Floor Covering Installer articles from October 2003

Floor Covering Installer archives from October 2003

A dream comes true: united effort launched to solve concrete and moisture problems.(FCI Editorial)
October 1, 2003... We have come along way in solving concrete and moisture problems. We now have the floor covering and concrete industries joining forces to seek solutions--faster than many of us hoped. In the June 2000 issue of NFT, this column carried the...

Letters to the editor.
October 1, 2003... Dear Mr. Moore: In his "Best Job Practices" column in your July/August issue, Ken Knudtzon is right to urge our industry's installation professionals to take training and re-training seriously. I especially commend Mr. Knudtzon for his...

Understanding the paradigm shift in underlayment technology.
October 1, 2003... Today's installation systems allow the incorporation of ceramic and stone tile on virtually any surface. In addition to traditional projects such as bathrooms and kitchens, popular tile applications now include countertops, exterior balconies,...

Underlay the right way.(You Make The Call)
October 1, 2003... In this special issue, we are emphasizing UNDERLAYMENT. The variations of product availability in this category are almost endless. You can pore it, trowel it, nail it, glue it, screw it and sometimes it's even tattooed for you. Regardless of...

Concrete moisture problems: causes and detection.
October 1, 2003... Attend any seminar on concrete and flooring issues, and you'll see photographs of all kinds of flooring failures--these could be in carpet, vinyl, rubber, wood, laminates--most categories of floor covering are affected to one degree or another....

Underlayment and subfloor prep for wood floors.(NOFMA Tip Sheet)
October 1, 2003... The finished floor is only as good as the base or subfloor. The make-up of the subfloor, actual system components, and the condition, quality of the subfloor system, directly affect the performance of the finished flooring. If the system...

The underlying issues.(Namba's World)
October 1, 2003... In this article, we will look at an underlayment installation that ended up being replaced due to a combination of problems. Generally, the reason for installing an underlayment system over a sub-floor is the fact that the sub-floor is not...

CFI's 10th anniversary celebration deemed a success.(Industry News)
October 1, 2003... The CFI 10th anniversary celebration, "The Great Race of Success," in Kansas City, Mo., Aug. 13-16, was deemed a success by organizers and attendees. The CFI Leadership Conference, sponsored by the World Floor Covering Association (WFCA),...

Roppe announces 2002 salesman, distributor of the year.(Industry News)
October 1, 2003... Roppe Corp. has announced its 2002 salesman and distributor of the year. John Rogers, a regional sales representative, is the 2002 salesman of the year. Pacific Flooring Supply, head-quartered in Emeryville and Sacramento, Calif., is the 2002...

NAC celebrates its 20th anniversary.(Industry News)
October 1, 2003... National Applied Construction Products Inc. (NAC) celebrated its 20th anniversary this year. The company manufactures ECB Anti-Fracture/Crack Suppression, Strataflex Waterproofing/Anti-Fracture, SAM3 and Super SAM Sound Abatement/Anti-Fracture...

Flexco announces three new distributors.(Industry News)
October 1, 2003... Flexco has expanded its presence in several key markers in the United States with the appointment of three new distributors. Design Distributing, Richmond, Va., will serve as Flexco's exclusive stocking distributor for the Richmond and...

Problemsolver U.R.A. is AAT's latest wood flooring adhesive.(Products, Tools & Accessories)
October 1, 2003... Advanced Adhesive Technologies Inc. (AAT) has unveiled Problemsolver U.R.A. wood flooring adhesive. Problemsolver U.R.A. is a high solids, water resistant, patented, tri-polymer adhesive designed for the installation of engineered and...

Toray Plastics debuts ProLayment CS crack suppressant membrane.(Products, Tools & Accessories)
October 1, 2003... Toray Plastics (America) Inc. introduces ProLayment CS crack suppressant membrane, a 1/32-inch thick membrane designed to provide up to 1/8-inch displacement with high compressive strength. ProLaymenr CS's patent-pending olefin foam design...

