California State Floors

The workers from California State Flooring (Angel, et. al.) had a horrible work ethic and cut corners constantly. They would show up an hour late at times and we would be waiting, wondering what is going on. Also, they would leave garbage like Carl’s Jr soda cups and other refuse all over the place. I felt like were were babysitting 3-​year-​olds. As for the actual work they were doing, it became a daily exercise for me and my husband to police them to make sure the laminate was laid without gaps and scratches. The laminate was relaid in some areas 3+ times (and counting — the job is still going on as I write this) without a good result — still more gaps, scratches, and glue residue everywhere. In addition, the workers were extremely careless about the demolition process and nicked and chunked pieces out of our newly painted walls as they pulled baseboards off. We asked them to be extra careful, but they did not seem to care as each day revealed more and more damage to our walls — hello, it was our floor that was supposed to be worked on! The tile work has also been disappointing, as there are areas where the tiles are uneven and now that it is laid and the mortar is dry, there is nothing that can be done about it, unless the floor is re-​demolished. They blame it on the floor being uneven, but if that is the case, why did they not bring it to our attention so we could discuss the best solution? Instead, they just spread the mortar and plop the tile on it. Now there is nothing that can be done. Also, the whole process covered our house interior with a thick layer of sawdust. They apparently have not heard of tarps for walling off work areas and now we are also stuck with cleaning the whole freaking place in addition to daily pistol-​whipping of the workers who fail to do their job well. Angel, the owner and supervisor was often unreachable because he was doing community service for a repeat DUI — go figure (his workers told us this).
Avoid this place. You will save years of your life. I am kicking myself daily for making the decision to try out these guys. I would gladly pay thousands more not to deal with this crap