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Floor Covering Express

Flooring Sales and Installation, Carpet Sales and Installation, Hardwood Flooring Sales and Installation,

About us

Family owned and operated. Company has 6 employees. We use subcontractor for installation, but all work is warranted through the store not the installer. We provide free no obligation in home or office measures, and can bring samples to you if coming to the store is a inconvenience.

Business highlights

33 years of trusted experience

Services we offer

Flooring sales & installation, laminate flooring, ceramic tile, vinyl & marmoleum, carpet, hardwood, laminate, countertops & window coverings, solid surface, granite, quartz, marble, window & doors.

Amenities

Free Estimates
Yes
Warranties
Yes


Accepted payment methods

Check
Discover
Financing Available
MasterCard
Visa

Reviews

4.630 Reviews
Number of StarsImage of DistributionNumber of Ratings
5
73%
4
7%
3
13%
2
0%
1
7%


Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
4.6
value
4.3
professionalism
4.6
responsiveness
4.7
punctuality
4.7
Showing 1-25 of 30 reviews

Raymond W.
09/2016
5.0
flooring contractor
  + -1 more
Excellent installation and scheduled quickly to meet my requirements. Very pleased with finished product.
Description of Work: Vinyl placed over older tile floor in poor condition.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$750

Jane H.
11/2015
5.0
flooring contractor, hardwood floor
  + 0 more
This was a job paid by Washington Energy Services as part of my claim for their damage to the floor in our furnace room while installing a new furnace. Pete and his crew were very responsive, providing the lowest bid of three local providers. He was thorough and walked me through the options from vinyl to engineered hardwood. We took home lots of samples and took awhile to make a decision, but he was ready when the time came and did a wonderful job of removing the damaged floor and installing the new vinyl. I would definitely recommend Floor Covering Express to anyone in the Tacoma area!
Description of Work: Installed vinyl flooring to replace a floor in our furnace room that was damaged while installing a new furnace.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,000

melissa H.
10/2015
5.0
carpet installation, flooring contractor
  + 0 more
The carpet we had originally ordered from another company was not available when it came time to go for it. They really helped us out I only had a few days to get new carpet in order to keep us in line for our opening date. They saved the day. I wish we had them do the instillation too as the team our contractor insisted we use damaged our freshly painted walls as well as left gaps etc.
Description of Work: We purchased carpet for our new clinic Pro Sport and Spine in Gig Harbor.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$3,000

Brynn B.
08/2015
5.0
flooring contractor, hardwood floor
  + 0 more
Excellent from start to finish. This is my second project with Floor Covering Express and I remain vey impressed. Everyone I worked with was great! They removed an additional layer of flooring so now the area is all the same height. I'm very pleased with the result.
Description of Work: Replaced Congoleum Duraceramic in kitchen with engineered hardwood

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$3,400

Blake J.
03/2015
3.0
ceramic tile, flooring contractor
  + 0 more
Bid was was too high went with a contractor for 1/4 the bid of this one for tiling a basement floor
Description of Work: Provider was asked to tile basement floor

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
value
1.0
professionalism
4.0
responsiveness
4.0


Dorothy P.
10/2014
1.0
flooring contractor
  + -1 more
I gave samples of the carpet I wanted installed. The service provider stated they could easily match the samples provided, on the day of installation I happen to check on the work from installation, however the carpet being installed was not what we discussed, and does not match my carpet that was initially installed. I reached out to the service provider to discuss why the carpet did not match the samples provided, he came out to my home to discuss the issue, after leaving my home, he has not returned my messages to discuss further adjustments.
Description of Work: Carpet installation.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
2.0
value
3.0
professionalism
2.0
responsiveness
2.0
punctuality
2.0

$1,650

Laurence G.
06/2014
5.0
flooring contractor
  + -1 more
Actually, this is the third time I have used Floor Covering Express, University Place WA, in the past five years. I have a preference for using a family small business instead of the big box retailers. As always is pays off with quality personal service. F.C.E. provides a large showroom with an excellent selection of flooring options. The installers (to include the owner) were prompt and professional. Two days to accomplish the tiling and carpeting. They cleaned up after themselves, worked expediently, and were always professional. A happy customer once again. Additionally, I took advantage of their 'Angies List Discount 5%'. I intend to use their service in the future.
Description of Work: Installed ceramic flooring in kitchen, replaced carpet in family room, replaced carpet in Master Bedroom.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$6,200

