Seminars For Cleaning Professionals

Wood Floor Maintenance Tech (WFMT), IICRC Certification Course

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Length: 16 hours over two consecutive days, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM

This comprehensive "Hands-On" course will provide technical information and demonstrations on wood floor maintenance. If you are currently involved with hard floor care, claims, inspections, manufacture or distribution and want to expand your knowledge regarding the initial, routine, periodic and restorative care of wood flooring, this course is for you. The WFMT course will cover basic wood science, wood flooring, finish types, proper care and repair options. Completion of this course will provide you with specialized knowledge and skills and prepare you to take the IICRC exam for WFMT certification.

This course involves at least 40% hands on student involvement, come prepared and dressed to clean, burnish, scrub and refinish different types of flooring. This course prepares attendees to take the IICRC certification exam, which will be offered at the end of the second day and normally takes one to two hours to complete.

Seminar Outline

• 1. Wood Floor Product Descriptions

     1. Types of Wood Flooring
     • Solid Wood Flooring
     • Engineered Wood Flooring
     2. Grain Types
     • Plain Sawn (Flat Sawn)
     • Quarter Sawn
     • Rift Sawn
     • Live Sawn
     3. The Process of Making Flooring
     • Log Yard to Finished Lumber
     4. Bamboo - Classifications
     • Horizontal
     • Vertical
     • Strand
     • Treatment
     5. Cork - Pro & Con
     • Solid Cork Construction
     • Engineered Cork
     • Cork Finish Types

  2. Applications of Wood Floors

     1. Wood Floor Assembly
     • Subfloor
     • Floor Coverings
     • Floor Surface
     2. Engineered Flooring Installation Methods
     • Glue-Down Engineered Strip & Plank
     • Mechanically Fastened Engineered
     • Floating Engineered Flooring
     3. Solid Strip & Plank Installation
     4. Adhesives
     • Urethane, Modified Silicone Polymers
     • Acrylics
     5. Floor-Stain/Finish Application
     • T-Bar Method
     • Roller Method
     • Block & Pad
     • Other Methods

• 3. Wood Floor Finishes

     1. Polyurethane
     2. Shellac & Varnish
     3. Hardened Oils &/Or Waxes
     4. Lacquer
     5. Acrylic Impregnated Floors
     6. Prefinished Wood Floors
     7. Site-Finished Wood Floors
     8. UV Finish Application

  4. Wood Floors & the Environment

     1. Moisture
     2. Dimensional Stability
     3. Acclimation/Conditioning
     4. Cracks/Separations Between Boards
     5. Cupping & Crowning
     6. Buckled Floors

  5. Cleaning Environments

     1. Basics of Cleaning
     2. Chemicals

  6. Maintenance of Wood Floors

     1. Initial, Routine, Periodic, Restorative
     2. Identifying and Maintaining Finishes
     3. Specialty Equipment and Supplies
     • Drum & Belt Sanders
     • Buffers, Rotary, Oscillating and Multi-Disc
     • Edgers
     • Dust Collection
     4. Grade Sanding Sequence

  7. Finish Problems

  8. Repairs

  9. Safety

     1. Hazard Communication Standard
     2. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

  10. Equipment & it's Maintenance

  11. Industry Resources

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