Statewide Floor Covering Inspection Service

Phone/Text: 609-660-1717

Flooring Inspections since 1991

Areas: New Jersey, New York, Eastern Pennsylvania

* Certified Carpet, Hardwood, Laminate, Tile, Vinyl Flooring Inspector
* Litigation, Case Review, Report Review, Deposition and Litigation Support.
* Insurance Claims

Linda Lockwood offers neutral, third-party flooring inspections when parties involved in a flooring complaint can’t resolve their dispute, or determine the cause of their claim and wish to obtain an expert. Linda’s area of expertise involves all flooring materials: Carpet, Hardwood, Laminate, Sheet Vinyl, Ceramic, Solid Vinyl Tile, Luxury Vinyl Tile, Cork, Bamboo, Epoxy and Vinyl Composition Tile (VCT).

Srevice available to anyone in need of an independent flooring inspector including manufacturers, distributors, retailers, consumers, contractors/builders, architects, insurance companies, home builders, tenants, designers, flooring installers, carpet cleaners, engineers, property managers and attorneys.

Area of coverage: New Jersey, New York, and Eastern Pennsylvania with Nationwide Service Available.

Career History

1992- Present
Certified Carpet-Flooring Inspector

1991-1992
Garden State Floor Covering Inspection Service Co-Owner

1999-2004
Founder and President: NICFI.org, the National Institute of Certified Floor
Covering Inspectors

1979-1995
Owner Retail Floor Covering Store

1972-1978
Macy’s Floor Covering Installation Supervisor
DPS Property Services: Flooring Installation Service Coordinator

Flooring Industry Certifications:

CFI
Certified Floor Covering Installers Association, Installation Inspector –
Advanced

CTEF
Ceramic Tile Education Foundation – Accredited Installer

Elastilon
Adhesive mat for laying wood parquet and strip flooring without screws,
nails, glue or clips.

FCITS
Flooring Consultants and Inspection Training Service – Senior Carpet-
Resilient-Laminate-Hardwood-Ceramic Tile Inspector

IAWFP
International Association of Wood Flooring Professionals

ICR
International Certification Registry – Certified Senior Carpet Inspector

IICRC
Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration – Carpet Color Correction
IICRC- WFLI, Wood and Laminate Flooring Inspector

NALFA
National American Laminate Floor Association

NWFA
National Wood Flooring Association/National Oak Flooring Manufacturers
Association – Accredited Installer.
Installation (Nail Down, Direct Glue, Floating Floors, and Finishing), Sanding
and Finishing

NWFACP
Certified Wood Flooring Professional (Inspector) License # CP1740404

NOFMA
National Oak Flooring Manufacturers Association, NOFMA Certified Wood Flooring
Inspector- October 2008

NLT
National Laminate Flooring Training Center – Inspector

Industry Seminars:

2012
NFIC, Natural Fiber Floor-covering Inspector. NFIC Inspector # IT026

IICRC, Institue of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certified Inspector #56873:

• ISSI, Introduction to Substrate Subfloor Inspection
• WFLI, Certified Wood Flooring and Laminate Inspector
• CCT, Carpet Cleaning Technician
• RRT, Carpet Repair and Reinstallation Technician
• SCI, Senior Carpet Inspector

2011
NALFA, National American Laminate Floor Association
IAWFP Wood Flooring Seminar
Elastilon; online training

2010
NCSU, North Carolina State University
FCITS, Floor Covering Institute of Technical Services
NICFI Flooring Inspector’s Convention

2009
NCSU, North Carolina State University Engineered Wood Flooring Workshop
NCSU, North Carolina State University Wood Species identification
Southern Pine Council; online wood seminar
ITC, Infrared Training Center; online Infrared thermography
FCITS, Floor Covering Institute of Technical Services: Bamboo and Cork Inspector
Certification

2008
NOFMA Hardwood Inspection Training
NICFI, National Institute of Certified Flooring Covering Inspectors. Annual
Inspector’s Training-Convention

2007
NOFMA Hardwood Inspection Training
FCITS # 269, Floor Covering Institute of Technical Services: Hard Surface
Training- Certified Hard Surface Inspector

2006
NOFMA Hardwood Floor Inspector Training
NOFMA- NWFA- MWFA Study on Installation, Sanding and Finishing of Hardwood
Flooring

2005
The Ceramic Tile Education Foundation – Advanced Inspection Class
Kahrs Wood Flooring- Inspector Training, Authorized Inspector

2004
The Mohawk Group – Master Craftsman Certification for Installation
CTEF, The Ceramic Tile Education Foundation – Inspector/Inspection Class
NICFI Convention – President
CFI, Certified Flooring Installers Technical Certification
Mohawk University’s Ceramic Tile Product Knowledge

2003
Toli Resilient Commercial Installation Training
NICFI Convention – President
NWFA Certified Inspector
CFI, Certified Flooring Installers Technical Certification
Kahrs Wood Flooring- Inspector Training, Authorized Inspector

2002
IICRC Carpet Color Sidematch and Spot Dye Corrections
Formica Solid Surfaces (Countertop)
US Stone Solid Surfaces (Countertop)
NICFI Convention – President

2001
Toli Installation School
NICFI Convention – President
Woven Carpet Training Study Program
CFI, Certified Flooring Installers Technical Certification

2000
NICFI Convention – President
International Certification Registry
National Laminate Flooring- Laminate Inspector
Formica Inspector Training- Laminate Flooring and Counter tops

1999
Award Hardwood
Formica
Pergo
Pickering Hardwood
Universal Hardwood

1998
NWFA, National Wood Flooring Association Hardwood Floor Finish, Repairs,
Intercoat Abrasion and Recoating
Pergo Flooring Inspector Training
Mannington Advanced Vinyl and Laminate Inspection Training
Congoleum Installation Seminar

1997
Pergo Flooring Inspector Training

1996
Mannington Resilient Sheet Vinyl and Vinyl Composition Tile (VCT) Authorized
Claims Adjuster
FCITS # 269, Floor Covering Institute of Technical Services

1995
Pergo Inspector Training

1994
Pergo Flooring Certified Claims Inspector
Eastern Floor Covering Convention
FCITS # 269, Floor Covering Institute of Technical Services

1993
Eastern Floor Covering Convention

1992
FCITS # 269, Floor Covering Institute of Technical Services: Hard Surface
Training- Certified Hard Surface Inspector

1989
Mannington Sales and Installation