Steven Johnston Inspections & Consulting
Independent Inspection Service Areas for Certified Inspections & Floor Reports:
NWFA Hardwood Certified Floor Inspector
NOFMA Trained NWFA Certified Wood Floor Inspector
LVP/SPC/WPC/EVP Certified Floor Inspector
Commercial and Residential Certified Carpet and Carpet Tile Inspector
NALFA Certified Residential and Commercial Certified Laminate Floor Inspector
CTEF/TCNA/IFCI Residential and Commercial Certified Tile and Stone Inspector
- North Carolina
- South Carolina
- Virginia
Work History
– 2001-Present ~ Flooring Inspector/Consultant/Court Expert Witness
– 2000-2006 ~ Founder-A-1 First Impressions Carpet/Specialty Services
– 1995-2000 ~ The Budd Group-District Manager Specialty Services Division including care for all Wake Forest University & School of Medicine offices & facility & Facility Manager of Corporate Office
– 1991-1995 ~ Restaurant & Hospitality Manager & Facilities Care
– 1995-1999 ~ Kroger Front Office Supervisor
– 1986-1991 ~ Varco Pruden Buildings (while working full time going to college as an adult student with a family)
– 1982-1986 ~ Restaurant & Hospitality Manager & Facilities Care
– 1978-1982 ~ Tool & Die Mill Operator & self employed owner of Janitorial Floor Care Business
Education
2000- Gardner Webb University MBA (3.83 GPA)
1991- Winston Salem State University (Summa Cum Laude 3.89 GPA)
Bachelor of Science-Business Administration concentration in Accounting, Finance, & Business Management
– Accounting Society Vice President, Toastmasters International, Dean’s List every semester, VITA volunteer
– Who’s Who Among College Students in the United States
1978- Calvary Baptist Christian Academy (class valedictorian 3.92 GPA)
– Christian Athelete Award, All A Honor Roll, Who’s Who Among High School Students in the United States, & Class Vice President
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
Background
Steve Johnston Inspections & Consulting in North Carolina, providing neutral third party investigation & analysis of floor covering problems & failures since 2001. Steve founded & operated A-1 First Impressions Cleaning & Restoration; sold the business in 2006. Curriculum vitae can be viewed at www.floorinspect.com.
2024
~ NWFA Webinar: “Bjelin: Challenges & Opportunities for Hardwood Floor Industry in Meeting Rising Demand for Waterproof Flooring”
~ CFIU Quarterly Team Meeting: Laminate Joint Swelling, Report Writing,
~ NWFA Webinar: Odie’s Oil: The Historical Significance of Finishing Paradigms-Part II
~ CFIU Quarterly Team Meeting: EMC, Extrapolating Averages, Report Verbiage, Miscellaneous topics
~ NWFA Webinar: Odie’s Oil: The Historical Significance of Finishing Paradigms-Part I
2023
~ NWFA Webinar: “Dee Schlotter Consulting: The Beauty of Wood | 2024+ Color & Design Trends”
~ NWFA Webinar: “Product Theater Thursday – Odie’s Oil”
~ NWFA Webinar: “Tech Talk Tuesday with Lagler: Waves, Chatter, and Sanding Marks – Causes & Cures
~ NWFA Webinar: “McClain Forest Products: Solid Selling”
~ NWFA Webinar: Rubio Monocoat: Hardwax Oil 101
~ CFIU Quarterly Team Meeting: EMC, Extrapolating Averages, Report Verbiage, LVP Deflection
~ NWFA Webinar: Sika: The Value of Self Leveling Underlayments for Hardwood Flooring Installations.
~ NWFA Webinar: Tech Talk Tuesday With MP Global Underlayment; Quietly Protecting Your Floor
~ NWFA Webinar: Tech Talk Tuesday with Mid TN Lumber: Jobsite Troubles and Corrections
~ NWFA Webinar: Product Theater Thursday – Olde Wood Ltd.
~ NWFA Webinar: “Product Theater Thursday – LATICRETE®”
~ NWFA Webinar: Product Theater Thursday: Bostik; Hardwood Flooring Sound Abatement
~ CFIU Quarterly Training Zoom Meeting; Covering all Flooring Types.
