China,Cambodia,Thailand,Vietnam,Malaysia Flooring Inspections & Consulting
Independent Inspection Service Areas for Certified Inspections & Floor Reports:
Work History
– 2001-Present ~ Flooring Inspector/Consultant/Court Expert Witness
Certifications & Training
FCITS – Floor Consultants & Inspection Training Services-Certified Carpet Inspector
FCITS – Floor Consultants & Inspection Training Services-Certified Wood Floor Inspector
FCITS – Floor Consultants & Inspection Training Services-Certified Substrate Inspector
FCITS – Floor Consultants & Inspection Training Services-Hard Surface/Specialty Floor Inspector
FCITS – Floor Consultants & Inspection Training Services-Resilient Floor Inspector
FITS-Floor Inspector Training Services Certified Wood Floor Inspector
FITS-Floor Inspector Training Services Certified Carpet Inspector (commercial & residential)
FITS-Floor Inspector Training Services Certified Wood Floor Inspector
FITS-Floor Inspector Training Services Hard Surface/Specialty Floor Inspector
FITS-Floor Inspector Training Services Substrate Inspector
FITS-Floor Inspector Training Services Woven Inspector
FITS-Floor Inspector Training Services Resilient Floor Inspector
CTEF-Ceramic Tile Education Foundation-Certified Tile Inspector
IFCI-Institute For Floor Covering Inspectors Certified Wood Floor Inspector
IFCI-Institute For Floor Covering Inspectors Certified Carpet Inspector (commercial & residential)
IFCI-Institute For Floor Covering Inspectors Certified Laminate Floor Inspector
IFCI-Institute For Floor Covering Inspectors Hard Surface/Specialty Floor Inspector
IFCI-Institute For Floor Covering Inspectors Substrate Inspector/Moisture Vapor Emissions Testing
IFCI-Institute For Floor Covering Inspectors Woven/Specialty Textile Inspector
IFCI-Institute For Floor Covering Inspectors Resilient Floor Inspector
IFCI-Institute For Floor Covering Inspectors Ceramic Tile & Stone Floor Inspector
CTEF-Ceramic Tile Education Foundation-Certified Tile Inspector
Institute of Cleaning & Restoration Certification (IICRC) Certified Firm
IICRC Certified Senior Carpet Inspector
IICRC Certified Floor Care Technician, Master Fire. Smoke & Water Damage Restoration
IICRC Certified Master Cleaning Technician
IICRC Odor Control, Advanced Spot Cleaning, Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning
CFI Certified Floor Covering Installers Inspector Technical Certification
ICR – International Certification Registry; Certified Carpet Inspector.
ICR – International Certification Registry; Certified Wood Floor Inspector
ICR – International Certification Registry; Tile Floor Inspector
ICR – International Certification Registry; Reslient Floor Inspector
ITS – Inspector Training Services – Advanced Hardwood & Hard Surfaces Inspector
ITS – Inspector Training Services – Carpet Inspector
ITS – Inspector Training Services – Resilient Floor Inspector
ITS – Inspector Training Services – Laminate and Specialty Surfaces Inspector
NWFA – National Wood Flooring Association – Certified Wood Floor Inspector
NOFMA National Oak Floor Manufacturing Association-Inspector Training completed pursuing certification
NALFA North American Laminate Floor Association
CFIU-Certified Flooring Inspector’s University-Advanced Hardwood Floor Inspector
CFIU-Certified Flooring Inspector’s University-Advanced Ceramic Tile & Stone Floor Inspector
CFIU-Certified Flooring Inspector’s University-Advanced Carpet Floor Inspector
CFIU-Certified Flooring Inspector’s University-Advanced Commercial Carpet Floor Inspector
CFIU-Certified Flooring Inspector’s University-Advanced Resilient Floor Inspector
CFIU-Certified Flooring Inspector’s University-Advanced Hard Surface Floor Inspector
CFIU-Certified Flooring Inspector’s University-Advanced Hardwood Floor Inspector
CFIU-Certified Flooring Inspector’s University-Concrete & Moisture Testing
Services
Carpet-Hardwood-Laminate-Resilient-Tile-Bamboo-LVP-Cork-Terrazo-Rubber & Specialty Floor Inspections
Commercial Carpet & Floor Inspections
Steaming & Pile Lifting
Cleaning & Restorative Cleaning
Spot Dyeing-Feather Blending
Micro shearing
Moisture Testing
Day 1, Construction Day
The Guild continues it innovative educational programs. Never before, has there been a class to explicitly teach Flooring Professionals the truth about construction issues that allows moisture to enter building negatively impacting our flooring stealing our Profits. The Guild has contracted Wynn White, a nationally known construction engineer who specializes in moisture and water issues in buildings. Mr. White is a professional engineer with an engineering degree from Purdue University, known for its engineering department.
