We extend our appreciation to Brian Rubino from Tarkett for an excellent presentation covering locking system performance, subfloor systems, flatness requirements, cupping issues, and ASTM F2199 standards for luxury vinyl plank flooring.
CFIU Members in attendance:
| Arizona | David | Zack | flooringinspections@gmail.com | 248-830-2605 |
| Arkansas | Dennis | Matranga | certifiedfloorinspection1@gmail.com | 512-584-9014 |
| British Columbia | Debbie | McNaughton | debmcnaughton@gmail.com | 250-717-7337 |
| British Columbia | Wayne | Laforet | wayne@flooringsolutions.ca | 403-238-2461 |
| California | Jason | Ramsay | thefloorpro@gmail.com | 949-355-3501 |
| California | John | Hunt | jowahu59@gmail.com | 562-458-0596 |
| Delaware | Steve | Lopes | steve.lopes@steemer.com | 908-482-5616 |
| Florida | Al | Carlson | al_cfi@aol.com | 230-289-8677 |
| Florida | Chuck | Harrow | floorzoneinspections@gmail.com | 407-630-2249 |
| Florida | George | Bell | George@CSIflooringExpert.com | 321-698-9821 |
| Georgia | Mike | Del Vacchio | delsonflooring@outlook.com | 678-972-8086 |
| Hawaii | Jared | Van Keuren | jared@alohaislandinspectionandservices.com | 808-940-7343 |
| Idaho | Nathan | Walters | ncwalters@outlook.com | 208-576-0781 |
| Illinois | Mike | Pivar | mpivar1950@gmail.com | 630-330-3245 |
| Indiana | Greg | Elsen | mpfi@yahoo.com | 513-602-3269 |
| Indiana | Greg | Rietdorf | monkeyback.gr@gmail.com | 260-414-3593 |
| Iowa | Jeff | Selfridge | jeff.inspectorsis@gmail.com | 319-310-5665 |
| Iowa | Keith | Moore | Khmoore1515@gmail.com | 319-850-5542 |
| Kentucky | Enrique | Butler | Enspectioncfis@gmail.com | 502-417-5609 |
| Louisiana | Daniel | Bonnet | rerunflooring@gmail.com | 337-510-0683 |
| Louisiana | David | Zeagler | dzeagler53@gmail.com | 281-900-7542 |
| Manitoba | Dennis | Glays | dglays@mymts.net | 204-981-9943 |
| Massachusetts | Jim | Tobin | jftobin@gmail.com | 508-400-1481 |
| Massachusetts | Mark | Reagan | mrinspect15@cs.com | 978-476-1936 |
| Michigan | Ken | Jones | kj166700@gmail.com | 269-208-4360 |
| Michigan | Levante | Carrington | floortexinspections@gmail.com | 309-750-7697 |
| Minnesota | Rick | Laughlin | RICHARDALAUGHLIN@gmail.com | 507-923-5743 |
| Minnesota | Robb | Haas | haasflooring@comcast.net | 612-532-0100 |
| Missouri | Anthony | Smith | as@csistl.net | 314-849-1397 |
| Missouri | Gene | Pope | genescarpet@comcast.net | 941-875-5267 |
| Missouri | John | Chapman | johnchapman2902@gmail.com | 816-517-2902 |
| Nevada | Dennis | Foster | dennisf@ltol.com | 530-906-8267 |
| New Jersey | George | Connelly | Georgepc45828@gmail.com | 732-773-1196 |
| New Jersey | Linda | Lockwood | linda.lockwood@gmail.com | 609-660-1717 |
| New Mexico | Wayne | Cooper | wayne.coop2@gmail.com | 915-630-3356 |
| New York | Alexander | Gervin | aegervin@gmail.com | 470-452-9186 |
| New York | Nick | Sinatra | nsinatra414@gmail.com | 518-390-3052 |
| New York | William | Sinatra | wsinatra414@aol.com | 518-941-4048 |
| North Carolina | Don | Trexler | rdtrexler@gmail.com | 828-963-3355 |
| North Carolina | Jason | Whitlow | jason@allfloorsinspections.com | 828-412-0977 |
| North Carolina | Lisa | Metz | metz.inspections@gmail.com | 631-988-4917 |
| North Carolina | Steve | Johnston | floorinspect2@triad.rr.com | 336-403-4274 |
| North Carolina | Tom | Hammond | thamm5022@gmail.com | 704-574-5893 |
| North Carolina | Walter | Dudley | walterdudley1@gmail.com | 919-235-7322 |
| Ohio | James | Foster | 2bfloored@gmail.com | 814-450-7324 |
| Ohio | Samuel | Zarcone | dictionaryfour@gmail.com | 419 563 41299 |
| Ontario | Paul | Shnier | paulshnier@gmail.com | 416-894-7564 |
| Ontario | Robert | Hanna | nwfainspector@hotmail.ca | 613-408-7713 |
| Pennsylvania | Brian | DeTolla | detollaflooring@gmail.com | 724-866-0586 |
| Saskatchewan | Chris | MacDougall | ajandchmac@outlook.com | 306-537-5421 |
| South Carolina | Brian | Buntin | Brian@flooringpi.com | 803-603-7589 |
| South Carolina | Charles | Saad | cesaad3@gmail.com | 864-884-1425 |
| South Carolina | Eric | Bunker | ebunker26@gmail.com | 843-251-7454 |
| South Carolina | Ray | Servaes | rservaes@embarqmail.com | 843-846-0500 |
| South Carolina | Ricky | Bunker | ricky@techflooringservices.com | 843-222-1029 |
| Tennessee | Michael | Kephart | kephartgroup@gmail.com | 214-870-8453 |
| Texas | Daniel | Akrap | cromex.ca@gmail.com | 619-548-4953 |
| Texas | Kevin | Tierney | support@artificisusa.com | 346-831-1925 |
| Texas | Mark | Hopkins | mhopkins4840@gmail.com | 817-937-5189 |
| Texas | Mohamed | Naser | mohamedhnaser@gmail.com | 713-240-9766 |
| Texas | Scott | Malone | axetu7@gmail.com | 361-688-7298 |
| Virginia | Scott | Noebels | bcinspections@yahoo.com | 804-722-2973 |
| West Virginia | Roger | Nestor | rogerlnestor@gmail.com | 304-703-9675 |
On March 7th, 2025, Travis Cash, a divisional claims manager at Shaw Industries, participated in a CFI University Team Meeting, where he provided insightful guidance on the inspection process. He underscored the importance of well-structured reports with clear conclusions and strong supporting evidence. Travis encouraged inspectors to remain focused on the specific issue at hand and avoid extraneous information unrelated to the problem. He also stressed that concise reports with relevant images and thorough explanations are essential. Throughout the discussion, he reinforced the value of clear and timely communication and praised inspectors who are receptive to feedback and consistently uphold high standards.