~ NWFA: “Pallmann: Fine-Finish Sanding with Planetary Sanders and the Importance of Abrasives”
~ NWFA Webinar: Wagner Meters: Using Technology to Your Advantage: Pre and Post Installation of Wood Floors
~ NWFA Webinar: “Tech Talk Tuesday With DuraSeal: How Sanding Can Affect Finish and Color.”
~ Wagner Meters-Using Technology to Your Advantage Pre and Post Installation of Wood Floors
~ NWFA Webinar: Beno J. Gundlach: Minor Floor Repair – Filling Knots, Cracks, and Squeaks
~ Dr. Craig DeWitt: PhD, PE Webinar: IR Thermography For Floor Inspections: Proper Use of IR Camera
~ Dr. Craig DeWitt: PhD, PE Webinar: “Wood Substrates for Flooring”
~ NWFA Webinar: “Tech Talk Tuesday with Bostik – Sound Reduction for Wood Flooring Systems”
~ Floor Detective Webinar: Lee Phillips: Professional Testing Lab & Robert Higgins: Concrete Expert
~ NWFA Webinar: “Basic Coatings: Why Are Water-Based Stains Trending for Hardwood Flooring Professionals?”
~ NWFA Webinar: “Weyerhaeuser Co.: OSB 101”
~ NWFA Webinar: “Tech Talk Tuesday with Floor Cloud & Wagner Meters – Protect and Professionalize Your Business! The New Era of Jobsite Monitoring”.
~ CFIU Quarterly Zoom Training update: LVP, proper use of moisture meters; inspection scenario discussions.
~ NWFA Webinar: “Allegheny Mountain Hardwood Flooring: The Future of White Oak”
~ NWFA Tech Talk Tuesday: Footprints Floors : “Claims and Inspection Process Through the Eyes of a Contractor”
~ NWFA Webinar: “WOCA USA: Differences in Floor Finishing Oils”
~ NWFA Webinar: “Product Theater Thursday – Bostik Concrete Primers, Sealers, and Mitigation Systems.”
~ Colorful Carpets: “Bleach Spot and Spot Dyeing, Color Cleaning Carpet, & Area Rug Repairs (Chris Howell)”
2022
~ NWFA Webinar: “Bostik: Surface Preparation for Wood Flooring Systems”
~ Wagner Meters Webinar: “The Why, What, and How of Wood Moisture Testing”
~ CFIU Webinar: Quarterly Team Meeting: “Training Updates on Claims, Concerns, and Flooring Report Issues”
~ NWFA Webinar: “Tech Talk Tuesday with LP Building Solutions – Building Science & Moisture Migration”
~ NWFA Webinar: “Spring Creek Flooring: Unfinished Business – The Value of Unfinished…as Solid as Ever”
~ NWFA Webinar: “Delmhorst: Best Practices for Moisture Meter Use in Flooring”
~ NWFA Webinar: “Tech Talk Tuesday with Bostik – Surface Prep for Wood Flooring Systems”
~ NWFA Webinar: “Rubio Monocoat: Intro to Hardwax Oil”
~ NWFA Webinar- “Tech Talk Tuesday with Middle TN Lumber – Crawlspace Moisture Issues”
~ NWFA Webinar: “MP Global: Solid Advice for all the Noise”
~ CFIU Quarterly Training Zoom Meeting; Covering all Flooring Types.
~ NWFA Webinar: “Sika-DriTac: Hollow Spots in Glue-Down Hardwood Flooring Installations”
~ NWFA Webinar: Tech Talk Tuesday-AHF Woo0d Modification
~ NWFA Webinar: “Weyerhaeuser OSB: Starting With a Solid Foundation”
~ NWFA Webinar: “DuraSeal: Color and Design Trends”
~ NWFA Webinar: “Allegheny Mountain Hardwood Flooring: Wood Cuts and Species”
~ CFIU Webinar: Engineered, SPC, WPS, and other forms of LVP Flooring
~ NWFA Webinar: “The What, How and Why of Concrete Moisture Testing-Jason Spangler-Wagner Meters”
~ NWFA Webinar: “Mullican Flooring: How to Care and Maintain Hardwood Flooring “
~ NWFA Webinar: Beno J Gundlach: “New Technology For Filling Knots, Cracks, & Gouges.”
