Afternoon Education Session:
Understanding and Preventing Floor Covering Failure
Rethink floor coverings and understand the challenges that come with installing todays products with warranties intact, in an increasingly fast paced construction environment. Slabs placed during early construction may be rejected during late-stage construction by the flooring installer causing delays and disputes, why? How can we avoid this? Testing requirements, surface preparation, who is responsible for what on site and resources available to anyone involved in a flooring project to avoid the recurring problems.
Content will include:
- Floor covering industry specifications and resources available to all construction professionals for inclusion in project documents.
- Examples and explanations of preparation and installation related issues, including:
- Sub-floor flatness – avoiding slab rejection?
- Concrete dry times and surface preparation issues.
- A review of slab moisture testing and other flooring related testing requirements.
- Achieving and maintaining correct indoor environmental conditions
- Product acclimation.
- Work results and who is responsible for what on-site.
- How the NFCA Floor Covering Reference Manual works to support proper process.
Presenter: Chris Maskell CEO, CAE, CSMT, ITS
Chris has worked in the floor covering industry for 30 years. During this time Chris has held a variety of roles including flooring contractor, project manager, installer, manufacturer's representative, installer, certified inspector and business owner. Now, as CEO of the National Floor Covering Association of Canada (NFCA), he works with NFCA’s Board of Directors to promote installation standards for commercial floor covering installations. He also operates the NFCA's Quality Assurance Program (QAP) - a specifiable third-party inspection review service.
Chris travels across Canada, speaking at conferences and trade shows engaging with all construction parties on the challenges (and solutions) associated with commercial floor covering installations.
