INSPECTION SERVICES

Evan Lauridsen is a certified and accomplished inspector with over 5 decades of actual flooring experience.  He is well known and respected in the industry and recognized by a number of flooring manufacturers and institutions for his ability to inspect flooring concerns and issue detailed one-of-a-kind reports.  His focus is on the 5 W’s of reporting including what, where, when, why and how it occurred.  Evan does not rely on AI technology to write his reports for him nor issue “one paragraph” reports. Rather all reports are written for the specific jobsite using factual evidence obtained and applying industry standards, where available, to base his opinions and conclusions.  Evan is an inspector’s inspector and has mentored many inspectors in his inspection career which started back in 1993 when he earned his first certification as a Senior Carpet Inspector with IICRC.  He has since added to his certifications including NWFA, FCITS, IIFCI, ICRI, NALFA and others.  A true CSI flooring forensics expert by heart, Evan does not believe in leaving any stone unturned.  He spends the time out on the jobsite learning the specifics of the flooring and its concern.  He believes that “a floor will always tell you the truth, but it takes a highly experienced expert to interpret what its saying”.  Evan is one of those experts.  Commissioning parties served include manufacturers, distributors, retailers, installers, builders, water damage restoration and insurance companies, attorney’s, end-users and homeowners who need an expert independent third-party opinion on a flooring claim.  Evan is also well known to conduct second inspections on previously inspected flooring.

CONSULTING/TRAINING SERVICES

Besides inspection Evan specializes in providing consulting and training services to the flooring and related sundries industries. Evan’s extensive background in the flooring industry consists of over 5 decades in flooring installation, flooring store management, as well as manufacturing. Evan has served on a number of industry boards and committees including ASTM, IICRC, NOFMA, NWFA-CP, and NAFCT.  He was instrumental in launching the NWFA Certified Professionals Inspection school having served on its board of directors, was chair of its inspection certification committee and operated as its Dean of Instruction for its inspector school for a number of years.  He also served as a trainer for NOFMA in inspection of engineered wood flooring products.  Evan has a passion for training others and has taught flooring inspection at various inspector schools including IICRC, FCITS, IFCII and NAFCT.  Most recently he was a speaker at the 2025 CFI/FCICA/FCITS/WFCA combined flooring convention in Nashville covering the topic “Complaint Prevention and what to do when You have a claim” with a mostly retailer/installer audience.  He has extensive knowledge and background in the manufacturing of flooring (multiple categories) which has spanned nearly 30 years and included positions in technical services/support and claims management.  One of his employers, a major hard surface floor manufacturer stated that “Evan is a functional expert” in performance reviews and was highly sought after to assist the quality assurance department in claims reduction efforts and difficult to assess claims in the field as well as a SME (subject matter expert) in several claims related improvement Six Sigma projects.  In addition, Evan has served on various committees during the development of industry guidelines and aids such as the latest edition of the Problems, Causes and Cures Technical Wood Floor Publication as published by the National Wood Flooring Association.  If you are needing an expert to consult with or offer training to your people, Evan is available to provide such services as needed regardless of your location.  He can be contacted at (972) 689-5190 or by email at lcgcit@yahoo.com.

A complete curriculum vitae is available upon request.