In the 39 years I’ve been in this business I’ve never had anything like this happen before. A dealer forwarded information and photographs of a complaint on a carpet that is the same product, in a different color – blue – we have installed in my wife’s office...
Lew, We have attended your seminars several times over the years and read your articles every issue of Floor Covering News. Thank you for your valuable information. We need information concerning vinyl asbestos tile. Can you answer the following questions for us...
Since this is a statistical issue of FCN I thought we’d look at some statistical information relevant to flooring performance and general information. Carpet first. In case you didn’t know or weren’t aware, polyester is now the hottest carpet fiber on the market. ...
The following question was asked of a dealer recently. “Why is the carpet industry able to set their own standards when anyone that can set their own standards would set them LOW!” He goes on to say; “I’ve been an installer and now a retailer for about 21...
This is the biggest problem in the industry encompassing all floor covering materials. Just because someone tells you something or you “flower up” the product to make a sale doesn’t change what the flooring is actually capable of. I want to share with you some...
The most problematic segment of the floor covering industry today is hard surface flooring. This is not because hard surface flooring material is defective but because people want to do things with it that defies its ability to perform. Let me explain this so it’s...
