Statewide Inspection Services

ASTM F1869 to obtain a quantitative value indicating the rate of moisture vapor emission from a concrete floor and whether or not that floor is acceptable to receive resilient floor covering. ASTM F710 - 08 Standard Practice for Preparing Concrete Floors to Receive Resilient Flooring. ASTM D4262 pH test Standard Test Method for pH of Chemically Cleaned or Etched Concrete Surfaces.

An expert witness is a witness, who by virtue of education, skill and training, has knowledge in a particular subject beyond that of the average person. Expert witnesses provide an official legally relied-upon opinion regarding evidence or fact issues.

Flooring Expert, Linda Lockwood provides Attorneys, Insurance Companies and Adjusters, Cleaning and Restoration Companies with Commercial, Residential and Hospitality Site Inspections, Litigation and Deposition Support, Product Failure Analysis and Expert Witness Testimony for cases involving the manufacture, installation, or use of Carpet (woven and tufted), Solid Hardwood, Engineered Hardwood, Bamboo (solid and engineered), Laminate, Cork, Rubber, Epoxy, Ceramic, V.C.T. Tile, Stone, Marble and Specialty Flooring.

Our expertise involves inspections and forensic investigations related to flooring. When involved in legal claims, as an expert witness, consultant or when rendering a third party opinion we pose no conflict of interest because we do not sell or install flooring products, or provide restoration services.

On occasion carpet leaves the mill with a minor flaw that is correctable in the field. In this installation the lime green cut pile carpet had a zigzag, light colored row. The office building owner opted to have the row repaired because the dyeing process is clean, fast and less disruptive than replacement.

Roll or pole crush marks is a common condition seen in newly installed carpet. Roll or Pole crush marks develop as a result of weight of the carpet on top of itself during storage, or from the weight of other carpet rolls during transport. This causes a bending and compression of the pile yarns that can be seen as light or dark width-wise bands across a carpet.