The International Certified Floorcovering Installers Association (CFI) will offer its Laminate/Hardwood Training & Certification course Oct. 7-8 in Warren, Mich.

Laminate Topics:

• Various types of manufactured materials with different fastening systems
• Technical handouts provided for future reference
• Use of manufacturer’s recommended installation supplies
• Specific installation properties and characteristics for each type of flooring
• Glue vs. Click - Adhesives - Plank-lay direction - Startup and row stagger
• Room size - Spacers  - Silicone sealant
• Stairs – Transition systems – Expnasion issues – Board repair
• NALFA (www.nalfa.org) and Armstrong Certifications (www.floorexpert.com) available

Hardwood Topics:

• Classroom and demonstrations of pre-finished hardwoods presented with various types of manufactured products
• Nail-down, glue-down and floating floor installations
• Re-coating / Factory finishes (UV-cured, acrylic impregnated, ceramic and aluminum oxide)
• Transitions – two parts
• Balancing floors
• Properties and characteristics of unfinished and pre-finished floors (solid -types of cuts- plain, quarter sawn, rift sawn)
• •    Strip and plank - Engineered and parquet / Janka hardness - Cork and bamboo
• Radiant systems
• NWFA (www.nwfacp.org) and Armstrong Certifications (www.floorexpert.com) available

The Laminate/Hardwood Training & Certification will be held at Floor Source, 32620 Dequindre Road, Warren, MI 48092.

A minimum of two years experience is required for CFI Certification. Cost for the course is $485. As an added bonus, the World Floor Covering Association (WFCA) offers trade scholarships up to $500 per member. All CFI Events are covered 100% up to your limit. For more information, call (816) 231-4646 or email CFIguy@earthlink.net.