StreetShoe XL water-based finish is Basic's latest.(Products, Tools & Accessories)
October 1, 2003... Basic introduces a new technology in water-based finishes with the company's StreetShoe XL. The product is designed to be easy to apply, and to be tough and resistant with a fast curing finish. The finish is available in four sheens that...

MAPEI intros Ultra SkimCoat skim coating.(Products, Tools & Accessories)
October 1, 2003... MAPEI introduces Ultra SkimCoar premium, fast-drying, cement-based skim coating. Ultra SkimCoat is meant to fill dips and minor cracks, and is designed to blend to a creamy consistency. The self-curing coating is packaged in a mixing bucket....

Schluter shower tray and curb can eliminate mortar setting bed.(Products, Tools & Accessories)
October 1, 2003... Schluter Systems offers its new Kerdi-Shower-ST tray and Kerdi-Shower-SC curb, offering the option of building a watertight shower with or without a mortar bed. The Schluter Shower System is an integrated family of components designed to...

Custom Building Products offers new and improved mortar systems.(Products, Tools & Accessories)
October 1, 2003... Custom Building Products introduces new product and packaging to the company's portfolio of tile installation products. The company has developed RapidSetting Mortar System, a two-component system for high-end commercial use utilizing Custom's...

Bonsal updates and expands tile grout colors palette.(Products, Tools & Accessories)
October 1, 2003... Bonsal now offers distributors, architects, specifiers, retailers and installers an expanded tile grout color selection updated to reflect changing color trends in the ceramic tile and stone industry and emphasizing earth tones, including newer...

Norton Abrasives makes conditioning pads for hardwood finishing.(Products, Tools & Accessories)
October 1, 2003... Norton Abrasives offers conditioning pads to flooring professionals. The pads are designed to be an alternative to screens, and will not produce scratch patterns or damage while deburring and surface bending, according to the company. The...

Underlayment and subfloor preparation manufacturers.
October 1, 2003... Abrasive Enterprises Inc. 149A Industrial Crescent, Summerside, Prince Edward Island, C1N 5P8 (800) 668-0664. Fax: (800) 792 2221. www.abrasiveenterprises.com Abrasive Enterprises Inc. is a supplier of high performance 100%...

Crack isolation and waterproofing systems.(Tile Talk)
October 1, 2003... One area of ceramic tile installation that has been receiving increasing attention from both manufacturers of setting materials and consumers is that of crack isolation and waterproofing. Today's building practices call for faster construction...

The straight facts on poured gypsum underlayments.(From The Technical Expert)
October 1, 2003... Poured gypsum underlayments have assumed a place alongside plywood, Portland cement concrete and oriented strand board (OSB) in the universe of underlayment products. The poured gypsum system has grown increasingly popular. In fact, since its...

Dupont and Mohawk are sponsoring CFI Certification seminars nationwide.(Carpet)
October 1, 2003... Dupont and Mohawk are sponsoring CFI Certification seminars nationwide. For details, call (800) 248-8582, ext. 239.

Lees Carpet Institute.(Carpet)
October 1, 2003... Lees Carpet Institute ensures that installers get personal training to receive Lees' highest level of certification. Students are required to have five years of experience before being accepted into the program. Training adheres to CRI...

National Carpet Equipment.(Carpet)
October 1, 2003... National Carpet Equipment conducts a variety of custom training courses to fit the student's needs. Hands-on training cover all phases: rug design, carpet carving, sculpting, bas-relief, binding, hand tufting, fiber optic and more. National...

Orcon Installation Center.(Carpet)
October 1, 2003... The Orcon Installation Center offers training on estimating, seam placement, specialty installations, pattern matching, and much more. For details, call (510) 430-8865.

