ITEL Tests Carpet, Pad, Vinyl, Wood, Laminate, Ceramic and Stone Flooring

ITEL provides a complete laboratory report based on comprehensive analysis of flooring products to help adjusters, contractors, and homeowners reach a fair settlement price on all major installed flooring types.

Types of Flooring Tested

  • Carpet: Residential and light commercial carpet.
  • Pad and Underlayment: Tested free-of-charge when sent with a flooring sample.
  • Ceramic, Porcelain, and Stone Tile: Residential and light commercial ceramic, porcelain, and stone flooring and wall tiles.
  • Sheet Vinyl and Tile Vinyl Flooring: Residential and commercial resilient flooring, including linoleum and vinyl. Additional asbestos testing on the vinyl sample is also available (see Additional Services).
  • Wood Flooring: Solid, engineered and hybrid wood flooring.
  • Laminate Flooring: Residential and commercial laminate flooring.

Laboratory Reports

Once the material is analyzed, ITEL quickly returns a comprehensive report by e-mail or fax.

Flooring Pricing

Reports include:

  • The specifications of the flooring sample (construction, fiber, wearlayer, etc.)
  • Up to 4 active styles of flooring available in today’s market that are of like kind and quality to the tested sample
  • An ITEL benchmark settlement price

View a sample carpet, ceramic tile, vinyl, laminate, or wood report (PDF).

Sending Flooring Samples

Sending samples for analysis is easy! Learn how to collect and send samples to ITEL, read a lab report, or find answers to common questions about ITEL.