~ NWFA Webinar: “Podium: 5 Home Services Marketing Strategies to Win Locally”
~ NWFA Webinar: “Tech Talk Tuesday – Proper Adhesives, Trims + Installation Best Practices”
~ CFIU Webinar: “Gloss Meters, Luxury Vinyl, Ceramic Tile Cleaning Products, and Report Writing”
~ NWFA Webinar: “Basic Coatings: Water-based Stains are Trending up for the Hardwood Flooring Professionals”
~ Colorful Carpets: “Bleach Spot and Spot Dyeing, Color Cleaning Carpet, & Area Rug Repairs (Chris Howell)”
2021
~ NWFA Webinar: “Bona: Environmental Impacts of Wood Floor Renovation”
~ NWFA Webinar: “Pallmann: The Evolution of the Planetary Sander”
~ NWFA Webinar: “ThermoSoft: Winter is Coming! Are Your Floors Ready For Radiant Heat?”
~ NWFA Webinar: Rubio Monocoat: Intro to Hardwax Oil
~ NWFA Webinar: “Weyerhaeuser-OSB 101Intro to How OSB is Made.”
~ NWFA Webinar: “Mapei-Work Smarter, Faster, and More Efficiently.”
~ NWFA Webinar: Aprilaire-Humidity, Hardwoods, & Homes: Protect the Air You Breathe and Wood Under Your Feet.
~ NWFA Webinar: “Tech Talk Tuesday – Let’s Talk Vapor Retarders”
~ NWFA Webinar: “Podium: SMS Marketing 101 for Flooring Businesses”
~ NWFA Webinar: “Wagner Meters: The Why, What, and How of Wood Moisture Testing
~ NWFA Webinar: “Product Theater Thursday – PoloPlaz a Canlak Company”
~ NWFA Webinar: “ThermoSoft – Tools for Successful Installation and Monitoring of Electric In-Floor Heating Under Wood Floors”.
~ NWFA Webinar: Basic Coatings: Why Are Water-Based Stains Trending for Hardwood Flooring Professionals?
~ NWFA Tech Talk Tuesday:” The Brawn Beneath the Beauty: The Silent Value of Underlayment.”
~ NWFA Webinar: “Huber Engineered Woods: Building Science of Floor Systems.”
~ NWFA Webinar: “Moisture and Wood, “Ask the Wood Doctor” with Dr. Gene Wengert.”
~ NWFA Webinar: Engineered Wood “Ask the Wood Doctor” with Dr. Gene Wengert Online Seminar.”
~ NWFA Webinar- “Sika Corp: Elastic Bonding for Wood Flooring.”
~ NWFA Webinar-“Engineered Wood Veneer Thickness and Performance.”
~ CFIU Webinar-“Engineered Flooring and Splits, Cracks, Checks-How and When They Happen.”
~ NWFA Webinar- “Allegheny Mountain Hardwood Flooring: Understanding Wood Cuts in Various Species.”
