Mohawk Consumer Reviews - Page 4

MANITOWOC, WISCONSIN -- We replaced our 17 yr. old carpeting with the Mohawk Laminate Rosewood High Gloss. Beautiful floor! We went with the high expectations of the Mohawk name. Mohawk's warranty says that the laminate flooring is water resistant, well it's not! We had a few spills from the kids but was cleaned up immediately. Well those spots are lifting terribly and getting worse as time goes by. I'm now noticing little spots in various areas that are starting to lift.

We don't wear our shoes on the flooring so there's no wear. I clean with a laminate spray cleaner so no moisture is on the floor. We installed a cheaper grade laminate of a different company years earlier than the Mohawk and that flooring is holding up much better than the Mohawk. We had a contractor look at the flooring and he said it was installed correctly and that it should not be lifting the way it is and to contact the company.

I could see if we abused this floor and walked on it with wet shoes but we don't at all. Very disappointed with this floor. We don't have more money to spend on replacing this floor so hope that Mohawk will help us, but that doesn't look like that will happen according to other reviews. I did contact Mohawk so waiting on a response.

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND -- We also installed Mohawk laminate flooring in our brand new kitchen and family room area. We specifically asked the dealer if this floor could be used in such an area purposed for with the obvious high traffic as well as cooking, dishwashing, etc. Within a couple of months the floor planks started to curl up at the edges - first in the cooking area, then in the family room area. We contacted Mohawk and after much persistence on our they sent an inspector who "determined" that this problem was caused by surface humidity.

We have had no floods or any major water spill except the normal sprinkling when doing the dishes or using the water dispenser on the fridge... and these were routinely wiped up quickly. We cleaned the floor with a dry mop and spray - never mopping with lots of water. The same area had a similar floor for 10 years and we never had any problems. It was only replaced because we tore down a wall and moved cabinets in the kitchen, leaving a hole in the floor.

This previous floor was your generic Home Depot brand, and was good enough to be reinstalled in a different room.
It is absurd that a floor appropriate for kitchens can't stand the normal humidity that exists in such an area.
What do we do? Any recourse?

VIRGINIA -- We had our MoHawk installed in Sept. 2010. We have contacted Lowe's (where the carpet was purchased) in Pocomoke MD, about our carpet shedding and balling up. They sent a representative by and took samples and sent them to MoHawk. The reply was it wasn't anything wrong with the carpet. They said they tested it and it was normal. Like the other complaint on here-our carpet looked like it it years old. When it is vacuumed it still doesn't look it it is vacuumed. This is over most of our house. My vacuum bags has to be replaced every other time I vacuum. Also the beater head has to be taken apart and cleaned - as the threads from the carpet get all wound around it.

We are so disappointed with this carpet and there seems like there isn't anything we can have done about it. Just got to live with it I suppose. There is one thing - I would not recommend MoHawk to anyone and they will know my reason also.

Why aren't there Lemon Laws for manufacturers? Why is a company allowed to continue manufacturing a product that has known flaws. Money, money is why. No respect for the consumer. When we moved into a older home we had the kitchen completely redone, new appliances, cabinets and flooring. Unfortunately and unknown to us for some period of time our dishwasher had been leaking and in time saturated the area under the floor. The floor buckled badly. Upon further investigation I was informed that the floor should not be gotten wet.

Now my question to Mohawk is, why isn't it clearly marked in and on your product that it is not advisable to use in areas that may become wet i.e. product not to be used in bathrooms, laundry rooms, kitchens and the like.

When I spoke with a Mohawk representative he was not even interested in taking my name, address or anything else. His response was that they were not responsible and did not intend to be helpful in any way. I live in Waynesboro and have noted that the Mohawk plant here has gone out of business. They stated the reason was the economy.

So why don't they take the stand that if the economy is bad then WE have to get better to survive. No. Their way is to screw as many customers as possible and when things get down enough grab their bags and baggage and run. Thanks Mohawk but no Thanks. Never again.

DAYTON, OHIO -- Recently we noticed carpet fibers on the floor and checking further I noticed carpet fibers coming out in the seams. When I pulled on the carpet it completely came loose from the backing. A representative from Dalton, Georgia where we purchased the carpet came out and said "Your carpet is delaminating. I will call the mill." The mill sent out an inspector that was like Bill Nye the Science Guy. The mill informed us that the inspector found dog urine in the seam. That's why the carpet was coming apart.

The inspector did not check all the seams and since when does dog urine cause your carpet to fall apart? I don't remember the salesman telling us not to let our dog pee on the carpet or it would fall apart. They will not honor our warranty.

I recently installed 1,200 square feet of Mohawk "Natural Oak" in a condo I just purchased. I bought the flooring from Ollies. The flooring cost me around $1,700 and took a week to install. It was installed on a solid concrete slab with a proper vapor barrier. I used an approved rubberized underlayment between the slab and the flooring. I installed it according to the instructions and have many years of experience in home renovations.

Soon after the installation, the floor began buckling as described by other reviewers on the site. In addition, the "floor" layer started peeling up from around the edges of the floor segments. I tried using weight to float the buckling out without success. The flooring looks terrible and I have not been able to move into my condo. I am at a loss at what to do at this point, but I don't plan to ever buy another Mohawk product.

LINCOLN, NEBRASKA -- We purchased Mohawk's engineered flooring mainly because Mohawk was the brand name. What a mistake this was. The first thing we noticed after the wood floor was installed by professionals was many boards were not level where the ends meet, resulting in an annoying lip. We can feel this unevenness on our feet when we stand on the lip.

Our flooring company instantly sent over an inspector to check out our problem. They informed us Mohawk would send an independent flooring expect to check our complaint. Three weeks later the independent inspector told us the floor was in tolerance with acceptable industry standard for gaps and unlevelness. What a crock of **! If this is industry standards, no one should buy an engineered wood floor.

POULTNEY, VERMONT -- We had our home remodeled a year ago. We had new Mohawk carpeting installed. The carpeting is still "shedding", like it's supposed to for the first 72 hours after being installed, a year later. I have to empty my vacuum 3 times just doing 3 bedrooms and I vacuum every other day. The fibers build up so badly that I have to dust daily, it fills up in my computer vents, air conditioner, you name it. We contacted the company 3 months after it was installed, they said to give it six months, here we are a year later and nothing has changed and they now say that this is normal.

It is all worn down where we walk and looks old already. I am now working with the state health dept. to find out if there is any danger to my family's health and to see what options are available to us. Any feedback on a similar situation or suggestions will be appreciated.

CHESTERLAND, OHIO -- We built new home. Upgrade of wood flooring red oak 10 by Mohawk. Flooring looks nothing like the samples.
Within a couple of weeks of installation the flooring started bubbling, twisting and the finish was coming off. We contacted builder... The builder brought out Mohawk representative who said "It was our home environment and our basement must have flooded." Our basement is bone dry and never flooded. The flooring is horrible. The builder has replaced our wood floor at his own cost. I hope this builder goes after Mohawk. DO NOT PURCHASE MOHAWK. They do not stand behind their product and they produce a terrible product.

I purchase Mohawk carpet for my house. When sweeping with a Dyson Animal it pulled a runner in the carpet. The Carpet store did fix it the first time. Sweeping and happened a second time. Ask for the carpet to be replaced by the store and they contacted Mohawk. An inspector looked at the carpet and ask what sweeper we were using and we said Dyson. I appears that was enough, we got notice a week later that it was the sweep causing the damage. Of course the carpet manufacture is not responsible for damage by the sweeper and Dyson is not responsible for damage to the carpet by the sweeper. I see on the internet that others have received the same answer.

Went on the internet, contacted Dyson, they were not responsible for damage to the carpet. The store recommended the carpet highly and never heard that you could not use a Dyson sweeper. Still waiting on the carpet store to decide if they are going to do anything and have yet to contact Dyson.

In response to the person who thinks Dyson's are too expensive, what your sale ads, you can get the very reasonable. Mohawk suggest a beater bar for the carpet. They say the Dyson's brushes are too stiff. Here is another post on Dyson. Suggest searching for Dyson. http://www.merchantcircle.com/blogs/CA-Rohnert-Park. Here is a link to the Carpet and Rug Institute. They list suggest vacuum cleaners. http://www.carpet-rug.org