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Hardwood Installation Hands-on Training

CFI – Armstrong – NWFA Certification Available

Installers: $5,700.00 – Maximum number of attendees: 12 - $475 per attendee

• 2-day Skills-Hands-on training in small groups

• The benefits include:

• CFI Certification
• Armstrong Pre-Finished Hardwood Certification
  • Written test for Armstrong Certification is available at the training – cost included
• NWFA - National Wood Flooring Association Certification
  • Installers who successfully complete the requirements of the hands-on training, have the option of the NWFA certification test online at an additional $50.00 per applicant.

• Written test for Armstrong Certification is available at the training – cost included

Sales Associates:  $175.00

• One- day for Sales Associates – Unlimited number of attendees at $175.00 per attendee

• Sales Associates required to attend first day of session to take an online test for NWFA Sales Counselor Certification  - Additional $50.00

• CFI Sales Associate Prefinished Hardwood Certification included

WFCA Scholarship Funds apply 100% toward course fees!

CFI    2400 East Truman Road     Kansas City, MO 64127-2038    

(816) 231.4646     Fax (816) 231.4343    email: CFIguy@earthlink.net

FINISHED HARDWOOD  - CFI – ARMSTRONG - NWFA Certification

·         The characteristics of the various types of flooring.

·         Job-site evaluation

·         Preparation

·         Importance of substrate acceptable for flooring

·         Subfloors, grades – on, above, below

·         Effect of moisture and testing procedures - Acclimation

·         Maintaining properly controlled installation environment

·         Proper handling of materials - Tools

·         Following manufacturer’s installation and supplier guidelines

·         Estimating and proper planning

·         Cleanup - Maintenance

Certification includes knowledge of installation and product use

• Classroom demonstrations and hands-on skills training of pre-finished hardwoods presented with various types of manufactured products
• Nail-down, glue-down and floating floor installations
• Re-coating
• Transitions
• 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
• Factory finishes (UV-cured, acrylic impregnated, ceramic and aluminum oxide)
• Nail-down, staples and cleats
• Radiant systems.
• Installation of floating and direct-glue installations

NWFA Online Installer or Sales Associate Certification – additional $50.00 per applicant

CFI - Armstrong Certification for Installers included with initial fees following successful completion of the NWFA online test. 

            CFI Sales Associate Prefinished Hardwood Certification included

CFI    2400 East Truman Road     Kansas City, MO 64127-2038    

(816) 231.4646     Fax (816) 231.4343    email: CFIguy@earthlink.net

CFI, the Flooring Industry's Installation Training Partner!  Contact CFI today for the latest and most innovative training and educational resources.  Programs include in-house training for carpet, laminate, wood, tile, resilient, problem solving, substrate preparation knowledge, patterned and woven carpet workshops, DVD's and CFI certifications in all flooring surfaces working with our partners, WFCA, Mohawk, NWFA, CTEF, Armstrong and Belgotex.  Call 816.231.4646 today!  Don’t forget that the World Floor Covering Association scholarships apply to 100% of the CFI programs.  Join TODAY!