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Christopher Capobianco

Christopher Capobianco is a fourth generation floor covering specialist with over 26 years in the flooring business. His background includes work as a retailer, architectural sales representative, technical support manager, writer, educator and activist. He is active in a number of industry volunteer organizations, including ASTM Committee F.06 on Resilient Flooring, the Long Island Floor Covering Association, FCICA and IICRC. He works in his family's retail flooring business, Fred's Carpet of East Northport, Long Island, and has his own consulting business, Flooring Answers.
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THE FLOORING CONTRACTOR - SPRING 2019

A Guide to Cork Floor Maintenance

Christopher Capobianco
June 25, 2019
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If specified, installed and maintained correctly, cork is a beautiful, warm, quiet, "environmentally friendly" floor that will last for decades.
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THE FLOORING CONTRACTOR - SPRING 2016

What You Should Know About Cork Flooring

Christopher Capobianco
April 22, 2019
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Cork was first used as a floor covering in the early part of the 20th century, although its use fell off by about the 1960s. Cork has been making a comeback since the start of the 21st century, largely because it's considered "environmentally friendly."
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What's Changed in Resilient Flooring Materials and Installation

Christopher Capobianco
January 9, 2014
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Congratulations to FCI and its amazing staff for 20 years of what’s become a very well-liked and well-read publication. I continue to hear from readers who enjoy these pages and read FCIon a regular basis.


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Relative Humidity Testing for Concrete:  ASTM F2170 Becoming the Preferred Method

Relative Humidity Testing for Concrete: ASTM F2170 Becoming the Preferred Method

Christopher Capobianco
November 4, 2013
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Concrete moisture testing is being done more and more frequently, but a lot of people seem to be keeping their head in the sand and not even bothering.
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Specification and Installation Dos and Don’ts for Healthcare Projects

Christopher Capobianco
July 24, 2013
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Since jumping into the world of commercial flooring in 1992, I’ve been involved in a lot of resilient floor projects in healthcare
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Don’t Assume: Common Mistakes You Make During Resilient Installation

Don’t Assume: Common Mistakes You Make During Resilient Installation

Christopher Capobianco
March 5, 2013
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When my editor gave me the assignment for this month’s “Let’s Talk Resilient” column as “common mistakes made during resilient installation,” I thought about it for a moment. The first word that came into my mind was “assumptions."
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Why Installers Should Think  Like an Inspector

Why Installers Should Think Like an Inspector

Christopher Capobianco
December 1, 2012
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When I left my life as a floor covering retailer 20 years ago, I joined what is now a major resilient manufacturer as a sales & technical specialist.


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Concrete 101: Basics of Concrete and Moisture Testing

Christopher Capobianco
November 1, 2012
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Like many place I go in my travels, concrete moisture issues are never NOT discussed at FCICA events, either in an educational session or just in informal discussions.
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Resilient and Substrate Q&A 2012

Resilient and Substrate Q&A 2012

Christopher Capobianco
October 11, 2012
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Wow. It’s hard to believe this column marks the start of my tenth year with Floor Covering Installer magazine. 


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Floating World: ‘Easy to install' floating floors still need to be done right

Christopher Capobianco
July 6, 2012
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I grew up in a retail flooring business and along the way I learned a lot about resilient flooring, carpet and glue-down hardwood, and just a little about the first floating floors that hit the North American market in the mid-1980s.
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