Serving All Of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan,

Ohio, Southern Wisconsin, & St. Louis, Missouri

Commercial Inspections Anywhere In The United States​

Certified Independent Flooring Inspections

LeVante Carrington

Certified Master Flooring Inspector

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Residential                                                                                                      Commercial

Website: usafloortexinspections.com

(309) 750 – 7697

Email: fffinspections@gmail.com

Professional Certifications:  

FCITS    IICRC    CFI UNIVERSITY    NALFA    FITS    CCC    AFS    VON SCHRADER

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25 YEARS OF INSPECTION EXCELLENCE RECOGNITION OF ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

FloorTex Fibers & Fabrics Inspection offers Inspections, Testing, and Consulting Services for Residential and Commercial claims analysts, adjusters, or anyone within your organization who deals with hard surface and textile installation-related failures.

I conduct Certified Independent Flooring Inspections for the following:

• Architectural Design Firms, Building Contractors, Carpet & Flooring Retailers, Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Companies, Carpet, Hardwood, Laminate, and Luxury Vinyl Flooring Manufacturers.
• Ceramic Tile Installers, Consumers, Construction Attorneys, Construction Project Managers, Flooring Installation Sub Contractors, General Contractors, Healthcare Facility Management Organizations, Home Builders.
• Hospitality Companies, Interior Designers & Decorators, Marble Flooring Installers, Property Insurance Companies.
• Multi-Family, Building Developers, Property Developers & Management Companies, Real Estate Attorneys, Real Estate Investors, Water and Fire Restoration Companies.
• And anyone needing an unbiased opinion on a hard or soft surface installation project or an Assessment on an Insurance Loss or Salvage claim.

Good Certified Independent Flooring Inspectors are qualified experts with many years of classroom education, hands-on training, and continuous education to keep up with the new products and advancements as they are introduced.

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Luxury Vinyl Tile–Luxury Vinyl Planks –Solid Hardwood & Engineered Wood Flooring

Bamboo Flooring – Laminate Flooring – Sheet Vinyl–Rubber Flooring– ESD & Specialty Flooring

Commercial Carpet Tile – Woven Carpets – Tufted Carpet– Wool & Natural Fibers Fine Carpets

Ceramic &Glass Tile– Natural Stones– Marble– Granite–Slate–Polished Concrete

• Adhesives Failures
• Defective Products
• Moisture Problems
• Improper Installations
• Concrete & Wood Issues
• On Site & Performance Problems

Expert Witness & Micro Carpet Shearing Services

• FCITS Certified Master Inspector
• FCITS Certified Commercial Specialist Inspector
• FCITS Certified Hard Surface Flooring and Carpet Inspector
• FCITS Certified Concrete Moisture Testing Specialist Inspector
• FCITS Certified Ceramic Tile, Natural Stone, Glass Specialist Inspector
• FCITS Certified Advanced Luxury Vinyl Plank & Rigid Core Specialist Inspector
• FCITS Certified Advanced Hardwood, Engineered, Laminate, and Bamboo Specialist Inspector
• NALFA – Certified Laminate Flooring Inspector Association
• CFI University – Certified Carpet and Hard Surface Flooring Inspector
• llCRC – Certified Senior Carpet & Substrate Flooring Inspector & Master Restoration
• FD – Floor Detective Certified Floor Covering Inspectors Member
• NICFl – National Institute of Certified Floor Covering Inspectors Member
• AFS – Advanced Flooring Specialist Certified Commercial Carpet, Woven Carpet, Laminate, Hardwood & Side Match Color Blender
• WFCA – World Floor Covering Association Member – FCITS – CFI – FCB2B

This inspector has passed a criminal and sex offender background check.  It is available upon request.

