Specifiers Safeguard Quality and Increase Value by Calling for INSTALL

No one has greater influence on the success of your design than the flooring installer.

At INSTALL, we understand the value of the specification process. We know that you put a lot of time and research into choosing the right products and systems. We also understand that, if not installed properly, no product will perform the way the designer intends. A poor floor installation can be expensive and time consuming, and can tarnish the image of everyone involved.

By relying on work done by INSTALL certified installers, specifiers and architects can rest assured that the floor will live up to its design intent.

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Finished Carpet Installation by INSTALL Flooring Professionals

The INSTALL Promise for Specifiers

Because specifiers ensure that the proper products and systems are selected for your projects, the INSTALL Promise applies directly to you. INSTALL: delivering work we can all take pride in. We maintain reliable standards to eliminate the possibility of faulty floor installation. INSTALL trains skilled installers through an intensive and comprehensive training and apprenticeship program, followed by certifications and career-long training. Because we have the backing of the entire flooring industry, you’ll know that your project is in very good hands with INSTALL professionals.

The Benefits of Specifying INSTALL

By specifying that all installation be completed by INSTALL Warranty Contractors and INSTALL certified floorcovering professionals, you ensure that the flooring on your project will perform to its full potential and live up to the expectations of the owner. A growing number of specifiers are adding INSTALL standards in their specs. Requiring INSTALL standards means that the contractor is reliable with a proven track record and the installers on your project will be highly trained and carefully tested to perform the work you need.

Reliable Training

INSTALL offers the floorcovering industry’s most advanced and comprehensive training program . When you specify INSTALL for flooring, you’ll have peace of mind knowing your flooring job will be installed by prepared professionals.

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INSTALL Certifications to meet specifications

Certifications

Take the gamble out of installations with installers who are certified and up to date in industry specified installation certifications in carpet, resilient, substrate prep, wood flooring, ICRA, Covid 19 Jobsite Preparedness, OSHA and more.

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INSTALL Endorsements for Specifiers

Endorsements

INSTALL’s longstanding industry reputation has earned us specifications and endorsements from every major flooring manufacturer. These credentials reflect the caliber of our floorcovering professionals and validate INSTALL as the industry’s choice.

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INSTALL Warranty on Labor for Specifiers

Warranty Program

We’re so confident in INSTALL Warranty Contractors that we stand behind them with the INSTALL Warranty, the industry’s only extended third-party warranty on installation.  It’s above and beyond the manufacturer’s warranty — and it’s free.

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Specify INSTALL to Ensure the Quality of Your Project

Once you have decided to include INSTALL in your specification, here is some specification information that can be implemented in various sections of Division 09.

General Quality Assurance

Installers: Skilled trades people holding a valid OSHA 10 or Canadian Worksafe certification and enrolled in a state-approved apprenticeship program, or certified by INSTALL or a program equal to the INSTALL program.

  • 4-year apprenticeship program at 160 hours per year
  • Career-long training
  • Manufacturer-endorsed training
  • Fundamental journeymen skills certification

Sections of Division 09 where INSTALL Specification can be included

  • 09 60 00 Flooring
  • 09 61 00 Flooring Treatment
  • 09 62 00 Specialty Flooring
  • 09 64 00 Wood Flooring
  • 09 65 00 Resilient Flooring
  • 09 67 00 Fluid-Applied Flooring
  • 09 68 00 Carpeting

Educational Opportunities with INSTALL

INSTALL leads an education seminarINSTALL is a certified continuing education provider to several organizations.

Our educational content has been developed by veteran floorcovering instructors with an average of 20 years of experience. Continuing education content is created based on the input of technical and educational representatives from INSTALL industry partners.

For more information about INSTALL’s continuing education programs, and to find out how to receive any of these courses, contact us online.

  • Continuing Education Programs

    • Adhesives
    • Carpet History
    • Best Practices in Flooring in Occupied Healthcare Facilities
    • LEED and Flooring
    • Flooring Awareness
    • Flooring Maintenance
    • Hardwood Floor Prep
    • Hardwood Flooring Overview
    • Substrate Prep
    • Sport Turf
    • Veneers
    • Vinyl and Resilients
    • What to Know About Green Flooring
    • Why Floors Fail (a look at moisture and alkalinity problems in substrates)