David Gross

From elementary gym floors to professional football fields, rising demand for high-quality, high-performance sports surfaces is creating more opportunities for flooring installers with the right experience. 

As healthcare facilities increasingly specify non-PVC luxury vinyl flooring for safety and sustainability, installers must master new adhesive techniques and time-sensitive application methods that fundamentally change how these projects are bid, scheduled, and executed. Training to understand these differences is essential. 

The moisture parameters for hardwoods and subfloors that are required for successful hardwood floor installations depend on several factors. Executive Director David Gross shares INSTALL’s guidelines for moisture testing prior to hardwood installation. 

INSTALL Executive Director David Gross, shares the step-by-step process, using ASTM F2170 guidelines, to help you get reliable RH measurements to ensure your final flooring results look great and last. 

Most installers know the steps involved in stretching in carpet, but it’s easy to get wrong, resulting in costly rework or damage to a flooring contractor’s reputation. 

Organizing the floor covering trade around the next generation of installers is going to take time and effort, but the good news is that organizations already have the knowledge and resources they need to get started.

Organizing the floor covering trade around the next generation of installers is going to take time and effort, but the good news is that organizations already have the knowledge and resources they need to get started. 

Learn how floor installation training and material technology helped rescue an overwhelmed emergency department.

David Gross, executive director, Install, explains how to navigate the wide world of certification and how certification benefits both installers and contractors.