LeVante Carrington

Certified Master Flooring Inspector

32 Years Of Experience & Continuous Training

Professional Certifications:  

FCITS    IICRC    CFI UNIVERSITY    NALFA    FITS    CCC    AFS    VON SCHRADER

Certifications and Industry Related Training

09 – 2025 WFCA – FCITS – CFI – FCB2B – FCICA SYNERGY CONVENTION & EXPO EDUCATION

25 YEARS OF INSPECTION EXCELLENCE RECOGNITION OF ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

09 – 2025 FCITS – WFCA LUXURY VINYL PLANK, TYPES OF SUBSTRATES, AND INSPECTIONS

09 – 2025 CFI UNIVERSITY -NOVALIS LVP / LVT INSTALLATION ISSUES, AND COMPLAINTS

05 – 2025 NICFI CONFERENCE -LVT/LVP, SOLID/ENGINEERED WOOD, CARPET AND MOISTURE TESTING

01 – 2025 WFCA – SURFACES FLOORING CONVENTION

01 – 2025 WFCA – FCITS RECERTIFICATION – IICRC GLOBAL RESOURCE CENTER

01 – 2025 ARDEX TLT CERAMIC SHOWER INSTALLATION SYSTEMS

12 – 2024 CFI UNIVERSITY NEW LUXURY VINYL TILE / PLANK INSPECTIONS

06 – 2024 FCITS CARPET ISSUES, LUXURY VINYL PLANK REPLACEMENT & MOISTURE TESTING

08 – 2024 FCITS INSPECTOR’S EXPO AND CONFERENCE

08 – 2024 NOVALIS FLOORING INSPECTIONS-IDENTIFYING CAUSES & TROUBLESHOOTING

10 – 2023 ITS INSPECTOR LUXURY VINYL PLANK, AND TILE TRAINING UPDATE

10 – 2023 FLOOR EDUCATIONAL GUILD CERAMIC, METERS, AND WOOD FLOORING

10 – 2023 NICFI FLOORING EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE & UPDATES

10 – 2023 MAPEI INSTALLATION ISSUES & PROBLEMS

08 – 2023 FCITS INSPECTOR’S EXPO AND CONFERENCE

08 – 2023 IFTI CONCRETE MOISTURE TESTING, AND PROPER DOCUMENTATION PROCEDURES

07 – 2023 IICRC CERTIFIED (BCI) BUILDING CONSTRUCTION IDENTIFICATION

06 – 2023 CFI UNIVERSITY LUXURY VINYL INSPECTIONS

04 – 2023 FCITS REVISED CERTIFIED ADVANCED HARDWOOD, LAMINATE & BAMBOO INSPECTOR

03 – 2023 NWFA WOOD FLOORING CAUSES, CLAIMS AND EVALUATIONS

12 – 2022 CFI UNIVERSITY LVP / LVT TRAINING PRESENTATION

10 – 2022 NICFI EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE , TRAINING, AND UPDATE

