FCITS LVT/LVP Claims and Inspection Class

Full-day intensive hands-on workshop designed to broaden your skills and knowledge with the proper installation, floor prep, care and maintenance and what to look for and expect during an inspection when there is a failure with LVT/LVP flooring.

Tuesday, September 16
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Class will be held during the Synergy Convention at the Sheraton Music City Hotel
Class Fee: $299

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• Perfect for Inspectors, Installers, Retail Sales Associates and Installation Managers, Flooring Dealers, Project Managers, General Contractors
• Minimize costs and get trained and confident as we properly identify and evaluate issues with LVT/LVP
• Focus on vinyl tile and plank flooring failure concerns and Proper recording and report writing.
• Evaluate site conditions that affect product performance.
• Networking and discussions regarding some of the most challenging Resilient claims and Inspection Reports
• Affectively identify and address the issues and defects
• Proper tools and knowledge required to perform a proper Vinyl Plank and tile inspection and properly write an inspection report. -site conditions and proper floor prep
• Proper installation methods/procedures/adhesives
• Concerns related to manufacturing, installation, consumer-site related
  • Installation Methods: Complete review of all of the different installation methods of each category.
  • Installation Related Issues: Learn how to detect and determine if the product is installed properly.
  • Acclimation: Discussion of need for proper acclimation and why it differs between manufacturers and product categories.
  • Industry Standards: Where to find, how to understand, and how to apply all relative industry standards to each inspection.
  • Jobsite Requirements: Full discussion on correct jobsite conditions and how to know if conditions were right before the floor was installed.
  • Moisture Testing: Learn what type of moisture testing must be performed before the first piece of a hard surface floor can be installed. Know what the numbers mean.
  • Substrate Preparation: Learn how concrete, wood or plywood, are to be properly prepared prior to installation and what issues can occur when they are not.
  • Performance Issues: Learn how to determine if the product is suited for where it's installed at.
  • Hard Surface Maintenance: Discussion covers the proper methods of all product categories.
  • Inspection Tools: Know exactly what meters and tools you’ll need and how to use them.
  • Repairs: Learn what conditions are repairable and which require full replacement of the flooring.