This story comes from Joe Fitzpatrick of Furniture and Floor North. I’ll tell it in his words for the most part with some elaboration and comment. His firm installed a house full of Berber carpet in a new home. There were contractors still working in the new home...
The time of year again is coming when insects of all kinds awaken and start flying and crawling indoors and out. And with this advent of spring inevitably come concerns and complaints for bugs in carpets. A recent email from a retail floor covering dealer involved...
I am on the committee for the IICRC S-100 Cleaning Standards which are the standards adopted by the carpet industry governing carpet care and maintenance. Our committee is charged with re-writing, revising and updating the information in the chapter covering carpet...
Not only is wood one of the most popular floorcovering products today it is also the one that can get you in a lot of trouble if you don’t understand a few things about it. Relative to its popularity, all you have to do is watch HGTV home fix up and flip shows or...
Two situations came to my attention this past week that you may be able to relate to. One was a case involving an engineered wood flooring product that was installed in a home, supposedly with all conditions being acceptable for the installation. The dealer took...
We just completed the LGM Carpet Seminar today and you should have been there. There were several new issues that would have helped you improve your business by exposing you to concerns for various types of products performance and also new business opportunities. ...