BonaKemi USA, Inc.(Wood)
October 1, 2003... BonaKemi USA, Inc. Sand and Finish Schools offer the professional a variety of training and education opportunities on all aspects of the hardwood floor finishing industry. Class agenda includes all aspects of sanding, finishing and...

Showcase.(Installation Training Clinics & Schools)
October 1, 2003... Since its launch in August 2001, Schluter-Systems Innovation Workshop has provided a valuable educational experience for hundreds of North American tile installers. By providing the solutions for the installation of tile coverings on...

Professional Sand & Finish School.(Wood)
October 1, 2003... The three-day Professional Sand & Finish School, sponsored by Basic, 3M Clarke and OshKosh Flooring Design provides the opportunity for hardwood floor professionals to become certified a mastering professional sanding and finishing techniques....

National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA).(Wood)
October 1, 2003... The National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) conducts two-day advanced regional training schools three-day basic regional training school and four-day Hardwood Professional Sales & Installation Schools. For details, call (800) 422-4556.

The Wood Flooring Manufacturers Association (NOFMA) along with the National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) and the Maple Flooring Manufacturers Association (MFMA) jointly sponsor a five-day Wood Flooring School.(Wood)
October 1, 2003... The Wood Flooring Manufacturers Association (NOFMA) along with the National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) and the Maple Flooring Manufacturers Association (MFMA) jointly sponsor a five-day Wood Flooring School. The course covers installation...

Armstrong Wood Products National National Training Center.(Wood)
October 1, 2003... Armstrong Wood Products National National Training Center offers a four-day installation workshop designed for beginning or intermediate installers. For details, call (800) 526-0308, ext. 2532.

Aqua Mix.(Tile & Stone)
October 1, 2003... Aqua Mix has announced the 2003 schedule for the Independent Care & Maintenance Applicator program. The program will offer a wide range of training and techniques to its students. Upon completion of the course, the trained applicators will be...

Ceramic Tile Education Foundation (CTEF).(Tile & Stone)
October 1, 2003... The Ceramic Tile Education Foundation (CTEF) is holding classes for consumers, architects, designers, salespeople and floorcovering professionals at its training lab on the Tile Council of America campus in Clemson, SC. A wide variety of...

HG Maintenance Systems.(Tile & Stone)
October 1, 2003... HG Maintenance Systems offers one-day, hands-on seminars for natural stone restoration and maintenance, including instruction on leveling, grinding and polishing of various calcareous stone surfaces. For details, call (888) 615-2128.

MAPEI Technical Institute (MTI), offers training seminars throughout the year for distributors, contractors, installers, architects and designers on Tile and Stone Installation Systems, Concrete Restoration Systems, and Floor Covering Installation Systems.(Tile & Stone)
October 1, 2003... MAPEI Technical Institute (MTI), offers training seminars throughout the year for distributors, contractors, installers, architects and designers on Tile and Stone Installation Systems, Concrete Restoration Systems, and Floor Covering...

NTCA.(Tile & Stone)
October 1, 2003... The NTCA Training and Education program is administered by Justin Woelfel, Jr., NTCA Director of training and education. The course, called Workshop+, is a three-day training school costing attendees $295 for the entire three days. Customized...

National Training Center for Stone & Masonry Trades.(Tile & Stone)
October 1, 2003... The National Training Center for Stone & Masonry Trades provides training in all aspects of the stone and tile industry, from design and installation to fabrication and restoration and maintenance. For details, call (404) 834-4800.

Amtico International.(Laminate/Resilient)
October 1, 2003... Amtico International conducts a Floor Installation Training School. Classes are limited to 14 people per session. For details, call (404) 267-1900.

Domco.(Laminate/Resilient)
October 1, 2003... Domco provides a number of training methods to provide education on installation of all its resilient product offerings. For details, call (800) 227-4662.

Northern Industries.(Laminate/Resilient)
October 1, 2003... Northern Industries offers a three-day seamless flooring and waterproofing installation course. Course fee of $175 includes hands-on training and certification. For details, call (401) 821-2121.

