Contact Information
Fred Gamble
Advanced Flooring Specialists (AFS)
12215 Alta Mesa Dr.
Sacramento, CA 95603
W  530-888-1217
C   530-320-8598
F   530-885-7847
fredgamble1@gmail.com

Areas Served
Sacramento and all Sacramento area cities, San Francisco Bay Area, Monterey to San Jose,
Santa Rosa to San Francisco,
Fresno to Redding in the Central California Valley, Reno,
Northern Nevada, Lake Tahoe

Area Codes Served
530, 916, 209, 559, 707, 925. 415, 510, 831, 650, 408 plus any area code in central and
northern California.   775 in Northern Nevada

Zip Codes Served
94???, 95???, 96???

Certified by
IICRC, AFS, NWFA, FCITS

Education
Sutter High School, 1966
Kahrs Hardwood Training
Bruce Hardwood Training
NOFMA Hardwood 1988
Inspector Certification 1988
FCITS Commercial 1997
IICRC All classes
Mannington Hardwood and Laminate
Moxie Patch  1989
Ardex Training 2000
NWFA Training 1998
NWFA Training 2001
AFS Commercial Training
AFS Hardwood Inspector
AFS Sidematch Pro
AFS Symposium, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009
NOFMA Training 2003, 2007
Pergo Inspector Training 1999

Background & Experience
Fred was a licensed floor covering installer, owned four flooring stores, carpet, hardwood
inspector, trainer for IICRC, FTI, CTI and AFS. Past owner of an IICRC approved school,
California licensed hardwood installer. Tech Manager for hardwood adhesive manufacturer.
Commercial Inspections, corrections, including sidematch, spot dyeing, shearing, steaming,
pile lifting, carpet cleaning training for hotels. Have also provided hardwood and laminate
training for two large hardwood manufacturers. AFS also does commercial sidematch
corrections and has a school where we train inspectors to do sidematch corrections. Have a
school where I train hardwood inspectors, manufacturers and hardwood importers. AFS has
performed calcium chloride concrete moisture testing on hundreds of commercial buildings.

Services We Perform
Hardwood Inspections 27 yrs
Commercial Carpet inspections and corrections.
Sidematch Corrections
Micro-Shearing
Steaming
Pile Lifting
Training Inspectors
Expert for hardwood, moisture testing and commercial carpet

Companies We Have Worked For
Mohawk Commercial Carpet
Durkan Patterned Carpet
Shaw Commercial Carpet
Shaw Residential Carpet
Chico's Clothing Stores
Safeway Stores
Bed and Beyond
Burlington Coat Factory
Walmart
IFTI Concrete Testing
Pulte Home Builders
Royalty Carpet
Tuftex Carpet
Numerous attorneys
Phone numbers available upon request.

Projects
List 2-3 projects and give details

References
Annette Knapp, Shaw Commercial Claims Manager
Woody Belflower, Shaw Commercial Claims Manager
Gene Autry, Shaw Technical Training
Barrett Haygood, Mohawk Claims Manager
Bruce Gentry, Mohawk Claims & Corrections
Steve Gentry, Mohawk Claims and Corrections
Gary Jones, Mohawk RVP
Jim and Jane Walker, CFI founders
Larry Springfield, Mohawk Hardsurface Claims Manager
Phone numbers available upon request

Rates Charged
Residential Hardwood Inspections                  $500 - $1000
Commercial Inspections                                               $250 +
Commercial Sidematch Corrections                             $500 +
Shearing                                                                   per job
Pile Lifting                                                                 per job
Expert Witness                                               $150 per hour
            Min is $600 for 4 hours
Inspector Lists
Advanced Flooring Specialists
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