From award-winning installations to the installation labor shortage to innovations in profiles, stair trends and transitions, here are the top stories in installation from this year.

 

1 Tips for Curbless Shower Installation Using a Linear Drain

Consider these four tips when planning for a curbless shower installation.  

2 Flooring Retailers, Installers Weigh in on the Installation Labor Shortage

As the installation labor shortage continues, there is much debate on how to go about solving it. Hear from Bob's Carpet & Flooring, CDI Floors, Pruitt Flooring...and more!

3 FLOOR Trends & Installation Announces Winners of 10th Annual Installation Awards

In the 10th Annual Installation Awards, we celebrate the flooring installation industry’s talented craftsmen and women in both residential and commercial settings.

4 Discover the 2023 Innovations in Profiles, Stair Treads and Transitions

The newest flooring accessories for 2023 check all the boxes: they are great looking, easier to install, and have better functionality than ever before.

5 Versatrim Makes Big Moves to Accelerate Growth

AThe company's innovative approach to molding solutions—manufacturing in the United States with no minimums—and its ability to coordinate with most of the top colors in the vinyl, LVT, WPC, and the laminate flooring industry, has guided the company to the forefront as a leading manufacturer of floor moldings.

6 CFI FCICA Convention Emphasizes Collaborative Learning Among Installers and Contractors

The inaugural educational conference featured standing-room-only sessions, high-energy discussions, and collaborative learning among flooring installers and commercial flooring contractors.

7 Highlights from the 2023 NWFA Expo

Thousands of wood flooring industry professionals came together in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for the 2023 Wood Flooring Expo where they learned about the products, installation tips and business best practices to take their businesses to the next level.

8 A Look at National Installation Solutions, a Division of CCA Global Partners

For the last four years, CCA Global Partners has been experimenting with an installation concept that would provide installation and estimating services for its retail members. Read an update from Keith Spano, president of Flooring America/Flooring Canada, The Floor Trader & The International Design Guild at CCA, about the initiative.

9 Installers Roland Thompson and Ken Ballin to Appear on HGTV's 'Renovation Possible'

Two of the flooring industry's well-known installers appeared on "Renovation Possible", a pilot renovation show on HGTV.

10 Floor & Decor Subsidiary Spartan Surfaces Acquires Salesmaster Flooring Solutions '

The specialty retailer announced its subsidiary Spartan Surfaces has acquired Salesmaster Flooring Solutions, a flooring and installation supplies distributor headquartered in Deer Park, New York. The company has approximately 80 employees and will operate as a part of Spartan Surfaces.