Pergo's.(Laminate/Resilient)
October 1, 2003... Pergo's "Installer's Edge" seminars will be held in various markets across the country. Participants receive expert instruction and personalized guidance from the company's installation specialists. The field-based "Installer's Edge"...

Roane Company.(Laminate/Resilient)
October 1, 2003... The Roane Company is offering monthly Witex installation clinics. Also available: Witex installation and repair videos. For more information, call (800) 273-6499 (CA, AZ and NV only) or (562) 404-3464.

TOLI International.(Laminate/Resilient)
October 1, 2003... TOLI International has begun their second year of the TOLI Installation School. The day-long class, titled "Everything You Need to Know About Installing TOLI," is an overview of commercial resilient flooring installation. Created for...

Ardex.(Underlayment/Subfloor)
October 1, 2003... Ardex conducts a two-day training seminar on underlayment leveling and a two-day ceramic tile accessories seminar. Both classes are held at the Ardex Technical Center near Pittsburgh, PA. Classes are free, with lodging and most meals provided....

Dependable Floor Products.(Underlayment/Subfloor)
October 1, 2003... Dependable Floor Products offers two-day training seminars on subfloor preparation and Dependable products. Training includes classroom instruction and hands-on training with trowelable, moisture treatment, and self-leveling products. For...

Laticrete International.(Underlayment/Subfloor)
October 1, 2003... Laticrete International offers several seminars designed specifically for distributors, dealers, and others directly involved in the ceramic tile and stone industry. Attendees qualify for AIA/CES Learning Units. For details, call (800)...

MAPEI Corporation.(Underlayment/Subfloor)
October 1, 2003... MAPEI Corporation offers seminars on adhesives, repairing and patching, floor leveling, double-glue carpet installation, ceramic tile installation and more. For details, call (800) 42-MAPEI.

Scofield Institute.(Underlayment/Subfloor)
October 1, 2003... The Scofield Institute offers hands-on workshops combining practical demonstrations with opportunities for participants to improve their skills in cementitious overlays and decorative concrete finishing. For details, call (800) 800-9900.

Tarkett.(Underlayment/Subfloor)
October 1, 2003... Tarkett offers an installation course that addresses underlayments, adhesives, moisture testing, coving, seaming and more. For information and registration, call Tarkett's technical services department at (610) 266-5500.

Certified Floorcovering Installers (CFI).(Multiple Subjects)
October 1, 2003... Certified Floorcovering Installers (CFI) presents two, two-day courses: an estimating and measuring course and an installation-for-the-inspector course. The first course is designed to provide entry-level training for those interested in...

Crain Cutter Co.(Multiple Subjects)
October 1, 2003... Crain Cutter Co. conducts complete floor covering installation clinics at distributor locations. For details, contact the distributor listed in your area or Crain Cutter at (408) 946-6100.

Floor Covering Institute of Technical Services.(Multiple Subjects)
October 1, 2003... The Floor Covering Institute of Technical Services offers three courses for inspectors. The Certified Carpet Claims Inspectors school is a six-day course with in-depth cover age of carpet claims. The Resilient/Hard Surface Inspectors Class...

Forbo Linoleum, Inc.(Multiple Subjects)
October 1, 2003... Forbo Linoleum, Inc. offers an array of installation training opportunities ranging from local dealer installation clinics and moisture limitor training to comprehensive training courses conducted in our training Facilities. Regional...

INSTALL.(Multiple Subjects)
October 1, 2003... INSTALL--the International Standards and Training Alliance--offers a four-year training program based on a curriculum reviewed and refined by technical and education experts from several major mills and manufacturers. Content includes theory...

Mannington Floors.(Multiple Subjects)
October 1, 2003... Mannington Floors offers weeklong installation training courses. The Basic Residential Resilient Training Class features Mannington's residential full-spread and perimeter installed products. Also available is a Laminate/Wood Installation...

