Independent Wood Floor Inspector

The national institute of certified floor covering inspectors nicfi is a not for profit association of certified independent floor covering professionals.

Independent wood floor inspector.

Assignment of blame where none should exist. Independent flooring inspector consultant bds checked. One of these problems is the floor lifting from the sub floor surface and is commonly called buckling. 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.

Certified inspectors are non biased professionals who are not affiliated with the manufacturer or the installation company. As it turned out he had quoted directions for a basketball court directions completely unrelated to the floor inspected. If an agreement cannot be reached contact an nwfa certified professional inspector who has been trained specifically to conduct wood flooring inspections. Carpet laminate hardwood vinyl and tile flooring.

With hardwood flooring being the fastest growing segment in the flooring industry problems also increase in number. Advanced flooring inspection wool carpet ceramic tile wood certification february 17 21 2021. Certified wood flooring inspector nwfa certified wood floor inspector cp1660404 nofma nwfa certificate of achievement installation school instructor monitor for installation school nalfa north america laminate floor association iawfp international association of wood flooring professionals kahrs wood floor certification. Carpet and hard surface inspector certification.

Find a certified inspector. A flooring inspector has the knowledge skill experience training and education to determine the cause of a carpet or flooring failure. We are inspector experts in flooring with 35 years experience in the flooring industry including solid and engineered wood restoration of wooden floors amtico karndean vinyl altro polyflor all aspects of sub floor preparation. February 18 2013 by wood flooring inspectors.

The membership is comprised of flooring experts in all disciplines and products within the floor covering industry. The inspector who looked at the floor quoted standards saying that the floor required 4 inches of expansion. An inspection may conclude that everything was.