ITEL Laboratories claims to be an independent labo...

ITEL Laboratories claims to be an independent laboratory for evaluating the value of your floor covering for insurance reimbursement. However, they consistently price flooring as coming from Home Depot. Not other big box stores...just HD. They will claim that the material can be bought for say, $1.00. When you go into the store it is priced between $1.30 and $2.00. So why does this matter? Because, you don't want your new floor to be lower quality than your old floor. As the old adage goes, "you get what you pay for." Especially with Floor covering. ITEL always chooses the lowest denominator....as if they are looking out for the insurance companies best interest....not the consumer! If possible, search through your receipts for the floor covering you installed and submit that to your insurance company. This amount per square foot should be adjusted for inflation. The other option would be to take your material and find something at a floor covering store that is the same color, quality, fiber..... Determine how much it would cost to buy your floor covering now. Then you will be ready for a discussion with your insurance company about the value of your floor.