FCEF Students Learn to Install Sheet Vinyl Floor

CFI Master Installer Dave Garden walked the students through sheet good installation, giving them tips and tricks that every installer should know. Joe Cea, technical specialist with Congoleum, was a guest instructor for that week. He worked with each student to improve techniques such as adhesive application, using the products that Congoleum donated.

// Journey to Flooring Installer: A Front-Row Seat

In January 2022, the first round of students completed the Floor Covering Education Foundation’s (FCEF) Basic Floor Covering Installation program at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) in Dalton, Georgia. See more highlights from the course!

Beth Miller began her journalistic journey in 2005 while still working as a mechanic in her dad’s garage. She has written about everything from artists to WWII veterans and in 2010 stepped into the healthcare sector where she created digital content for 11 years. She, then, received her master’s degree in English from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. In 2017, she took the leap into the flooring industry. Here, she has discovered a place where she can apply both her technical and journalistic abilities.