World Floor Covering Association (WFCA).(Multiple Subjects)
October 1, 2003... The World Floor Covering Association (WFCA) holds hands-on Regional Installation Training and Education (RITE) classes for beginners in carpet, resilient, hardwood, laminate, and ceramic flooring installation at its Anaheim, Calif.,...

Underlayment issues.(Getting Down To Business)
October 1, 2003... The old school method was to use hard board, staple, patch and sand it, then install whatever the resilient product was. Well, the evolution has caught up. Underlayments are just not that generic anymore. It seems the resilient manufacturers...

APAC: APAC expands product line of new floor prep products.(Products Literature On Display)
October 1, 2003... APAC V-Block[TM] and ENCapSeal[TM] are problem stopping, problem solving, floor prep products for those installations where you truly need unique performance characteristics. V-BLOCK[TM] and ENCapSeal[TM] are excellent for sealing concrete...

Custom building products.(Products Literature On Display)
October 1, 2003... RedGard[TM] Waterproofing and Anti-Fracture Membrane (formerly known as LevelQuik[TM] Waterproofing and Anti-Fracture Membrane), is a water-based, easy-to-use, elastomeric membrane that is easily applied with a roller, trowel or sprayer,...

BonaKemi.(Products Literature On Display)
October 1, 2003... BonaKemi introduces the AdvantEdge edger, with innovative technology for smoother operation, more efficient power and easier maintenance. For use with BonaKemi's DCS system, or bag, AdvantEdge is the newest addition to BonaKemi machines...

Diamond Tech.(Products Literature On Display)
October 1, 2003... DL7000 makes precision cuts through 1 1/2" thick marble, granite and tile with ease. The easy adjustment features gets you cutting quickly and the large two wheel design creates a 13" throat depth for tiles up to 2' wide. There is no other saw...

Carpet Shims, Ltd.(Products Literature On Display)
October 1, 2003... New from Carpet Shims, Ltd.... 8" x 32" x 1/4" They manufacture Carpet Shims in several dimensions: 32" x 8" x 1/2", 32" x 8" x 3/8", in May, 2003 have introduced the 32" x 8" x 1/4" Carpet Shim. They also manufacture the Side Shim which...

Beno J. Gundlach Co.(Products Literature On Display)
October 1, 2003... These patented Tips allow carpet edges to be sealed with any hot melt glue compatible with carpet backings. The unique design of these Tips assures excess glue is directed onto the backing of the carpet. Circle #97 on the Reader Inquiry Card....

Hardwood Industry.(Products Literature On Display)
October 1, 2003... The EZ PRO INJECTOR[TM] a heavy-duty injection system for Hardwood Flooring. Glue penetrates a 1/16" drilled hole, fills the void/hollow spot and eliminates detection. Forget about spending all your time and effort in tearing up a floor just to...

Installersource.com.(Products Literature On Display)
October 1, 2003... We want to pay you to leave your business card behind. It is an easy way for you to make extra money doing the same thing that you have always done, helping your customers make decisions on their post installation needs. Come to...

Homasote.(Products Literature On Display)
October 1, 2003... 440SoundBarrier[R] is a sound-deadening, economical, structural underlayment for finished flooring. Manufactured to resist mold and mildew and UL[R] approved in L500 floor/ceiling assemblies, 440SoundBarrier@ controls sound through all finished...

James Hardie: James Hardie releases Hardibacker EZ Grid.(Products Literature On Display)
October 1, 2003... James Hardie Building Products has announced a new generation of its popular Hardibacker Ultimate Cement Board, with Hardibacker EZ Grid. Designed with a one-inch guide, Hardibacker EZ grid is designed to be easy to lay out, score and snap. ...

Innovatech: Innovatech introduces Schwamborn BEF 301 scarifier.(Products Literature On Display)
October 1, 2003... Innovatech Products & Equipment Co. introduces the Schwamborn BEF 301 12-inch scarifier to its line of surface preparation equipment. The Schwamborn BEF 301 features forward and reverse operation and a maximum milling depth of nearly...

