November 4-7, 2025
NWFA Headquarters
St. Louis, Missouri
This four-day in-person course was designed for experienced wood flooring professionals. Led by Ben Totta of Totta Hardwoods, it covered a variety of techniques for creating, designing, installing, and developing unique patterns and designs with solid, engineered,
unfinished, and factory finished wood floors. Specialty skills also are taught based on student and instructor input, which may include introduction to designing parquetry, cutting marquetry, wood bending, and designing with circles/curves.
“I’ve been coming to NWFA schools like these for 10 years now, and it’s a great jumping-off point. The NWFA sets the standards, and you get to see people with a wide range of experience come together to solve problems you would encounter in real working situations,” says Patrick Gallagher with Granlie Floor Service in Belgrade, Montana. “If you’re
thinking about attending one of these advanced classes, you’ll come away with a better understanding of how to achieve growth, continue learning, and expand your overall knowledge base.”
The prerequisite for attending an Advanced Installation course is three years of installation experience and attendance at the NWFA’s Intermediate Installation school.
“I ask myself why I didn’t come to these classes sooner. I should have come years ago. There are so many valuable takeaways. The work we do is one thing, but the connections you make at classes like these are just as important. You can ask instructors like Ben Totta how they run their business and how they schedule their work,” says Bruno Morais with Bruno Wood Floors in Boca Raton, Florida. Of this experience he adds, “It’s more than just learning
techniques for laying floors, creating borders, and building medallions. Every time I come here, I learn something new. They have the best instructors, tools, and resources. Everything is top-notch. The NWFA gives you everything you need. It’s a no-brainer.”
To view the schedule of events and enroll, visit nwfa.org/hands-on-training/.