08 – 2022 CFI UNIVERSITY LVP, MOISTURE TESTING, AND REPORT WRITING

07 – 2022 ARDEX SURFACES

07 – 2022 FCITS INSPECTOR’S EXPO

05 – 2022 CFI UNIVERSITY LUXURY VINYL PLANK & TILE TRAINING PRESENTATION

02 – 2022 NALFA CERTIFIED LAMINATE INSPECTOR

02 – 2022 CFI UNIVERSITY GLOSS METERS, LVP , CERAMIC TILE AND STONE INSPECTIONS

12 – 2021 CFI UNIVERSITY INSPECTIONS , AND REPORT WRITING

11 – 2021 CFI UNIVERSITY U/V LIGHTS, AND LUXURY VINYL INSPECTIONS

07 – 2021 FCITS INSPECTOR’S EXPO AND CONFERENCE

06 – 2021 CFI UNIVERSITY LVP & PROPER USE OF MOISTURE METERS TRAINING PRESENTATION

03 – 2021 FCITS CERTIFIED CARPET INSPECTOR – UPDATED CURRICULUM

03 – 2021 CFI UNIVERSITY TRAINING PRESENTATION

03 – 2021 FCITS REVISED CERTIFIED CONCRETE MOISTURE TESTING  

ASTM F1869 CALCIUM CHLORIDE

ASTM 2170 IN SITU RELATIVE HUMIDITY

ASTM F710 STANDARD PRACTICE FOR PREPARING CONCRETE FLOORS

03 – 2021 FCITS REVISED CERTIFIED COMMERCIAL FLOORING SPECIALIST INSPECTOR

03 – 2021 FCITS REVISED CERTIFIED CERAMIC TILE AND NATURAL STONE INSPECTOR

11 – 2020 CFI UNIVERSITY CERTIFIED CARPET & HARD SURFACE INSPECTOR

10 – 2020 BONA SAND AND FINISH WOOD FLOORING

08 – 2020 SCHLUTER CERAMIC AND STONE INSTALLATION SYSTEMS PART 1

08 – 2020 SCHLUTER CERAMIC AND STONE INSTALLATION SYSTEMS PART 2

08 – 2019 FCITS CERTIFIED ADVANCED RESILIENT LUXURY VINYL PLANK INSPECTOR

08 – 2009 ARDEX UNDERLAYMENT & TOPPINGS SYSTEMS

07 – 2009 ARDEX TILE & STONE INSTALLATION SYSTEMS

06 – 2009 ARDEX SYSTEM ONE MOISTURE CONTROL

05 – 2008 ADVANCED CARPET CLEANING

02 – 2008 FITS CERTIFIED CONTINUATION EDUCATION

02- 2008 CTEF – INSPECTING CERAMIC TILE & STONE INSPECTION CURRICULUM TESTING

11 – 2007 CTEF – INSPECTING CERAMIC TILE & STONE INSTALLATIONS & TCNA LABORATORY TESTING

11 – 2007 TILE COUNCIL NORTH AMERICA CERAMIC TILE FAILURE INSTALLATIONS

07 – 2007 FITS CERTIFIED HARDWOOD, LAMINATE & BAMBOO INSPECTOR

06 – 2007 FITS HARD SURFACE CERAMIC , STONE , AND VINYL INSPECTOR

06 – 2007 FITS CERTIFIED CARPET INSPECTOR

02 – 2007 CFI INSTALLATION FOR THE INSPECTOR

10 – 2006 IICRC CERTIFIED SUBFLOOR / SUBSTRATE INSPECTION

09 – 2006 FITS CERTIFIED POLISHED CONCRETE INSPECTOR

05 -2006 CERTIFIED ADVANCED CERAMIC TILE, STONE & MASONRY CLEANING AND RESTORATION

01 – 2006 BRIDGEPOINT CERTIFIED LEATHER CARE SPECIALIST

11 – 2004 HYDROLAB ADVANCED APPLIED STRUCTURAL DRYING FOR WATER DAMAGE RESTORATION

10 – 2004 FCITS CERTIFIED WOOD FLOORING SPECIALIST

09 – 2004 EDGE FLOORING CERTIFIED INSTALLATION INSPECTOR

09 – 2004 FCITS CERTIFIED WOOD FLOORING INSPECTOR

11 – 2003 AFS CERTIFIED HARDWOOD INSPECTOR

12 – 2002 AFS CERTIFIED RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL CARPET COLOR BLENDING

