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Feb 12, 2010 - 2:42 PM - by TFP Admin
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The Delmarva Chapter of CFI took part in an episode of Extreme Makeover. It will be televised Sunday, February 14, 2010 - 8PM - 7 Central. It's a 2-hour special you don't want to miss.
This episode honors the Tripp Family. Filmmaker Tyler Perry helps the team rebuild the home of a couple who mentors underprivileged children. The Tripp's help the community by taking children to church every week. This will be the largest makeover project ever.
Veiw the "before" pictures here: Tripp Family Photos before Extreme Makeover Home Edition
Congratulations to Roland Thompson and the crew from Delmarva CFI.
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Spotlight on Professionalism |
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Feb 11, 2010 - 3:23 PM - by barrycarlton
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I accidentally ran across this today. WOW! I thought I was good. His patience, and skill is amazing.
Excerpt from: Lansing Linoleum
Sgt. Glenn Lansing mustered out of the Army after WWII and came to Portland, Oregon where his older brother Mick was an installer for Black Frost, one of the biggest flooring contractors in the city. Mick trained his younger brother to install linoleum, and Glenn was a natural: good with his hands, creative, and meticulous.
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Floorcovering Training News |
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Jan 18, 2010 - 3:00 PM - by TFP Admin
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The North American Laminate Flooring Association (NALFA) and the International Certified Floorcovering Installers Association (CFI) have joined together to promote installation professionalism through education at the Lowe's training workshops. Today, it is essential that flooring installers achieve a higher level of education to achieve customer satisfaction. Both organizations strive to prepare flooring installers to become more knowledgeable concerning the latest installation techniques.
"Professional installers who successfully complete the two-year requirement of experience and the written, oral and skills' tests of the CFI Laminate Training Course now have the... [Read More]
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Floorcovering Installation & Maintenance Tips |
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- by cproader
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Ok so I need to anchor a naildown transition on conete fer whatever reason... ...so I get my hammerdrill and make my anchor holes...but a funny thing happened, I aint got no plastic or wood dowels to put in the holes... ... [Read More]
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- by san diego jim
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Here is a trick we use to keep track of the pad glue can lid.
When opening a can of pad glue bend the top rim on the far side of the opening with a stair tool. The lid will "click" right in a remain there, never getting lost....
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- by Jerry Thomas
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What advice are you providing your clients for cleaning / maintaining tile jobs? Lets separate it into two categories..... showers and floors. I have been advising them to use a PH neutral cleaner, but the women want to know something more specific than that. Just gathering good information so I can print out a maintenance tip sheet to leave with them.
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- by Wecanoe
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Greetings,
A hopefully useful story. Laid some glazed Home Dep 12x12's in the half bath and it went ok. Got distracted and did not remove the grout glaze at the right time. Dried hard. Overnight. Hmmmm. Went on line and found references to vinegar solutions, sulfamic acid and muriatic acid for glaze removal. Tried vinegar and not much different than water. Aha! Realized... [Read More]
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- by Peter Kodner
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I started this thread to follow up on posts in the Carpet and Indoor Air Quality thread to have some discussions on helping consumers understand the myriad of factors that should be considered when making an investment of the magnitude of floor coverings, in this case, specifically carpet.
Mr. Tappet, IMHO, one of the most knowledgeable men in our industry, brought up wool as being... [Read More]
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- by Ken
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For repairing scuffs in vinyl floors, I have found that using Street shoe finish for satin, low gloss or gloss on a rag will really help reduce the appearance of the scuff, in alot of cases it will make it disappear completely. I use 2 rags one I put the Street shoe finish on and then I wipe the area and use the clean rag to wipe the area clear of excess Street shoe finish around the scuffed area.
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- by TFP Admin
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Just read a great tip from Chris Flynn about moving an area rug from one location to another - put it on a large diameter cardboard tube to prevent wrinkles. Thanks, Chris. I wanted to add that to this forum so the tip would show up on the home page of the website. Follow the little arrow to read more great tips too.
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- by skhardwoods
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When installing wood floors with Bosticks Best, or similar adhesives, be sure to have a cloth, and the appropriate cleaner, handy at all times. Keeping your hands and flooring clean, and free of adhesive residue, is paramount to a successful installation.
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