Statewide
Inspection offers
neutral,
third-party
inspection floor
covering services
when parties
involved in a wood
flooring complaint
cannot resolve
their dispute and
wish to obtain an
expert.
Being unaffiliated
with any
manufacturer,
distributor,
retailer, or
contractor enables
us to provide
truly unbiased
inspections
regarding the
quality and
installation of
your flooring.
Our services are
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,
engineers,
property managers,
and attorneys.
Statewide Floor Covering Inspection Service
Linda Lockwood
NJ- NY-PA
Office:
888-362-7750
Areas of coverage:
New Jersey:
201-551-609-732-848-856-908
New York: 212-646-718
Pennsylvania:
267-215-484-610
Services: Wood Flooring Inspections,
Consulting, Field and Lab
Tests:
Wood Flooring
Inspections &
Consulting
Expert
Witness-Case
Review
Report Review
Field and Lab Tests:
Field tests: Measurement
of individual boards and
board sets, degree
cupping or crowning,
gaps, nailing/fastener
schedule, adhesive
trowel ridges, tongue &
groove configuration,
wood moisture content,
concrete moisture,
thermal imaging
(infrared inspections),
cross-hatch
cutter
test,
floor flatness,
relative humidity and
temperature.
ASTM D4442 - 07
Standard Test
Methods for Direct
Moisture Content
Measurement of
Wood and Wood-Base
Materials, Method
A-Primary
Oven-Drying
Method.
Wood
Identification for
Hardwood and
Exotic Species.
Concrete:
ASTM F1869 to obtain
a quantitative
value indicating
the rate of
moisture vapor
emission from a
concrete floor.
ASTM F2170 Standard Test
Method for
Determining
Relative Humidity
in Concrete Floor
Slabs Using
in situ
Probes
ASTM D4262 pH test Standard
Test Method for pH
of Chemically
Cleaned or Etched
Concrete Surfaces
Career
History:
1992
to Present
Certified Carpet and
Flooring Inspector,
Consultant, Expert Witness
2001
Board of Directors; CFI NJ Chapter
1999-2004
Founder and President of
NICFI.org, the National
Institute of Certified Floor
Covering Inspectors
1991
to 1992
GardenState Floor Covering Inspection Service
Co-Owner
1979-1995
Owner/President Retail Floor
Covering Store
1972-1978
Macy's Floor Covering
Supervisor and scheduling of
floor covering installations
Flooring Consultants and
Inspection Training Service
- Senior Carpet Inspector
FCITS
Flooring Consultants and
Inspection Training Service
- Resilient Claims
Inspectors
IAWFP
International Association of
Wood Flooring Professionals-
CWFI, Certified Wood
Flooring Inspector
ICR
International Certification
Registry – Certified Senior
Carpet Inspector
IICRC
Institute of Inspection,
Cleaning and Restoration –
Color Correction
NWFA
National Wood Flooring
Association/National Oak
Flooring Manufacturers
Association – Accredited
Installer. Installation
(Nail Down, Direct Glue,
Floating Floors, and
Finishing), Sanding and
Finishing
NWFA
Certified Wood Flooring
Professional (Inspector)
License # CP1740404
NOFMA
National Oak Flooring
Manufacturers Association,
Awarded NOFMA-CP
2008
(the NOFMA inspector
program program is no
longer in existence)
NLT
National Laminate Flooring
Training Center – Inspector
Industry Seminars:
2010
North Carolina State
University . Course
specialty; Engineered and
wood laminate
flooring.
2010
North Carolina State
University . Course
specialty;
Concrete covering and
moisture issues
2009
North Carolina State
University Wood Products
Extension. Course specialty;
Wood Identification for
Flooring Professionals.
2009
North Carolina State
University Wood Products
Extension. Course specialty;
Engineered Wood Flooring
Workshop and Wood Floor
Finishing.
2008
NOFMA Hardwood Inspection
Training
NICFI, National Institute
of Certified Flooring
Covering Inspectors.
Annual Inspector's
Training-Convention
2007
NOFMA Hardwood Inspection
Training
FCITS Hard Surface
Training- Certified Hard
Surface Inspector FCITS #
269
2006
NOFMA 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 -
Inspection Class
NICFI Convention -
President
CFI, Certified FlooringInstallersTechnicalCertification
MohawkUniversity- Ceramic Tile Product Knowledge
2003
Howard Brinkman Consulting ~
Hardwood Inspection
Certification Seminar
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 Color Correction Class
Formica Solid Surfaces
(Countertop)
US Stone Solid Surfaces
(Countertop)
NICFI Convention -
President
2001
ToliInstallationSchool
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 Countertops
1999
Award Hardwood
Formica
Pergo
Pickering Hardwood
Universal Hardwood
1998
NWFA, National Wood Flooring
Association Hardwood Floor
Finish, Repairs, Intercoat
Abrasion and Recoating
Pergo Inspector Training
Mannington Advanced Vinyl
and Laminate Inspection
Training
Congoleum Installation
Seminar
