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National Experts Lead Advanced Flooring Workshops
 Micanopy,
FL--A newly published subfloor technique was just one of the
topics unveiled by some the nation’s best known wood
flooring leaders at two recent advanced workshops, held at
Goodwin Heart Pine Company’s manufacturing facility
outside Gainesville, Florida.
Flooring professionals from across the country gained hands-on,
job-site experience at the Wood Floor Guild seminars by designing
and installing custom flooring in Goodwin’s new showroom.
Goodwin Heart Pine Company, which specializes in river-recovered
® antique heart pine, heart cypress and wild black cherry,
provided the wood for the special projects. These woods are
considered to be some of the highest quality wood available
and provided attendees with the opportunity to gain applied
knowledge of their unusual properties.
Howard Brickman, a national wood floor consultant, featured
professional in “Hardwood Floors” and Bob Villa’s
“Home Again” television show and former technical
director of NOFMA, led the “Advanced Installation Workshop.”
This weeklong seminar featured several topics including radial
layout, bent curves, custom end-grain, borders, scroll saw
introduction as well as monitoring job site conditions, brass
inlays, and wood anatomy. The installation segment also featured
Don Bollinger, author of Hardwood Floors books and
videos by Taunton Press. Jeff Foreman demonstrated advanced
stairpart installation.
In addition, the group installed an eight-foot round medallion
that earned the 2002 Designer’s Choice Wood Floor, which
was chosen by the American Society of Interior Designers for
Most Aesthetically Pleasing Floor. Other instructors included
Daniel Boone and Andrew St. James, president of the Wood Floor
Guild.
The “Advanced Sanding & Finishing Workshop”
was led by Bob Moffett, developer of sanding equipment and
instructor of more than 100 workshops. This class provided
in-depth information about innovative methods, products and
equipment on topics including sanding pattern floors, end-grain
and medallions and understanding and using different techniques
on the full array of stains, sealers and finishes with a dust
free system.
Daniel Boone, past technical director of the National Wood
Flooring Association, was on hand to teach a never before
published subfloor installation technique with plywood. This
system was developed in conjunction with Mickey Moore and
the National Oak Floor Manufacturers Association.
Other participants included two chemists from Germany who
provided education about a new stain system and an oil sealer
for heart pine with only 10 percent solvents.
“Several of these instructors are not only the most
experienced and skilled in the industry but, they are still
practicing their craft on a daily basis,” said Andrew
St. James, president of the Wood Floor Guild. “These
workshops are intended to provide real world experience on
an actual job site to address the challenges and opportunities
that inevitably crop up.”
George Goodwin said ongoing education for design, building
and installation professionals has always been a high priority
for his company. Goodwin Heart Pine frequently sponsors workshops,
such as the environmental finishes seminar held last September
and scheduled again in the spring. In addition, they offer
free courses for four continuing education units, which are
recognized by most professional organizations.
“It was a real privilege to learn from these flooring
masters and have them direct the installation, sanding and
finishing of our new display area and offices,” said
George Goodwin, president of Goodwin Heart Pine. “They
set the standards for the most expert techniques in the industry
and it is valuable information we will pass on to our customers.”
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