State College Distributors

This tile store completely sucks! We ordered tile trim and after it was installed discovered it was two very different colors of white from the same box! We asked for a refund and they refused. Had to pay to have it removed and redone! Then we ordered penny tile for our shower, came up short and ordered a few more sheets. Now it has been installed and it too is a completely different color! Couldn’t really tell until it was grouted (for those of you who are asking yourself “why didn’t you check first”. I’m so mad!! Will now have to pay to have it torn out and redone!!

I regretfully write this review, but feel my experience needs to be shared as a warning to others. I am a DYI person and not a contractor and had bought some Silver Travertine for my kitchen a while back on what is dubbed Tile Mile and stumbled on State College Distributors. So when I started shopping for flooring and kitchen revamp projects for this year, I started at State College Distributors. I found all their staff very helpful and kind, that is one reason I regret that I have to write this and also good quality product at a good price. I dealt with Pilo on my flooring and bought some beautiful Travertine. We decided we would also look for countertops for the kitchen to match the Silver Travertine we put in previously since I was also replacing all my cabinets. We dealt with Walter C., again a nice guy and helpful, we thought we found a quartz product through SCD and placed a deposit that SDC was required. We changed our minds on that quartz product and then stumbled on one slab yard and did as instructed, inform that yard we were working with Walter with SDC. We found a beautiful, stunning marble slab that we decided to use as backsplash and go with wood counter tops. It cost a bit more, but it was the perfect touch I was looking for. There was a vein pattern I wanted as the focal point of my kitchen above my range (stove) and since we went to backsplash, we had the extra square footage to make a 48 inch bathroom countertop. I measured everything out and based on the square footage it was doable- I am talking about a $4500 slab, so really didn't want that much waste. They sent out someone to take measurements and then I went over and they tried to do a tape layout (?) (pictured). I expressed that I thought they would do layout like we had seen at that slab yard as people's interior decorators were doing that on other slabs. So they sent Walter #2 out and he did the layouts and we discussed how it should be cut again since my sink was not center on my window and he advised we go with 3 pieces (2 cut for under the cabinets and one cut for behind the sink) and he would do his best to match patterns for the flow. I will admit I had about a 2 month delay due to a solar project and a complication during final inspection so I had to delay the marble install. When I was ready to move forward they couldn't find the layout and sent another guy out. He took his layout and I then went to the yard where it would be machined. Long and short, they didn't follow the layouts and screwed up the main focal cut. They also did 2 pieces on the sink & cabinet side that was neither center on the window or sink (???). SDC had 2 things to do- one was to cut the stone to dimension and the other was installation. Things were 1/2 installed when they crew realized the bad cut on the main piece and assured me they could fix it and it wouldn't be noticeable. Note I love my kitchen and the overall look, but what occurred should not be acceptable as professional work. Once it was all installed, they did a good job on matching and fixing the bad cut, but it should not have happened in the 1st place. Then I noticed the seam behind the sink since it also had a flaw in the cut. This leads me to believe they do not have Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machines as their manufacturing method that automates the control, movement and precision of the cutting machine. They had a CNC shop across from them for years and I used the words "machined" when dealing with Walter #1 in which he assured me it was being sent to machine shop for cutting. All in all I was very disappointed with their workmanship of the slab and would not recommend them in this regard because at the end of it all the stone was not professionally cut and that is what their #1 job was to do. Due to this I also ended up with a useless portion of stone that couldn't be used for the bathroom counter top and based on the price per square foot was about a $1,100 loss. I wish I did not have to write this, but it needs to be shared!

I love going to state college distributors because they have everything! It’s a one stop shop where you can get flooring, tile, countertops, they have access to every single distributor! The whole process is easy and the staff, shout out to Josh Gonzales, are great!! I have a sense of loyalty to SCD and will be a lifetime customer!! I truly can’t say enough. *Here’s a little tip when shopping for materials- if you go to say Bedrosians or another tile store and find tile you really like, you can get quote from them and then ask State College Distributors to price match and/or maybe they can give you a better deal bc of how much volume they do with that company!

There is only one place to buy tile and it is State College distributors. The staff is very informed and very educated about the product and the selection is unmatched. There are many tile places in the area but none is greatest this place. Ask for Randy. If hes available you will not find a more knowledgeable, kind, patient and efficient person to help you with any and all your needs. I can't thank this group enough for all the effort. Check out the photos I just posted and look at the incredible shiny white tile in the perfect cuts