2020
~ NWFA Webinar- “Product Theater Thursday – QFloors”
~ NWFA Webinar- “PPG Industries: 2021 Influences and Colors for the Wood Architectural Market”
~ NWFA Webinar- Harris Wood Floors: Daily Living with an Engineered Hardwood Floor
~ NWFA Webinar-Tech Talk Tuesday-All You Need to Know About Composite Engineered Hardwood Flooring
~ NWFA Webinar-ThermoSoft – Installing Nail-Down and Glue-Down Wood Floors Over Electric In-Floor Heating
~ NWFA Webinar-Product Theatre Thursday – Shaw Floors & Anderson Tuftex
~ NWFA Webinar-MP Global: Underlayment Showdown: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
~ NWFA Webinar-ACR: Wood Floors: Restoration or Replacement after Water Damage
~ Floor Inspector Education Guild Webinar-IICRC Roundtable Workshop with Question & Answers
~ Floor Inspector Education Guild Webinar-IICRC Workshop and Review of Updated Standards
~ Floor Inspector Education Guild Webinar-Basics of Proper Inspection Use for Delmhorst Moisture Meters
~ Floor Inspector Education Guild Webinar-Basics of Inspection Complaints after Restoration Events
~ Floor Inspector Education Guild Webinar-Pros and Cons of Moisture Meters and How to Properly Use Them
~ Floor Inspector Education Guild Webinar-Tramex Concrete Moisture Encounter-How to Properly Use
~ Floor Inspector Education Guild Webinar-Site Concerns for Engineered Wood Floor Installations
~ Floor Inspector Education Guild Webinar-Flooring and Commercial Maintenance
~ Floor Inspector Education Guild Webinar-Inspection Report Writing
~ Floor Inspector Education Guild Webinar-Roundtable Discussion with all of the Instructors
~ Floor Inspector Education Guild Webinar-Understanding and Inspecting LVT Flooring
~ Floor Inspector Education Guild Webinar-Water Restoration Inspections Related to Hardwood Floors
~ Floor Inspector Education Guild Webinar-Legal Report Writing-What Do Attorneys Want in an Inspection Report
~ Floor Inspector Education Guild Webinar-Evaluation of installation and products by sight examination
~ Floor Inspector Education Guild Webinar-ASTM Standard for the Interconnectivity of Flooring
~ Floor Inspector Education Guild Webinar-Pre-Site and Post-Site Jobsite Preparation and Pre-evaluation.
~ NWFA Webinar-Tech Talk Tuesday – Moisture Control Systems/Vapor Retarders
~ NWFA Webinar-“ThermoSoft – Understanding In-Floor Electric Heat per NWFA Guidelines” (part III)
~ NWFA Webinar-Tech Talk Tuesday – Cutting (Scribing) Wood to Stone in Wood Flooring
~ NWFA Webinar-MAPEI – The Shortest Distance Between Two Points
~ NWFA Webinar-Tech Talk Tuesday – Polyurethane Technology in Wood Flooring Adhesives
~ NWFA Webinar- Reclaimed Wood Flooring – Installing, Understanding, and Specifying Buried Treasures
~ NWFA Webinar-Tech Talk Tuesday-What IS Acclimation?
~ NWFA Webinar- “ThermoSoft – Understanding In-Floor Electric Heat per NWFA Guidelines” (part II)
~ NWFA Webinar-Podium-Attracting and Servicing Customers 100% Digitally (During and After a Pandemic)
~ NWFA Webinar-ThermoSoft-Understanding In-Floor Electric Heat per NWFA Guidelines
~ NWFA Webinar-Managing the Recoat/Maintenance Coat Side of our Industry
~ NWFA Webinar Louisiana-Pacific-Water and Wood-Understanding the Science of How & Why Moisture Impacts the Dimensional Stability of Wood
~ Bona Adhesives Webinar
~ Bona Abrasives Webinar
~ Bona Jobsite Preparation Webinar
~ FCITS Annual Recertification Update Expo
~ Floor Inspector Education Guild Technical Certification Class-Dalton, GA
Ø Adhesive or Cohesive failures – William Thornton (extensive course on Adhesive).
Ø Splits, Checks, Side Bonding, & Gaps: How they happen, when, and who is responsible.
~ NWFA Virtual Online Expo (Three Days)
Ø Covid-19-Economic Impact Panel
Ø Tech Zone: Color, Styles, & Trends
Ø Adapting to Changing Market Demands
Ø WOCA Exhibitor Demo-Dustless Refinishing of an Existing Oiled Floor & Cleaning
Ø NWFA Problems, Causes, & Cures-Manufacturing vs. Site Related (Jon Namba & Kjell Nymark)
Ø Designing & Installing Custom Borders (John Alford & Brett Miller).
