Hardwood Floors February/March 2024

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INSPECTOR'S REPORT: THE PATH TO CERTIFICATION

NWFA Certified Inspectors are in great demand. I field several calls a day requesting their services and the NWFA Certified professional search site gets a lot of hits every day. I usually receive calls when people are having trouble finding an inspector in their area. The reason for that is, oftentimes, there are no local inspectors in their area. When this happens, I usually refer them to inspectors I know who do a fair amount of travel. One of the biggest reasons that NWFA Inspectors are in such high demand is that the training required to become certified is quite rigorous. The steps to become certified include: • Attend NWFA Intermediate Installation School. • Attend NWFA Intermediate Sand & Finish School. • Complete NWFA University Installation, Sand & Finish, and Manufacturing online courses. • Complete Online Inspector school entrance exam. • Attend NWFA Inspector School. • Submit and gain approval on two Inspection Report Scenarios with data collected during Inspector School. • Sign NWFACP Inspector Code of Conduct Agreement. The Basic Installation and Basic Sand & Finish classes can be bypassed if the applicant has three or more years of field experience. Particularly about what the prerequisites are, who’s eligible, and what the benefits are of becoming an NWFA Certified Inspector. • Be a NWFA member in good standing. • Attend NWFA Basic Installation School. • Attend NWFA Basic Sand & Finish School. Recently, I’ve had a lot of inquiries about the the National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA)'s inspector program.

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