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Powernail highly
recommends the professional training schools and
instructors of the National Wood Flooring
Association (NWFA).
NWFA Technical Schools
The NWFA's technical schools were developed to
assist wood flooring professionals in advancing
their skills and expertise in all aspects of wood
flooring installation.
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Jigs and Medallions
This 3-day Jigs & Medallions Workshop
provides hands-on training to produce a
“sliding table saw jig” and “circle jig”
you can use to reproduce several
medallions and install them. Take home
one circle jig, one sliding table saw
jig, two complete medallions, master
pieces for two medallions. Students will
leave with the ability to draw and
reproduce most straight line medallions.
Prerequisite is 3 years experience and
previous attendance at an NWFA school.
Earn 3 NWFA Degree credits.
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May 21 '12 May 23 '12 |
Chesterfield (St Louis), MO |
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Wood Flooring Basics
The Wood Flooring Basic four-day School
is designed to provide a comprehensive
entry-level overview of installation,
sand & finish. This will also include
engineered, solid, parquet, both
prefinished and unfinished. Topics
include water & wood, wood properties
and job site preparation. Demos include
safety, center lay out, racking, nail
guns and sanding & finish equipment.
Students receive 3 NWFA Degree credits.
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Mar 13 '12 Mar 16 '12 |
Las Vegas, NV |
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Sep 11 '12 Sep 14 '12 |
Chesterfield (St Louis), MO |
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Sub-Floor Prep/Solid & Pre-finished
Installation
The three-day School provides hands-on
training for subfloor preparation on
both concrete and wood, plus solid
installation and pre-finished
installation over concrete and wood.
Topics include: self-levelers for
concrete, moisture control systems for
concrete and wood subfloors, moisture
testing of concrete and wood subfloors,
solid plank over concrete, pre-finished
installation over concrete and wood,
adhesives, nail down options, correcting
wood subfloors. Students earn 3 NWFA
Degree credits.
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May 16 '12 May 18 '12 |
Chesterfield (St Louis), MO |
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Nov 7 '12 Nov 9 '12 |
Las Vegas, NV |
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Intermediate Installation and Sand &
Finish
This School provides different topics
and hands-on training opportunities.
Sharpen your installation skills (job
site evaluation & prep, installation
techniques, safety, custom design
procedures, and medallion
demonstrations). Sanding & finishing
skills includes hands-on sanding and
finishing of custom floors. Learn
finishing techniques like the repair &
recoat of exiting floors, board
replacement, and hand scraping. Earn 3
NWFA Degree credits for full session.
NOTE PER DAY PRICING AVAILABLE
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Mar 28 '12 Mar 30 '12 |
Chesterfield (St Louis), MO:
Full School |
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Mar 28 '12 Mar 28 '12 |
Chesterfield (St Louis), MO: Day
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Mar 29 '12 Mar 29 '12 |
Chesterfield (St Louis), MO: Day
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Mar 30 '12 Mar 30 '12 |
Chesterfield (St Louis), MO: Day
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Jun 13 '12 Jun 13 '12 |
Chesterfield (St Louis), MO: Day
1 Only |
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Jun 13 '12 Jun 15 '12 |
Chesterfield (St Louis), MO:
Full School |
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Jun 14 '12 Jun 14 '12 |
Chesterfield (St Louis), MO: Day
2 Only |
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Jun 15 '12 Jun 15 '12 |
Chesterfield (St Louis), MO: Day
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Aug 1 '12 Aug 3 '12 |
New York, NY: Full School |
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Aug 1 '12 Aug 1 '12 |
New York, NY: Day 1 Only |
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Aug 2 '12 Aug 2 '12 |
New York, NY: Day 2 Only |
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Aug 3 '12 Aug 3 '12 |
New York, NY: Day 3 Only |
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Sep 26 '12 Sep 26 '12 |
Las Vegas, NV: Day 1 Only |
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Sep 26 '12 Sep 28 '12 |
Las Vegas, NV: Full School |
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Sep 27 '12 Sep 27 '12 |
Las Vegas, NV: Day 2 Only |
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Sep 28 '12 Sep 28 '12 |
Las Vegas, NV: Day 3 Only |
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Wood Flooring Inspection School
Four-day school is designed to prepare
wood flooring professionals to take the
NWFACP Certified Inspector exam. Topics
will include report forms, performance
standards, moisture, grades,
manufacturer-specific issues, sand &
finish, installation, bond-fasteners,
report writing, & expert witness. On
day-five there is the option to take the
NWFA CP Inspector Certification Test.