Ø Wood Flooring Installation Guidelines Revisions Interactive Q&A
Ø American Sanders Virtual Product Demonstration
Ø Tech Zone Demo: Historic Parquet Recreation
Ø Exhibitor Demo: Insights in HARO Quality Flooring Product Range
Ø Tools Available to Small Businesses in Times of Crisis
Ø Tech Zone Demo: Colors & Finishes
Ø Bona Exhibitor Demo: Moisture Mitigation Demonstration
Ø Pallmann Demo: Spider Sanding Machine (One Machine to Replace Several Sanders)
Ø Pricing For Profit
Ø Tech Demo: Bending Techniques
Ø Mapei’s Solutions For Wood Flooring
Ø Wrap Up & Wood Floor Of the Year Winners Announcement
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2019
~ NWFA Webinar- HB Fuller Construction Products – Surface Prep for Wood Installation
~ NWFA Webinar-Bona; Laying a Solid Foundation
~ NWFA Webinar- MAPEI: Water – Sub-Floor Moisture Control and Surface Prep for Wood Flooring Installation
~ NWFA webinar: ThermoSoft – Electric Floor Heating – Wood Flooring Installation Methods and Managing Customer Expectations
~ Floor Inspector Education Guild: VA Tech seminar on Kiln Drying and How/Where Defects Occur.
~ Floor Inspector Education Guild: VA Tech Seminar on Veneers, Cuts, Construction, How/Where Defects Occur.
~ NWFA Webinar: Elastilon – The Peel & Stick Floating Installation Method Confirmation.
~ NWFA Webinar by ThermoSoft: Electric Radiant Heating Systems for Wood Flooring.
~ NWFA Webinar by Thermosoft: “Electric Floor Heating under Wood Flooring”. Learn more about utilizing all features of a properly installed electric radiant floor heating system including common troubleshooting questions.
~ Floor Inspector Guild: Shaw Training, Tramex/Delmhorst training, IICRC, & Dr. Joe Loferski Virginia Tech on solid & engineered wood and moisture, Understanding engineered wood in balanced construction, and performance.
2018
~ NWFA Webinar Start at the Bottom: Moisture Control and Surface Preparation presented by Mapei
~ NWFA Webinar WOCA USA Penetrating Oils-How to Finish and Maintain Penetrating Oil Floors
~ Bona Sand & Finish School (Monroe, NC-4 day hands on)
~ NWFA Webinar-Cali Bamboo
~ Bona Sand and Finish Webinar and Assessment (Preparation, Sanding, Detailing, Stain, & Finish)
~ Bona History & Assessment
~ Bona Adhesives on line Webinar & Assessment
~ FCITS Expo
~ NWFA Manufacturing Characteristics Learning Path
- Domestic Wood Species
- Imported Wood Species
- Natural Growth Characteristics
- Manufacturing Characteristics
- How Cut Affects Wood Flooring
- Reclaimed Wood
~ NWFA Webinar: Amaz Floors-Eliminating the Risk of Buying Selling, and Working With Exotic Flooring
~ NWFA Webinar: MP Global Products-Don’t Let Moisture Dampen Your Wood Floors
~ NWFA Webinar: WD Flooring From the Forest to the Floor
~ NWFA Webinar: Duraseal Color & Design Forecast
~ NWFA Webinar: Huber Engineered Woods: Overcoming Structural Floor Squeaks in Wood Framed Construction
~ NWFA Webinar: MP Global Sounds Off on Underlayments
~ NWFA Expo (2017) Tech Zone Video Series
~ Buffing, Orbital, & Multi-Head Machines
~ Nail Down, Glue Down, and Glue Assist Parts I & II
~ Repair Techniques
~ Roller Coating
~ Stain Application Methods
~ Sub Floor Prep: Wood vs. Slab
~ NWFA webinar- MP Global Products – Don’t Let Moisture Dampen Your Wood Floors
~ Floor Inspector Education Guild (Dalton, GA)
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
2017
~ 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
~ Sand & Finish: Care & Maintenance
~ Sand & Finish: Finishing Process
- 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
~ Sand & Finish: Irregularities
- Sanding, Filler, & Finish Irregularities
~ Sand & Finish: Recoating a Previously Finished Wood Floor
2016
~ 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
2014
~ FCITS Recertification Course/Test by mail updating educational requirements for an additional 2 years.