Water and moisture (Relative Humidity) are major concerns for Flooring Professionals.
Relative Humidity and humidity levels in buildings? What is realistic and what is not. How does water intrusion happen? What to look for and how to state it correctly. Interior walls and humidity, sources for interior moisture that affects our flooring causing issues that can rob you of your profits. For inspectors, the knowledge you need to help your clients find the truth and how to use your meters diagnostically to make your reports accurate and precise.
Day 2, Mohawk and Tarkett Day
After discussions with manufacturers, the common issue each expressed as their biggest concern was installation. Each stated, to paraphrase their comments, “We need not just installers, but retailers, contractors and Inspectors, to know more about how our individual products are installed.” This is an opportunity to learn how it is done, taught by manufacturers so there is no confusion as to what is right and what is wrong.
Mohawk will teach about their new product, Airo carpet. Mohawk personnel have informed us this is an important class for Inspectors, Installers, and Retailers.
Day 3, Shaw Day
This will be a specialty class on Shaw’s hard surface products, How to install them.
Solid Installation & Engineer Wood Installations
* Glue down method
* Staple down method
* Floating method
Resilient installation
* Floor prep per subfloor type
* Proper use and application of adhesive
* Abatement
Floating products
* Click mechanisms
* Sheet Vinyl – grooving-heat welding
~ NWFA Webinar-Amaz Floors – Eliminating Risk of Buying, Selling and Working with Exotic Hardwood Flooring
~ NWFA Certified Wood Floor Inspector School and CEC Educational updates
~ IFCI LVT on line course, testing, certification
~ Floor Inspector Education Guild: How to measure coating thickness, wear-layers, LVT, Resilient, & Carpet Tiles
~ NWFA Inspector Training & Certification (Continuing Education update covering newer NWFA changes)
~ NWFA 2016 NWFA Expo Tech Zone
~ NWFA 2016 NWFA Expo: Experiential Marketing
~ NWFA Sand & Finish: Textured Floors Learning Path on line course
~ NWFA Sand & Finish Sanding Process Learning Path on line course
~ NWFA Sand & Finish Repair & Replacement Learning Path on line course
~ NWFA Sand & Finish: Sanding Equipment Operation Learning Path on line course
~ NWFA Sand & Finish: Sanding Equipment Maintenance Learning Path on line course
~ NWFA Sand & Finish: Sand & Finish Safety Learning Path on line course
~ NWFA Sand & Finish: Finishes Learning Path on line course
~ NWFA Sand & Finish: Colorants Learning Path on line course
~ NWFA Sand & Finish: Abrasives Learning Path on line course
~ NWFA Sales: Wood Flooring Types Learning Path on line course
~ NWFA Wood As Flooring Learning Path on line course
~ NWFA Renewability & Sustainability Learning Path on line course
~ NWFA Sales: Job Estimates Learning Path on line course
~ NWFA Installation Methods & Considerations Learning Path on line course
~ NWFA Sales: Controlling Moisture Learning Path on line course
~ NWFA Wood Moisture Testing Learning Path on line course
~ NWFA Sub Floors Learning Path on line course
~ NWFA Patterned Floor Layout Learning Path on line course
~ NWFA Nail-Down Installation Process Learning Path on line course
~ NWFA Layout Learning Path on line course
~ NWFA Installation Safety Path on line course
~ NWFA Glue Down Installation Learning Path on line course
