Independent Floor Covering Inspectors

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Independent floor covering inspectors.

Carpet and hard surface inspector certification. Since 1988 fcits has been the company of choice for flooring product manufacturers when looking for certified flooring inspectors. As professional flooring inspectors we provide detailed independent flooring reports for members of the public and the flooring industry as a whole. The inspectors listed in this directory operate as independent agents.

If an issue arises with your wood flooring first call the company that installed it. Online training for certified inspectors techs claims october 21 24 2020. The national institute of certified floor covering inspectors nicfi is a non profit association of independent floor covering inspectors. Advanced flooring inspection wool carpet ceramic tile wood certification february 17 21 2021.

We provide this service throughout the u k. Nicfi is the only non profit association within the flooring industry with a membership comprised solely of independent floor covering inspectors. If an agreement cannot be reached contact an nwfa certified professional inspector who has been trained specifically to conduct wood flooring inspections. We can recommend the most suitable materials for the your situation.

The subjects may include new flooring products or maintenance procedures or discovery of causation of negative issues that affect flooring products performance or warranty coverage. As the only dalton based inspector training service we offer the most classes and more often and have never once canceled a class. Find a certified inspector. Nj ny and eastern pa.

Certified inspectors receive specialized training giving them expertise related to floor covering manufacturing installation and product performance related to floor covering failures and claims. 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. Neutral third party inspection floor covering services for parties involved in a carpet vinyl laminate tile or hardwood flooring complaint. We inspect floor covering problems hardwood carpet vinyl laminate ceramic tile.

Nicfi members are expert flooring failure analysts and expert witnesses in flooring problems and failures. Resumes or curricula vitae are available to prospective clients directly from each inspector listed.