Buffaloe Floor Covering, Inc. began in 1965 by Glenn Buffaloe, who worked primarily part time out of his home doing carpet shampoo. Shortly after, he began selling carpet as well. By 1976, Glenn retired from his full time job as a Counselor for the Houston School District to concentrate solely on his flooring business. He leased space in a strip center on 34th Street in Northwest Houston, and later a warehouse on Shepherd Drive and soon hired his son-in-law, Larry Kristynik, to help in sales. Outgrowing the warehouse space, he decided it was time to purchase the company's first warehouse on Pinemont. By then, Larry's brother, Ronnie Kristynik, had also joined in the Sales Department and business was booming.

In 1980, it was agreed that Buffaloe Floor Covering needed more space once again, and moved to the current location at 3831 Pinemont, a 10,000 square foot warehouse. By 1983, more sales help was needed, and son-in-law, Ken Lunsmann was also hired. Glenn's daughters, Renie and Denie, also became actively involved in the company through window coverings sales, bookkeeping, and office management.

Although the business began primarily as a residential business, in the last decade Buffaloe Floor Covering has expanded more thoroughly into the commercial side of the flooring industry, including window coverings. Buffaloe also works exclusively with several home builders in the Houston area. Many of the installation crews that work for Buffaloe have been working there for many years and high quality installation is always a guarantee. Buffaloe offers a full-time repair technician who has been with the company since near the beginning. Buffaloe's business ethic has always been to give customers the best possible flooring for the best possible price. Buffaloe Floor Covering takes great pride in operating for over 40 years with the highest integrity when dealing with customers and suppliers.

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