Gregory D Hathaway                                                    Master Inspector Certification # 673
Provides: Residential Services
Provides: Commercial Services
FCITS Expiration: June,30^th 2025

gregdhathaway@gmail.com

Primary Telephone: (423) 693-9264

Ringgold, GA 30736

With over 52 years continuous service in the flooring industry, Greg has held positions that started as an apprentice flooring installer elevating to CFI Master Installer status, Residential Sales Manager to Owner operator. Throughout the years he has continued to expand his knowledge within the flooring industry, holding positions with some of the world’s leading manufacturers and suppliers including, Hard Surface Claims Manager, Hardwood Brand Manager, Director of Hard Surface’s, and Technical Service Manager & advisor with some of the largest manufacturers in the world traveling abroad. Greg was responsible for establishing quality controls, that aided in providing some of the highest levels of quality flooring.

In 1997 he was certified with FCITS and later ITS in the carpet and hard surface field. Later in his career Greg participated with both FCITS and ITS training inspectors in the Resilient Flooring Field. He continues to provide ongoing consulting services with manufacturers and professionals across the world. With IICRC he obtained the status of Senior Flooring Inspector.

Since 1997, he has been involved with performing and providing his inspection services. He provides unbiased, independent flooring inspection reports to commercial and residential customers striving to provide detailed, reliable, and informative reports and services allowing his clients the ability to make sound and reasonable decisions based on the most current and applicable manufacturer and industry standards.

Floor Types Inspected:
Greg maintains certifications related to the inspection and maintenance of most all flooring types including the following:

• Residential Carpet and Cushion
• Commercial Broadloom Carpet
• ­Commercial Carpet Tile
• Solid Hardwood
• Engineered Hardwood
• Laminate Flooring
• Luxury Vinyl Tile and Planks
• Rigid Core Vinyl Tile and Planks
• Sheet Vinyl
• Vinyl Composition Tile (VCT)

Services:
Greg Hathaway provides inspection services, as well as consulting to old and new clients. His services have been used by many of the leading flooring manufacturers & suppliers in the world and to this day continue. He is trained and certified in the following fields of expertise:
– Commercial Carpet Inspections
– Residential Carpet Inspections
– Commercial Hard-Surface Inspections
– Residential Hard-Surface Inspections.
– Residential Carpet Cleaning (evaluation only)
– Stain Removal
– Product Consultations

Certifications:
Greg Hathaway is committed to the flooring inspection and correction industry and spends hundreds of hours, on an annual basis, keeping up with the latest product manufacturing information and installation requirements. He has been involved in writing installation guidelines for major flooring companies. It is difficult to find someone with more relevant credentials. Greg has earned the following certifications:

• FCITS – Certified Hard Surface Inspector
• FCITS – Certified Carpet Inspector
• FCITS – Certified Commercial Carpet Inspector
• IICRC – Certified Carpet Cleaner
• IICRC – Senior Carpet inspector
• CFI – Certified Installation Inspector
• CFI – Master Installer Certification

Floor Types:

• Bamboo
• Ceramic & Stone Laminate
• Vinyl Composition Tile (VCT)
• Carpet
• Cork
• Linoleum
• Vinyl
• Carpet Tile
• Hardwood
• Engineered Wood
• Luxury Vinyl Tile & Plank

Service Types: 

• Inspection
• Inspections and Consulting
• Steaming
• Pile Grafting
• Re-burling
• Expert Witness.