Consumer Reviews of Aged Woods wood floors
50% of customers recommend
2 reviews with a
3 average rating
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Date created: 2013-01-13
Name: Y. Amarando
Location: New York
Satisfaction Rating:
Very Unsatisfied,
1 out of 5
Review:
"Read before you purchase a Foresfloor/Foresbec hardwood floor"
If you are thinking about buying a Foresfloor/Foresbec hardwood
floor please read this first. I have had a nightmare of an
experience with this company and their product. When I moved
into my new home I wanted hardwood floors throughout my entire
house, so I did my research and decided to go with pre-finished
hardwood floors. I went to Gold Coast flooring in Hicksville and
was told by one of their sales representatives, Steven Rockfeld,
to go with oak pre-finished Foresfloors/Foresbec because they
were the ?best? (and most expensive). I spent $7 a square
foot, not including installation or nosing. I wanted pine, but
was told that I was better off going with oak because oak was a
very hard wood. As soon as they were being installed I noticed
hair-line cracks in a very large number of the wood planks, but
was told that that was what happens to pre-finished floors
sometimes. However, I called Steven Rockfeld and told him about
the cracks and he said he would look into it, but I had no
choice but to have them keep installing the floors since they
had already begun. Time went by and I did not hear anything back
from Gold Coast. I then paid $250 to replace a few boards that I
could not live with. Since then my family has been through an
absolute nightmare with these floors. My kids, husband, and I
always take our shoes off and we are careful with everything we
do because the slightest thing puts scratches and dents into my
very soft floors. We feel like we are walking on egg shells.
Then Thanksgiving 2011 was the icing on the cake. Someone must
have had a small pebble in their shoe and my floors are now
?destroyed?! There are now thousands of little pebble sized
holes/dents throughout the entire house. I immediately pursued
the situation by calling Steven Rockfeld from Gold Coast who
then came to look at my floors. He said that he never saw such
damage before (even in his showroom), not to mention his
disbelief in the cracks. He told me to contact Margaret Bartlam
from the Foresfloor company, and she was rude and not helpful. I
was told by Steven that dents would be covered under my warranty
only if the finish was defective (which he did believe was the
situation), but the cracks definitely were covered under
warranty. Margaret sent a person from the Foresfloor company who
was angry and annoyed to be at my home, and he did not even take
5 minutes to really acknowledge the problem in front of him. A
few weeks later I was sent a letter saying the cracks were due
to too much humidity in my home and the finish on my floors were
fine. I was appalled because I have central air and have never
had an ounce of humidity in my home ever and it is apparent to
anyone who sees my floors that the finish or the wood is
defective in one way or another!! Obviously, they are not
standing behind their warranty on the floors I spent $15,778.49,
again not including installation. Please do not go with this
company because you will be incredibly disappointed and out of a
lot of money!! I believe I would have gotten more respect and
customer service if I would have went to Home Depot to purchase
my floors. Foresfloor/Foresbec company does not stand behind
their product or warranty!!!
Date created: 2011-05-28
Name: Anonymous
Location: Grand Rapids, MI
Model: Antique Distressed Oak
Satisfaction Rating:
Very Satisfied,
5 out of 5
Review:
"The Best Wood Floor fol Less"
Founded in 1984 by Donald Sprenkle, Jr., Aged Woods was built around the premise of providing customers with quality recycled flooring through modern marketing techniques. In April of 1986, Jeffrey Horn became a partner and vice president and later went on to become the sole shareholder and current President.
In November of 2001, the company began doing business as (DBA) Yesteryear Floorworks Company. Their intent was to expand into the non-recycled wood flooring products market while continuing to promote the Aged Woods reclaimed hardwood brand that customers have grown to desire in their homes.
Aged Woods' sales area covers a large area throughout the world. Internationally, the company's sales extend to locations in Israel, Singapore, England, Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong. While their products have traditionally been usd in residential application, their fastest growing market is commercial hardwood flooring.
Wood Flooring Products
The majority of the flooring options from Aged Woods are retrieved from agricultural out-buildings, e.g. barns, which stood from between 75 and 200 years. Some other planks are comprised of virgin forest trees that were alive when our ancestors arrived ??" which in turn creates a tighter grain in the end product.
The company divides their Aged Woods planks into Antique and Antique Distressed product lines to denote of the varying degrees of weathering that the flooring has achieved over its lifetime. In their Yesteryear brand flooring line, the company offers selected, recently yielded wood available in wide widths and long lengths that are not possible with their reclaimed woods.
Some of the species they offer in the Aged Woods line include:
American Chestnut
Antique Maple
Antique Heartpine
Antique Hickory
Antique Distressed White Pine
Antique Distressed Yellow Pine
Red Oak
Southern Yellow Pine
White Oak
Some of the species offered in the Yesteryear Floorworks line include:
American Black Walnut
American Cherry
Eastern White Pine
Hickory
Red Oak
White Oak
Wormy Red Oak
