Vancouver Intermediate Sand & Finish
Vancouver Intermediate Sand & Finish
Vancouver Intermediate Sand & Finish
The National Wood Flooring Association held an Intermediate Sand & Finish school at the Carpenters Training Center in Vancover, British Columbia, Feb. 8–11.
The four-day event, led by NWFA Regional Instructor Kjell Nymark of Metropolitan Hardwood Floors (Annacis Island Delta, B.C.), taught students how to sand various species, correctly use and maintain tools, repair and recoat existing floors and finish with high-quality results.
The students were Kevin Williams, Ultimate Hardwood Ltd.; Neoma Walker, DuraSeal; Peter Headings, Pure Clean Carpet Cleaning; Alexandre Gorelik, Alexandre Gorelik; Paulin Gjoka and Alfred Costa, Shine; Ron Bonin, Ron’s Flooring; Peter Bigelow, Clean Safe; Colton Larson, Gaetano Hardwood Floors Inc.; Kelly Ragalie, Treadline Construction; and Alfredo Mendoza, Garden State Flooring LLC.
Helping Nymark were instructors Rob Zehnder, Basic Coatings; Bobby Mohr, Bona US; Kirk Anderson, DuraSeal; Brandon Spearman, Bostik Inc. and Glitsa, a Div. of Rudd Company; Johannes Boonstra, Rubio Monocoat; Michael Phillips, Ultimate Hardwood; Graeme Rosen, Werkmaster; Ethan Erickson, Arboritec USA Ltd.; and Reuben Mitchell, Wood Floor Specialist.
Academy-level sponsors were Allegheny Mountain Hardwood, Basic Coatings, Delmhorst Instrument Company, Fortifiber Building Systems Group, Mannington Mills, MAPEI Corporation, Rubio Monocoat, Rust-Oleum Corporation, Somerset Wood Products Inc., Timbermate Group and WOCA Denmark.
