Carpenters Local Union 1185 services over 2000 trained flooring installers on the street every day. The sales and service of all wood floors. installation of all wood floors. the refinishing of wood floors. the sanding and staining of wood floors. The installation, sanding, refinishing, maintenance and striping of gym floors. The graphics and artwork painted on gym floors. The sales and service of all vinyl products, vct (vinyl composite tile), sheet vinyl, and synthetic poured floors made of vinyl and rubber composites. Heat welding and flash coving of all vinyl products. (This method is used in hospitals and schools). Sales and service of all rubber and cork floors. The sales and service of all carpeting both residential and commercial. This includes carpet tiles (primary used on commercial jobs for easier maintenance and replacement). The lifting of furniture so that flooring can be installed underneath. Our contractors can provide borders, designs, hand sewing, and hand carving of all carpeting. Installation of carpeting include direct glue down, tackless over pad, and double stick (This is when the pad is glued to the floor and the carpet is glued to the pad. It is popular in heavy traffic areas). The sales and service of all metal floors. Stainless steel flooring that is glued down and raised metal computer floors. The take up and removal of all flooring. (Wood, vinyl, carpet, metal, cork, and synthetic floors). The preparation, floor patching and leveling of all floors. This is done with concrete type products and wood underlayment to insure proper flooring installation. Our contractors provide the sale, service and installation of all stone, marble , and ceramic tile products both residential and commercial jobs. The Carpenters Union provides a four-year training program for flooring installation with four state of the art training centers in the Chicago land area. The Carpenters Union also provides skill advancement training in floor covering. Many of our contractors belong to the PFIA (The professional flooring installers association). They have a web site of www.pfia.org. Our web site www.shicagofloorcovering.com was created by the Carpenters Union to show the public that floor covering in all aspects is done by contractors that have a signed collective bargaining agreement with the Carpenters Union. The Chicago Northeastern Illinois District Council of Carpenters has two hundred signatory contractors that do floor covering in the Chicago land area, which cover ten counties surrounding our great city. With our well-trained work staff our contractors provide floor covering services all over the world. On an every day basis we have over a hundred members installing flooring out side of our area through our North America and in different parts of the world. From gym floors to major hotel renovations and convention centers companies contact our contractors to provide floor covering services in a professional and timely manor. The reason why is that we have the well-trained work force to provide this. When working out side of our area our contractors have their own trucking service that delivers the floor covering material to that job site. They drop off the tractor-trailer and haul away the old floor covering material with no cost to the end user. This service eliminates the end user from paying for a dumpster and services to dispose of old floor covering which draw attention to the public that a major renovation is going on that could affect the every day business of hotels and convention centers. Another reason that our web site was created is to let the architects, designers, manufactures and general contractors know that our contractors can provide floor covering services from the small bedroom in your home to the grand ball room in a major convention center and even the local school gym floor. We can cover it all. Another link to our web site is called INSTALL at www.installfloorschicago.com. INSTALL™ is an acronym for the International Standards and Training Alliance. This is the new brand name for the floor covering arm of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and its training program. For many years, INSTALL™ has been providing the highest quality, most comprehensive training available for installers of floor covering materials in residential and commercial markets of Chicago & Northeast Illinois. INSTALL™ Chicago flooring mechanics are trained in an exhaustive four-year program that leaves no relevant issue unaddressed. The first year consists of pre-apprenticeship training where students work as helpers in order to get a feel for the trade. The remaining three years of the program consist of eleven weeks of school instruction (one week per quarter) and on-the-job training. Graduates of this training have consistently been called upon to provide dependable, qualified labor to install the products of manufacturers of carpet, linoleum, vinyl and other resilients, as well as hardwood and laminate. INSTALL Chicago Trains Quality Floor covering Professionals Chicago, IL - The rollout of the new INSTALL (International Standards and Training Alliance) program marks the beginning of a new era for floor covering in Chicago and the surrounding areas. INSTALL is the new brand name for the floor covering training program of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters (UBC). INSTALL Chicago is the name now given to the Floor covering Local Union #1185 Apprentice Program. All INSTALL flooring mechanics are trained in an exhaustive, multi-year program at one of the