In week six of the FCEF installer program, the students switch gears to hardwood flooring installation led by Lenny Hall, a regional instructor for the NWFA.

At the halfway point in the FCEF installation program, the students are now learning to install carpet on stairs where they are challenged and pushed outside of their comfort zones. 

Let’s face it—someone has to pay when an installation goes awry. But how do you know if the person responsible for passing judgment is going to tell the truth?

In the fourth week of the FCEF installation program, the students began learning carpet installation, which will run for two weeks. 

The students participating in the FCEF 10-week installation program worked with sheet goods in week three. With the help of some donations from Congoleum, they installed their first sheet vinyl floor.

During week 2 of the FCEF Basic Installation Flooring Program, the students step out of the classroom and into the training space where they get hands-on experience learning to install laminate.

Jim Aaron, executive director, Floor Covering Education Foundation, talks about the launch of the program while Dave Garden, CFI Master Instructor, shares the students’ response to the first week.

Jennifer Jones, owner of Farmhouse Stone in Houston, Texas, shares how she grew her business from the garage to a full flooring showroom. 

Adrian Simpson, operations manager for Carpet Call Floor Centre, in Victoria, Australia, walks us through the company’s humble beginnings, the installer crisis in Australia and Carpet Call’s international recruitment efforts. 

Eight students got the opportunity to work hands-on with every flooring type during the Floor Covering Education Foundation’s 10-week basic installer course. Hear more about their journey.