Nancy D.
12/2013
3.0
ceramic tile, countertops
  + 0 more
It was an average or maybe slightly below average experience we had with them. They had scheduled appointments but there were no shows. Weeks scheduled and there’s no show the 2nd time. We’ll never work with them and would not recommend them. They were supposed to come and give us a final quote. They worked well with us in their shop. If we were making the investment, they were fine to work with us. When they needed to make the investment, they chose not to show up. I went 2 or 3 times to them. The owner, Pete, is an extremely nice man. He was very helpful to pick things out and look at things. Then they were supposed to come over and do measurements and give us a real bid to do the work and they said they’d be out the next week and we sort of had a timeframe in mind because we lined a tile guy to do the work and they also told us it’ll be a couple of weeks for the countertops to come in because it takes a while to get it. So we had a timeline in mind and we said we like to do it and have it done during this time period. They knew the time period and they said they’ll be out early next week to measure and do everything and I never heard from them. I left a message and I didn’t hear from them and I think they were quite busy but I never heard from them again. They have a great showroom. They got a lot of stuff to look at and to choose from. He is a really nice guy but I don’t know if they were just busy or what was going on but they just dropped the ball on getting out to see us. I haven’t heard anything negative about the work they do before we went in there. Our tile guy said he seen some of their work and it’s not the best but it’s not the worse he’s ever seen either. They lost their business because they didn’t follow through. Their pricing is fine. They were competitive with everybody else.
Description of Work: We had some plans with Floor Covering Express to do countertops and tiles for my bathroom.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
2.0
value
4.0
professionalism
3.0
responsiveness
2.0
punctuality
2.0


Brynn B.
12/2013
5.0
carpet installation, flooring contractor, hardwood floor
  + 1 more
I was very impressed with everyone I worked with in sales and installation. They did a great job with challenging transitions to other flooring and I'm very pleased with the result. If I ever need flooring again I will definitely contact them.
Description of Work: Replaced carpeting in hallway with engineered wood flooring.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$3,000

Glenda L.
09/2013
5.0
flooring contractor, hardwood floor
  + 0 more
We went to every flooring place in Tacoma and Flooring Express was the only place that had a match for the engineered oak floors in our new home. They made us a good deal on both the flooring and installation.
Description of Work: Supplied 1000 sq feet of engineered wood and linoleum flooring.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$6,000

Joanne P.
08/2013
1.0
ceramic tile
  + -1 more
We ended up firing them. They agreed to take 18,000 because they did not finish the job. They did a horrible job. We have to hire someone else to finish. I have taken pictures and if need be someone can come look at the tile job themselves.
Description of Work: We are building a new house and they did extensive tile work.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
1.0
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
4.0


Response from Floor Covering Express
This is written in response to explain the company's side of the story. We do not wish to degrade our customer, we respect her opinion. The job included large format tile with 4" inserts on the floors, a master walk-in shower and a walk-in shower with a fiberglass pan. From the day we started working the customer started changing how she wanted the tile installed. We would install the tile the way she asked, then she would come back and say she didn't like it and to remove the tile and install it a different way. In some cases she would change what she wanted in the middle of cutting the tiles. We were there for over three weeks and tried everything we could to remedy the situation, in the end after 95% of the job was done she refused to pay the balance of $12,000. We settled on $6,000 just to finish off the job.

Karen G.
07/2013
4.0
flooring contractor
  + -1 more
It was Saturday the young man was not very knowledgable could not give any prices. I took some samples and when I returned them and asked for a price on the flooring I chose they told me it was discontinued. I had to start over on my search.
Description of Work: I visited the showroom to get information on flooring .

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
4.0
responsiveness
4.0


Richard D.
05/2013
5.0
carpet installation, flooring contractor
  + 0 more
Sales representative throughly discussed my requirements, showed and recommended samples, and fully answered any questions I had. Following a survey of the house an estimate was provided within a day and agreement made on price and work to be accomplished. Work was done completely and professionally according to schedule.
Description of Work: Replace carpeting and kitchen flooring.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$5,500

LaNaya A.
02/2013
3.0
carpet installation
  + -1 more
Called to get a bid, was asked to come into the show room to pick out carpet before they came to give me a bid and was told to ask for Randy. Randy was not available when I arrived. Chris helped me and told me he was the one to come give me the bid. Three men showed up on the day the bid was scheduled for, none of them were Chris or Randy (I am not 100% sure I have the names correct) . This was a bit intimidating. Why did three guys need to come to measure my floor? Only one guy did the talking and measuring. The small area that needed to be carpeted, measured exactly 12 ft wide. I was told that some carpet comes a little short of 12 ft and some comes a little over 12 ft, so I needed to order much more to make sure the carpet would fit the area. This added to the estimated cost substantially. I got another bid from a company that toldme the carpet could be stretched if needed, but that it would fit the 12 ft no problem. This company estimated the amount of carpet needed to be much less and I ended up going with them and was pleased.
Description of Work: An free estimate to carpet a small area in my family room

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
professionalism
2.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
4.0


Linda C.
02/2013
5.0
carpet installation, flooring contractor
  + 0 more
I was very pleased with Floor Covering Express. I was very happy with the job they did. And they were polite. They did a wonderful job. They were efficient. They were quick in getting to me. Because I had a lot of heavy furniture to be moved, they also included moving the big stuff and storing it in our carport while they worked. Then they put it back when they were done.
Description of Work: They put in vinyl sheets in our basement and it went all through the basement and they put carpet on our stairs and they put molding on the wall, where the floor meets the wall.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

Charlotte C.
01/2013
5.0
carpet installation
  + -1 more
I don't have any complaints. Their professionalism, cleanup and service were fine but I think their pricing was a little high.
Description of Work: I used Floor Covering Express to take up my old pad and carpet and then put in a new pad and carpeting.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
3.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$5,000

chris S.
12/2012
5.0
countertops
  + -1 more
In the showroom, they took a lot of time showing all the options that met my budget and needs. The installation was done professionally
Description of Work: They installed two bathroom countertops and I am really pleased with the results!