Turbo Heat Welding Tools: Turbo Heat Welding Tools introduces a new groover.(Products Literature On Display)
October 1, 2003... The Master Turbo Groover With new features such as grooving straight lines, grooving in reverse to the walls, grooving in circles or curves. It becomes unique of it's kind, they claim. Circle #83 on the Reader Inquiry Card. ...

Lignomat.(Products Literature On Display)
October 1, 2003... Lignomat offers a Professional Package P-6 including a pinless meter for quick-scan of large areas, a pin meter to pinpoint source of problem, Electrodes E16 to measure concrete and other building materials, Electrode E12 to measure through...

Orcon.(Products Literature On Display)
October 1, 2003... "Orcon introduces a truly universal application seaming tape. XU-90 Seams everything from ActionBac[c] to UPS[TM] backings. Tested and endorsed by Mohawk Group Field Services for superior performance whenever a thermoplastic seaming tape is...

MAPEI: MAPEI's Ultra SkimCoat--Premium fast-drying cement-based skim coating.(Products Literature On Display)
October 1, 2003... Leaves an ultra-smooth, clean finish for installations * Effortless application to fill dips and minor cracks * Blends easily to a creamy consistency--packaging includes mixing bucket * Self Curing * Prevents call-backs for...

Primatech.(Products Literature On Display)
October 1, 2003... Primatech has complimented its line of flooring fasteners with the introduction of a pneumatic stapler and staples. Entirely manufactured by Primatech for optimal quality, the 15 1/2 gage, 1/2" crown galvanized staple features a blunt chisel...

National Carpet Equipment: #5110 Panther[R] Electric Ride-On Floor Prep System.(Products Literature On Display)
October 1, 2003... This easy, safe, and ergonomically designed machine is 110 volts and draws under 13 amps, fully loaded. Complete hydraulic operation. Tire exclusive reversable swivel head keeps the blade in contact with the floor even over uneven flooring or...

Sinclair: Sinclair offers Planetary Grinders.(Products Literature On Display)
October 1, 2003... Sinclair introduces of an advanced line of Planetary Grinders. "DiaLogic" is available in 3 models: 530 (21-inch), 680 (27-inch), 820 (32-inch). Designed for wet or dry grinding of marble, terrazzo, granite, concrete, the DiaLogic line is...

Tramex Ltd.(Products Literature On Display)
October 1, 2003... NEW Tramex CRH, the latest and most advanced moisture and relative humidity meter. The CRH combines 4 testing modes: * Moisture content (non-destructive impedance method.) * Internal relative humidity in concrete to ASTM F2170....

Vaisala: HM44 meets new ASTM standard for measuring humidity in concrete.(Products Literature On Display)
October 1, 2003... Vaisala's HM44 kit meets the new ASTM standard and is the ideal solution for easy, reliable and accurate measurement of humidity in concrete. During construction, it is critical that concrete or other materials be dried precisely. Too short or...

Wagner: Wagner Electronics releases MMC/MMI moisture meters.(Products Literature On Display)
October 1, 2003... Wagner Electronics announces the release of their MMC/MMI Series moisture meters. This new line of handheld meters was designed for use by flooring professionals, wood product manufacturers, serious woodworkers and hobbyists, and anyone who...

Checking deflection and floor prep with lasers.
October 1, 2003... If you measure floors, prep sub floors, do layout plans, or check for deflection (which basically covers everyone) without using a laser, you're wasting a whole lot of lime, and you are probably costing yourself a whole lot of money. For now we...

Contractor certification: the competitive edge.(FCICA News)
October 1, 2003... Creating competitive advantage can be critical in separating the winners from the also-rans in today's floor covering installation marketplace. The best flooring con tractors are eager to set themselves apart from the competition and prove how...