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Why is it important to be and/or utilize Floor Covering Professionals?
    A simple question with many answers...

Technically, a professional is 'a person doing something for pay'.

We prefer to think of ourselves as TRUE professionals - a group who has 'advanced study and specialized training' - who work efficiently, take pride in their work and strive to advance our training and our livelihood every day - in the floor covering industry.

Floor coverings consist of many surfaces - they include: carpet, resilient (linoleum, rubber, vinyl and other 'linoleum-type' products), resinous (epoxy), hardwood, laminate, ceramic tile, stone, artificial turf and sports surfaces as well as many other types of floor coverings. Installing these products is the work of Floorlayers. They install a wide range of decorative floor covering in commercial buildings - from offices, hospitals, laboratories, retail shops, hotels and casinos - to homes and churches.

Our education extends well beyond our apprenticeship. Much as architects and designers are required to obtain Continuing Education Units to maintain their accreditation and certifications, the members of  INSTALL Kansas City are required to attend Journeyperson Upgrade classes. In these classes we are kept aware of new products (and their installation procedures) as well as maintain our safety certifications (First Aid and CPR and OSHA).

Along with our Safety certification is the real test of an installers' professionalism - The INSTALL Certification. Members of the AIA (American Institute of Architects),  the IIDA (International Interior Designers Association), electricians, plumbers and many others require certification to work on or complete their projects.

INSTALL Certified Floor Covering Professionals reach for the same high standards in the flooring profession as these other occupations!!!

Who benefits?
● Every person in the process!!!

How do they benefit?
● End users get a quality installation performed to the highest industry standards

● Installers are provided the compensation deserving of a job well done
                       
● Installation contractors get a job done right, the first time - on time and on budget

● Manufacturing representatives have confidence that their products will be installed properly, meeting or exceeding life expectancy and performance goals

The Result?
The resource a demanding industry has long been in search of!!!