07 – 2002 AFS CERTIFIED WOVEN CARPET INSPECTOR

07 – 2002 WOVEN CARPET INSPECTOR , AND WOVEN CARPET INHERENT CHARACTERISTICS

07 – 2002 SISAL, COIR, JUTE, AND WOOL CARPET MANUFACTURING

02 – 2002 FCITS CERTIFIED COMMERCIAL CARPET INSPECTOR

11 – 2001 BRIDGEPOINT LEATHER CARE SPECIALIST, CLEANING, AND RESTORATION

06 – 2001 AFS CERTIFIED LAMINATE INSPECTOR

06 – 2001 AFS CERTIFIED COMMERCIAL CARPET INSPECTOR

04 – 2001 WFCA RESILIENT INSTALLATION

03 – 2001 CERTIFIED CARPET CUSHION COUNCIL

09 – 2000 FCITS CERTIFIED CARPET INSPECTOR

09 – 2000 FCITS CERTIFIED HARD SURFACE INSPECTOR

08 – 2000 WFCA HARDWOOD INSTALLATION

08 – 2000 WFCA LAMINATE INSTALLATION

08 – 2000 WFCA CERAMIC TILE INSTALLATION

10 – 1997 WFCA CARPET INSTALLATION

08 – 1997 VON SCHRADER CERTIFIED PRISM CARPET COLORIST

07 – 1997 IICRC CERTIFIED SENIOR CARPET INSPECTOR

06 – 1996 CARPET ASSESSOR & CORRECTOR TRAINING

05 – 1996 IICRC CERTIFIED COMMERCIAL CARPET CLEANING

06 – 1995 IICRC CERTIFIED MASTER CLEANER

06 – 1995 IICRC CERTIFIED MASTER RESTORATION

01 – 1994 DUPOINT MASTERSERIES CARPET CARE SYSTEM

11 – 1994 CERTIFIED WATER DAMAGE DRYING SPECIALIST

11 – 1994 IICRC CERTIFIED WATER DAMAGE RESTORATION

09 – 1994 STEAMWAY BUILDING BLOCKS AND A PROFITABLE BUSINESS

11 – 1993 CERTIFIED UNSMOKE SYSTEM FIRE DAMAGE RESTORATION

02 – 1993 AAA COLOR/MATCH SIDEMATCH CORRECTIONS TRAINING

11 – 1992 IICRC CERTIFIED CARPET REPAIR & REINSTALLATION

10 – 1992 DRI-EAZ PROFESSIONAL DEFLOODING

10 – 1992 DRI-EAZ ADVANCED DEFLOODING

ADDITIONAL IICRC CERTIFICATIONS

·         IICRC CERTIFIED FLOOR CARE

·         IICRC CERTIFIED COLOR REPAIR

·         IICRC CERTIFIED ODOR CONTROL

·         IICRC CERTIFIED CARPET CLEANING

·         IICRC CERTIFIED LEATHER CLEANING

·         IICRC CERTIFIED JOURNEY WATER RESTORER

·         IICRC CERTIFIED UPHOLSTERY & FABRIC CLEANING

·         IICRC CERTIFIED STONE, MASONRY & CERAMIC TILE

·         IICRC CERTIFIED COMMERCIAL CARPET MAINTENANCE

·         IICRC CERTIFIED JOURNEYMAN FIRE & SMOKE RESTORER

·         IICRC CERTIFIED FIRE & SMOKE DAMAGE RESTORATION

STONE CARE INTERNATIONAL

• GRINDING
• POLISHING
• PROPER USE OF NATURAL STONE SEALERS
• GROUT SEALERS AND STONE RESTORATION
• TROUBLESHOOTING IMPROPER CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE ISSUES

STONE TECH PROFESSIONAL SYSTEM

• HONING
• GRINDING
• INHERENT CHARACTERISTICS
• NATURAL STONE POLISHING
• TYPES OF NATURAL STONE SEALERS
• NATURAL STONE IMPREGNATORS & COLOR ENHANSERS
• PROPER RESTORATION TECHNIQUES FOR NATURAL STONES
• CAUSES, AND TROUBLESHOOTING NATURAL STONE INSTALLATIONS

DEPENDABLE MOISTURE CONTROL AND SELF-LEVELING PRODUCT INSTALLATIONS

MANUFACTURING TRAINING & PLANT TOURS

• DESIGN MATERIALS PLANT
• ROYALTY CARPET MILLS FACTORY
• ARDEX / HENRY TRAINING FACILITY
• SHAW INDUSTRIES HARDWOOD PLANT
• IVC LUXURY VINYL TILE / PLANK FACTORY
• TCNA CERAMIC TILE TESTING LABORATORY
• TAYLOR ADHESIVES & TESTING LABORATORY
• MOHAWK INDUSTRIES INSPECTIONS SUMMIT
• BLOOMSBURG INDUSTRIES WOVEN CARPET MILL
• DURKAN PATTERNED CARPETS AND CARPET TILE INSTALLATIONS
• SHAW INDUSTRIES FLOORING RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS INSPECTIONS
• MOHAWK INDUSTRIES FLOORING RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS INSPECTIONS