Flooring

An introduction to the flooring trade: what installers do, the main flooring types and setting materials, how the substrate is tested and prepared, layout and installation methods, the tools, the hazards and how to control them, and the certifications and career path.

The second flooring course, for installers and foremen who know the materials and want to run the work to the standard: evaluating and moisture-testing concrete slabs and choosing mitigation, flatness and F-numbers and floor prep with grinding and self-leveling underlayment, tile assemblies by TCNA method number with mortar coverage and large-format and movement-joint rules, resilient and LVT adhesives and rolling and seams and rigid-core floating, wood and laminate acclimation and fastening and glue-down, carpet and carpet tile to CRI standards, transitions and details, and estimating waste and production.