As a Certified Inspector of Wood Flooring, I subscribe, without reservation, to the

Standards of Professional Conduct

•To deal with my clients with honesty and integrity.

•To inspect wood flooring honestly, responsibly and in an unbiased manner and issue inspections reports only on flooring that I have personally inspected and collected data.

•To promote the merits of my services and reveal all the material facts without degrading competitors.

•To draw my conclusions based on testing, observation and related to Industry Standards and if possible, when requested, recommend appropriate remedial action.

•To consider the report the property of the customer to whom the inspection is billed and will not be released to other parties without the permission of the customer. (Exception that the reports may be reviewed by NWFA for certification requirements or as required by law.)

•To address and report on only the problem/concern set forth by the commissioning party.

•To state my conclusions and outline responsible party without degrading manufacturer, distributor or dealer/contractor.

•To perform no act, as a Certified Inspector of Wood Flooring, that could be construed as a conflict of interest such as to submit a bid to make corrections on a floor I inspected and made a determination on the status of the floor.

•To abide by all Governmental regulations and statutes.

•To support the NWFA and its goals and purposes toward advancing the wood flooring industry.

•To, in the performance of my profession, commit no act which would discredit my profession or the wood flooring industry.

•To abide by these Standards of Professional Conduct and recognize the NWFA Certified Professional Organization as the authority in all matters relating to interpretation and enforcement of these Standards, within prevailing legal limits to include but not limited to the submission of any complaint arising as a result of my inspection to be reviewed by the NWFA Certified Inspector Review Board and to abide by the decision of the NWFA Certified Inspector Review Board.

•I endorse the NWFA Standards of Professional Conduct and understand that, pursuant to NWFA Certified Professional Organization Bylaws, violation of any of these standards can result in revocation of my Certified Wood Flooring Inspector license.