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,800

Audrey H.
12/2012
5.0
carpet installation, flooring contractor
  + 0 more
They were very good. They were very good with the custom order.
Description of Work: They put in some custom cut carpeting and linoleum for us.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

Scott S.
02/2012
5.0
flooring contractor, hardwood floor
  + 0 more
We wanted a quick turn around time and contacted Topher asking for samples of material that they had in stock. They came out on a Thu with samples, we selected one, they dropped off material to acclimatize the next day, and worked Mon-Fri of the following week to complete the job. The project lead (Brian I believe) was very professional and solved any problem that came up.
Description of Work: Hardwood flooring installation with removal of existing floor. A hardwood composite over a concrete basement floor was the nature of the project. It entailed about 3000 sq ft.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
3.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$26,000

Cheryl H.
08/2011
5.0
carpet installation, flooring contractor
  + 0 more
They were fabulous. I am going to have them do the work again. They are excellent and outstanding. They care and have good product knowledge. They do a good job. They did what they said they were going to do. They did when they said they were going to do it. They are very reliable. They were good character. They have come out multiple times. I will recommend others to use them. They do a high quality work, and I will give them high rating.
Description of Work: I used the services of Floor Covering Express for floor installation last month.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$20,000

Martin M.
05/2011
5.0
flooring contractor
  + -1 more
They were awesome. I would hire them again. They were very personable. I believe they are family owned. They were right there to do the work and they did it right.
Description of Work: They replaced our vinyl flooring.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

Kurt K.
01/2011
3.0
carpet installation, flooring contractor, hardwood floor
  + 1 more
The first problem was that I clearly said I wanted to see Frize and Berber carpet samples along with laminate and vinyl. He brought no carpet with him and said we would need to go to the showroom; not what we were looking for. The bid finally showed up in the mail on Dec 31. I had mentioned that I wanted to make a decision that week. No phone call or email, just snail mail. Well, by then we had already compared two other installers quotes and selected one of them. Their bid was compareable to the company we went with before we started negotiating down. Too bad they were out of the game by the time the bids came in.
Description of Work: Requested quote to replace flooring throughout my home. New carpet, hardwood laminate and vinyl.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
3.0
value
4.0
professionalism
3.0
responsiveness
2.0
punctuality
5.0


Larry K.
12/2010
5.0
carpet installation, ceramic tile, flooring contractor
  + 1 more
The workers completed the project efficiently and did a good job of cleaning up after themselves. They also arrived on time daily, which was appreciated. Their prices are also competitive. The initial installation was done a few years ago, but we had them out for repairs and additional follow up more recently. I would highly recommend them for flooring installation!
Description of Work: They installed carpet in 7 rooms and tile in a hallway and 1 bedroom.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

Jason L.
12/2010
5.0
ceramic tile, flooring contractor
  + 0 more
They helped us with the selection and the process. They delivered when they were supposed to.
Description of Work: They were a supplier that we bought tile for a bathroom project.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,200

Connie B.
12/2010
5.0
flooring contractor, hardwood floor
  + 0 more
They were on time friendly and did what they were supposed to do. I was picky in choosing my sub contractors.
Description of Work: They put down a rather large pergola floor in a very expensive remodel and addition.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
    • 1(current)
    • 2

Contact information

3143 Bridgeport Way W, Tacoma, WA 98466

www.floorcoveringexpress.com

Service hours

Sunday:
Closed
Monday:
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday:
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday:
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday:
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday:
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday:
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Licensing

Bonded

Insured

Eco-friendly Accreditations

LEED Accredited Professional
No
Energy Star Partner
No
EPA Lead-Safe Certified
Yes
Use Green Products or Work Practices
No
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Service Categories

Flooring Sales and Installation,
Carpet Sales and Installation,
Hardwood Flooring Sales and Installation,
Ceramic Tile,
Countertops and Backsplashes,
Marble and Granite,
Window Treatments,
Windows,
Moving Companies

FAQ

Floor Covering Express is currently rated 4.6 overall out of 5.

Sunday: Closed

Monday: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Tuesday: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Wednesday: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Thursday: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Friday: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Saturday: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Floor Covering Express accepts the following forms of payment: Check,Discover,Financing Available,MasterCard,Visa
Yes, Floor Covering Express offers free project estimates.
Yes, Floor Covering Express offers eco-friendly accreditations.
No, Floor Covering Express does not offer a senior discount.
No, Floor Covering Express does not offer emergency services.
Yes, Floor Covering Express offers warranties.
Floor Covering Express offers the following services: Flooring sales & installation, laminate flooring, ceramic tile, vinyl & marmoleum, carpet, hardwood, laminate, countertops & window coverings, solid surface, granite, quartz, marble, window & doors.

Contact information

3143 Bridgeport Way W, Tacoma, WA 98466

www.floorcoveringexpress.com

Service hours

Sunday:
Closed
Monday:
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday:
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday:
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday:
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday:
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday:
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM