Home Depot, unlike other major home improvement companies, subcontracts all of its flooring installations out to a company named USIG (US Installations Group), and this company hires contractors at a very below-average price per square foot. Then, on a regular basis (every week), their accountant conveniently forgets to send one or two of their installers' checks for the work performed.
USIG relies on unsuspecting contractors who have not yet heard of the shortcomings of others to take the place of the disgruntled contractors, and it repeats the process of holding contractors' pay for various bogus reasons. USIG usually ends up keeping the contractor's last check or two for no reason other than that the contractor refuses to continue working for them. Once these contractors are disgruntled, they display poor installation tactics, so you likely have less than a 50% chance of getting a quality flooring installation.
I suggest you use a local retail flooring store, or one that advertises on TV regularly, for installation services. They will most likely use an in-house contractor whom they oversee and pay regularly, which prompts a quality install.
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