~ NWFA University Installation From the Forest to the Floor Learning Path on line course
~ NWFA University Floating Installation Learning Path on line course
~ NWFA University Evaluating the Jobsite Learning Path on line course
~ NWFA University Board Replacement Learning Path on line course
~ NWFA University Concrete Moisture Testing on line course
~ NWFA University Evaluating the Jobsite Learning Path on line course
~ Tar Heel Basement Systems Polyurethane injection for concrete walks and foundation repairs training
~ Tar Heel Basement Systems Realtor Workshop for Home Buyers and Home Sellers
- Finish Applicators
- Finish Preparation
- Finish Application Procedures
- Sand & Finish: Care & Maintenance
- Maintenance Products
- General Maintenance for All Wood Floors
- The Importance of Maintenance & Educating the Customer
- Sanding, Filler, & Finish Irregularities
~ Floor Inspector’s Education Guild Seminar-Artificial Turf and their new backing systems (Shaw), Natural Fibers & Woven Carpet, Carpet Adhesive-types and specifications, Cleaning and Maintenance/Carpet Tiles (taught by Sim Crisler who helped develop them), & Mannington-6’ & 12’ wide vinyl backed broad loomed carpets, Dalton, GA
~ NWFA Wood Floor Education Expo-Charlotte, NC
~ Floor Inspectors Education Guild/VA Tech-Understanding Wood Science applied to Wood Flooring Inspection Techniques (Building Envelope Science as it relates to wood flooring, Wood Density and Specific Gravity and using moisture meters properly, delamination and the difference between shear/fiber tearing and bond line failure and Sub Floor Panel Moisture Properties
~ NWFA on line Wood Floor Maintenance and Refinishing course
~ IFCI Harwood Floor and Ceramic Tile Inspectors course-Norcross, GA
~ FCITS Education Update Expo-Dalton, GA
~ NICFI Convention and Education Update Seminars-Dalton, GA
~ Floor Inspector’s Education Guild Shaw Training and Update Seminar
~ Floor Inspector’s Education Guild/NC State/Dr. Roberto Nunez Concrete Seminar
2015
~ FCITS Training Expo Resilient, Hardwood, Laminate, Dalton, GA
~ Ardex Tile and Stone setting training course, Aliquippa, PA
~ Floor Inspector’s Education Guild Resilient/LVT plank seminar, Dalton, GA
~ Inspector Training Services Resilient and LVT floor inspection certification, Dalton, GA
Industry Associations & Memberships (past or present)
– (CFI) – Certified Flooring Installers Association.
– (IICRC) – Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restorations Certification. Master Textile Cleaner, Master Fire, Smoke, & Water Damage Restoration, Senior Carpet Inspector
– (FCITS) – Flooring Consultants and Inspection Training Service. Carpet Inspector. Hardwood Inspector. Resilient & Hard Surface Inspector.
– (NWFA) – National Wood Flooring Association. Hardwood Inspector.
– www.FloorReports.com. Hardwood – Carpet – Vinyl – Cork – Laminate – Woven – Resilient Floor Inspector.
– Inspect Solutions Hardwood, Laminate, Carpet, Tile, & Resilient Floor Inspector
– (WFCA) World Floor Covering Association.
– ITSFC Advanced Hardwood, Hard Surface, & Carpet Inspector
– IFCI Institute For Floor Covering Inspectors
– NOFMA (National Oak Flooring Manufacturing Association dba Wood Floor Manufacturer’s Association)
– CRI Carpet & Rug Institute Seal of Approval member for cleaning
– AFS Advanced Flooring Systems Commercial Carpet Inspector and Corrections Technician
-(NALFA) North American Laminate Flooring Association
