, hundreds of pounds of granite, our old sink and their trash.
Oh, as an added bonus I believe it was their workers who left spit out chewing gum on our newly poured patio. Ugh… I pleaded with the manager, Walter to help us on Saturday. He said he would call back, he didn’t. Now His voicemail states he is out of town until next week. I called my sales rep and she told me she could not help me right now because she is with a client. I reminded her that I was her client too.
My story continues– it is December 4 and my job has still not been completed. Walter has informed me of miscommunications within their office.
It is not fair or right that I have received payment demands from Milady’s for a job that had not been completed. I had phoned her desperately for help but no reply. She does not care that my job is not completely she just wants payment. I am very frustrated. The additional work the company told me they completed they did not.
It should not take a month and dozens of phone calls to install a medium size kitchen. Ugh, I found more dried up chewing gum that I believe their worker spit out on our patio next to the trash they left us with.
The work they need to complete is minor but it does not feel right they have left me to dangle.
I am posting photos from the first time Walter at State College Distributors told me they were finished and wanted payment.
The last batch of photos was taken after Malidy’s phoned me for payment and conveyed the project looks great.
It should not be this difficult to have a small granite job completed. I realize events and things happen but this is just inexcusable.

This place has EVERYTHING! Something for your 85 year old grandma and something for the 25 year old newlyweds. Me and my husband saw this place on HGTV (Flip or Flop) and thought we would swing by to get some ideas for our renovations (kitchen and 3 bathroom).
All you need to know is one name: GEORGE! GEORGE! GEORGE! George was a life saver!!! Although everyone is extremely helpful/nice…George helped us with everything and practically designed our whole house. We pick a couple pieces that we loved (pebble stones, subway tiles, arabesque glass tiles, etc) and he designed each space specifically to our taste. He has gone above and beyond for us and has really given us the best deal we could bargain for. I don’t know what me and my husband would do without him. A person can only watch so much HGTV and research on Houzz!
In short: STATE COLLEGE DISTRIBUTORS has a friendly and extremely helpful staff with materials that speak for itself. Huge selection with great prices. One stop shop.
Thank you so much George!!! We appreciate all your help! We owe you dinner at our new place…(once construction is done)!
Cheers,
Mary Krismas

I read the reviews about the customer service. This is not the place that will have someone follow you around, but when you need help, you just need to go and ask someone and they will help you. That is what we did and then we saw the same salesman, Gary for 6 weekends in a row and he never failed to help us or return a phone call.
We removed existing wood floors, carpet and installed tile floors throughout a 1450 square foot home. We also removed and existing shower and had it retiled.
It could not have gone more smoothly. We found tile at a differnt company and Gary, the sales person was able to get it cheaper. He then hooked us up with Ed who came out and gave us an estimate on installation. We were blown away by the cost at first because we had no idea of the cost of tile installation, but after three other estimates. State College was our choice. They estimate was right on the money and they were the most professional.
We had to change our tile color and went back to see Gary who was able again to help us get a better deal on the tile we wanted. We ordered our tile and the project started within a week. Javier, who installed the tile was great. He was so professional. He had to work around our installation of kitchen cabinets and bathroom cabinets which he did flawlessly. Javier always answer my phone calls and text messages, as did everyone at State College.
Our tile installation looks great! I would use State College Distributors. They are very professional and very good at what they do.
After all the work was completed, we had noticed that we did not receive a refund on tile that was not used in our shower. I called and talked to Janessa in the office. She was able to talk with Javier, who confirmed that the tile was not used, and she issued us a refund right away. They are so professional. They will get the job done for you. They are the best!

I have personally known the staff at State College for years but I never took the time to go to them since I had no projects to complete. When I purchased my first home I had a crazy idea about my dream backyard and I took it to State College so they could review my plans. Randy and George both changed my whole plan and brought my plan to life with a virtual image and most importantly by suggesting better material than I was originally planning on utilizing. The first plan was great by my end result was nothing less than spectacular. All the employees that assisted me through this process were amazing, including Walter who assisted me with the granite portion. I am extremely happy with my backyard and I thank the whole team, especially Randy and George for taking the time to bring my dream into a reality. I would recommend State College to anyone that is looking to do any type of work since the customer service is as solid as the granite they sell. Thank you guys.

My 5 star review is solely for the young man that helped me out when I walked in the first time and for the install department. Picture it… Huge warehouse full of granites, tile and flooring materials. And then three older gentleman sitting there chatting without even a hello or may we assist you with anything. Pretty much warm bodies to fill the chairs at their desk. Justin was the young man who helped us out. I took home a sample and scheduled for measurements. After a little back and forth on availability on the laminate, we were able to get an install within a week. Janelle was awesome. She was great with her follow up and answering questions. The installer guy, Cruz, was THE BEST! So, five stars for the 3 supers stars employees!

