World Depot

World Depot started, by its own account, as a hardwood-and-granite supplier to the woodworking trade — the kind of operation that breaks down bulk lumber and granite into smaller quantities, delivers on its own trucks, and extends credit to contractors. That wholesale identity still shows up across several of its directory listings. But it also shows up as a working flooring contractor: Porch.com lists it as a flooring specialist doing wood flooring installation, floor polishing, and vinyl repair, with a 4.8 rating from its handful of reviews, and Google shows a 5-star rating from two ratings. The company's own site brands itself simply "World Depot Hardwood Flooring." The BBB profile, filed under Peabody, MA and the "Carpenter" category, shows the business has been around since 2014 under owner Peter Alfe with about 20 employees, carrying an A+ rating but no accreditation and no reviews on file there. Between its Peabody headquarters, a Lynnfield location on Houzz, and a South End Boston address turning up on one directory, it's worth confirming exactly which location and team would handle a residential job before booking, since its business appears split between supplying materials to other contractors and installing floors directly for homeowners. For someone who wants both material and installation handled by one outfit — and who's comfortable with a business whose bread and butter is bulk hardwood and granite supply — this is worth a call to clarify scope, but the review base is still too thin to lean on heavily.