Week 2: Choosing My Wood Floor Vendor with HomeAdvisor

Entry #1699, October 8, 2012

Last week I shared with you a great opportunity that I’ve been chosen to pair with HomeAdvisor to showcase how choosing a vendor, pricing out remodeling costs and more can be achieved with their HomeAdvisor network. I chose to get wood flooring installed in my family room and foyer and we are now onto week 2: Choosing and Selecting a Vendor.

Week 2 – Using HomeAdvisor to find a flooring vendor

I will be honest, before deciding to go with the flooring project, I had no idea what type, color, price or even how to choose a vendor or contractor to perform the job. I was glad to see that HomeAdvisor walks you through the entire process so help you find local vendors in your area that are pre-screened and qualified to come give you an estimate.

The only thing I did know was the look I was going for in my finished wood floor! 🙂

I knew I wanted a wood floor that has a grayish brown undertones

Finding a Flooring Vendor

I went through the questionnaire online and was able to choose my flooring type, my type of project, my zip code and other pertinent information.

Questionnaire helps you narrow down qualified contractors for your project

Once you submit your information, the system assesses your information and then will choose up to 4 qualified contractors in your area. 3 were chosen for me, and within 10 minutes of filling out my information, my first contractor was calling me to setup an estimate appointment!

HomeAdvisor gave me a list of 3 vendors with reviews and contact information.

Choosing the right vendor

After I received 3 phone calls for estimates. I chose only 2 vendors to interview, as the third vendor didn’t have an appointment time for another week.  What I did like was the ProFinder guide on the HomeAdvisor website. It enabled you to choose your project and then get helpful tips for interviewing the and choosing the right vendor for your needs.

ProFinder helps you interview and choose the right vendor

Chose my flooring vendor

After meeting with both vendors I chose to go with Quality Flooring by Frank Milea here in Jacksonville, Florida. He suggested I come out to the showroom first to pick out what I liked, and to get a feel for different prices, types, and what would work best with my family’s lifestyle. Then Frank brought the flooring samples to my house and me and my husband chose the sample we liked the best.

We like this one but thought the grain was too rustic for our home

Our choices of wood flooring was tough – but we went with the one on the right

We decided on – Natural Prestige – Bordeaux Oak 6-1/4″ for our foyer and family room. We can’t wait for the upcoming weeks! Join me week 3 when we get started with the project.

See you then. To see how details on HomeAdvisor – visit week 1 here, on Stagetecture.

Note: I’m pairing with HomeAdvisor to have flooring placed in my home and working with HomeAdvisor prescreened contractors to perform the work. The project costs $2500 and is being covered by HomeAdvisor. All thoughts and opinions are of my own.

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