Floorcovering Installer Red Seal Certification

Subfloor inspection, moisture testing methods, leveling compounds, vapor barriers, and concrete cure requirements.

Solid hardwood acclimation, nail-down installation, subfloor requirements, moisture defects, and maintenance.

Floating floor installation, click-lock systems, expansion gaps, underlayments, and specialty tools.

LVP, SPC, sheet vinyl, pressure-sensitive tile, adhesive types, seam techniques, and wear layer ratings.

Tile layout, thinset mortar, substrate requirements, grouting, curing, and outdoor tile selection.

Stretch-in carpet, tack strips, power stretchers, seaming techniques, pile direction, and carpet repair.

Trowel notch sizing, adhesive open times, floor scrapers, grinders, patching compounds, and nailers.

Transition strips, T-moldings, reducers, stair nosing, baseboards, quarter round, and floor flanges.

Chalk lines, contour gauges, scribing, material calculation, tile spacers, radiant heat, and seam tape.