With the remodeling markets both showing more signs of life than last year, thousands in the floor covering industry are packing their bags to head to Las Vegas' Mandalay Bay Convention Center for the Surfaces trade show, which will begin Monday and end Jan. 31.
The show will have plenty to offer wood flooring professionals. The NWFA will be there, along with Hardwood Floors, anchoring a group of exhibitors in the "NWFA Pavilion" along with:
- Uveeco (Blue Springs, Mo.)
- Allegheny Mountain Hardwood Flooring (Emlenton, Pa.)
- Basic Coatings (Toledo, Ohio)
- Electro Plastics Inc. dba Step Warmfloor (Maryland Heights, Mo.)
- Ciranova North-America (San Francisco)
- Patrick Lumber Company (Portland, Ore.)
On Thursday, the S2 Theater will offer multiple demonstrations geared for wood flooring. They will include:
10-10:30 a.m.: "Basic Coatings Dirt Dragon Product Demo" Presenter: Micah Petersen
11:30 a.m.-noon and 1:30-2 p.m.: "Wood Floor Touch Ups & Repairs" Presenter: Chris Zizza
12:30-1 p.m. and 2:30-3 p.m.: "Wood Floor Tips & Techniques" Presenter: Brett Miller
Other wood-flooring-related events will include:
Monday, 9-11 a.m.: "Understanding and Ending Moisture-Related Flooring Problems" Presenter: Peter Craig
Monday, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: "Proper Substrate Preparation for Hardwood, Bamboo & Laminate" Presenter: Jon Namba
Tuesday, noon-1 p.m.: "Beauty is More Than Skin Deep: What Designers Need to Know About Maintaining and Refinishing Wood Floors," sponsored by NWFA Presenter: John Lessick
Tuesday, noon-1 p.m.: "The Ins and Outs of Waterproofing and Crack Isolation Membranes" Presenters: Steve Taylor and David deBear
Tuesday, noon-1 p.m.: "Installation Is Not a Dirty Word! - How to Sell the Value of a Well Installed Floor" Presenter: Tom Jennings
Wednesday, 8-9:30 a.m.: "Installation Failures & Solutions: Hardwood" Presenter: Scott Avery
Registration for Surfaces is still open, and a breakdown of costs can be found drew more than 27,000 attendees and 546 exhibitors.
At the show, event happenings can be tracked using the emphasize social media.