UBC official instruction centers. Our Facilities All of our facilities are equipped with the workspace, tools and materials necessary for trainees to practice their skills on real-world projects. INSTALL™ Chicago currently uses four training facilities throughout Chicago & Northeast Illinois. Our main facility encompasses over 100,000 square feet, with two full-time training instructors Due to their intensive training programs, INSTALL members are well versed in all aspects of floor covering. Flooring installation is a multi-faceted craft that requires years of training and the opportunity to work alongside seasoned mechanics to turn a novice into a professional. INSTALL is the only qualified professional organization that has the resources to provide this type of in-depth training for its members. Graduates of this training are consistently called upon by contractors to provide professional, dependable floor covering services. "Our goal is to have architects, designers, builders, general contractors, and manufacturers spec INSTALL language into their contracts for floor covering installation in both new construction and replacement projects There are currently 2,000 INSTALL™ Chicago members working as professional flooring installers in Chicago & Northeast Illinois. We pursue aggressive recruitment strategies to ensure an ongoing increase in the number of qualified graduates we supply to the industry in Chicago & Northeast Illinois. The capacity of our training staff and facilities will more than adequately accommodate this expansion, and we are committed to maintaining this ability. All of our trainees receive close oversight from trainers who are themselves constantly upgrading their own knowledge and practical skills Primary Partner Program INSTALL™ Chicago wants to be your partner in quality residential and commercial flooring installation, as your primary source for flooring installers unrivaled in the quality of their skill training, testing and accreditation, and employment readiness. INSTALL™ Chicago Affiliated Contractors If you are an employer, you can become an INSTALL™ Chicago Affiliated Contractor by hiring graduates of the INSTALL™ Chicago training program. The benefits to your bottom line are numerous: Qualified, thoroughly trained installers whose work you can be sure of. Fewer callbacks due to unsatisfactory installation procedures. More profitability from workers who are trained to be reliable, skilled and productive. More productivity from workers who are properly trained in safe usage of heavy equipment and power tools, resulting in less lost time due to injury and fewer worker's compensation claims. Better workplace image from installers who are proud of their professional status and personal appearance. Installers who are committed to a life-long career in floor covering because they have the personal benefits necessary for health and peace of mind. INSTALL™ - THIS IS WHAT QUALITY LOOKS LIKE INSTALL™ has received and continues to garner written recognition by many industry leaders-such as Shaw Industries, Armstrong, Orcon, and Johnsonite-of the effectiveness of current INSTALL™ floor covering training and its applicability to the concerns of manufacturers about the proper use and installation of their products. INSTALL's training curriculum is reviewed on a regular basis by the Labor Departments of the United States Federal and Canadian Provincial governments, in an effort to maintain an acceptable level of national competence. Because this helps determine the nations' ability to compete for global business opportunities, this scrutiny is rigorous. As you can see, INSTALL™ isn't just another "me, too" training organization. We have established and agreed on industry-wide standards for: Fundamental, core installer skills Graduated levels of skill competence and experience External educational accreditation of trainers and trainees INSTALL™ is a program of substance, with tangible benefits to offer its trainees and the flooring industry as a whole. INSTALL™ Chicago is where you can find these highly trained floor covering installers for your projects in Chicago and throughout Northeast Illinois. There are many smaller training programs aimed at bolstering floor covering installer skills. We salute and thank every one of them, because anyone who is working to raise the level of mechanic expertise is helping the entire industry. But the reality is that no program-regardless of content or instructor skill-can teach what needs to be learned in a weekend, a week…even a month. And having a network of established, dedicated training facilities is necessary to deliver that training on a broad, consistent basis. The need for skilled flooring mechanics is simply too great to be addressed by a collection of industry splinter groups with limited capacity and reach. The fact is, flooring installation is a multi-faceted craft that requires years of training and the opportunity to work alongside seasoned mechanics to turn a novice into a professional. In order to supply the industry's demand, any training group must have the ability to consistently train large groups of installers on a coast-to-coast basis, at properly equipped facilities.

Flooring from architect and builder specifications. Chicago Floor Covering can install any type of floor covering. With over 175 contractors we can install flooring world wide.

Flooring from architect and builder specifications. Chicago Floor Covering can install any type of floor covering. With over 175 contractors we can install flooring world wide.