Worst customer service ever. Lots of sales guys small talking amongst themselves. No one offered to help us. When we did approach someone who clearly wasn’t helping anyone else, he said he was busy.

This place is SPECTACULAR!!! The variety of tiles and stones is amazing and they have very good quality. But the best part about coming here is the great service from GEORGE SOLIS! He helped us not only to pick up the tile for the bathrooms and kitchen but also with the design. He genuinely has a great taste. Very pleased. I will definitely come back for any upgrades on our new house
Thanks George, it looks absolutely beautiful!

I saw this business advertised on one of my favorite HGTV shows so I decided to check them out for myself. I was looking for porcelain tile that had a rustic wood look to it and was also trying to price out granite and quartz countertops for my kitchen remodel.
I came on a Sat afternoon and was quite disappointed in how hard it was to get help. Their prices on flooring was listed on the product (and I thought those prices were high) but another customer told me the actual price was discounted and I had to ask a salesperson. So why even advertise a price if it’s not correct?
Anyways… I walked up and down the aisle and outside looking for help… nothing. I find a guy who works in their wood flooring dept who tries to help but says he only knows wood.
Maybe I was cranky but this was my sign to split…

After at first seemed a horrible experience, this placed have redeemed themselves by their amazing sales team Aga and Tomas. They are friendly, knowledgable, and in communication. I have placed several orders with this place now in the past year. Their selection is great too.

Just wondering how they stay in business! Several months ago we found a tile we liked and learned that SCD was the manufacturer’s only southern California dealer. We tried calling several times. We left messages on voice mail, we left messages with people, we even spoke to someone who said he’d check the availability of the tile and no one ever called back. We got similar tile elsewhere.
Fast forward to now, it is time to finally install the tile & we think we may not have enough and were hoping that they could get us a bit more. I called and got voice mail. Then, because we’re desperate, I called again. Someone answered the phone & asked if she could help me. I explained what I was looking for, she put me on hold. Five different times, five different people got on the phone asking if they could help me. Not one of them did. I finally was just disconnected. I called back and got voice mail.
So, we drove there today — over an hour. When we got there, two employees behind the desk were chit chatting. Eventually, one of them looked up and noticed us. I explained what we were looking for. She said that they were new dealers. I explained that wasn’t correct and they had been an authorized dealer for years (the tile manufacturer sent me their paperwork from 2011). She said she didn’t really know and that the two people who did know were in China and maybe another guy knew. We waited for the «other guy» and then, eventually just left. If this was the last place on earth that had that tile, I wouldn’t buy it.
In my experience, service does not get any worse than this.

We purchased our bathroom floor tile from them a few weeks back. The order process was smooth but pickup was very disorganized. After they called me to inform me that the order was ready, I drove out to their store but then it was not at the store. So they made me go to the warehouse and they could not find the order either. Finally i had to drive to the actual manufacturer of the tile! The tile was nice — Emerson black rock smooth tile.
We ordered an extra box (about 10 square feet) to make sure that we would have enough tile thinking that of course they would take it back as it is unopened, in perfect condition, and the Emerson company is also local. We returned unopened tile to other stores but now this tile company refuses to refund out money for this purchase. We were under the impression that tile can be returned but that it would have a restocking fee. Please do right and accept the unopened box back. Contact me for information on my order.
Update ⁷⁄₁: no reply from the business.

State College Distributors have an extensive selection from affordable to high end products. Randy Sanchez, one of the managers in SCD, has used his expertise and assisted many of our projects. Randy not only gives out great prices but also able to guide us through selecting the perfect material and designing the best look whether if it’s a bathroom, kitchen, or flooring. Thanks Randy for his excellent customer service which made the process very efficient. Highly Recommend!!!

Great Service all around thanks to George. When my wife and I decided that it was time to finally fix our bathroom we didn’t look far to know who could help us out. From the beginning he took initiative with the entire process, he even designed it for us. Not to mention the prices were the best around. If anyone is in need of a person to take care of you from beginning to end, George is the right man for the job!
I definitely will be coming back.

My wife and I bought a house last February and wanted to put porcelain wood effect tile throughout our house. We walked in and out of about 100 stores and finally ended up at State College Distributers speaking with George and JC. We got a much higher Italian tile for a better price than others were asking for the cheap stuff.
Our current project is a kitchen backsplash and we didn’t waste any time and came straight back to see George and JC. They remembered us after 5 months and offered us another phenomenal deal!
Our floors look great and we can’t wait to install our backsplash. Next project is our bathroom so we’ll be seeing George and JC again soon!