FCI: Floor Covering Installer Columnists
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Christopher Capobianco''s family lineage in floor covering goes back four generations on his father's side and three on his mother's side. His multifaceted career path has included time as a retailer, architectural sales rep, technical support manager, consultant, instructor, columnist and active volunteer in several organizations. He is now with the New York office of Spartan Surfaces, a distributor of commercial hard surface flooring. You can reach him at Christopher@spartansurfaces.com. |
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David M. Gobis, a third-generation tile setter, is an independent technical consultant. He has been in the trade more more than 37 years and owned a successful contracting business for many years prior to his current position. Gobis is an author of more than 100 trade-related articles and a frequent speaker at industry events. He is member of the Construction Specification Institute, International Code Council, American Concrete Institute, National Tile Contractors Technical Committee, voting member of the American National Standards for Ceramic Tile Installation and Setting Materials (ANSI A108/118), American Society for Testing of Materials C-21 Ceramic Whitewares, and Tile Council of North America Installation Handbook committees. You can reach Dave via e-mail, dave@ceramictileconsultant.com. |
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Mickey Moore is an independent wood flooring consultant. Previously, he was the technical director of the Wood Flooring Manufacturers Association (NOFMA). He is a graduate of the University of Memphis, with a degree in woodworking technology and biology. mmoorewfa@gmail.com |
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Michael Hetts is a CFI Certified Master Installer who has worked in the carpet installation field since 1970. He is currently an independent manufacturers representative for Sinclair Equipment, Contec North America, Seam Master Industries and the Carpet Badger. michael@mhetts.com |