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The Antwerp Chamber of Commerce is happy to spotlight Friend Flooring as the business spotlight for March.
Ray and Anita Friend are the owners of Friend Flooring and their son Tom works alongside them as an installer. “Your Friends in the Flooring Business” are located at 105 N. Main St. in Antwerp. You can reach them at 419-258-8081 or by cell phone 419-506-1201. They are more than happy to meet at a time convenient for you! All you have to do is call the number above and arrange a meeting.
The business began in 1857 as Schilb and Sons furniture and funeral home by Andrew Schilb. Ray said that the caskets would be upstairs and the furniture downstairs. The business stayed in the Schilb family and eventually the funeral home was moved to the present Dooley Funeral Home around 1930. The furniture store stayed on Main Street and was owned by 3 generations of Schilb’s. Ray began working with Andy Schilb in May of 1966 installing carpet and delivering furniture. Ray was then drafted into the Army and after serving in Germany and Vietnam he came home and took over the furniture store in 1978. Flooring was always a part of the business but the furniture portion was phased out in the early 2000’s and the family continued with strictly flooring products.
The business is best known for their home town service, professionalism and 40 plus years of installation experience. When you purchase from Friend’s, whether it is carpet or laminate, you know that you are getting a quality product as well as timely installation and you know who is coming into your home or office. The owners do their own work and take great pride in the quality of product and service you will get from them. They realize that you can go elsewhere and buy similar products but you will be hard put to find the same quality and service that you would receive from Ray and Tom. They will make sure that the job is done right at a highly competitve price!
Ray and Tom have installed most of the flooring at the Paulding County Courthouse, many of the homes in the Antwerp area and surrounding counties in both Ohio and Indiana. They recently completed work at Harlan Christian School and Harlan Church of Christ which lead them in to carpeting another large church near the Dupont Road area. They have also recently helped with overhauling the look of the fire station uptown.
Friend Flooring carries one of the higher end hard surface flooring lines called Mannington. It offers one of the most realistic wood and tile looks. It is both durable and environmentally friendly using over 70% or recycled content. If it is carpet that you are looking for they carry Mohawk, Alladin, Horizon and Dreamweaver.
Stop in or call and make an appointment. You will be greeted by Ray or Anita along with their 4 legged friend Lucy the York.