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Mar 19 '12 Mar 22 '12 |
Las Vegas, NV |
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Sep 17 '12 Sep 20 '12 |
Chesterfield (St Louis), MO |
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Wood Flooring Inspection School &
Test
Four-day school is designed to prepare
wood flooring professionals to take the
NWFACP Certified Inspector exam. Topics
will include report forms, performance
standards, moisture, grades,
manufacturer-specific issues, sand &
finish, installation, bond-fasteners,
report writing, & expert witness. Day
five the NWFACP Inspector Test. Test is
a four-hour closed book written exam, as
well as two take-home inspection
scenarios. Reports written based on the
scenarios are due 10 business days from
test
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Mar 19 '12 Mar 23 '12 |
Las Vegas, NV |
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Sep 17 '12 Sep 21 '12 |
Chesterfield (St Louis), MO |
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Advanced Installation
The three-day Advanced Installation
School is designed to provide extensive
hands-on training utilizing a variety of
specialized tools, techniques and
technologies. Topics include: borders,
medallions and inlays, parquet, mixed
media, metal inlay, slide jig demo,
custom job estimating, specialty tools
and sanding /finishing techniques.
Prerequisite includes three (3) years
experience and previous attendance at an
NWFA school. Students earn four (4) NWFA
Degree credits.
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Feb 22 '12 Feb 24 '12 |
Chesterfield (St Louis), MO |
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Apr 25 '12 Apr 27 '12 |
Las Vegas, NV |
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Wood Flooring Commercial Inspection
School
This four-day school is designed to
prepare wood flooring professional to
take the NWFACP Certified Commercial
Inspector exam. Topics will include
concrete subfloors, wood subfloors,
other subfloors (vinyl, ceramic, tile,
marble, steel, terrazzo), moisture
meters, moisture testing,
leveling/preparation, moisture
migration, commercial floors,
installation methods, adhesives,
protection and trade damage,
architects/designers, maintenance,
finishes, conduct, and report writing.
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Wood Flooring Commercial Inspection
School & Test
This 4-day school prepares wood flooring
professionals for the NWFACP Certified
Commercial Inspector exam. On the final
day, take the NWFACP Commercial
Inspector Test, a 3-hour open-book
written exam based on instructor
presentations. Must receive a grade of
75% or better to earn NWFACP Certified
Commercial Inspector status. See Wood
Flooring Commercial Inspection School
(above) description for topics covered.
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Expert Installation
The 5-day Expert Installation School
provides hands-on training for highly
experienced wood flooring professionals.
Students will design and install a
custom wood floor. Prerequisites include
previous attendance at NWFA Advanced
installation school. Topics include:
Building custom jigs, cutting taper
boards, cutting parquet/medallions,
bending wood, installing on a radius,
free-hand routing, marquetry/inlays, job
costing. Students earn 4 NWFA Degree
credits.
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Oct 9 '12 Oct 13 '12 |
Chesterfield (St Louis), MO |
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Dec 4 '12 Dec 8 '12 |
Richmond, VA |
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Expert Sand & Finish
This 3-day Expert Sand & Finish school
provides hands-on training for highly
experienced wood flooring professionals.
Prerequisites include 3 years industry
experience and previous attendance at
NWFA Installation Sand & Finish School.
Topics include: sanding/finishing custom
mixed media; hand
brushing/rubbing/rolling finish/ faux
painting, repair of damaged boards;
custom mixing/blending stains and hand
scraping. Students earn 4 NWFA Degree
credits.
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Oct 15 '12 Oct 17 '12 |
Chesterfield (St Louis), MO |
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Dec 10 '12 Dec 12 '12 |
Richmond, VA |
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Expert Installation/Expert Sand &
Finish
A price reduction is offered when taking
both Expert schools.
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Oct 9 '12 Oct 17 '12 |
Chesterfield (St Louis), MO |
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Dec 4 '12 Dec 12 '12 |
Richmond, VA |
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