Almost one year after The Carpet Shop in Aiken was completely destroyed by fire, construction began on our new building in September 2003. Completed in April 2004, the new store has been built at the same location on Whiskey Road as the original store.

This link below will take you to the news article Tenacious Fire Guts Aiken Carpet Store from September 16, 2002. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/091602/met_110-6202.000.shtml

While the loss of our showroom and store was a tremendous setback from a material standpoint, we are eternally thankful that no injury or loss of life occurred during the fire. We are especially grateful to the men and women of the various emergency services from Aiken County who responded and risked their safety to save our store.

Immediately following the fire, our telephone lines were forwarded to The Carpet Shop in Augusta, and the store’s personnel continued to service their Aiken customers while a temporary store was setup. In less than one month, The Carpet Shop reopened in a temporary location on Whiskey Road next to Home Depot. We are very appreciative to our excellent suppliers and distributors who responded to our need for displays and samples in such a timely manner. We thank our many loyal customers who continued to support us during this difficult period.

We cannot say enough about our Aiken staff who worked tirelessly to minimize the inconvenience to our customers. A special thank you for a job well done to Chuck Robinson, Jeanette Warner, Beverly Hamrick, and Kerrie Mathews!

Shortly after opening for business at our new facility, The Carpet Shop acquired Plaza Carpets, as well as Chuck Campbell’s Wallpaper & Window Blinds and merged their operation into our new facility on Whiskey Road. Two Aiken traditions now offer local shoppers the best possible flooring, window fashions, wallpaper products, and services available.

We are proud to be part of the history of this unique Southern city, and we look forward to our future growth together. Please stop by and let our expert staff of Tina Chavous, Amy Frommer, Chuck Robinson, Cori Walker, and Hailey Wyatt assist you with your decorating needs.

The pictures below show the various stages of construction as well as set up of the new store at 1530 Whiskey Road in Aiken. After a year and a half of demolition and reconstruction, The Carpet Shop – Aiken reopened for business on April 28, 2004. Please stop by and visit with us at THE CARPET SHOP – AIKEN.