Stanley Flooring, Inc

My husband and I recently closed on a condo in River North that needed some TLC. We received the recommendation of Stanley Flooring from a life-​long Chicagoan. Stanley Siemboda (owner of Stanley Flooring) promptly came out to give us an estimate to refinish our existing hardwood floors and was able to schedule the work soon after that. Stanley and his crew completed the work within 4 days and did a terrific job at an affordable cost. I would recommend Stanley Flooring for anyone who has flooring needs in the Chicagoland area.

After installing hot-​water radiant (floor) heat in my home, it was time to lay new hardwood on top. With the potential problems of leaks or heat related issues on the wood itself, I didn’t want any problems– I only considered Stanley for the job. His experience made him the obvious choice. Not only were there no problems– my floors look amazing!

Oh boy, where do I start. I guess I should start with the fact that they walked off the job, half-​way through because of a disagreement we had, instead of hashing things out. In reading some of the filtered reviews, it seems I’m not the only one who had a verbal agreement with Stanley go south. Stanley seems to do a lot of talking and then remembers what he wants to remember. There were many many small discrepancies between the work and our contract, but three things really ticked me off.
First, our contract specified select hard maple while Stanley laid #2 common soft maple. He convinced me to take it with a steep discount. Frankly, I didn’t mind the more rustic feel but I told him to remove all the knots. He flew off the handle and threatened to leave. We decided the remove only the worst of them.
Second, Stanley laid the flooring one bundle after the next. For those who don’t know, #2 maple has both sapwood and heartwood and the boards must be woven in, distributing the color evenly. Well, he didn’t. We had large patches of white and large patches of brown. Fine… concession number 2. We plan to used area rugs anyways.
The final straw was the finish. I requested Waterlox and Stanley said, «no problem». When it came time to finish, he claimed we had no such discussion and it would cost the full discounted price to use it. Eventually he admitted he had never heard of Waterlox and didn’t know where to source it. Now (!) I (!) flew off the handle and strongly suggested he FIND someone who does at the discounted price. After a few minutes of verbal sparring, he packed up and left.
Two days later we get an invoice for the balance of our contract??? SERIOUSLY???
Since he was subbed out, we were not afforded the option to preemptively sue him. Unfortunately it had to be our GC, who is a good friend of ours. Without disclosing too many details, our GC paid the balance out of his own pocket and vowed never to use Stanley again.
I would not put it passed him for liens to be placed on customers’ homes after similar disagreements. AFAIC, he’s a crook. Food for thought to make all the subs sign a waver.

Stanley himself came to my home and gave me an estimate. The job was rather large, 5 rooms and 2 sets of stairs. He was able to break down the cost for all the work and was able to get started on the work rather fast. I was very satisfied with the stain that I chose as well as the quality of work that was given. The crew was very professional and the price was great. Would highly recommend to friends and family.

I had new hardwood floors put in the bedrooms and stairs. The job was well done and very clean.