Joel L Turner
Flooring Professional Since 1968
email: wetjet0255@aol.com
phone: (757) 647-1313
PEER REVIEWED
Service Area: Virginia and Northeastern North Carolina
Services: Inspections, Consultations, Professional Witness
Clientele: Retailers, Manufacturers, Homeowners, Distributors, Installation professionals, Attorney's, Insurance companies, General contractors
Experience: Joel was a professional installer for over 40 years before becoming a certified flooring inspector in 2016. Refer to trainings and certifications below.
Surfaces & Coverings
Carpet
Wood
Laminate
Sheet Vinyl
Vinyl plank or LVP
Resilient
Concrete Slab / Moisture Testing
Certifications
FCITS Certified [Carpet, Hard Surface, Commercial Specialist, Advanced Resilient Specialist, Hard Surface Commercial Specialist, Advanced Resilient Specialist]
NALFA Certification
Trainings and Classes:
Floor Educational Guild Seminar - Dalton - 10/3-6/2025
FCITS – RECERTIFICATION TO AUGUST 31, 2026
FCITS – DALTON EXPO 8/1-2, 2024
IFCII – Online LVT Training course 6/10-14. 2024
Floor Educational Guild Seminar - Dalton – 10/2-3/2023
FCITS – DALTON EXPO - 7/21-22. 2022
NALFA CLASS ON LUXURY VINYL TILE & COURT APPEARANCES 6/23/2022
FCI Performance Series Webinar: An Hour with Lew - 4/28/2022
FCITS RE-CERTIFICATION – DALTON EXPO - APRIL, 2022
Floor inspectors Educational Guild- the Vinyl Standard ASTM F710 – 3/18/2022
Floor Inspectors Educational Guild- Certificate of attendance– 9/29/2021
Credentials
Certificate of Completion- ALL SURFACES- FCITS- 4/30/2020
The Floor Inspectors Guild-Certificate of Attendance Engineered wood/Shaw Hard Surface & Solid Wood – 4/5/2019
Certification of Completion FCITS – Certified Commercial Specialists Inspector – 4/16/2018
The Floor Inspectors Educational Guild – Certificate of Attendance – 4/6/2018
Shaw’s Educational Day Course/Hard Surface/Concrete/Moisture Testing & Forensic Evaluation – 10/21/2016
Carpet Inspector Certificate FCITS – 9/28/2016
Hard Surface Inspector Certificate FCITS – 9/28/2016
Carpet Inspector Certificate FCITS – 9/15/2014
The Flo or Inspectors Educational Guild/Solid Wood – 3/2/2013
Hard Surface Inspector Certificate FCITS – 9/30/2012
Carpet Inspector Certificate FCITS – 9/30/2012
Carpet Inspector Certificate FCITS – 9/3/2010
Carpet Inspector Course – 9/3/2010
Hard Surface Inspector Certificate FCITS – 7/30/2010
Mannington Vinyl Installation Class – 7/1971