TABLE of Contents
The Official Magazine of the World Floor Covering Association
04 Changing your Destiny in 2025 Scott Humphrey 06
36 Create The Perfect Space-- Introducing Karndean Design Aesthetics 38 Flooring Tips & Trends from Ty Pennington 40 Counter Offers Tom Jennings 42 TechTime QFloors: Tagging Your Showroom Just Got Simpler 46 Legal Matters: Indemnity Clauses in Flooring Contracts: What You Need to Know Kaytie M Pickett, Adam Stone, Jones Walker LLC 54 C555, ORION 950, & FLOOR SENTRY: The Best Moisture The Next Gig: There’s Still Room For the Small Family Business 64 2025 Insurance Market Outlook: Property & Casualty Trends Stacy Eickhoff, Risk Strategies 68 Are you ready to secure the future of the flooring industry? FCEF 70 A LOOK BACK AND AHEAD: The Power of “One Word” for 2025 Freida Staten Monitoring Trio for Residential Floors Wagner Meters 60
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PureGrain High-Def Flooring Has Disrupted the Industry Engineered Floors 08 Flooring Inspection: What is the Deep Dive? Robert Blochinger 10 Can I Steam Clean Natural Stone Floors? Frederick M. Hueston 12 The Legal Side of Inspection Reports Courtesy of IICRC 14 The Pushback Jessica Violand Bruno 18 Carpet The Comeback Kid Lisbeth Calandrino 22 Shades Of Color That Fit Your Style Engineered Floors 24 Trends: Flooring That Gives You the Freedom to LIVE 26 It’s Just Carpet Mark Violand 32 What Does fcB2B Provide? Lewis Davis 34 Does Made In America Matter? Mayson Taylor
ON THE COVER: New for 2025 from Karndean Designflooring: Inspired by wood sourced in the Rocky Mountains of Utah, the River Hickory (RKP8250) LVT design will be available to retailers in late spring.
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