Buddy Allen Carpet One Floor & Home, Nashville, Tennessee-based retailer specializing in carpet, luxury vinyl plank (LVP) and hardwood, is hosting three Certified Flooring Installers (CFI) trainings in March. 

The Carpet Residential R-1 Certification will take place on March 20 and 21, 2023. Participants must have two year's installation experience and can expect to learn: seaming new products, power-stretching and wall-trimming techniques; pattern matching: correcting bow, skew and pattern elongation; and stair upholstery without the use of staples

This event is sponsored by Personna by Accutec Blades, Tools4Flooring and Taylor Adhesives. 

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The Hardwood, Laminate and LVP Training and Certification will cover two days, March 22 and 23. It requires two year's of installation experience prior to the class.

Participants will learn: classroom and hands-on training of pre-finished hardwood; factory finishes, nail-down, glue-down, floating installations, staple/cleats; job site evaluation (estimating, preparation, balancing floors, transitions); grades (on, above, below), sub-floors; effects of moisture, moisture testing procedures, acclimation; and radiant systems. 

The event is sponsored by Tools4Flooring, Roberts and Taylor Adhesives. 

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The Carpet Seaming and Plank Replacement Class is a one-day course on March 24.This event is sponsored by Personna by Accutec Blades, Tools4Flooring and Taylor Adhesives. 

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Efren Llamas, technical services, Taylor Adhesives, will be instructing the courses. He is CFI Master Certified II in carpet and CFI Certified in resilient, wood and laminate. 

For the full schedule of trainings, visit cfiinstallers.org.