Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Wichita Wood Floor Specialists Short Clip
Check out our short Sponsor Clip for "This Old House". We love out community and are proud to help support our local non profit station!
Wednesday, September 2, 2015
What Does It Mean To Have A NWFA Certified Installer For Your Wood Floor Needs?
Good morning! It has been just over a year since the last blog, and my how things have changed in a year! Lets get caught up with some updates about where Wichita Wood Floor Specialists is before we dive into the good stuff.
This time last year Jesse and I began the search for a location for our very first store front. With a few struggles and disappointments, we finally found the perfect location! As of February 2015 WWFS opened their doors to the public at 3203 E. Douglas in Wichita, KS. We couldn't have asked for a better location (we are literally right next door to The Crown Uptown) or better neighbors!
As a small family owned business we have had many hiccups to get where we are today, but we have used all of those moments as learning experiences. With each other's support we have learned to tweak our methods, make changes and move on to strive to be the best wood floor company Wichita has ever seen. The end result is what you see today!
One of our main goal's is to have the best expertise in the field of wood floors. We understand that WWFS has not been in business for 20+ years, but we also understand that things change and we want to be educated with all of the changes so we can better educate all of you with the variety of options there are for wood floors now. We strive to not be stuck in a rut, only using the bare minimum standards to complete a floor, or to look at each customer as a "job". One of our favorite parts of being in the wood floor business is meeting all of the amazing people in our community. Jesse, our employees and myself all try to treat every single customer with a personal touch. Each and every single person is different so we try to truly listen to what your needs and wants are, and achieve those for you so that ultimately you are completely satisfied with the end result.
Okay! Enough about us, let's move on to the education part! What is the NWFA you might be asking. NWFA = National Wood Flooring Association. They are this beautiful nation's master of wood floors. This is where the top elite masters of wood floors come to learn, train and trade advice to each other. There have been some pretty amazing wood floor pictures floating around on social media lately, the ones that I see are actual NWFA member's floors. The latest picture I saw of what looks like the entire tree logs laid on the floor was the NWFA 2015 winner for Wood Floor of the Year. So needless to say, NWFA takes their floors pretty serious.
To become a member of NWFA, it is rather simple. You send in a check, sign some paperwork and there you have it, you are a member! It's what you do with that membership that will determine the expertise you gain from it. NWFA offers training courses that are available to become certified in a particular area of wood floors. Anything from installation of wood floors, to the selling of wood floors. For these certification courses you must study for hours ahead of time, have a good working knowledge and experience with wood floors, and prove not only your knowledge but your ability to implement that knowledge in a working environment. NWFA takes the certification courses very seriously and if you cannot prove your craftsmanship as well as your knowledge on the last day of training for test time, you will not pass certification.
With all of that being said, it takes a lot of dedication, hard work, knowledge and love of wood floors to become certified with the NWFA. A certified NWFA Installer will know the steps to take before the wood ever gets nailed to your subfloor. A good installation starts with the product being properly acclimated and the subfloor being properly prepared. A certified NWFA Installer knows what steps to take to make sure the pre-check list has been completed before the wood is installed. There are LOTS of people/companies that advertise they can install a wood floor and for the most part might get pretty lucky with not running into any issues while trying to install it. But... the issues may arise months or maybe even years down the road.
There are so many more things that go into installing a wood floor properly than nailing boards together to a sub floor. Is the temperature and humidity right in the house for a wood floor? Has there been enough spacing left around the edges of the room for the wood to expand and contrast with the different weather climates? Was the proper underlayment used and laid correctly for that particular floor? The list goes on and on. A certified NWFA Installer is educated on all the correct steps to assure the life of your wood floors.
WWFS understands installing a wood floor is a major time and monetary commitment. This is why we are certified through the NWFA for installation. We are the only company within a 175 mile radius that is certified for installation. To find a NWFA certified installer in your area simply click on this link: http://woodfloors.org/certified-professional-search.aspx and enter in your city information. So next time you are looking for a wood floor company be sure to ask them if they are certified through the NWFA.
Thanks for reading! As always comments and questions are welcome.
This time last year Jesse and I began the search for a location for our very first store front. With a few struggles and disappointments, we finally found the perfect location! As of February 2015 WWFS opened their doors to the public at 3203 E. Douglas in Wichita, KS. We couldn't have asked for a better location (we are literally right next door to The Crown Uptown) or better neighbors!
As a small family owned business we have had many hiccups to get where we are today, but we have used all of those moments as learning experiences. With each other's support we have learned to tweak our methods, make changes and move on to strive to be the best wood floor company Wichita has ever seen. The end result is what you see today!
One of our main goal's is to have the best expertise in the field of wood floors. We understand that WWFS has not been in business for 20+ years, but we also understand that things change and we want to be educated with all of the changes so we can better educate all of you with the variety of options there are for wood floors now. We strive to not be stuck in a rut, only using the bare minimum standards to complete a floor, or to look at each customer as a "job". One of our favorite parts of being in the wood floor business is meeting all of the amazing people in our community. Jesse, our employees and myself all try to treat every single customer with a personal touch. Each and every single person is different so we try to truly listen to what your needs and wants are, and achieve those for you so that ultimately you are completely satisfied with the end result.
Okay! Enough about us, let's move on to the education part! What is the NWFA you might be asking. NWFA = National Wood Flooring Association. They are this beautiful nation's master of wood floors. This is where the top elite masters of wood floors come to learn, train and trade advice to each other. There have been some pretty amazing wood floor pictures floating around on social media lately, the ones that I see are actual NWFA member's floors. The latest picture I saw of what looks like the entire tree logs laid on the floor was the NWFA 2015 winner for Wood Floor of the Year. So needless to say, NWFA takes their floors pretty serious.
To become a member of NWFA, it is rather simple. You send in a check, sign some paperwork and there you have it, you are a member! It's what you do with that membership that will determine the expertise you gain from it. NWFA offers training courses that are available to become certified in a particular area of wood floors. Anything from installation of wood floors, to the selling of wood floors. For these certification courses you must study for hours ahead of time, have a good working knowledge and experience with wood floors, and prove not only your knowledge but your ability to implement that knowledge in a working environment. NWFA takes the certification courses very seriously and if you cannot prove your craftsmanship as well as your knowledge on the last day of training for test time, you will not pass certification.
With all of that being said, it takes a lot of dedication, hard work, knowledge and love of wood floors to become certified with the NWFA. A certified NWFA Installer will know the steps to take before the wood ever gets nailed to your subfloor. A good installation starts with the product being properly acclimated and the subfloor being properly prepared. A certified NWFA Installer knows what steps to take to make sure the pre-check list has been completed before the wood is installed. There are LOTS of people/companies that advertise they can install a wood floor and for the most part might get pretty lucky with not running into any issues while trying to install it. But... the issues may arise months or maybe even years down the road.
There are so many more things that go into installing a wood floor properly than nailing boards together to a sub floor. Is the temperature and humidity right in the house for a wood floor? Has there been enough spacing left around the edges of the room for the wood to expand and contrast with the different weather climates? Was the proper underlayment used and laid correctly for that particular floor? The list goes on and on. A certified NWFA Installer is educated on all the correct steps to assure the life of your wood floors.
WWFS understands installing a wood floor is a major time and monetary commitment. This is why we are certified through the NWFA for installation. We are the only company within a 175 mile radius that is certified for installation. To find a NWFA certified installer in your area simply click on this link: http://woodfloors.org/certified-professional-search.aspx and enter in your city information. So next time you are looking for a wood floor company be sure to ask them if they are certified through the NWFA.
Thanks for reading! As always comments and questions are welcome.
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