~ VA Tech/Inspector’s Educational Guild Class in New Orleans on Engineered Wood and Crawl Space/Effects of Moisture on Wood
2013
~ VA Tech Engineered Flooring Workshop, Bamboo, Cork, and Crawl Space Moisture
~ IICRC Introduction to Substrate & Sub Floor Inspections-Ardex HQ-Aliquippa, PA
~ Ardex MC Class-Aliquippa, PA
~ Ardex System One-Aliquippa, PA
~ Floor Inspector’s Guild Class on Ceramic Tile-Dalton, GA
~ Virginia Tech Educational Guild-The Science Behind Engineered/Solid Wood Flooring Inspections
2012
~ NICFI Convention and Education Update Training
~ FCITS IVC Resilient and Commercial Flooring Inspection Training Expo
~ Flooring Inspectors Educational Guild Concrete and Wood I D Training updates-Charleston, SC
~ Flooring Inspectors Education Guild Moisture in Crawl Spaces and Houses
2011
~ NCSU Engineered Wood and Laminate Class
~ ITSFC Advanced Wood Floor Inspector Certification CEC Update training
~ NALFA Laminate Class, Test, and Certification
2010
~ Mohawk Inspector’s Inspection & Correction Symposium
~ NCSU Engineered Wood, Laminate, & Concrete class
~ NCSU Kiln Dry Class-Haywood Community College
~ NICFI 2010 Convention and Training
~ ICRI Moisture Certification Training Class
~ FCITS Training Symposium
2009:
~ AFS Commercial Carpet Corrections (Fred Gamble, Mohawk, & Shaw Industries)
~ AFS Carpet Side match Color Repair Training & Certification
~ IICRC recertification & update classes for cleaning & restoration
~ AFS Inspector Symposium
~ ITSFC Carpet Inspector Training & Certification
~ FCITS Woven Class & Certification
~ L & N Armstrong training for Wood, Laminate, & Resilient flooring taught by Evin Lauridsen
~ NCSU Wood Extension Department class on Wood Identification
2008:
~ FCITS Commercial Carpet Inspection Certification
~ ITSFC Hard Surface Training & Inspector Certification
~ FCITS Training Seminar with classes taught by Host Industries, Beaulieu, Shaw Industries, & other attending companies & vendors in carpet repair & corrections, maintenance, inspections, manufacturing, & recertification updates and credits.
~ CTEF Inspector Class for Ceramic Tile & Natural Stone
~ NOFMA Wood Floor Inspector Training
~ NWFA Basics Class for Installation, Sanding, & Finishing
~ NICFI Convention & Training
~ IICRC Cleaning & Educational update classes
2007:
~ ITSFC-Hardwood Inspection Certification taught by Will Stoner & Howard Brickman at Bona Kemi Facility.
~ AFS Commercial Carpet Certification (Fred Gamble & & Shaw Industries)
~ IICRC Continuing Education classes & updates
~ NICFI – National Institute of Certified Flooring Inspectors Convention and Update. Concrete Problems, Royalty Carpet Mills, Armstrong Hardwood
2006:
~ FCITS – Hard Surface Certification of Hardwood, Ceramic Tile, Resilient and Laminate Flooring.
~ IICRC continuing Education Classes in Carpet Cleaning
~ NICFI-National Institute of Certified Flooring Inspectors Convention & Education Update
~ FITS Woven Carpet & Commercial Carpet Certification
~ L & N Services Wood, Hard Surface, & Solid Surface CEC classes
2005:
~ FITS – Advanced Hardwood Inspection Class
~ FCITS Hard Surface Recertification
~ FITS Substrate Certification
~ FITS Carpet Certification
~ NICFI-National Institute of Certified Flooring Inspectors Convention & Education Update
~ NWFA Inspection Training & Certification
~ IICRC Continuing Education classes
~ L & N Services Wood, Hard Surface, & Solid Surface CEC classes
2004:
~ NICFI-National Institute of Certified Flooring Inspectors Convention & Education Update
~ FCITS Carpet Inspection Certification
~ FCITS Hard Surface Inspection Certification
~ FCITS Vapor Emission and Substrate Certification Training
~ IICRC Continuing Education classes
~ L & N Services Wood, Hard Surface, & Solid Surface CEC classes
2003:
~ NICFI-National Institute of Certified Flooring Inspectors Convention & Education Update
~ IICRC Continuing Education classes
~ FCITS CEC classes
2002:
~ IICRC Senior Carpet Inspector
~ Formica Solid Surfaces (Countertop)
~ US Stone Solid Surfaces (Countertop)
~ IICRC Continuing Education classes
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