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2008
The Winds of Change Will Continue to Swirl
January, 2008 • National Floor Trends
Adhesive Residue
January/February 2008 Coverings Magazine
Don't Be Afraid of Cork Flooring
February 2008 Floor Covering Installer
Trading Up From VCT: Options in Resilient Tile
April 2008 National Floor Trends
When The Going Gets Tough - Diversify
April 2008 Coverings Magazine
"Green" Flooring - What Does It Mean To Me?
May 2008 Floor Covering installer

2007
Quick Guide To Floating Floor Installation
January, 2007 • Coverings Magazine
Step Lightly: Questions to Ask and Tips for Installing Resilient Stair Treads
January, 2007 • Floor Covering Installer
Slip Resistance and the ADA
January, 2007 • The Flooring Contractor
Flooring: One Step Ahead
January, 2007 • Maintenance Solutions
Understanding, Preventing, Detecting, and Correcting Moisture in Concrete Floors
January, 2007 • Plant Services
Troubleshooting Resilient Flooring: How to inspect flooring failures
May, 2007 • Floor Covering Installer
Speaking The Same Language: Terms like “ADA Compliance”, “Indentation resistance" and “Luxury Vinyl Tile” are often misused
May, 2007 • National Floor Trends
Take Your time With Cork
March, 2007 • Floor Covering Installer
Tips for Selecting and Installing Plywood Underlayment
July, 2007 • Floor Covering Installer
A Three-part Series: Identifying, Testing Preventing and Correcting Concrete Moisture Problems
September, October and November 2007 • Coverings Magazine
Floor Prep for Commercial Resilient: Some Do’s and Don’ts
September, 2007 • Floor Covering Installer
Concrete Moisture Meters and Calcium Chloride Tests: There Are Better Ways to Test Concrete for Moisture
October, 2007 • Floor Covering Installer
Make a resolution to Improve Your Skills
November, 2007 • Floor Covering Installer

2006
Custom Resilient Installations
January, 2006 • Floor Covering Installer
Tough as Nails Flooring That's Easy on the Environment
March, 2006 • National Floor Trends
Solid Vinyl FLoor
March, 2006 • Floor Covering Installer
CSI Floor Covering
April, 2006 • Floor Covering Installer
Hydrostatic Pressure = Concrete Moisture Problems, Or Does it?
April, 2006 • Floor Covering Installer
Mailbag: What’s new, what’s hot and should I use commercial flooring in my kitchen?
April, 2006 • National Floor Trends
New Underlayments Take the Place of Lauan
Spring, 2006 • The Flooring Contractor
Important Questions When Installing Over Gypsum Floor Underlayments
May, 2006 • Floor Covering Installer
Trouble Times 4: My Top Four Failure Categories and How Installers Can Prevent Them from Happening
May, 2006 • Floor Covering Installer
Mail Bag Part 2 - When you Don't Test, You Fail
June, 2006 • National Floor Trends
Concrete Moisture Testing Update
July, 2006 • Floor Covering Installer
Old test Methods for Moisture in Floors Replaced
August, 2006 • Interior Environment Connections
Lets Talk About Cork
September, 2006 • National Floor Trends
VCT Tips from the Pros
September, 2006 • Floor Covering Installer
Policies, procedures to prevent chaos
October, 2006 • Floor Covering News
Panel Underlayment
October, 2006 • Floor Covering Installer
Installing Resilient Flooring Over Cutback Adhesive
November, 2006 • Floor Covering Installer
Renovation Frustration
December, 2006 • Floor Covering Installer
They Don't Make Flooring Like They Used To
December, 2006 • National Floor Trends

2005
An Introduction to Concrete Floors
2005 • The Commercial Flooring Report
Don't Call It Linoleum If It's Sheet Vinyl
January, 2005 • National Floor trends
Questions Answered -- ASTM Standards at Work
March, 2005 • National Floor Trends
FCICA's Quick Guide to Concrete Moisture Testing
March, 2005 • Floor Covering Installer
Linoleum: Call it Right, Install it Right
March, 2005 • Floor Covering installer
Increasing Concrete Knowledge of Floor Coverings
March, 2005 • Indoor Environment Connections
Resilient Installation by the Book
April, 2005 • Floor Covering Installer
FCICA Members Catch Up on Commercial Business at Annual Convention
May, 2005 • Floor Covering Installer
How ASTM Standards Help the Floor Covering Industry
May, 2005, • Standardization News
Note to salespeople - if you promise the moon, be sure you can get it installed
May, 2005 • National Floor Trends
Getting Corked: a Guide to Installing Cork Floor Coverings
May, 2005 • Floor Covering Installer
One Step at a Time: A Brief Guide to Stair Tread Installation
July, 2005 • Floor Covering Installer
Lets Talk Resilient: Rubber Flooring Installation
September, 2005 • Floor Covering Installer
Lets Talk Floor Prep
October, 2005 • Floor Covering Installer
Acclimation: The Foundation of a Beautiful Installation
October, 2005 • Floor Covering Installer
Why is it that 90 Percent of the Time It's My Fault?
November, 2005 • Floor Covering Installer

2004
Grappling with Concrete Moisture Problems: Don't Buy into False Assumptions!
January, 2004 • National Floor Trends
Calcium Chloride Testing by the Book
March, 2004 • National Floor Trends
Heat Welding Resilient Floor Coverings
April, 2004 • Floor Covering Installer
Causes and Prevention of Resilient Floor Discoloration
June, 2004 • National Floor Trends
Relative Humidity Testing -- New Technology for Concrete Testing
August, 2004 • Floor Covering Installer
ASTM F2170-02: A Concrete Moisture Testing Method for the 21st Century
September, 2004 • National Floor Trends
How to Repair Excess Deflection or Slope in a Subfloor
October, 2004 • Floor Covering Installer
How do you refinish cork flooring?
Fall, 2004 • FCICA
The Importance of Using the Proper Trowel
December, 2004 • Floor Covering Installer

2003 and earlier
Why Bother
Floor Covering News
Concrete Moisture Problems: Causes and Detection
October, 2003 • Floor Covering Installer
How Do You Resolve Installation Problems?
January, 1998 • Flooring
Wanted: Independent Resilient Flooring Inspectors
December, 1997 • Flooring
Now Is The Right Time For Installer Certification
November, 1996 • Flooring
The High Cost OF Saving Money On Installation
January, 1995 • Flooring
The Low-Down on Wood Underlayments
May, 1995 • Flooring
Educate, Motivate Installers for Desired Results
November 1995 • Flooring