Tom Hammond

Tom Hammond

Flooring Professional Since 1973

thamm5022@gmail.com

+1 (704) 574 5893

PEER REVIEWED

Service Area: North Carolina, South Carolina, East Tennessee, Southern Virginia

Services: Flooring Inspections and consultation, cosmetic carpet corrections: color repair, shearing, steaming, pile lifting

Clientele: Manufacturers, Distributors, Retailers, Contractors, Consumers, Attorneys, Architects

Experience: Flooring professional since 1980, a Special Advisor to the Flooring Inspectors Educational Guild, and was a member of MSPCA for 17 years.

Surfaces & Coverings

Carpet

Wood flooring

Laminate

Resilient and Vinyl Flooring

Certifications

Institute of Inspection Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC), Senior Practicing Carpet Inspector #115, Substrate and Subfloor Inspector
Carpet Repair and Reinstallation, Carpet Cleaning
Upholstery and Fabric Cleaning, Carpet Color Repair

National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA)
Certified Harwood Flooring Inspector # CP205105 (2005 – 2012)

Inspector Training Services (ITS) #132
Hard Surface Inspector, Hardwood Flooring, Laminate Flooring, Resilient and Vinyl Flooring
Advanced Hardwood Flooring Inspector

Ceramic Tile Education Foundation
Ceramic Tile Inspector Training (no certification program)

International Certified Floorcovering Installers Association (CFI) #IT178
Installation For Inspection Certification
Technical Certification
Pattern Match

Advanced Flooring Specialists (AFS)
Commercial Carpet Inspector
Sidematch Pro

Formica Corporation
Solid Surface Countertop Inspector
Fountainhead, Surrell, Formica Solid Surfacing

The Mohawk Group
Master Craftsman Certification
Formal Education
Clemson University
Bachelor of Science cum laude 1972
Industry Training Seminars

Carpet Inspection:
National Institute of Certified Floor Covering Inspectors (NICFI) annual convention and product training 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005,
2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017.

Institute of Inspection Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC, formerly IICUC) -Certified Carpet Inspector since 1980.IICRC requires Continuing Education Credits to maintain certification.

Advanced Flooring Specialists (AFS) Commercial Carpet Inspection taught by Shaw Industries Commercial Carpet Division. AFS annual inspection training symposiums since 2001 covering carpet, laminate and wood flooring inspections.

Durkan Commercial and Patterned Carpet pattern match inspection training

Certified Floorcovering Installers (CFI) pattern match inspection training

Floor Covering Institute of Technical Services (FCITS) annual training classes

Manufacturer training by Beaulieu of America, Mannington Carpet Mills, Mohawk Industries, Patcraft Carpets, Shaw Industries, and Southwind
Carpets, IVC, Armstrong, Royalty Carpet Mills, Tarkett/ Johnsonite

Sidematch color correction by AFS and Shaw Industries

Carpet color correction and spot dyeing taught by Ernest David, Americolor

Many training classes and all yearly conventions as a member of Midsouth

Professional Cleaners Association (MSPCA) 1975 - 1992 --- carpet cleaning, upholstered and leather furniture cleaning, fire damage restoration, water
damage restoration, acoustical ceiling cleaning
Wood science classes taught by professors at NC State and Virginia Tech universities on engineered and solid wood and concrete substrates. 2009 - present

Wood Identification taught by Alex Wiedenhoeft - US Gov. Forest Products Laboratory - 2009

Hardwood Flooring Manufacturers Association (NOFMA) inspection training 2007, 2008

Carpet Complaint Investigation Class taught by Dr. Eric Brown - 2021


Ceramic Tile Inspection:
Ceramic Tile Education Foundation Ceramic Tile Inspection Class 2004
Ceramic Tile Education Foundation Forensic Tile Inspection Class 2005
Industry Association Memberships
NICFI - National Institute of Certified Flooring Inspectors
Floor Inspectors Education Guild
CFI – International Certified Flooring Installers Association